Feb 16, 2016
College of the CanyonsLeadership Education in
Action Program
Focus: A Leadership
Imperative
College of the CanyonsLeadership Education in
Action Program
Focus: A Leadership
Imperative
“Our life is frittered away by detail.”
Henry D. ThoreauWalden
800,000400 – 20,000
2,261
What is a“System Chancellor”
anyway?
Allocation of Chancellor’s Office Time
PoliciesAccreditationGovernancePersonnelAdvocacyMediaFinanceOversightEducationAccess
Allocation of Chancellor’s Office Time
PoliciesAccreditationGovernancePersonnelAdvocacyMediaFinanceOversightStudent SuccessAccess
Allocation of Chancellor’s Office Time
PoliciesAccreditationGovernancePersonnelAdvocacyMediaFinanceOversightStudent SuccessAccessImprove
StudentSuccess
RestoreAccess
Focus!
Focus
Focus!
Focus
Focus
Focus!
“Focusing is about saying no. You’ve got to say no, no, no.
The result of that focus is going to be some really great products where the total is much greater
than the sum of the parts.”
“Focusing is about saying no. You’ve got to say no, no, no.
The result of that focus is going to be some really great products where the total is much greater
than the sum of the parts.”Steve Jobs
Access & Success
Access & Success
Getting bigger and better at the same time!
Why is it important?
Now 14th!
Percent of Population That Has Attained Higher Education
Restoring US leadership will take increases in both Access & Success.
Why do California community colleges make a difference?
American Public Higher Education
• 1 in 5 students in US community colleges.
American Public Higher Education
• 1 in 5 students in US community colleges.
• 1 in 10 students in US higher education.
American Public Higher Education
Access
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Projected 2012-13*
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
California Community Colleges Enrollment by Academic Year
02-03
08-092.9 M
12-132.3 M
More than 600,000 students turned
away?
00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11320,000
340,000
360,000
380,000
400,000
420,000
440,000
Classes Offered – Down 4%
00-01
08-09
10-11
00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-118,000,000
8,500,000
9,000,000
9,500,000
10,000,000
10,500,000
11,000,000
11,500,000
12,000,000
12,500,000
13,000,000 Enrollments – Up 13%08-09
10-11
00-01
00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-1124.0
25.0
26.0
27.0
28.0
29.0
30.0
31.0
32.0
Average Class Size – Up 17%!
00-0126
10-1131
Success
2003-04 2004-05 2005-060.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
70.2% 70.0% 70.1%
Six-Year Student Success Rates College Level
2003-04 2004-05 2005-060.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
50.3% 50.3% 49.6%
70.2% 70.0% 70.1%
Six-Year Student Success Rates Overall College Level
2003-04 2004-05 2005-060.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
50.3% 50.3% 49.6%
70.2% 70.0% 70.1%
42.9% 42.7% 41.8%
Six-Year Student Success Rates Overall College Level Below College Level
Share of Students at College Level
77%
23%
Below College LevelCollege Level
2003-04 2004-05 2005-060.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
50.3% 50.3% 49.6%
70.2% 70.0% 70.1%
42.9% 42.7% 41.8%
Six-Year Student Success Rates Overall College Level Below College Level
COC49%!
2003-04 2004-05 2005-060.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
50.3% 50.3% 49.6%
70.2% 70.0% 70.1%
42.9% 42.7% 41.8%
Six-Year Student Success Rates Overall College Level Below College Level
COC56%!
COC49%!
2003-04 2004-05 2005-060.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
50.3% 50.3% 49.6%
70.2% 70.0% 70.1%
42.9% 42.7% 41.8%
Six-Year Student Success Rates Overall College Level Below College Level
COC79%!
COC56%!
COC49%!
Is there a plan?
Prop 30 = Access and Success!
Adding back classes and
Board of GovernorsStudent Success
Task Force
Adding backthe right classes!
Adding backthe right classes!
2012-2013 = + 20,0002013-2014 = + 40,000
Adding backthe right classes!
2012-2013 = + 20,0002013-2014 = + 40,000
Success
- K-12 core- Common assessment- Orientation & Ed plan- Declare a program- Enrollment priorities
BOG Student Success Task Force
- BOG fee waivers- Full-time attendance- Basic skills- State & local goals- Scorecard
BOG Student Success Task Force
Student Success and Access
Success Access
Student Success and Access
Success
Access
Simple: Conquering the Crisis of Complexity
Siegel & Etzkorn
EmpathizingPerceiving others’
expectations.
DistillingReducing to its essence
the substance of the issue.
ClarifyingMaking the issue easier
to understand.
Access & Success
“Seven months does not an expert make.”
Brice W. Harris
My personalleadership lessons
•I will not have the luxury of focusing on only the system agenda.
My personalleadership lessons
•I will not have the luxury of focusing on only the system agenda…and yet I will try.
My personalleadership lessons
•Balancing the demands of being in the field and doing the work needed in Sacramento will be impossible.
My personalleadership lessons
•Balancing the demands of being in the field and doing the work needed in Sacramento will be impossible…so I will simply do the best I can.
My personalleadership lessons
•My dual roles of oversight and leadership will conflict and people will not always like my decisions.
My personalleadership lessons
•My dual roles of oversight and leadership will conflict and people will not always like my decisions…so I will lead with integrity and shoulder the words of critics.
My personalleadership lessons
• I simply will not have the stamina to do everything that needs to be done.
My personalleadership lessons
• I simply will not have the stamina to do everything that needs to be done…so I will focus my energy on the agenda an not worry about the rest.
My personalleadership lessons
•This could well end up being the greatest opportunity of my professional life.
My personalleadership lessons
•This could well end up being the greatest opportunity of my professional life…so I plan to enjoy every moment!
Focus!
Focus!
Focus!
“Our life is frittered away by detail.”
Henry D. ThoreauWalden
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