ATEP staff is finishing the ATEP Planning and Progress report which culminates six months of working closely with the Chancellor's Executive Team, District Leadership Team and the district-wide community to gather input for planning, clarify information, highlight potential issues and provide ongoing communication about the ATEP development.
The ATEP Development Forum met on April 30 to review the prospectuses received for new or expanded programs and courses that may be considered for the ATEP expansion. Members of the forum discussed potential next steps in the process, including reviewing pending research in the four educational focus areas and involving the colleges' strategic planning committees.
Promotion of summer classes continues. A schedule of classes at ATEP has been developed and widely distributed to the community. Recruitment for the Academic Foundations Summer Institute continues and ATEP continues to work with Saddleback, IVC and the Orange County Rescue Mission's Village of Hope to form the next cohort.
The fall schedule has been completed and the Vice Presidents of Instruction met with the ATEP Provost to outline a collaborative agreement to better balance the offerings between the two colleges with a continued focus on career technical courses.
A research project with the Orange County Business Council for the evaluation of economic potential career education and training programs at ATEP is nearing completion.