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SN&R Publication Student Story: The Gift of Hope
Lunch with LARAEC on February 4th
ACCEL San Mateo County Consortium Hosts CALPRO’s “Success For All Learners Through Equity” Training
CALPRO Online Integrated Education and Training (IET) Implementation Clinic (Spring 2021)
2021 Nursing Education Investment Grants Program Application Now Available!
PPIC – A New Era of Student Access at California’s Community Colleges
Upcoming Webinar
Deadlines and Deliverables

SN&R Publication Student Story: The Gift of Hope
From adversity to becoming a role model for others, Carlada Thomas did not allow her circumstances, including COVID-19 and school closures, stop her from pursuing her dreams of becoming a social worker. Carlada’s resiliency and adult education provided by the Sutter County Superintendent’s Office of Education paved the way for her to complete her high school diploma and enroll in classes at Yuba College. "Unconditional love" from others, a commitment to completing her goals, and paying it forward to her local community keeps Carlada from giving up.

Read Carlada’s story and many more in the CAEP Regional SN&R publications.

Lunch with LARAEC on February 4th 
The next Lunch with LARAEC will take place tomorrow, February 4th at 12:30 p.m. Tomorrow’s session is titled, A Picture (or Video)'s Worth a Thousand Words. Two veteran ESL teachers will share videos and images that have been tested in the classroom and on Schoology to illustrate specific grammar points and generate interesting discussions. These media provide meaningful practice for students to construct their own understanding of new grammatical concepts and current issues. They say an image is worth a thousand words, but only if the image is rich enough in meaning. We've curated the web to give you those thousand words and resources will be shared via google drive during the presentation.
 
The Zoom link can be found at LARAEC.org or http://laraec.org/lunchwithLARAEC/
 
The LARAEC team is currently accepting proposals for future presentations. Please visit LARAEC.org or http://laraec.org/lunchwithLARAEC/

ACCEL San Mateo County Consortium Hosts CALPRO’s “Success For All Learners Through Equity” Training
Join members of the Accel San Mateo County Consortium as they host CALPRO “Success For All Learners Through Equity” training. In this training, participants will learn about the cultural competence framework and the role of unconscious bias. Participants will share a definition of equity and explore program and classroom practices that support equity for all students and then consider ways of using data to identify equity issues. The training is for adult education providers, including front office staff, support and instructional staff, and administrators.
 
Access the flyer and training outline for more details. Registration closes on February 10, 2021.

Register here: https://eventcalendar-user.calpro-online.org/#/Dashboard/ViewEvent/24965

CALPRO Online Integrated Education and Training (IET) Implementation Clinic (Spring 2021)
The California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) and the California Department of Education are pleased to offer a unique professional learning opportunity! Join other agency teams of ESL instructors, CTE instructors, and program administrators for an Integrated Education and Training (IET) Implementation Clinic. There are 4 principal features of this unique online professional learning opportunity, which is open to up to 8 agency teams (each team is composed of 3 staff members). The 4 principal features are: two day-long virtual training sessions; live, interactive discussions through three 75-minute online webinars; ongoing online discussions; and a capstone project. Register by COB Wednesday, February 10, 2021.

Access full training details here.

2021 Nursing Education Investment Grants Program Application Now Available!
FoundationCCC is pleased to announce the availability of the 2021 Nursing Education Investment Grants Program application for projects that facilitate, coordinate with, or complement efforts to educate and train nurses through community colleges across California and that address at least one funding priority described in the Application Guidelines. Up to $495,000 in total grant funds will be awarded in 2021.
 
FoundationCCC applications are due by April 2, 2021. Information about eligibility, the application process, and an application template can be found on the Nursing Education Investment Grants Program website. Applications must be submitted through FoundationCCC’s online grant portal, Submittable.
 
An informational webinar for applicants will be hosted by FoundationCCC on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Click here to register for the webinar.

PPIC - A New Era of Student Access at California’s Community Colleges
In the wake of community colleges adopting AB 705, PPIC research finds that shares of students starting in transfer-level courses quadrupled between 2015 and 2019, with rates of course completion doubling and tripling. Although there has been great progress, inequities still linger across the system. While the policy has narrowed enrollment gaps and course completion gaps between white students and Latino and African American students, notable gaps remain at some colleges. In the following report, PPIC aims to shed light on how AB 705 affected student access, outcomes, and racial equity by specifically looking at fall 2019, the deadline for implementing AB 705. PPIC draws on three main data sources, including 1) student-level longitudinal data provided by the Chancellor’s Office, 2) a comprehensive scan of colleges’ documents and websites and 3) interviews with college faculty, staff, and administrators.

Access the report to learn more about the colleges PPIC evaluated, the measures used, and the findings.

Upcoming Webinar
CAEP Update: Governor’s Budget & NOVA Close Out Certification for 18-19 funds

Friday, February 5, 2020
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Join Veronica Parker and Neil Kelly to discuss the 2021-22 Governor’s Proposed Budget, and walk through the NOVA Close Out Certification for CAEP 2018-19 Funds. As you know, activities related to CAEP 18-19 funds ended 12/31/20. Close out certification for CAEP members is due 3/1/21. Any remaining balances revert back to the State General Fund. Come join the webinar to ask questions and see a demonstration of the close out process.
Register Today!

Deadlines & Deliverables
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  • Jan 31: Student Data due in TOPSPro (Q2)
  • Feb 28: Preliminary allocations for 2021-22 and 2022-23 released by this date.
  • Mar 1: 18/19 and 19/20 and 20/21 Member Expense Report due in NOVA (Q2)
  • Mar 1: Close out of 18/19 Member Funds due in NOVA
  • Mar 31: 18/19 and 19/20 and 20/21 Member Expense Report certified by Consortia in NOVA (Q2)
  • Mar 31: Close out of 18/19 funds in NOVA certified by Consortia in NOVA
  • Mar 31: End of Q3
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