Students Get A Seat At The Table

Fantastic news!

Students will (finally) get a seat at the decision-making table.

There will be two student reps amongst the new AB86 Workgroup Configuration.

Hit the "read more" link to learn more.


AB86 has also (finally) issued information about these changes.  You can read their info here.

The newest list of AB86 Workgroup members, which includes 2 slots for Student Reps, is below.

Before you read it, take a minute to consider the huge efforts students have made and continue to make to speak up about Adult Education, Adult Schools, and their right to be heard and included.

Read what San Mateo Adult School Student Council President Marco said about the need for student inclusion.

And say thank you to Marco and all the other students who spoke up for what should have been recognized long ago: 

Students Matter.  If we are going to build the best Adult Education system possible, their experience, ideas, insight, and wisdom must be at the decision-making table.

AB 86 Work Group (as of 12/10/14)

Name	Organization
John Stanskas	Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Student Representative - TBD	Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Mike Reese	Association of California Community College Administrators
Rocky Bettar	Association of California School Administrators
JoAnn Higdon	Association of Chief Business Officials
Cynthia Parulan-Colfer	California Adult Education Administration Association
	California Association of School Business Officials*
Rirchard Hansen	California Community College Independents
Duncan Graham	California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers
Kathy Davis	California Council for Adult Education
Student Representative - TBD	California Council for Adult Education
	California County Superintendents Educational Services Association*
Jack Carroll	California Federation of Teachers
Teri Burns	California School Boards Association
Tristan Brown	California School Employees Association
Wendy Plew	California Teachers Association
Bob Harper	Campbell Adult and Community Education
Neil Kelly	CCCCO Specialist, Career Education Practices
Carmen Martinez-Calderon	CDE  Coordinated Student Support and Adult Education Division
Shadidi Sai-Maat	CDE Coordinated Student Support and Adult Education Division
Lynette Nyaggah	Community College Association
	Community College League of California*
Kris Fertel	Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
Andrea Rodriguez	LAUSD Division of Adult and Career Education
Candace Lee	LAUSD, Division of Adult and Career Education
Joanne Durkee	Mt. Diablo Adult and Career Education
Donna Burns	Mt. San Antonio College
Greg Schulz	North Orange County Community College District
Erica Leblanc	Santa Monica College
	United Teachers of Los Angeles*

*This organization has not yet named a participant.