Welcome to the K-16 Collaborative: Border Region Talent Pipeline's first newsletter! We thought this would be a great opportunity for us to share what we've been working on.

We held our first steering committee meeting in April. We hosted 2 cross-segment communities of practice (one for computing and one for engineering) in May. We created all of our grant applications and reporting documents. And we are working on a number of regional projects to support your work!

K-12 LEAs:

• We met with almost all of the districts within San Diego and Imperial Counties and hosted six general information sessions;
• We've consulted with the County Office of Education for both San Diego and Imperial Counties;
• We had numerous conversations with the CCGI team, hosted multiple trainings, and are working on resources to support regional implementation.

Postsecondary:

• We met with all community college partners, and made in-person visits to the 3 universities;
• The Verified Program process was rolled out for computing and engineering programs;
• We held a pilot paid internship program this summer, placing 48 computing or engineering college students at local companies. We are pleased to announce that at least 3 students received job offers.

The K-16 Collaborative invites high school teachers, community college faculty, and university professors in San Diego and Imperial counties to attend communities of practice in computing, engineering and business.

If you're interested in working collectively to solve shared education pipeline challenges, please join us at one of our next meetings!

Computing: September 13, 3:30-4:30pm

Engineering: September 26, 3:30-4:30pm

Business: September 28, 3:30-4:30pm

The San Diego County Office of Education is hosting their annual Equity Conference on January 18 and 19, 2024. Whether you are from San Diego or Imperial County, a K-12 district or postsecondary educational institution, we encourage you to attend this event. Our staff will be submitting a proposal to host a breakout session, and hope to engage with you about how we can work together as a region to support equity efforts.

Early bird pricing is open until August 30th, so register today! Also, the call for presenters is open until October 1. For more information, visit the conference webpage: Equity Conference

Here are some additional local conferences and events - we hope to see you there!

• CSU Counselor Conference (various dates in Sept & Oct) - registration open

• CSUSM Social Mobility Symposium (Oct 5-6) - registration open and it's free!

• California Economic Summit (Oct 11-13) - registration open

• San Diego Career Pathway Conference (Oct 12) - registration open. Call for presenters open through Sept 15

• CCCAOE (Oct 17-20) - registration open

• CTE Conference (Nov 15-17) - unfortunately, registration is closed

• SDICCC Counselor Conference (Dec 8) - save the date!

Leading the efforts with the K-12 districts is Jamie Davenport. Jamie is beginning her 16th year in education. She spent the first 10 years of her career with San Diego Unified as a classroom teacher; 5 of those also as Program Coordinator for the Crawford High School Academy of Law. She then spent the last 5 years with the Grossmont Union High School District as CTE Curriculum Specialist and K-12 SWP Pathway Coordinator. Jamie holds single-subject credentials in Social Studies and English, as well as a Designated Subjects Credential in Public Services. She graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2006.

The SDCOE and SDICCC regional consortium teams have developed a series of workshops designed to support your CTE Incentive Grant (CTEIG) and K12 Strong Workforce Program (K12SWP) grant applications, with a few sessions that will also connect to the K-16 Collaborative grant. We will be participating in the Braiding Funds presentation on Sept 11 and the K-16 Collaborative presentation is on Sept 20. 

View the schedule, register for upcoming webinars, and access archived sessions and other resources by clicking the button below.

Our region has a new CCGI representative! Julian McDaniels is the new Director of Engagement and Implementation for the Inland Empire/Southern California region.

Before joining CCGI, Julian served in a variety of roles. Since 2014, he has worked in Moreno Valley to develop new college and career readiness systems, events, and procedures to help all students prepare for college and/or a viable career path. For the past 6 years, he has been a member of the Riverside County Educational Collaborative which works to increase equitable college and career readiness outcomes.

Contact Julian at jmcdaniels@californiacolleges.edu

to learn more about how CCGI can support equitable outcomes in your district!

Leading the efforts with our postsecondary partners is Heather Cavazos. Heather has been a part of the San Diego & Imperial Counties Community College Regional Consortium team for the past 7 years and has worked closely with the K-12 districts and community colleges in a K14 Career Pathways Coordinator role. Heather has created work-based learning activities to promote Career Education awareness for middle and high school students, including classroom speakers, industry tours, college campus tours, and mentorship/internship programs. Prior to working in education, Heather managed mass-market fundraising events in the nonprofit sector.