Volume 17: January 17, 2025

A Change in the New Year

It's with mixed emotions that we announce that Jamie Davenport, Coordinator for the K-16 Collaborative grant, has accepted a new position as a Coordinator with the College and Career Readiness team at the San Diego County Office of Education. Jamie will begin her new role at the SDCOE on Monday, January 27th, where she will continue to support career education across the region. We are excited to collaborate with Jamie in her new role at the county office!

K-16 Collaborative Funds at Work -

Partner Highlight

CSUSM College of Business Administration (CoBA)

Awarded for Summer Workshop Program

California State University San Marcos received an honor for the College of Business Administration's free 5-day workshop for high school students. This Summer Opportunity Workshops introduced over 100 local high school students to higher education and business leadership. “This program is vital to building the San Diego workforce, as 8 out of 10 students stay in the region,” said Dr. Ronald Ramirez, Dean of the CSUSM College of Business Administration.

In addition, MiraCosta College was awarded for its new Associate of Science in Artificial Intelligence degree and Linda Kurokawa, who recently retired as Director of Community Education & Workforce Development for MiraCosta’s Technology Career Institute (TCI), was honored with the Kevin Hamm Impact Award. Read more about the San Diego North Economic Development Council's Devvies Awards.

Over 300 business and community leaders gathered on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at The Seabird Resort in Oceanside to celebrate “The Devvies,” North County’s premier awards luncheon recognizing outstanding contributions to the region’s economic development.

The K-16 Collaborative grant is proud to support prospective business students with access to a college experience and enable them to select the right business study area that fits their goals.

K-12 District Information

Education Work Experience Program Updates

We are pleased to report that our second cohort of Education Work Experience Interns is preparing to launch in February 2025! We were able to place 71 college students in internship positions across 12 LEAs in San Diego and Imperial counties. Students are currently in the process of completing their pre-internship training and will receive ongoing support through a monthly Community of Practice. More information is available HERE.

K-12 Work Plans

Work plans for 2025-26 are coming soon! Our team will be sending out emails with your unique work plan links right after President's Weekend. We ask that you schedule a touch-base "fiscal meeting" with Mayra and Christine to go over your work plan, as well as a status update of your 2024-25 work, sometime between March 17-April 25. Questions? Please reach out to Christine@k16talentpipeline.org.

Postsecondary Information

Business, Computing, Engineering Undergraduate Student Internships for Summer 2025

The Student Eligibility Application Opens February 1st

Please Encourage Students to Apply!

College Information Session Resources:

College Staff Webpage

Student Webpage

Free Training Resource for Students!

This is a great opportunity for marketing students to hone their essential graphic design software skills with some cutting-edge AI integration. Check out the flyer for more information!

College Professors and Administrators of Verified Programs are invited to Attend

Verified Program Workshop: Soft Skills in the Classroom

Tuesday, February 11th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

UC San Diego Park & Market (1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101)

Space is limited! RSVP to Olivia Jones by February 7th

Verified Program Workshop: Soft Skills in the Classroom

Prepare your students for professional success by integrating essential soft skills into your curriculum! This interactive workshop, hosted by the San Diego Regional EDC, is designed for professors and administrators in Verified Programs.

Highlights include:

Presentations from peer programs: Learn effective techniques for weaving soft skills into classroom activities and course design.
Hands-On Interactive Sessions: Participate in roundtables and group discussions that model practical approaches to teaching soft skills.

K-16 Communities of Practice

Education CoP Workshop

Education and Child Development teachers and faculty from all segments are invited to attend an in-person workshop.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

8:30 am - 3pm

East County Regional Education Center

924 E. Main St., El Cajon 92021

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K-16 CoP Virtual Meeting

(All Sectors)

Thursday, March 20, 2025

4:00 - 5:30 pm

More Information Coming Soon!

Want to learn about more opportunities? Join a Community of Practice!

The K-16 Collaborative CoPs are designed to support and engage faculty from high school, community college, and university. By working together to bridge the disconnects in our educational pipelines, we can meet the needs of all students in San Diego and Imperial counties.

Learn More & Join a CoP

Events! Mark Your Calendars

Early Spring 2025

Jan 21: SDCOE IHE/District Networking and Collaboration Session - Registration
Feb 6: IVEDC Annual Dinner - Registration
Feb 7-8: STEAM Symposium - Registration
Feb 20-21: CSUSM Social Mobility Symposium - Registration
Feb 23-26: CA Dual Enrollment Equity Conference - Registration
Feb 28: SDCOE / Mesa College Future Educator Summit - Registration

Grant Announcements

Invoicing: this quarterly invoice should cover the period of October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, and include a general ledger of expenditures. Please include your contract number and purchase order number in the invoice too. Invoices should be submitted to Mayra.

Expenditure Reporting: expenditure reports for spending between July 1 – December 31, 2024, are due January 24^th. If you have any questions, please contact Mayra, or attend her office hours. Office hours will be January 21-24 from 10:00-11:00am via zoom. Join the zoom meeting here: https://gcccd-edu.zoom.us/j/83161129537.

Quarterly Narrative Reporting: the narrative report is due on January 24 and covers the period from October to December 2024. The purpose is to inform us of progress made on your work plan deliverables. The report must be submitted using your district-specific narrative report template. If you need access to your narrative report template please contact Mayra.

Data Reporting: enrollment data is due on January 24. If you need access to your data submission form, please contact Christine.

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