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Leveraging Federal Resources

Mark Mitsui | President, Portland Community College

Mark Mitsui | President, Portland Community College

Presentation Overview  Federal Policy Making 101  The Department of Education  Federal Resources for Community Colleges  Optimize Your Agency Visit

Mark Mitsui | President, Portland Community College

Dear Colleagues

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The Political Context

Mark Mitsui | President, Portland Community College

Legislative Policy Making: Authorizing and Appropriating Legislation  Appropriations

• 12 Budget Bills
• Omnibus, Minibuses (and policy riders)
• Example: Ability to Benefit

 Authorization (and Reauthorization)

• Example: WIOA

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Executive: Executive Action  The Bully Pulpit

• Example: President Obama’s speech

at Macomb Community College in 2009

• The State of the Union (SOTU)

 Executive Orders, Presidential Memoranda

• Example: The Ready to Work Report

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Post Legislative Agency Actions  The Importance of Commenting on New Laws

• Rulemaking

 Technical Amendments  Negotiated Rulemaking  Secretary’s Waivers

• Experimental Sites

 Competitive Preferences

• TAACCCT and Developmental Education

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Communications: Persuasion and Data  Guidance (Dear Colleague Letters)

• Toolkits

 Data

• College Scorecard, IPEDS

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Technical Assistance  Convenings  Toolkits  Visits  Research:

• The Center for the Analysis of

Postsecondary Readiness

• The Center for the Analysis of

Postsecondary Education and Employment

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US Department of Education  Secretary of Education  Undersecretary of Education — Financial Aid, Accreditation, Title III, etc.  Assistant Secretary in the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) — (Perkins), Adult Education (WIOA Title II), etc.  Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Colleges

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Other Federal Agencies  Department of Labor — Education and Training Administration: TAACCCT, Office of Apprenticeships  National Science Foundation — Advanced Technological Education  US Department of Agriculture — Food and Nutrition Services Education and Training  US Department of Energy  US Department of Defense

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Some Interagency Trends Related to Executive Actions  Alignment Across Agencies of Federal Investments

• Career Pathways

 Competitive Preferences/Priorities  Joint Guidance

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Federal Resources for Community Colleges  See:

• OCTAE Connections
• OCTAE Community College Website
• http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cclo/index.html

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An Important Note: Meeting the Unmet Financial Need of Community College Students in Order to Increase Completion Rates  Arkansas Career Pathway Initiative  CUNY ASAP Program  CLASP

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Making the Most of Your Visit to DC  Be on Time  Show Your Best Work That Matches the Administration’s Agenda  Have an Ask in Mind  Bring Questions That Can’t Be Answered by a Website  Let Them Know What You Want Before You Get There

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Questions and Answers