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Learn about California Guided Pathways, a program offering clear educational routes, helping students reach their goals, stay on track, and acquire needed skills for a successful career. State funding of $150 million aims to implement this initiative for college students. Governor's proposed budget indicates an expected increase in STRS/PERS funds for FY 2017-18. Visit the website for detailed information.
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2017-2018 California Guided Pathways Plus Governor’s Proposed Budget
What is California Guided Pathways? • Guided pathways provide students with clear, educationally coherent program maps that include specific course sequences, progress milestones, and program learning outcomes. • These maps are aligned to knowledge and skills required by four-year institutions and the labor market, thus ensuring that students can continue their studies and advance in their careers. https://www.caguidedpathways.org/
What is California Guided Pathways? • The Guided Pathways Project has four dimensions: • Clarify paths to student end goals • Help students choose and enter a pathway • Help students stay on path • Ensure that students are learning https://www.caguidedpathways.org/
California Guided Pathways California Guided Pathways State Funding: • $150 million for implementation • Trailer bill to be released in February • Allocation to districts to be determined The California Guided Pathways Project: • Under the fiscal agency of the Foundation for California Community Colleges • Colleges will attend six institutes (September 2017 – September 2019) to help them implement the California Guided Pathways Project • Colleges will pay a participation fee of $15,000 per year ($45,000 total) and will cover travel and staffing costs to get their teams to the institutes • 15-20 California community colleges • Applications are due on February 28, 2017 https://www.caguidedpathways.org/
Governor’s Proposed Budget Expected cumulative increase to STRS/PERS for FY 2017-18 = $2 million (subject to change)