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Joint Board Committee on Noncredit and Adult Education Collection at the California Adult Education Archives
OTAN FA 001
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Title: Joint Board Committee on Noncredit and Adult Education
Date (inclusive): 1997-2001
Identifier/Call Number: OTAN FA 001
Creator:
California. Dept. of Education. Adult Education Office
Physical Description:
One file storage box
Repository:
Sacramento County Office of Education. Outreach and Technical Assistance Network.
P.O. Box 269003
Sacramento, CA 95826-9003
Abstract: The California GED Academy was originated by the California Department of Education in the mid-1980s as an in-service and
networking opportunity for GED teachers working in adult education programs. Its purpose was to improve student learning and
to build a peer support system among GED teachers. The collection consists of papers and flyers collected by a participant
and leader in the GED Academy and covers the period 1984-2006. Of particular interest are copies of memos to the field from
the California Department of Education proposing to plan for an academy and announcing the first academies. Several documents
relate to the evaluation of the first year of the academy.
Language of Material:
English
Physical Location: The materials are in the California Adult Education Archives maintained by the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network at
the Sacramento County Office of Education. For current information on the location of the materials, please consult the OTAN
Web site at http://www.otan.us.
The collection is open for research by appointment. Please call the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network.
California Adult Education archival materials are publically funded and not subject to copyright restrictions. Publications
should properly reference the Archives and the specific collection that contains the quoted materials. See Preferred Citation.
Guide to the Joint Board Committee on Noncredit and Adult Education Collection at the California Adult Education Archives.
OTAN FA 001. Adult Education Archives, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network, Sacramento County Office of Education,
Sacramento, CA
In 2004 the California Department of Education, Adult Education Office, transferred the working files of the Joint Board Committee
to the CA Adult Education Archives at the Sacramento County Office of Education.
The Joint Board Task Force on Noncredit and Adult Education was established in 1997 as a result of Governor Pete Wilson's
veto message of Assembly Bill 824 which proposed the establishment of a joint working group composed of representatives of
the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and the California State Board of Education to address mutually important
and recurring issues. The Joint Board Task Force which came to be known as the Joint Board Committee (JBC) held five field
public meetings for experts to present testimony on four policy areas: scope of instruction, funding issues, quality and accountability,
and collaborative planning. The members that staffed the committee were known as the Interagency Coordinating Team (IACT).
In December 1998 the committee produced a report detailing 12 recommendations to promote quality learning opportunities for
student success. The committee communicated with the field via a comprehensive Web site.
Beginning in 1999 a Work Group of the JBC continued to work on recommendations and proposed actions. Meetings of the Work
Group continued through March 2000. Several subgroups were established. The recommendations and actions items in the Joint
Board report received minimal attention because funding was lacking for the Joint Board to continue to hold meetings and staff
the subsequent work; consensus between the Legislature and the Governor on solutions was also lacking. Work did begin on cooperative
review and update of model standards in five program areas: English as a second language; adult basic education, adult secondary
education, parent education, and older adult education.
California Community College. Board of Governors
California Community Colleges. Chancellor's Office
California. Dept. of Education. Adult Education Office
California. Dept. of Education. Adult Education Unit
California. State Board of Education
Joint Board Committee on Noncredit and Adult Education
Rita Cepeda
Joan Dailey Polster
Academic Standards
Community Colleges
Noncredit Programs
Public School Adult Education
State Planning
State Standards
Scope and Content of the Collection
The collection includes the files of the Joint Committee including rosters, timelines, agendas and minutes of meetings, preliminary
and final reports, print and electronic versions of presentations, mailing lists and correspondence, and background resources.
There are two audiotapes of the October 13, 1999 JBC Task Force meeting. The committee Web site includes the final report
of the committee, the recommendations of the work group, correspondence, policy issue papers, meeting agendas and minutes,
charts, and the IACT roster as of May 16,1999.
The collection is organized into six series: products and reports, 1997-98; meetings and correspondence, 1997-98; meetings
and correspondence, 1999-2000; sub-groups and initiatives, 1999-2001; Web site printouts; committee resources. The items are
arranged in labeled file folders according to the following table of contents.