From Recent Workshops
Some documents of current interest:
Title 5 Update from the CIO/CSSO Conference (739Kb PDF) (also 533Kb PPT)
Chancellor's Office Update from CIO/CSSO Conference (2.7M PDF) (also 2.9M PPT)
Title 5 Changes: Repetition and Withdrawal (PPT)
Juan Avalo's Presentation on SLOs (PPT)
Randy Lawson (PPT)
CCCCO Presentation (PPT)
Title 5, Part 2 Revisions
Mary Dowell: Legal Issues Update (323K PDF)
Here are the Pavela Resources from GoogleDocs:
Threat assessment: Lessons from the Secret Service Safe Schools Initiative
The NIU rampage shootings
Cornell applies the Air Force suicide prevention model
Responding to Troubled and At-Risk Students: Best Practices
Chancellor's Office News
Statewide marketing campaign launched to coincide with National Career Technical Education Month in March. Promotional materials, including the WhoDoUWant2B.com website, seek to educate "parents, teachers, administrators, and especially, students on the wide range of career tech opportunities out there." More...
Challenges for students attempting to navigate community college courses and systems without the benefit of basic skills: this topic is currently being examined in the media. One article, linked from the Chancellor's Office's Media Information page, highlight's Chaffey College's use of Success Centers to help students keep their studies on track. More...
CSSO Board Meetings
Nov. 20 - Aneheim, 9am - 4pm
Jan. 30 - Sacramento, 9am - 4pm
Mar. 6 - Location TBA
Mar. 31 or Apr. 1 - CSSO/CIO Conference
May 20 - CCCConfer, 1pm - 5pm
Jun. 25-26 - Retreat Location TBA
NASFA 2009 Annual Conference & Expo
Convention Center Lost Angeles, CA
CSSO Board Retreat: June 25-26
Kellog West Conference Center
3801 W. Temple Avenue, Building 76
Pomona, CA
6/25 - 10:00 to 5:00 p.m.
6/26 - 8:30 - 3:00 p.m.
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