March 9, 2023 - Vision in Action No. 108
2023-24 LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE ACADEMIES –CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!
The RP Group’s Leading from the Middle (LFM) program, in partnership with the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, invites you to apply for a 2023-24 LFM Academy!
LFM provides college teams with a unique opportunity to have a dedicated space for cultivating leadership skills and knowledge, gaining new mindsets, and learning from one another, all while getting dedicated support from an LFM coach throughout the Academy.
During the 15-month Academy, participants will have the opportunity to:
- Engage in experiential learning to explore effective leadership strategies.
- Formulate and articulate a collective and individual equity-minded leadership identity.
- Develop and implement a project that advances systemic equity-focused, student-centered reform efforts and aligns with their colleges’ strategic priorities and the Vision for Success.
- Apply leadership skills and strategies to their day-to-day work and LFM project.
- Examine data, research, and other forms of evidence to make informed decisions to advance their LFM project.
- Create sustainable professional relationships where peers share ideas and strategies around equity and transformative change.
- Work with a designated coach who will support and provide guidance throughout the LFM Academy.
Selected college teams will participate in the following online and in-person activities:
- Virtual onboarding activities (fall 2023)
- Three 2.5-day in-person convenings (fall 2023, spring 2024, and fall 2024, in Pomona, CA)
- Scheduled monthly phone calls with an assigned LFM coach (fall 2023 - fall 2024)
- Two in-person campus visits where teams get to be face-to-face with their assigned LFM coach (dates TBD)
- Virtual sustainability planning activities (fall 2024)
Learn more and apply for the Learning from the Middle Academy. Applications are due by 11:59 pm on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Any questions? Please reach out to Ireri Valenzuela, Director, Leading from the Middle.
SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Black Student Success Week
Registration opens in early April for 2023 Black Student Success Week, scheduled for April 24 through April 28. This year's theme is "Vision to Action: Building Systems and Structures for Black Student Success."
The focus of the week-long event will be on successful approaches to ensuring Black and African American students succeed at California community colleges.
The schedule of virtual activities for the week include:
- The Black Hour: A series of daily webinars hosted from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
- The After Party: A series of daily small group discussion forums held from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
- The BlackOut: A virtual advocacy day event held on April 27, 2023
Webinar registration will open the first week of April 2023. Follow Black Student Success Week on Twitter for updates and more information.
System Guidance/News/Events
Registration is Open for the 2023 EOPS/NextUp Spring Training
Register now for the 2023 EOPS/NextUp Spring Training, scheduled for April 18 and 19 at Hilton Sacramento Arden West. This two-day event will focus on training and technical assistance for EOPS/CARE and NextUp programs staff. Registration for this event will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note: no more than two to three attendees per college can register to attend this event.
Event Information
- Tuesday, April 18, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 19, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Register now for the 2023 EOPS/NextUp Spring Training.
Register Now for the 5th Annual LGBTQ+ Summit: ‘Fiercer Together - Uplifting Queer & Trans Students On Our Campuses’
The 5th Annual CCC LGBTQ+ Summit will be held virtually April 19-20, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Join and collaborate with members of the California Community Colleges at all levels. The summit is a space for students, faculty, classified professionals and administrators where we will focus on this year’s theme: “Fiercer Together - Uplifting Queer & Trans Students on Our Campuses” and on improving not only individual community college campuses but encouraging changes at the structural level as well.
General Registration
For registrations occurring after March 1, 2023 the following prices apply.
- Professional - $100
- Student - $25
Online Instruction/Webinars
Traveling on Advance Parole for DACA Recipients
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Immigrant Legal Defense, in collaboration with the California State University Chancellor's Office, the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the Foundation for California Community Colleges, will present an informational webinar Overview: Traveling on Advance Parole on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Individuals who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) can request and travel with Advance Parole for humanitarian, employment, and education reasons. To qualify, DACA recipients will need to demonstrate that their need to travel falls within one of these categories. This webinar will provide an overview of travel with Advance Parole, its requirements, suggestions to successfully apply, and risks to consider before traveling outside the United States, including prior removal orders, common grounds of inadmissibility, and other complications that could arise when traveling.
This webinar will be recorded. Please register to receive a copy of the recording and any materials shared.
Register now for the Traveling on Advance Parole for DACA Recipients webinar now.
Fiscal & Policy Webinars
Join the Chancellor’s Office for monthly Fiscal & Policy Webinars. We host comprehensive and informative webinars on issues related to college finance, state budgets, fiscal policy, innovative and promising practices and federal issues. The February Fiscal and Policy Webinar will be on Thursday, March 30 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and on each of the following dates:
- April 27
- June 29
- August 31
- September 28
- November 9
- December 7
Register for the Fiscal & Policy webinars today.
Chancellor’s Office System Webinars
The next Chancellor’s Office System Webinar is on Wednesday, April 5 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Register for the 2023 Chancellor’s Office System Webinar series here. All webinar recordings are later posted in the Vision Resource Center.
For questions related to the Chancellor’s Office System Webinars, email Krista Rindell at KRindell@CCCCO.edu.
Student Supports
The California Youth Crisis line runs 24-hours a day, seven days a week: 800-843-5200. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides confidential assistance to anyone in crisis and their loved ones through a live chat and free 24-hour hotline at 800-273-8255. You can also text COURAGE to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Items of Interest
Nominations Open for 2023 Classified Employee of the Year Awards
It’s time for the 2023 Classified Employee of the Year Awards. And we need your nominations! The awards recognize and honor classified staff throughout the community college system who demonstrate the highest level of commitment to the Vision for Success, the mission of the California Community College System and their local district. Do you know someone that fits that description? If so, send us your nominations by March 30, 2023.
Each recipient will receive a $750 cash award and a plaque. Please visit our Board of Governors Recognition and Awards webpage for full details.
Two New Chapters Released in the Undocumented Students Support ehandbook
We are excited to announce the launch of the latest chapters of the CCC Undocumented Students Support eHandbook.
The development of this resource was made possible by a collaborative effort between the California Community Chancellor's Office (Chancellor’s Office) and the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC), with philanthropic support from The James Irvine Foundation. The eHandbook highlights promising practices in providing holistic resources and services to undocumented students and provides guidance and support to practitioners across the system.
Chapters 5 and 6 take a deeper look into mental health struggles of the undocumented community and the available resources to combat them, as well as allyship and how to educators can utilize UndocuAlly trainings to gather skills and knowledge around undocumented students, communities and students from mixed-status families.
Immigration Legal Services Regional Meetings
During the early days of launching legal services, the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) held a number of regional convenings. These regional convenings brought together the FCCC, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, college administrators, California Department of Social Services and our dedicated team of legal service providers.
All meetings are from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. with optional lunch and networking after until 1:30. All locations will vary based on your designated legal service provider.
We request that at least one representative (no students) from each college should attend (more are welcome). We would like to have a robust discussion about how services are going, what can be done to improve, and any other undocumented student support issues your colleges have faced.
