LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION
     AGENDA
    Public Hearing on Career Technical Education
    Thursday, April 26, 2007
    State Capitol, Room 437
    Sacramento

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    All written testimony submitted electronically is linked to the witnesses' names below.

    Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

    Labor & Workforce Development and CTE Programs
     

    1. Victoria L. Bradshaw, Secretary, Labor & Workforce Development Agency
       
    Role of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs in CTE
     
    1. Laurel Adler, Superintendent, East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program and Technical Center
    2. Paul Watters, President, California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs

      3. Fact sheet submitted by Mr. Watters.
       
    County and Local District Perspective and Regional Partnerships
     
    1. David W. Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools, Sacramento County Office of Education
    2. David N. Butler, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Linking Education and Economic Development Sacramento

      3.  
    Role of Community Colleges in CTE
     
    1. José Millan, Vice Chancellor, Economic and Workforce Preparation Division, Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges
    2. Rock Pfotenhauer, Dean of Career Education and Economic Development, Cabrillo College
       
    CTE Teacher Workforce Issues
     
    1. Helen Hawley-Kelley, Education Consultant, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
    2. Mike Patterson, Career Technical Education Teacher and Representative of the California Teachers Association, South Tahoe High School and Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program I

      3. White paper submitted by Mr. Patterson.
    Public comment will be taken at the end of the hearing.
     
     

    Business Meeting Agenda

    (The Commission will consider agenda items I-V at approximately noon.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)
     
    1. Business Meeting Minutes from March 22, 2007
    2. Schedule/Project Selection
    3. Subcommittee Reports
    4. Implementation Activity
    5. Reports from the Bureau of State Audits