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APRIL 2023 • No. 29
SCCCD Chancellor Carole Goldsmith welcomes the first in-person meeting of 
the Central San Joaquin Valley K-16 Partnership March 1.
 
New Dual Enrollment Math Bridge Project provides
support for Central Valley non-traditional rural students
A new state-funded math dual enrollment program will “positively impact” approximately 630 non-traditional  students at seven rural high schools next fall through four area community colleges that are members of the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium.
 
Under a regional umbrella of equity and inclusion, the Dual Enrollment (DE) Math Bridge will provide equitable access to transfer-level math courses with embedded support for high school students who are disproportionately impacted, and/or are not traditionally college-bound, said Dr. Benjamín Durán, CVHEC executive director.
 
The initiative, the second of its kind launched by CVHEC and its partners in the past few months, is funded by a $1,075,340 award by the California Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program, a statewide initiative designed to help California’s economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while
addressing long-standing  social and economic inequities in higher education and workforce participation with a $250 million appropriation to the Department of General Services (DGS) in the Budget Act of 2021. Collaboratives were set up in 13 regions throughout the state.
 
Partners in the Dual Enrollment Math Bridge Project with CVHEC are the Central San Joaquin Valley K-16 Partnership, College Bridge of Los Angeles (which presented the first project for the region in January using federal funds, the Central Valley Math Bridge Program) and Fresno Pacific University, also a CVHEC member campus.
 
The four community college partners are Clovis Community College, Reedley College, West Hills Community College - Lemoore and West Hills Community College – Coalinga.
 
The participating high schools are Clovis, Clovis East, Riverdale, Sanger and Sanger West. CVHEC is looking for two more high schools to participate in the project.
See Dual Enrollment Math Bridge Funded full story
DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

'Committed to the deeper work -- blurring the line
between high school and college'
 
Greetings,
 
This April edition of our CVHEC e-newsletter ushers in the final month of a busy spring semester for many of our CVHEC member colleges and universities not to mention our own relentless team.  

In spite of wrestling with all the challenges in just the second year of a post-pandemic world, faculty, staff and CVHEC partners have been working diligently on regional strategies that will
shed light on the good work our Central Valley colleges and universities are doing collectively for the well-being of our students.

First, we alert you that the 2023 CVHEC Annual Summit originally set for May is being rescheduled to October.
 
This will give us the opportunity to deliver a more impactful and compressive summit that, in addition to bringing higher education leaders and policy-makers together, showcases the great work being done in the region.  Please be on the lookout for updates.
 
One of the things we continue to express is that passing the college math gateway courses can make the difference for a student between college completion or not.  In this month’s newsletter, please read about some of efforts going on throughout the region that aim to eliminate this barrier.
 
Specifically, we are pleased to announce our new state-funded Dual Enrollment Math Bridge Program in collaboration with the Central San Joaquin Valley K-16 Partnership. This comes on the heels of our first venture with College Bridge announced in January that is in full swing with the recruitment of high schools and that was featured in valley news media (see related story in this issue).  CVHEC and its partners are committed to undertake this deeper work that can effectively blur the lines between high schools and its colleges in the Central Valley
 
In this issue’s What the CV-HEC is Happening Blog, Dr. Manjula Joseph from Fresno Pacific University speaks about some of the experiences these high school teachers are having while earning a Master’s degree that will not only qualify them to teach dual enrollment math courses at their high schools, but also make them even better teachers by humanizing mathematics.  
 
Thanks again for taking some of your valuable time to peruse our e-newsletter.
See Director's Message

CVHEC to lead California delegation at CCA Day on the Hill 
Dr. Benjamin Duran, executive director of the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium, will join Complete College America for its CCA Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C.  May 16- 17 where “a network of higher education experts share strategies and lessons for the implementation of higher ed strategies at scale.”

At the CCA Day on the Hill event, Alliance members directly engage in the federal legislative process with their federal representatives and share best practices in
 
states and regions that can be translated into federal policy while advancing CCA’s legislative agenda at the federal level, said Charles Ansell, CCA vice president for Research.
 
“As Congress looks to reauthorize the Higher Education Act next year, CCA Alliance members who participate in this opportunity will bolster the organizations’ efforts to make a lasting federal policy impact to support students seeking to complete college,” Ansell said ...
See CVHEC at CCA on the Hill full story
CVHEC Summit Re-scheduled for October 2023
The Central Valley Higher Education Consortium Legislative and Policy Summit 2023 originally set for May has been rescheduled for October. Date and details will be available in CVHEC’s May issue.
The quarterly CVHEC Board of Directors Summit remains scheduled for Thursday, May 11. The board of directors will confirm the October summit dates at this quarterly meeting.
See CHVEC Summit 2023 Re-scheduled
With the first cohorts of the Kern Master’s Upskilling Program underway, this guest blog is by Dr. Manjula Joseph, associate professor and program director for math education at Fresno Pacific University, a CVHEC member institution.  She reflects on the experiences of the math cohort offered by FPU with 21 current practicing high school teachers enrolled in the program designed to empower them to create classrooms that foster a love for math with specific sights set on eventually teaching dual enrollment courses at their respective high schools. The first Kern math cohort completes in July 2024. (An English master’s cohort offered by CVHEC member National University is also currently in session).
 
 
Transforming Practicing Teachers into Innovative Math Educators

Embracing the shift in math education for the Kern Master’s Upskilling Program:
Fresno Pacific University’s MA in Mathematics Education

By Dr. Manjula Joseph
Program Director, Math Education – Fresno Pacific University
 
I enter the (zoom) room and observe a class in session.
 
The students in the first cohort of our Kern Master’s Upskilling Program for practicing high school math teachers are sharing celebrations and challenges about life events – school, family, health, etc. Some of them request prayer.
 
After this brief time of sharing, they are presented with a graph of an intertwined circle and parabola with a red-shaded area and asked to respond to the prompts “What do you notice? What do you wonder?” on a Google Jamboard. Their two-dozen responses range from noticing symmetry to wondering what the center of the circle might be. Then, moving to breakout rooms to discuss how they might solve the problem at hand, they write their thoughts on the Jamboard. 

The complex problem involves differential and integral calculus, trigonometry and intricate algebraic manipulation. Not initially finding answers only seems to push them further to learn unfamiliar concepts, expand prior knowledge and reach a solution.
 
Professor Alice Keeler, the instructor, and I silently observe this activity unfold and marvel. What I have just observed firsthand is a genuine “community of learners” engaged in supporting and strengthening each other’s content and pedagogical knowledge ...
 
...
 
See the full 'What the CV-HEC is Happening?' Guest Blog
Recruiting for second cohort of Kern Math/English HS Teachers 
Master’s Upskill Program supports dual enrollment with Kern K-16 Collaborative
Applications are now available for the second cohort of Kern high school math teachers to enroll in CVHEC's Kern Dual Enrollment Teacher Up-skilling Pathway for English and Mathematics that qualifies them to teach dual enrollment courses.

With the application priority deadline June 2, 2023, the next information session is April 25 at 4:30 p.m. for the second cohort. Classes begin this August and complete in May 2025. Additional info dates are set for May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 4:30 p.m.  

The Master’s Upskill Program is a partnership of the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium and the Kern Regional K-16 Education Collaborative ...
See CVHEC Kern Master's Upskill Recruitment
CVHEC IN THE NEWS
KSEE Education Matters features
Central Valley Math Bridge initiative 

The Central Valley Math Bridge Project was featured on the Education Matters television segment April 10 by the Fresno County Office of Education with Juanita Stevenson on KSEE-24 (NBC). The project is a partnership of College Bridge, the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium  and the Rand Corporation.
 
Interviewed were Dr. Lynn Cavallos, president of College Bridge; Dr. Martin Macias, superintendent of the Golden Plains Unified School District; Angel Ramirez, CVHEC operations and finance manager; and Tranquillity High School math teacher Bradley Scott.
 
Recruitment of high schools is underway with the Math Bridge kickoff, a day-long seminar for participants from six CVHEC community college members and selected high schools, set for May 18 in Fresno.  Valley high schools interested in participating may contact Nicole Korgie at nicole.korgie@college-bridge.org.
See CVHEC In The NEWS: College Bridge
CVHEC BOARD/MEMBER NEWS
  
Steve Watkin named interim president
of Bakersfield College; joins CVHEC board
Steve Watkin was named interim president of Bakersfield College (BC) by the Kern Community College District (Kern CCD) Board of Trustees in March, succeeding Dr. Zav Dadabhoy who was recently appointed deputy chancellor of KCCD. He assumes his responsibilities May 15and will sit on the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium Board of Directors. [MORE]

Modesto Jr. College presents Dr. Brennan with ZTC/OER Faculty Award  [MORE]
 
Fresno Unified students could enroll in
Fresno State automatically under new program [MORE]

California Medicine Scholars Program welcomes first class; apps for pre-transfer open
 [MORE]  (Also see GVWire story).
 
FCC: Motherlode 'Enrollment Growth & Pathways: Strategy Session'
features CCC Chancellor-Select Sonya Christian
Dr. Sonya Christian, chancellor-select of the California Community College system, will be the guest speaker for the Central Mother Lode Regional Consortium’s “Enrollment Growth & Pathways: A Strategy Session” Tuesday, April 25, at Fresno City College (1101 East University Ave.) in Fresno.

The free event, hosted by FCC President Robert Pimentel, will be held from 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.  in Old Admin Bldg/Auditorium with breakfast provided during registration at 9:30 a.m. at the OAB East Courtyard. RSVP required.
 
A CVHEC duo of Angel Ramirez, operations and finance manager, and Elaine Cash, grants and programs coordinator, will present on the regional dual enrollment efforts taking place across the Central Valley.
See Motherlode Consortium Enrollment Conference
HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS

• Cal State to debut new dual admission transfer program this fall - EdSource 

• Panel: Underrepresented students should be the target of California's dual enrollment - EdSource

• U.S. Department of Education's (Federal Student Aid) publishes the Better FAFSA Better Future Roadmap (Roadmap)

• UC proposes first-time systemwide admission guarantee to all qualified transfer students (Los Angeles Times) 

• Report: Expansion of community college baccalaureate degrees could help racial equity (EdSource)

• Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment: Initial Findings from the Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion Initiative (College Futures Foundation)
 
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