CA Perkins Nontraditional
& Special Populations (JSPAC)
Conference
A Decade of Growth; A Decade of Goals!
Career Technical Education & Equity through STEM Careers
When: Tuesday, November 29, 2010 — Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Pre-conference - Monday, November 29, 2010, 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Where: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, 1230 J Street, Sacramento, CA
Who: Perkins coordinators; K-14 and Adult CTE educators, deans, and administrators; special populations
program coordinators; Title IX/equity coordinators; counselors; CalWORKs/One-Stop directors & staff;
student support staff; grant writers; institutional researchers; NGOs, etc.
Why: Meet Perkins Core Indicators; improve access, success, and participation of students in Nontraditional
careers; learn ways to assist students from special populations in improving their lives of students and
meeting their education and career goals
How: Talk to your Partners: Perkins, DSPS, CalWORKs, ESL/ELL/LEP, Title I, WIA/WIB, Special Services, etc. to
combine funding and join us for two days of fast-paced, jam-packed learning & networking!
Discounted registration fees for teams of 2 or more!
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Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Mary M. Wiberg, Executive Director, State of CA Commission on the Status of Women
Jonathan Lightman, Executive Director, FACCC and the FACCC EI
Pre-Conference 3-hour Intensive Workshops:
1. Beyond the Culture of Poverty, Paul Gorski, www.edchange.org
2. Advocacy and Education—Insuring the Future of Your CTE Program, Jonathon Lightman, www.faccc.org
3. Grants, CTE Collaboratives and other funding opportunities, panel TBD
Workshop Topics*:
Equity, Legislation, Marketing, Careers Ladders, Green Technology, Programs of Study, Nontraditional
Employment, Rosie’s Girls!, Veterans, Research, CTE Evaluation/Data, SP/NT 101, Year UP! WIA/SB 70 & other
funding/grant opportunities, Technology, CA’s resources, Technology, DSPS, ESL/ELL, Single/Teen Parents, Foster
Youth, Challenge Day!, and a Perkins Technical Assistance Office throughout the conference.
* Subject to change
More information & limited capacity registration soon at www.jspac.org
The Joint Special Populations Advisory Committee (JSPAC) is supported by the CA Department of Education and CA Community College Chancellor’s Office via Carl D. Perkins grants 09-342-002 and 09-0386. No person shall on the grounds of sex, race, color, national origin, or handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subject to discrimination under this program.