Updates - 2025
April 30, 2025 is Apprenticeship Day!
In celebration of Apprenticeship Day, Grow Apprenticeship, a program of the Foundation of California Community Colleges, offered a virtual workshop on Apprenticeship Best Practices. See the PowerPoint presentation or contact Kaley Martin or Keisha Peterson for additional information.
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The Teach for the Bay Playbook
The Teach for the Bay Playbook is available for download. It is designed to be utilized by CA Community Colleges in a variety of sectors to support students interested in exploring a CTE Career in an accessible format. Teach for the Bay, evolved from Teach for LA and offers students a free, virtual career exploration conference, led by community colleges with TK-12 partners, 4 - year
Colleges, community and public agencies. It features student and faculty voice, experts in the field and the playbook provides a step-by-step guide. Thank you to Teach for the Bay Coordinator, Tracy Burt for documenting the playbook steps!
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Welcome Chèri Fortin, New Dean of Workforce, Economic and Workforce Development at the CCCCO
Chèri Fortin is a lifelong educator, equity advocate, and higher education leader with over 30 years of experience across the PK–16 continuum. She currently serves as Dean of Workforce and Economic Development in the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, where she provides leadership and oversight for statewide initiatives including Education/ECE Demonstration Project and education sector development, Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, and Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) programs including Employer Engagement, COEs and other regional collaboration efforts. Please see her biography. Welcome Cheri! We will be hosting her for a Community of Practice later in the spring!
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CA Launches Cradle to Career - CDE
Interested in CA's Cradle to Career Data project? Learn more and engage. Additional Advisory Committee members are being sought and upcoming meetings are listed by topic.
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New SF Bay Region CSU Approved to Offer the P3 Credential
The Committee on Accreditation (COA) approved a new PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential programs in the SF Bay region. San Francisco State University now joins San Jose State University as area colleges with approved P3 credential programs in our region! Watch for updated lists of approved PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction programs to be posted soon on the Commission's website. See the PK-3 Credential Workshop presentation recording offered at Teach for the Bay!
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Follow the Affordable Child Care Act
U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) and U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act— bipartisan, bicameral legislation that form a bold proposal to make child care more affordable and accessible by strengthening existing tax credits to lower child care costs and increase the supply of child care providers. Stay informed and updated!
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SB 271
Sponsored by Early Edge, SB 271, provides support to Student Parents through the provision of Child Care Services, Resources and Programs. Follow this bill via the link above!
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JOIN ACCCTEP for FREE!
We are ecstatic to offer a FREE institutional membership for ACCCTEP for 2 people from your organization! Membership begins now through June 30, 2026. This offer is good for both existing and prospective members!
The Association of California Community Colleges Teacher Education Preparation (ACCCTEP) promotes the establishment, advancement and sustainability of quality teacher education in California community colleges as an essential component of higher education teacher preparation programs.
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New TMC for the AA-T in Elementary Teacher Education
The TMC for the AA-T in elementary Education: Integrated Programs is now posted to the C-ID website and can be found at: https://www.c-id.net/tmc
The TMC Elementary Teacher Education Transfer Model Curriculum Substantive Change Memo was released from the CCCCO on 24 April, 2025.
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Congratulations to Adele Burnes!
Adele Burnes, of Berkeley, has been appointed Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, on March 11, 2025. Burnes has been Acting Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards since 2024, where she has been Deputy Chief since 2021. She was formerly Regional Director of Apprenticeships for the Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC) from 2020 to 2021.
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Vision 2030 - Chancellor's Roadmap at CCCAOE - April 2025
Thank you to the 35 participants attending the ECE/EDU spotlight entitled, "Teacher Shortages Impact Us All", at CCCAOE in Sacramento on April 9, 2025 to hear an update on the work of the BACCC Regional Joint Venture in ECE/EDU, which is a demonstration project for the Chancellor's Roadmap, VISION 2030. Our work impacts the ECE/EDU sector through community colleges and TK16 partners throughout California. Berkeley City College, the CTC, CDE, LAUNCH Network, Centers of Excellence, Education First, ACCCTEP, and more, provided updates.
Recording - https://youtu.be/P0FG3oramIM
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Communities of Practice
*COPs are scheduled in partnership with the CCCCO staff, Vice Chancellor Tony Cordova and the ECE/EDU RJV and are aligned with Vision 2030 ECE/EDU goals.
COP Meeting - February 28, 2025
Apprenticeship 101 for ECE/EDU Faculty, Staff and Counselors
Thank you to the 48 participants that attended the Apprenticeship 101 session! NextGen Policy secured a $6 million dollar US DOL grant to support public sector apprenticeships. We partnered with NEXT Gen Policy and the SF Bay region K-16 Collaborative and offered a virtual faculty, staff, counselor and administrator training on Friday, February 28, 2025 with John Dunn and Kathleen White, specifically for the ECE/EDU community. Spotlight ECE/EDU apprenticeship program leads included: Skyline College, Berkeley City College, City College of San Francisco, Contra Costa COE, and Chabot College. Leads shared strategies for growing programs and roles that supporting college faculty, staff and administrators can play.
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COP Meeting - February 7, 2025
Thank you to the 54 participants that attended the COP on Friday, February 7, 2024 - 9:30-11:00AM. The topic was, Coding, Tracking, Reporting and MIS Data Needs for ECE/EDU Non-traditional Apprenticeship Programs. The panelists included:
CCCCO Vice Chancellor Erik Cooper on MIS reporting and student data needs, Michelle Smith, CCCCO, on A&R Coding and 320/321 reporting, Sabrina Aguilar, CCCCO, on coding in apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships and for CAI grantees, Justin Susi, Launch Network, on tracking, RSI courses (ECE/EDU and GE) in sector and positive attendance needs in apprenticeship programs and the Foothill College team of Chris Allen and Phuong Tran, on coding apprentices and tracking and scheduling apprenticeship courses with examples from our local college with significant apprenticeship activity.
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Regional and Statewide UPDATES 2025
California Apprenticeship Initiative Grants
Funding for CAI remains in the CA budget as of May 2025. It is anticipated that the next round of CAI funding will not be available until after the CA budget is finalized. For more information, contact: CCCCO Apprenticeship Specialist, Sabrina Aguilar, Saguilar@cccco.edu
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The CA Budget
It is budget season and this year may be one of the most harrowing in recent history. Between the federal chaos and the state budget demands, we will all be subject to whiplash. So far, 60 million is allocated still for CAI grants for apprenticeship, and other ECE/EDU programs, including TK and EXL/After-school remain in the budget, however, the May revise is around the corner and federal cuts are impacting CA. Especially concerning are the cuts to HeadStart, the dismantling of the Dept. of Education, and other cuts to programs impacting children and families. For specific program detail see:
Joint Analysis of Gov Budget https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/docs/report/2025-joint-analysis-governors-budget.pdf?la=en&hash=7EC37C067B80ABDA36595463F69FA45E6D995806
LAO-Overview of the Governor’s Budget (2025-26)
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/4951/budget-overview-2025-011325.pdf
Full Budget : https://ebudget.ca.gov/2025-26/pdf/BudgetSummary/FullBudgetSummary.pdf#page=15
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Teach for LA - May 6th and 7th - Virtual Workshops
Participate in Teach for LA, a free, virtual conference for students! Many workshops are relevant to any community college student interested in teaching careers in CA. Visit Teach for LA for additional information and to register!
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Preparing Future Educators in San Francisco - New Publication from the Bay Area K16 Collaborative
Read about Preparing Future Educators Project at SFUSD, written by Social Policy Research Advocates. This document outlines a model project of a dual-enrollment Education Pathway. Take a look!
The Bay Area K-16 Collaborative includes EDUCATION as one of four priority sectors and partners with area community colleges, high schools, LEA's and SJSU, SFSU, CSUEB, UCSF and UCB. Contact Augustin Cervantes, Director at acervantes@clpccd.org for additional information.
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SOCAL Conference - Equity Symposium
Coastline College is offering a "Teaching for Equity Conference" on April 25, 2025. For registration and presenter opportunities, contact Coastline. The theme is implementing culturally responsive teaching, race-conscious inquiry, and anti-deficit approaches that honor the diverse cultural identities of our students.
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New Jobs for the Future (JFF) and CCCCO Publication
Take a look at, "The State of Apprenticeships in CA" for a summary of CA's efforts. This new publication was supported by the Lumina Foundation.
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New Family Child Care Apprenticeship Model Plans to Go Statewide
For information on a new Family Child Care Apprenticeship Program being piloted in San Diego with the United Domestic Workers, the UDW Resource Center, AFSCME and Southwestern College that plans to scale statewide in 2025, see link above. Standards are currently registered with DOL and are in the process of DAS approval.
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Learning Policy Institute (LPC) Sponsors Event in Sacramento
The LPC sponsored, "Tackling Teacher Shortages" on January 29, 2025. This symposium, attended by several Bay region community colleges and COE's, including Skyline, Chabot, SMCOE, ACOE, SCCOE, area CSU's, and myself representing BACCC, as well as a host of supporters of teacher recruitment programs in CA, included numerous speakers, and the release of a publication entitled, " Tackling Teacher Shortages, Investing in California's Teacher Workforce". Details, resources and publications available at the link above.
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Looker Studio
Several data sets for the SF Bay region are available via Looker Studio through the Centers of Excellence :
The first allows the user to view a crosswalk of K12 and Community College programs in all sectors. Take a look and select ECE or Education to see which partners are in a specific area.
The second data set is still in Beta testing, but it allows you to view all Courses by Sector in the SF Bay region. Programs by college are also searchable.
When applying for funding or curricular changes and additions, these tools can be helpful!
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AIF Funds - Awards to be Announced in May 2025
Apprenticeship Initiative Funding (AIF) is now available for non-traditional (ECE/EDU) apprenticeship support. Applicants must have current registered apprentices to receive AIF funding
(supplemental support). Please visit the website linked above for application details and due dates. Release date was 2/25/25
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De Anza ECE Conference
The FREE, Journey, Love and Kindness conference was held at De Anza College on March 22, 2025, from 8:30AM to 5:00 PM. It was a student focused event for ECE/EDU students and was for current and future child development teachers, child care home operators and members of the early childhood communities. See link above for additional information or Dean, Elvin Ramos at De Anza.
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COYA Grants
California Youth Apprenticeship Grants (COYA) funds were available in February 2025. Please visit the website linked above for information. COYA grants are specifically for programs that serve youth and education is a priority sector.
Regional and Statewide UPDATES - 2024
Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs (ACCCTEP) Annual Convening 2024
The Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs (ACCCTEP) Annual Convening 2024,
"Preparing for 2030 and Beyond" was held on Friday, November 8, 2024 at Long Beach City College, and featured as a keynote speaker, California Community College Chancellor's Office, Vice Chancellor, Tony Cordova. Teacher Preparation faculty and staff from throughout California attended the convening and engaged in workshops and networking opportunities. Much appreciation to VC Cordova for prioritizing the faculty, staff and partners from ECE/EDU sector and sharing updates from the Workforce Division of the CCCCO. For additional information see Annual Convening.
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Past COP Meeting - November 1, 2024
The Nov. 1, 2024, Community of Practice held from 11:00-12:30 was attended by 42 individuals! A warm thank you to panelists, Sabrina Aguilar, CCCCO; Justin Susi, LAUNCH; John Dunn, BACCC; Ryan Jefferson, DAS; Don Daves Rougeaux, CCCCO; Michael Kane, Skyline College; for an informative and clarifying presentation. The topic for the COP was "RSI/FTES in ECE/EDU Apprenticeships". It featured information and the challenges of accessing RSI in non-traditional programs. Limitations in accessing RSI, and processes for access when available were discussed.
COP's scheduled for the Fall 2024 semester are offered in partnership with the CCCCO staff, Vice Chancellor Tony Cordova and the ECE/EDU RJV and aligned with Vision 2030 ECE/EDU goals.
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Past COP Meeting - September 2024
Community of Practice - Sub-Regional Funding Opportunities for Santa Clara, San Mateo, Monterey and Santa Cruz Areas
On September 6th, the ECE/EDU RJV hosted a sub-regional COP for the southern and coastal areas of the SF Bay BACCC region. The goal of the COP was to advise area community colleges of funding and project opportunities in the ECE/EDU sector. Eight presenters shared grant and project details with sector and CTE faculty and administration. Thank you to the 32 attendees of the COP!
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Interested in EXL/Afterschool Apprenticeships?
Take a look at the article on, Pioneering a Professional Pathway in Expanded Learning; How the Partnership for Children & Youth and its Partners Made Registered Apprenticeships a Reality in California Education. As California continues to fund EXL/ ELOP after-school programs, workforce demands continue to grow. Learn more about this ECE/EDU workforce gap and how apprenticeship helps fill the need!
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Congratulations to ECEPTS
ECEPTS received approval in December 2024 by the Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship (OA) for National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards (NGS) for six occupations including: Early Care & Education Associate Teacher, Early Care & Education Teacher, Early Care & Education Lead Teacher, Early Care & Education Infant and Toddler Teacher, Expanded Learning Program Leader, Home Visitor. Search the link above using "ECEPTS".
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Proposed New Teacher Residency Grant Program - Credentialed Educator Apprenticeships
It is back to the drawing board, as AB 694 did not move forward during the last session however, the group will continue to meet to discuss implementing Credentialed Educator Apprenticeships.
The Teacher Residency Grant Program proposed to create standards for approval as a registered apprenticeship program through the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the United States Department of Labor. Primary contacts include Education First, Roneeta Guha, DAS, Adele Burnes, Deputy Chief, and State Board of Education, Rigel Massaro. Our own Santa County Office of Education has joined Tulare and San Diego as COE centered teacher pathway models. It is critical that our community college and dual-enrollment students also have aligned pathways to teacher apprenticeships at the upper division and credential level. I have been attending both Zoom and in-person meetings and will continue to advocate for linked and aligned pathways.
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New Apprenticeship Report Released by the CCCCO - September 2024
The California Community Colleges released a new report, “The State of Apprenticeships in California: Growth and Learnings from the Golden State.” The report provides an analysis of how the California Community Colleges, the largest system of public higher education in the nation, is expanding apprenticeship programs through its 116 colleges. Take a look.
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Yes, Registered Teacher Apprenticeships Are Growing!
Registered teacher apprenticeships at the TK-12 level exist in many states and are being considered in CA. Take a look at the resources below and join the conversation. It is critical that our high school pathways, (including dual-enrollment) and community college teacher pathways connect to these efforts. Future teachers get their start in community college and even high school in CA, and seamless apprenticeships, "earn and learn" opportunities, and relevant pre-apprenticeships for college and high school students at all levels will help CA to "Grow Our Own". Resources include:
Ed Trust West's - A 50 State Scan of Registered Teacher Apprenticeships includes a detailed state by state list
New America's -The Rise of Teacher Apprenticeships - How States are Leading the Way
Education - First, has released a publication in December 2024 entitled, Earning by Learning, A Toolkit for Developing, Launching and Sustaining Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) in PK12 Teaching in California and continues to support the development of RAPs in teaching in CA. Education - First is soliciting interest via, a Teaching and Learning Sign-Up Survey. Join the conversation!
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Teach for the Bay 2024 - It's a Wrap!
Teach for the Bay #5 was held from October 2-5, 2024. This free, virtual conference for future teachers, featuring workshops, inspirational speakers, job information, and our SF Bay region college and high school programs! Workshops, Keynote and Plenary sessions served almost 700 unique registrants and over 1,100 workshop attendees!
College, high school and future students interested in careers in teaching attended and most workshops are recorded and available for use at www.teachforthebay.com. They can now be shown to classes or in groups! Thank you to the conference coordinator Tracy Burt, CCSF faculty, Jerica Coffey, social media lead, Andrea Medina and program designer, Lea Martinez. Thank you also to representatives from: CCSF, Diablo Valley College, Mission College, Cabrillo College, Solano Community College, Contra Costa COE, Santa Clara COE, Hartnell College, Chabot College, Alameda COE, SFUSD, Cañada College, Berkeley City College, and Santa Rosa College for agreeing to advise TFTB. BRAVO TEAM!
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New EDU Apprenticeship - The Bay Region Invests in Developing Great Educators (BRIDGE) 2024
The BRIDGE team has been meeting bi-monthly since 2023, to launch a shared EDU Apprenticeship with partners, SJCC (lead), Hartnell College, and Cabrillo College. Organized by CareerWise, and now served by LAUNCH Network as intermediary, this collaborative created shared standards for teacher aide, EDU apprenticeships. DAS standards were approved on October 26, 2024! Please contact the following for meeting dates and updates: Maniphone Dickerson, SJCC, Mary Whaley, Hartnell, Kim Sakamoto, Cabrillo or Kathleen White. Now that the standards are approved, new college partners in the region are encouraged to join!
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Resources for Establishing TK-12 Teacher/ECE Apprenticeships
RTI International - National Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Education
Cal EPIC - Teacher Apprenticeships
Thompson Policy Institute, Chapman University
Teacher Apprenticeships - Education First
Academic Senate of California Community Colleges
Child Development Apprenticeships
Early Care and Education Pathways to Success
Pathways and Apprenticeships for EXL and Youth Workers
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Emerging Teacher Shortages and the Challenges to Implementing Prop 28
Teacher shortages in California continue to exist in a range of geographic areas (especially urban and rural areas), contain diversity gaps and have subject area shortages that are challenging. In addition to the well-documented subject/specialization area teacher shortages in STEM, CTE Pathways (both high school and community college), and Special Education, recent funding through Prop 28 in California has increased the demand for credentialed art, music, drama, dance and PE teachers. Due to a systemic lack of jobs in these key visual and performing arts areas for many years, the preparation pipeline for future teachers dwindled. There are concerns that rather than expanding arts programs, districts are using funding to back-fill existing efforts. A shortage of credentialed teachers, and interested arts professionals has created difficulties in expanding arts programs.
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Shortage of Mental Health Professionals
SB224 signed into law in 2021, mandates mental health education in schools and increased access to resources.
Addressing the teacher and staff shortages at school sites that are barriers to implementation are critical.
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CAI Grant Updates - October 2024
The application period for the most recent round of 2024 California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) grants concluded and a Revised MEMO was sent on May 9, 2024 and again updated with a Revised MEMO on October 3, 2024. SF Bay region ECE/EDU awardees now include newly re-awarded programs:
Cabrillo College - Preschool Teachers - Planning Grant
Pacific Grove Unfd - Elem. School Teacher - Planning Grant
SCCOE - Preschool Teacher - Planning Grant
Prior Awardees:
Santa Clara COE – Education Admin. – Planning Grant
Alameda COE - Elem. Teacher - Implementation Grant
College of Marin - Teacher Assist.- Implementation Grant
Santa Clara COE - SPED Teacher - Implementation Grant
Contra Costa COE - Teacher Assist. - Implementation - Pre-Apprenticeship
Eden Area ROP - Teacher Assistant - Implementation - Pre-Apprenticeship
Unfortunately, 5 ECE/EDU applicants in the region were still not funded due to a lack of available funds. For further information, contact: New Apprenticeship Program Specialist, Workforce and Economic Development, CCCCO Sabrina Aguilar - saguilar@cccco.edu
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Academic Senate of California Community Colleges Reaffirms Prioritization of ECE/EDU on November 9th, 2024: Resolution 104.01 F24 Strengthening Systemic Support for the Early Childhood Education and Education Sector in Alignment with Vision 2030.
Led by Joya Chavarin and Matthew Freeman, Berkeley City College, this resolution supports the elements of the April 2021 ECE/EDU Resolution that was introduced by Kathleen White and approved in April 2021. Friendly amendments to the resolution included strengthening apprenticeships in the sector and including specific action items. Thank you to all, who supported this resolution and ensured passage!
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A Repeal of WEP and GPO Signed into Law
While challenges to recruiting and preparing teachers are plentiful as we enter 2025 with a change in administration that could impact the Dept. of Education and teacher efficacy, a bright spot in 2025 is the repeal of the WEP and GPO which President Biden signed into law on January 5, 2025. WEP and GPO penalized public servants that were eligible for pensions, but also contributed to the social security system in other jobs. The public servant penalty impacted the social security benefits of many teachers and other public employees with both private and public sector work histories. This penalty has been a barrier to teacher recruitment, especially for career changers as it often resulted in reduced social security benefits. Outreach to career changers and current teachers is important as well as to students interested in TK-12 or community college teaching about the repeal of WEP and GPO. Both Public Service Loan Forgiveness and the repeal of WEP and GPO help with the recruitment of future teachers!
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Golden State Pathways Updated Awards - October 2024
The Golden State Pathways Program is a new program developed in 2022, and available from the California Dept. of Education. The purpose of the Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) is to provide local educational agencies (LEAs) with the resources to promote pathways in high-wage, high-skill, high-growth areas, including technology, health care, EDUCATION, and climate-related fields. As EDUCATION is a priority, supporting pathways to higher education and ensuring partnerships with GSPP and community college ECE/EDU programs will be critical. Funding results have been announced and updated in October 2024 as follows:
Golden State Pathways Program Consortium Grant and
Golden State Pathways Program Planning and Implementation Grant
Congratulations to: Aspire, Bay Area Technology School, Eden Area ROP, Fremont Unified, Arise, Latitude, Livermore Valley, Lighthouse, Oakland Military, Oakland Unity, San Leandro Unified, AIMS, Dublin Unified, EDEN Area ROP, Newark USD, Oakland Unified, Pleasanton USD in Alameda CO; Napa Valley Unified in Napa; Campbell Unified, Metro Edu. Milpitas USD, Mountain View USD, SCCOE, in Santa Clara CO; San Mateo COE, Sequoia Union High, South San Francisco Unified, Cabrillo Unified, Jefferson USD, San Mateo CO, West Sonoma Union HS, Petaluma HS, Windsor Unified, Sonoma CO; Gateway High School in San Francisco; Santa Cruz High in Santa Cruz CO; Santa Rosa High, Cloverdale USD, Credo HS, Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified in Sonoma CO; Soledad Unified, Gonzalez Unified in Monterey CO; Antioch UHS, John Swet USD, West Contra Costa USD in Contra Costa CO; Pajaro Unified in Santa Cruz CO; San Benito HSin San Benito CO.
Contact your area funded TK-12 programs and schools to see if any of the GSP funds are or will be for EDUCATION Pathways!
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Heichinger Report - Children Being Harmed by Lowered Child Care Standards
A recent report entitled, Investigating How Children Are Harmed by Lower Child Care Standards, explores the troubling trend of lowering staff qualifications and standards to address critical workforce shortages. It is a depressing read, and points to the climate in 2024, of de-regulation to meet workforce shortfalls that are related to low wages and problematic working conditions for workers, who are primarily women, and another step backwards in professionalizing the field.
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Bay Area K-16 Collaborative - Mini Grants Available for Community Colleges, TK-12 and 4-year IHE's
Chabot- Las Positas CCD is leading an $1.8 million grant to address K-16 higher education pathways. The Bay Area K-16 Collaborative includes EDUCATION as one of four priority sectors and partners with area community colleges, high schools, LEA's and SJSU, SFSU, CSUEB, UCSF and UCB. There are mini-grants available now entitled, College & Career Exploration Fund Mini Grant Request for Proposal Form (RFP) for the purpose of providing career exploration for students. Education sector activities can include visits to transfer institutions, conferences, events, to workplace settings, etc. Contact Augustin Cervantes, Director at acervantes@clpccd.org to become involved or learn more about the grant opportunity.
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Apprenticeship Initiative Funding Awarded
2023 - 2024 AIF funding has been announced: https://www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/Grants/AIF-2023-2024-Awardee-List.pdf
Congratulations to local ECE/EDU programs with AIF awards, including, ECEPTS and the City College of SF ECE/EDU Apprenticeship Program. For additional information visit the AIF/ DAS website at: Apprenticeship Innovation Funding Application
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CAP Alignment Project Webinar on Credit for Prior Learning in ECE - Meeting - 2024
Credit for Prior Learning is a CCCCO priority which can support adult learners by accelerating college completion based on prior learning. On April 12, 2024, the Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) hosted a presentation on utilizing Credit for Prior Learning in ECE. A Q&A from the webinar provides answers to questions asked on April 12th. The ECE/EDU RJV will offer a follow-up meeting on Credit for Prior Learning in ECE/EDU to review items presented, discuss the MAP project, and review areas of CLP implementation in the sector SF Bay region.
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PK-3 Credential Approved and Offered in CA- 2024
At the May 2nd, 2024, Committee on Accreditation (COA) meeting the COA approved the first three PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential programs in California. Leading the way were San Jose State University, Fresno State University, and San Diego County Office of Education, with more institutions expected to follow suit. Professional Services Division’s Initial Program Review Team continues to facilitate review of program proposals for new PK-3 ECE credential programs submitted by approved program sponsors. The rigorous review process takes a minimum of six to twelve months followed by COA consideration for approval. Watch for an updated list of approved PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction programs to be posted soon on the Commission's website.
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Guidance MEMO Supporting Use of FY 2024-2025 Perkins V Funding for Education Pathways
CCCCO Dean, LaCandice Ochoa sent a memo to Regional Chairs on May 1, 2024, clarifying the uses of PERKINS V funding as part of Regional Collaboration and Coordination grants. Allowable uses, as noted in the Federal Guidance MEMO received from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), in alignment with the Chancellor's Office Vision 2030 now include Dual-enrollment Educator Preparation Programs, CTE Educator Preparation Programs, and Programs for Recruiting and Retaining CTE Teachers. For questions regarding the updated allowable uses of Perkins V funding, please contact Perkins grant monitor, Lupe Maldonado: lmaldonado@cccco.edu.
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2023/2024 Vision 2030 Model Apprenticeship Programs
Apprenticeship Program Models led by Rancho Santiago College in the SF Bay Region include: Chabot, Foothill, San Jose City College, Canada, College of Marin, Las Positas. Congratulations!
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HRR Workforce Roundtable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties - New Publication Available - October 2024
A new publication is available entitled, "Building Resiient Futures, New Pathways for Inclusive Economic Development".
The High Road Roundtable - Workforce Collaboration Opportunity in the South Bay and Peninsula Regions has been meeting for 18 months, and includes a child care subcommittee with stakeholders committed to economic and racial justice, to re-envision regional economic development planning, centered around the values of equity, high-road employment, sustainability and climate resilience, and shaped by workers and impacted community members themselves. A Matrix of Current Grant Opportunities is also maintained by the working group. Resources include:
Refer to the FAQ page for questions.
Catalyst funding information page: https://www.allhomeca.org/catalyst/
Email Neil Martin at Working Partnerships for details.
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CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND TABLEAU DATA
The latest Education Sector Profile 2023 is now available! This document highlights the labor market and workforce data in the sector in the SF Bay region.
The Teacher Occupations Full Report produced in August 2022 with ECE/EDU Sector Data in the SF Bay Region by county, as well as a profile of the Out-of-School Time sub-sector.
The latest Teacher Occupations Brief produced in June 2022.
The new Teacher Occupations Dashboard developed by Chris Lee and John Carrese at the COE includes county by county data on the sector.
Data for your grants, projects and sector use is available and produced by the Centers of Excellence with assistance from, RJV Coordinator, Kathleen White
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Public Tableau Site on Apprentices in CA
Interested in Seeing Where Apprentices are Located in California? Visit the Public Tableau Site and search for registered apprentices by sector and region!
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ECE/EDU Demonstration Project for the Chancellor's Vision 2030
Our BACCC Regional Joint Venture in ECE/EDU has been selected as a demonstration project for the Chancellor's Roadmap, VISION 2030. We have an opportunity to elevate best practices, showcase our region, and promote the innovative work being done at many of our community colleges (and partner TK-12 schools and COE's) THROUGHOUT California in the ECE/EDU sector! Future teachers at all levels start at our community colleges. Our needs in the sector are great, yet our impacts are greater! Contact Kathleen White, Coordinator at kwhite@ccsf.edu for updates!
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RTI Resource
Interested in National Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Education? A new emerging support organization is gaining national traction. Visit RTI If you have any questions about educator RAPs or the types of support provided, including intermediary support, please email educatorapprenticeships@rti.org. A new publication profiling several national EDU Apprenticeships has just been published.
Review the Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeships: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19uRLc7oZU2q6YvSw1vaQgVCLXk0HpkFh/view?usp=sharing
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Youth Apprenticeships Awarded 31 Million - Reach Out to Partner with COYA Award Recipients
The awardees for the California Youth Apprenticeship Grant are on the DAS site. This funding source is to develop and test innovative practices to increase the participation of opportunity youth in pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, and to demonstrate the impact of apprenticeship on employment and earnings outcomes for opportunity youth. Grants will start on July 1, 2024, and include: California After School Network, Statewide After-school Worker Apprenticeship - Planning; Contra Costa COE, Teacher Aides, Preschool and Child Care Workers, Pre-Apprenticeship AND Apprenticeship - Implementation; Oakland Unified, Teacher Aides, Child Care and Preschool Teachers, Associate Teacher, Apprenticeship - Implementation. Congratulations!
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The ECE/EDU RJV 9
A request for 25-26 can be found on the BACCC Proposal Site. This proposal brings a new FT Director or an additional consultant to lead the good work we have started in ECE/EDU. The region needs more support for this sector, and I hope we can bring in new FT, energetic talent to BACCC to support the many projects and growing pathways in the sector in 2025! Take a look!!
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Community Coillege Child Care Centers are Growing
United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) secured $1.67 million to support the expansion of Cabrillo College Children’s Center, key funding to continue progress on the institution’s build-out of innovative, comprehensive housing projects and support services for low-income students. An additional 52 infants, toddlers and preschoolers will be served. Additional new child care sites will be built at both Canada and Hartnell Colleges! Apprentices in ECE/EDU Pathways may be supported to participate!
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Congratulations to CareerWise and NextGEN Climate Action
The Biden-Harris administration awards over $244M to modernize, diversify, expand Registered Apprenticeships in growing industries. The Department of Labor made the largest combined investment in learn-and-earn workforce models and both CareerWise and NextGEN Climate Action will be offering programs in our region as a part of the Apprenticeships Building America, July 2024 awards. Stay tuned for partnership and apprenticeship support opportunities!
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Teacher Residency Funding is available from the CTC
The Teacher Residency Capacity RFA and Expansion and Implementation grants are available to provide grant awards to support collaborative partnerships between an eligible local education agency (LEA) or a consortium of LEAs (including a community college) partnering with one or more Commission-approved teacher preparation programs offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education (IHE) to expand, strengthen, improve access to, or create teacher residency programs. Linking Apprenticeship to Residency is a vision of this RJV to create a seamless and supportive pathway. Let's do it!
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New Study for the CCCCO Released
A Hanover Study has been released for the California Community Colleges on Benchmarking Analysis, Apprenticeship Programs, September 2024 which features several apprenticeship reviews, including ECE.
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Need Marketing Inspiration?
Watch the new CCSF Apprenticeship Recruitment Video developed by Tracy Burt. The ECE & Special Education Apprenticeship Video is an invitation for students to " Come join our dynamic team of educators. Our mission is to recruit, inspire, train and retain talented, diverse educators committed to creating a more just and equitable world, and serving *all* our students".
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ECE/EDU Centers of Excellence (COE) Sector Publications
The Centers of Excellence Education Sector Profile 2023 will help you with your grant applications, program review and community programs. Thank you again to John Carrese, COE, for updating this report. These publications include critical ECE/EDU labor-market data and descriptions of new jobs and sector growth in California and the SF Bay region. Reports and the Teacher Occupations Dashboard can all be found at https://sites.google.com/baccc.net/coe/sector-profiles
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The Association for California Community College Teacher Education Programs
ACCCTEP is the professional organization for community college-based teacher education programs in California. For membership information and updates on current projects visit ACCCTEP at https://accctep.org/
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Stay up on California Apprenticeship NEWS
Subscribe to Grow Apprenticeship California at: https://growapprenticeshipca.org/apprenticeship-expansion-project/
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BACCC Supports
Please contact Kathleen White at kwhite@ccsf.edu and John Dunn at john@baccc.net to schedule sub-regional or local team meetings to discuss ECE/EDU pathways, pipelines, dual-enrollment, and apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship options.
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Regional and Statewide UPDATES and Past Meetings - 2023 and Earlier
2023 CAI Grant Awards Announced:
Congratulations to colleagues who were awarded grants for their ECE/EDU Teacher Preparation Programs under the California Apprenticeship Initiative New and Innovative Grant Program (CAI Program) funding by the Office Workforce and Economic Development Division, CCCCO. This sector and the region in general were WELL represented! Link to the WEDD Memo with all CAI awardees. Of the 108 total applications statewide, 20 ECE/EDU program proposals were funded, which means that almost 20% of the funded categories statewide were in the ECE/EDU sector. 34 applications in total were from the SF Bay region.
Oakland Unified - Childcare Worker Pre-Apprenticeship - Implementation
Berkeley City College - Teacher Assistant - Implementation
Contra Costa Co. Office of Education - Teacher Assistant, Preschool - Implementation
De Anza College - Teacher Assistant - Implementation
Merritt College - Teacher Assistant - Implementation
San Jose City College for Teacher (includes Cabrillo and Hartnell) - Implementation
Salinas Union High - Early Childhood Education Assistant - Planning
Santa Clara Co. Office of Education - Childcare Worker - Planning
Santa Clara Co. Office of Education- Special Education - Planning
Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School - Planning
For information contact: Apprenticeship Program Specialist, Workforce and Economic Development, Sean McCobb, 916.322.9048; smccobb@cccco.edu
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Resource for Developing Black Teachers
We Need Black Teachers has developed a Pipeline and Apprenticeship Focus for recruiting black teachers. Take a look at the statistics and the strategies for addressing this specific teacher shortage area.
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Teach for the Bay #4 - It's a Wrap!
Teach for the Bay #4 is officially in the rearview mirror. Thank you to all of the presenters, and colleges that offered virtual workshops, and to the over 1,093 students that attended a presentation during the October 26-28th, 2023 period. Ten 4-year colleges and credential programs, and eleven SF Bay region community colleges participated! Visit www.teachforthebay.com to view recordings and materials as they become available for the 40+ workshops! Thank you especially to the team "Teach for the Bay", including Tracy Burt, Jerica Coffey, Anne Chan, Lea Martinez and Andrea Medina.
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Grantees for the second round of the 2022 California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) grant were announced in June 2022. Congratulations to the following ECE/EDU Grantees: Mission College, Santa Rosa JC and Chabot College join Skyline College and Hartnell College as recent CAI grantees from the BACCC region. An additional college planning to create ECE/EDU Programs is De Anza CC. Operating programs include those at Berkeley City College, City College of San Francisco and Foothill CC. Congratulations!
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The Biden/Harris Administration announced plans to support teacher recruitment and fund programs to address staffing needs in the sector. Press announcement at: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USED/bulletins/32a64b5
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Growing ECE/EDU Workforce Pathways, Pipelines and Apprenticeships - #RJV7!
Thank you for supporting the ECE/EDU Sector Regional Joint Venture for 2022-2024. RJV7 titled, Expanding ECE/EDU Pathways, Pipelines and Apprenticeships, was approved for funding by our region! Proposed activities at: https://baccc.knack.com/swp-tracking#rjv-r7-vote/
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Download the newly released Five Point Action Plan from the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) and view briefings on budget components related to workforce development and Apprenticeship Innovation Funding are posted on the LWDA Youtube site. Join Secretary Palugyai on an overview of opportunities and workforce projects at: LWDA Link
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Teacher Shortages in the News
August 28, 2023; What Teacher Preparation Enrollment Looks Like in Charts; Wills, Madeline; EdWeek
December 4, 2023; Want to Solve the Teacher Shortage? Start by Increasing Salaries; Thurmond, Tony
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Past Meetings - 2023 and Earlier
Held on September 13, 2023, from 2-3PM our first ECE/EDU RJV Apprenticeship Community of Practice of the new school year featured updates from panelists from Grow Apprenticeship California at the California Community College Foundation, and Sean McCobb, CCCCO Apprenticeships, with an updates on CAI grants, RSI reporting and funding and new resources. Thank you to the 37 attendees from the SF Bay region!
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Thank you to the 32 participants that attended the DAS presentation with Kao Saetern and Doug Kawa from the Dept. of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Thank you both for presenting at the May 24th RJV Meeting!
The presentation included updates from DAS as well as support functions available from DAS when considering launching an apprenticeship and a Q&A session. Info and recap below!
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Thank you to the 35 participants that attended the ECEPTS Conference workshop presented by, John Dunn and Kathleen White entitled, "How Apprenticeship can Solve the Teacher Shortage" at the 2nd Annual ECEPTS Conference on ECE Apprenticeships - MAY 1 - 4, 2023. Please review below!
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Thank you to the 23 participants that attended the technical assistance workshop on February 22, 2023 featuring Pam Knapp, San Joaquin County Office of Education. She provided an overview of how SJCCOE operates an apprenticeship program for teacher aides in the school district and includes 16-18 year olds as full apprentices.
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Thank you to the 26 participants that attended the technical assistance workshop held on October 12th, 2022 with Phuong Tran, Apprenticeship Director, Foothill College. She provided an overview of how Foothill schedules apprenticeship classes, creates cohort codes, registers apprentices and reports attendance for RSI and apportionment.
Supplemental Resource - Student Attendance and Accounting Manual
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Thank you to the 36 participants from the SF Bay Region who attended the technical assistance workshop held on September 14, 2022 at 3PM with Adele Burnes, Deputy Director, DAS and Douglas Kawa, DAS.
Adele covered funding in the 22-23 budget for apprenticeships, growth areas at DAS and introduced Douglas Kawa as an ECE/EDU area specialist. He can be reached at DAS at: dkawa@dir.ca.gov.
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Teach for the Bay #3, hosted on September 29th and 30th, 2022 was attended by 1009 participants!
Workshop recordings are posted at: www.teachforthebay.com in an updated flip book.
Thank you SF Bay Region for offering workshops and a warm thank you to team Teach for the Bay which included, Conference Coordinator, Tracy Burt, CCSF and Jerica Coffey, CCSF Faculty lead, Lea Martinez, Rio Hondo, Andrea Medina, DVC, and Anne Chan, CCSF.
Keynotes, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, Ph.D. and plenary presenter, Farima Pour-Khorshid shared riveting presentations attended by over 250 participants.
The purpose of Teach for the Bay is to encourage those in our region to consider careers in teaching (at all levels) and to promote our regional higher education partners!
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Our ECE/EDU Workforce Development Symposium was a success! Thank you to the 229 CA educators who registered for the symposium, held on Friday, May 13th, 2022, from 11AM -3PM! We had participants joining throughout the day including faculty, staff, and administrators from California Community Colleges from throughout the state, as well as our higher education transfer partners, K-12 school districts and employers.
Opening statements from Marty Alvarado, CCCCO Vice Chancellor, and Mary Sandy, Executive Director of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing set the tone for the day,
A warm thank you to Steve Bautista, Santa Ana College and ACCCTEP President and Lea Martinez, Rio Hondo College and Renee Marshall, TPP and ED. Consultant and, Tracy Burt, CDEV CCSF, for the support and leadership during this event. A special thank you to Teach for LA. Teach for the Bay and the BACCC ECE/EDU Apprenticeship RJV for supporting this work!
Missed the symposium? Want to revisit the information?
PowerPoint - Recording - Jamboard Notes - Input from Participants
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Thank you to the 18 RJV participants that joined us at our two "Open Office Hours" for ECE/EDU California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) Grant Applicants on March 1 and 9th, 2022!
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Thank you to the 27 participants that joined us at the first ECE/EDU Apprenticeship RJV meeting on Feb. 1, 2022, featuring John Dunn, Director of Apprenticeship at BACCC to hear about his plans to support our sector work, including pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, grant opportunities and working with the CCCCO, CDE and workforce development boards.
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Thank you to the 26 participants that joined us at the, "Understanding Workforce Development Boards - 101" presentation on December 1, 2021 from 1:00 - 2:00PM, with Charles Henkels, LAUNCH Network, Riverside County;
Bob Lanter, CA Workforce Association; MaryAnn Pranke, Verdugo Workforce Development Board. The role of WDB's, funding available through WDB's, links to apprenticeship and challenges in building collaboration between ECE/EDU and Workforce Development Boards were covered.
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Randi Wolfe, ECEPTS; Tina Watts, Skyline; Tracy Burt, CCSF; Joya Chavarin, Berkeley CC shared apprenticeship launch, standards, CAI grants and management tips with 18 participants at an open "Coffee Chat" on Monday, November 1, 2021-2:00PM - 3:30PM.
Powerpoint - Recording
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Thank you to the 31 participants that attended the Regional Employer Panel - Hearing Employer Needs in ECE/EDU as a Basis for HRTP/Apprenticeship Formation with Kai Ming Headstart, Kidango, Bright Horizons, Mountain View Wiseman SD, Girls, Inc, YMCA East Bay - and High Road Alliance on October 13, 2021 from 2:00-3:30PM.
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Thank you to the 1187 students that attended a Teach for the Bay workshop at the second annual conference! Thank you also to all of our college and community partners for presenting over 30 workshops on October 6-8, 2021!
Workshop recordings are posted at www.teachforthebay.com
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Thank you to the 58 participants that attended the October 7, 2021 workshop on the YMCA East Bay Apprenticeship Program - a Grow your Own Model with Pamm Shaw, Director and Apprentices: Tayilar Henderson, Andrea Cruz, Erica Davis, Yvette Perez
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Thank you to the 53 participants that attended the October 6, 2021 workshop on Becoming an Apprentice in Early Childhood Education with Skyline College, City College of San Francisco and Berkeley Community College
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The Bay Area Youth Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Community of Practice and the ECE/EDU RJV Community of Practice joined forces with our Dual-enrollment, K-14 Directors discussed Dual Enrollment in ECE/EDU Apprenticeship with 31 participants on Tuesday, September 28, from 2:00-3:00PM.
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An overview of, "What are High Road Training Partnerships and Why are they Important in Apprenticeship"? - with the High Road Alliance - Thank you to the 34 attendees on September 23, 2021 from 1:00 - 2:00PM
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Grant Writers Roundtable for the Bay Area College Apprenticeship Connection; September 8, 2021, from 10:00 -11:00AM to prepare for the CAI Grant; ECE/EDU co-sponsored.
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"Paving the Way- Developing Pathways for Expanded Learning Educators into Teaching"; Monday, August 23, 2021, from 10:00 - 12:30 PM. The SF BAY Region ECE/EDU Programs held a meeting with the California After-school Network (CAN) at 12:30-1:30PM to discuss developing pathways for extended learning and after-school educators into teaching.
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Virtual Practitioner FREE Statewide TPP Conference “ Bringing Systems Together” - August 18th and August 20th, 2021- For Faculty, Administrators, K-12 and Partners of California Community College TPP Programs. We hosted two workshops for the ECE/EDU Apprenticeship RJV:
Workshop #1 - Growing Apprenticeships in the San Francisco Bay Area - Wednesday, August 18, 2021- 12:30-2:00PM - Powerpoint - Recording
Workshop #2 - Accessing and Utilizing Data to Prioritize the ECE/EDU Sector with the Centers of Excellence - Wednesday, August 18, 2021-2:15-3:30 PM
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - 2:30 - 4PM
New to Apprenticeship? Apprenticeship Overview - Summary and Nuts and Bolts, Adele Burnes, Regional Apprenticeship Director, BACCC; Community College, Employer and College Responsibilities, Monique Pascual, Apprenticeship and Instructional Services, CCSF; RJV News, Kathleen White
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 2:30 -4PM
Launch and RJV Introduction - Why now? How apprenticeship can help address workforce shortages in ECE/EDU/EXL/TK - An ECE/EDU Apprenticeship overview - the role of the intermediary in ECE/EDU - Randi Wolfe, ECEPTS and Kathleen White
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Apprenticeship, Pathways and Programs Regional Timeline - 2018-2023
Legacy apprenticeship programs at Berkeley City College were the first to be established with ECEPTS in 2018-2019.
CCSF established a second program and a third at Skyline (SMCCD) were launched in 2019-2020.
In February 2022, three CAI grants in the region in ECE/EDU were awarded to Skyline College, Hartnell College and SFUSD.
In June 2022, three additional CAI grants were awarded in the region in ECE/EDU to Chabot, Mission and Santa Rosa Community Colleges.
Additional ECE/EDU Apprenticeship programs were launched at Foothill and De Anza Colleges and Community Action Marin with Marin CC.
In the December 2022, CAI round, the following applicants from the BACCC region submitted ECE/EDU Apprenticeship proposals or approved new sponsorship agreements: San Jose City College EDU Collaborative including Hartnell and Cabrillo Colleges; Extended Learning Collaborative including Partnership for Youth and Berkeley CC.; Contra Costa County Office of Education ECE/EDU Proposal; Santa Clara County Office of Education Educator Workforce Proposal, and Salinas High School.
22 additional CAI sub-regional application discussions were held with Kathleen White and/or John Dunn with the following colleges, CBO's or K-12 representatives: Merritt CC, Gavilan CC, Contra Costa CC, Solano CC, Los Medanos CC, Cabrillo CC, San Jose City, Monterey CC, DVC, Marin CC, West Valley CC, Region 5 - Expanded Learning Partnerships, Monterey COE, Santa Clara COE, Contra Costa COE, San Mateo County COE, SFUSD, Alameda COE, Oakland USD, West Valley CC, Ohlone CC, Partnership for Youth, San Rafael High School.
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Project Contacts
Growing ECE/EDU Workforce Pathways, Pipelines and Apprenticeships to Solve the ECE/EDU Teacher Crisis - A BACCC SWP/RJV
Hosted at:
City College of San Francisco, 50 Frida Kahlo Way - MUB 247
San Francisco, CA 94112
TEAM
Kathleen White, RJV Lead - kwhite@ccsf.edu
Tracy Burt, ECE/EDU Apprenticeship Program - tburt@ccsf.edu
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Always Consider the Availability of Teachers!
New legislation? Emerging workforce needs? Cutting edge new sectors? Data justifications for pathways? Critical student needs?
Are teachers available? Are there already teacher shortages in the sector? Can candidates receive the training and education needed to fill the available jobs? Are salaries competitive with practitioners in the sector?
Where will the teachers come from?
JOIN the BACCC - Bay Area College Apprenticeship Connection - Monthly Meetings for BACCC SF Bay Region Community Colleges Interested in All Sector Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships - Contact Apprenticeships Regional Director, John Dunn at john@baccc.net or visit website to join the Bay Area College Apprenticeship Connection and sign up for meetings, emails and information.
Stay Tuned
*All workshops, meeting information and updates will be recorded and posted for college use at: https://sites.google.com/baccc.net/baccctpp-rjv/home and the BACCC Calendar at: https://sites.google.com/a/baccc.net/baccc/Home
*Student information, resources on Teacher Preparation, ECE/EDU and new apprenticeships will be posted at: www.teachforthebay.com Please review your contact information to assure accuracy!
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National Apprenticeship Week, 2023 Resources
National Apprenticeship Week was from Nov. 13-19, 2023. Many national, state and local workshops were available to highlight the importance of apprenticeship in addressing workforce and labor needs. The SF Bay Region focused on specific sectors and industry groups throughout the week and our SF Bay region programs were noted at our regional meeting on 11/13/23.
National, state and local recordings, resources and a recap of available resources and funding opportunities can be found at:
The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency which has invested over 240 million in apprenticeship programs, includes resources as follows:
Apprenticeship Innovation Funds (including for the non-traditional ECE/EDU sector) are administered by DAS and designed to support new and innovative programs (IACA) and bring them to scale. Current funding and future opportunities for AIF funding are approximately 135 million dollars over 3 years between 2022 and 2025.
The California Youth Apprenticeship Grant (CYAG) is a new funding source designed to develop and test innovative practices to increase the participation of opportunity youth in pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, and to demonstrate the impact of apprenticeship on their employment and earnings outcomes. Solicitation for the CYAG will be available in January/February 2024 and administered by DAS.
Grow Apprenticeship California housed within the Foundation for California Community Colleges offers a range of resources on apprenticeship development and support.
Apprenticeship USA which has numerous resources for Apprenticeship Week and beyond and is the official one-stop, national site for everything apprenticeship and the sponsor of National Apprenticeship Week.
The Foundation for California Community Colleges is administering the AB 628 Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative 2.0. This funding is designed to remove racial, ethnic and socio-economic barriers to employment. Funding is open to community-based, or workforce development boards and the application is due by December 8, 2023.
Bay Area Council: Building the Workforce of the Future, is a local organization committed to building apprenticeships and creating a more resilient economy, more equitable opportunities in the region.
The Golden State Pathways Program is a new program developed in 2022, and available from the California Dept. of Education. The purpose of the Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) is to provide local educational agencies (LEAs) with the resources to promote pathways in high-wage, high-skill, high-growth areas, including technology, health care, EDUCATION, and climate-related fields that, among other things, allow pupils to advance seamlessly from high school to college and career and provide the workforce needed for economic growth. As EDUCATION is a priority, supporting pathways to higher education and ensuring partnerships with GSPP and community college ECE/EDU programs will be critical. The first grants will be available in 2023/2024.
Teacher Residency Funding is now availailable from the CTC. The Teacher Residency Capacity RFA is now available to provide grant awards up to $250,000 per applicant to support a collaborative partnership between an eligible local education agency (LEA) or a consortium of LEAs partnering with one or more Commission-approved teacher preparation programs offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education (IHE) to expand, strengthen, improve access to, or create teacher residency programs. Applications are due to the Commission by 5:00 p.m. on December 15, 2023, or by February 16, 2024.
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RJV#5 - Growing Apprenticeships to Solve the ECE/EDU Teacher Crisis - Read the RJV Proposal! SF Bay Region Student Facing Website - Teach for the Bay
BACCC RJV Practitioner Website - Bay Teacher Prep Website - RJV Meeting information, resources and details found here and at BACCC Calendar Site
California Community Colleges Teacher Preparation Programs
Link to TABLEAU Data Sets for California Community College Student and Program Metrics
EdTrust West - Educational Equity
Golden State Teacher Grant Program
California Afterschool Network - Paving the Way - Apprenticeship to Teacher
Teach - Resources, Grants for Teachers Information
California Community Colleges California Apprenticeship Initiative - HUB California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards
Early Care and Education Pathways to Success ( ECEPTS) Apprenticeship
CCCCO Strong Workforce Program
California Workforce Development Board - High Road Training Partnerships California Community College Early Childhood Educators - CCCECE
Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs - ACCCTEP JFF Workforce Advancement - Center for Apprenticeship and Work-based Learning Youth Apprenticeship Intermediary Project - Urban Institute
Getting to the Finish Line - Women’s Policy Inst. - Impacts of Supportive Services
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January 2022 Edition - ECE/EDU Apprenticeship Newsletter
September 2021 Edition -ECE/EDU RJV Apprenticeship Newsletter
BACK to School Edition - August 2021 - ECE/EDU RJV Apprenticeship Newsletter
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Current News and Links
US teachers grapple with a growing housing crisis: ‘We can’t afford rent’
California Sunk Millions into Teacher Residency Programs but Many Cannot Afford to Enroll
July 27, Dept. of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards Update
July 2021 - Funds available now! - 3 Billion in Federal Investment in America’s Communities Funds
July 2021 - States Expand Apprenticeship Programs as Worker Shortages Grow
July 2021 - Overview of Apprenticeship Bills and Legislation
July 2021 - United Way of the Bay Area - The Real Cost to Live in the Bay Area
July 12, 2021 - California State Full Budget Summary - 2021-2022
June 2021 - Post - Covid State Budget with Record Spending on Education
CCCCO Workforce and Economic Development (WEDD) Monthly Webinars
Learning Policy Institute - Articles, Resources and Research
EDU Canvas Commons Instructional Resources
February 21, 2021; What is Next for Child Care? Covid Crisis; Hunt Institute
June 23, 2021; The Future of Work in California
March 10, 2021; Child Care Relief Funding in the American Rescue Plan
CCCCO Academic Senate Spring 2021 Plenary Resolutions - +*21.02 S21 Prioritizing System
Support for the ECE/EDU Education and Human Development Sector
*YouTube video received 23,000 views by 10/10/20!
Upcoming BACCC TPP/RJV Meeting for SF Bay Region Leads:
Friday, December 11, 2020 - 10:30AM-1:00PM - Zoom https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/93165881433
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Powerpoint and presentation for recent BACCC TPP/RJV Meeting:
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Presentation to the BACCC Bay Team on the TPP RJV and Social Media and Marketing
Powerpoint for Education Sector Counselor Resources
Statewide Communities of Practice for Regional TPP/EDU Education Faculty (Fieldwork Fridays) scheduled as follows:
Dates, Agenda and Powerpoint: June 18, 2020, July 9, 2020, July 17, 2020, July 31, 2020, September 25, 2020, October 30, 2020 - 10:30 - 11:30AM - See BACCC Calendar or visit www.teacherprepprogram.org for ZOOM LINK
Statewide Communities of Practice for Early Childhood /ECE Faculty scheduled as follows:
Dates, Agenda and Powerpoint:
September 29, 2020
See BACCC Calendar or visit www.teacherprepprogram.org for ZOOM LINKS
The TPP RJV is hosting an Education Sector community of practice series of ZOOM calls to be scheduled as follows:
Alternating Wednesday afternoons: 3:30 to 4:30 PM - Teacher Preparation Faculty in the SF Bay Region (BACCC Region RJV) Education Sector Community of Practice
Dates, Agenda and Powerpoint: April 29, 2020, May 13, 2020, May 27, 2020, June 3, 2020, June 10, 2020 - Please mark your calendars! Call Information
All faculty teaching in the TPP partner community colleges, or in the community college education sector in the SF Bay Region are invited to join us!
In order to ensure that we are covering topics that are of critical interest to you, please complete the TPP RJV Education Community of Practice survey
The BACCC will be co-sponsoring with CCCECE a series of Early Childhood Education / ECE COP "Community of Practice" meetings, led by CCCECE regional leads, Anthony Ayala, Solano College, Kristina Brower, Skyline College, and TPP RJV lead, Kathleen White, CCSF. The schedule will be as follows:
Alternating Wednesday afternoons: 2:30 to 3:30 PM - ECE/CDEV Faculty in the SF Bay Region
Dates, Agenda and Powerpoint: April 29th, 2020, May 13th, 2020, May 27th, 2020, June 3rd, 2020, June 10th, 2020 - Please mark your calendars! Call Information
In order to ensure that your needs are served, please complete this short survey on your priority topics!
Statewide Leadership California Community College Teacher Preparation Program Meetings - http://teacherprepprogram.org/statewide-leadership-ccc-tpp-meetings/
Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM - Chabot College, Board Room, Hayward - Regional Meeting, Northern SF Bay Region Community Colleges – CSUEB, SFSU, SSU Pipelines, and Partnerships (lunch provided)
Facilitator, CCSF, Chabot College (host), Las Positas College, Los Medanos College, Berkeley City College, Merritt College, Diablo Valley College, Napa Valley College, Cañada College, Skyline College
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - San Francisco - Counselor Training - Held at SF Giants Oracle Park, this convening of HS, CC and Adult School counselors will hear about the California Community College Chancellor's Office priority sectors directly from Regional Directors, along with actively engaged sector employees who will showcase career pathways and upward mobility. This event experience will give counselors, High School Partner Counselors and Adult School Partners are encouraged to attend. Please invite all counselors engaged in the Teacher Pathway at your college!
Friday, May 8, 2020, 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM - Hartnell College, Science Bldg. 1111, Salinas - Regional Meeting - Southern SF Bay Region Community Colleges - CSUMB, SJSU Pipelines and Partnerships, (lunch provided)
Facilitator, CCSF, Hartnell College (host), Gavilan College, Cabrillo College, Monterey Peninsula College, West Valley College, Ohlone College, San Jose City College, Foothill College
Related Events that may be of interest to TPP Programs:
March 10-13, 2020, California Community College Association for Occupational Education (CCCAOE) https://www.cccaoe.org/ - TPP Workshop on March 12, 2020 – Sacramento
March 19-20, 2020, Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs ( ACCCTEP) – Shared Meeting at California Council on Teacher Education - SPAN/CCTE, https://ccte.org/conferences ACCCTEP Board Meeting on March 20, 2020 at 10:00AM Sacramento
April 30 - May 2, 2020, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges - Career and Noncredit Education Institute, San Mateo Marriott Hotel
New link
The Teacher Preparation Pipeline (TPP) STEM/CTE Regional Joint Venture (RJV) aims to provide a model of teacher preparation that successfully recruits, trains and supports existing and future educators throughout the State of California. By creating a regional collaborative within the BACCC region to demonstrate shared practices, courses and strategies which serve both current and future teachers, the TPP RJV aspires to increase the number, quality and diversity of the teaching workforce in the region.
The SF Bay Area region represents 25% of the teaching vacancies in California. Addressing the teaching shortage through the development of collaborative practices and efforts can create models for other regions. Leveraging funds from the Education Futures grant through the CCCCO, the RJV’s are well positioned to increase the sustainability of community college-based teacher preparation efforts in California.
Develop regional courses, programs and pathways that address TOP CODE and data tracking needs
This RJV includes preparing teachers in Early Childhood Education, TK, K-12 and Community College, esp. CTE /STEM
Continue to work with Bay Area CSU’s on transfer and articulation efforts
Develop a regional marketing plan for teaching and education pathways in partnership with the BACCC Marketing RJV
A complete survey of Human Resources Departments in Community Colleges to assess faculty hiring and training needs (especially CTE ) in our region
New August 2020 COE Newsletter featuring a SPOTLIGHT on the Education Sector: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/LMI-News---Updates.html?soid=1102310026795&aid=wqo9e-wrBFE
Introducing the newest TPP/COE Publication on CTE Teacher Shortages - August 2020 - Featuring a Snapshot of 3 Sectors, the Challenge, and Solutions to the CTE Teacher Shortage - Share the Community College & High School Career Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Shortages in SF Bay Region with your college Human Resources Departments, Administration, Employers and Advisory Boards
New Faculty- led website for ECE/EDU Faculty with COVID Fieldwork and Virtual Resources - July 2020 - ECE Faculty Collective - COP Resource Site for ECE and TPP Faculty in CA -https://www.ecefacultycollective.com/
State Superintendent of Schools, Tony Thurmond’s Transition Team SSPI Teacher Workforce Recommendations (includes recommendations for California Community College participation)
Teacher Preparation Programs (TPP) in the Bay Area Community Colleges Consortium (BACCC) region. Link to https://www.tpp-baccc.org/
2017-2020 Summary of TPP Regional Funding by College - Identifies funds and contacts for the Teacher Preparation Pipeline project
Teacher Preparation Programs – Statewide Expansion Proposal 2020-2021 – Legislative Budget Request – 2019
Available in 3 Formats!
Teacher Occupations - Web - Post on your website
Teacher Occupations - Print - Prints consecutive pages (1-12)
Teacher Occupations - Booklet - Booklet format
This is the first Sector brochure for Teaching Careers in California produced by COE! Many thanks to John Carrese for his support and expertise. All BACCC colleges can download the PDFs and post on their websites, print copies for their TPP partners, community leaders and colleges and utilize for funding proposals, presentations and college planning.
EDUCATION FUTURES - Statewide CCCCO TPP Website - Expanding Teacher Preparation Programs