Recreating “Recreational” Programs

Recreating “Recreational” Programs

Kale Braden, Cosumnes River College Kim Harrell, Folsom Lake CollegeMichelle Pilati, Futures Committee

OverviewOverview

• Why “recreation”?

• Prioritization– Demonstrating role of courses within the

existing priorities– Within “recreational” offerings

• Education– Data collection– Messaging

RecreationRecreation

• What’s wrong with “recreational” offerings?

• What makes a course “recreation”?

• “Recreation” refers not to the nature of the course, but the reason it is being taken.

• Our dilemma – we know this, but….

• How can we recreate “recreation” so that our courses and programs can withstand any and all scrutiny?

PrioritizationPrioritization

• We’ve been told to focus on?

• Where/how/when do “recreational” courses fit into these priorities?

• What should be done when courses do not “fit”?

Los Rios ApproachLos Rios Approach

• Senate Issues– Credit programs &

courses– CSERVE process

development• Union Issues

– Faculty load– Contracting Out– Loss of LRCFT

members to CSERVE

• District issues– District-wide activation

of workload committees– Los Rios Board

Requested papers to provide “Cocktail Ammunition”

Kinesiology - Think Like the LAOKinesiology - Think Like the LAO

• Curriculum review

• Collaborative streamlining

• Changed course titles

• Identified “red flag” courses

• Culled red flag courses

Kinesiology - Think Like the LAOKinesiology - Think Like the LAO

• Tied activity courses to degrees and certificates

• Physical Education > Kinesiology

• Plan to adopt Kinesiology TMC

• Submit proposal to ASCCC to add Kinesiology to the disciplines list

 

Enrollment Management ConsiderationsEnrollment Management Considerations

• Prioritize offerings tied to degrees & certs

• Ensure access at all sites and for 1 unit graduation requirement

• District coordination – scheduling critical offerings

• Ensure load

District-wide Fine & Performing Arts & P.E. TaskforceDistrict-wide Fine & Performing Arts & P.E. Taskforce

• Impact on the local economy

• Los Rios Center for Excellence—data mining

• How does kinesiology drive the economy?

• Forget what the LAO says – what do the data say?

Kinesiology & AthleticsKinesiology & Athletics23,000 jobs supported in Sacramento area

1800 new jobs & 1500 replacement jobs 2010-2015

Employment Growth in the PE/Athletics Sector

Kinesiology & Athletics - $1.8 billion impactKinesiology & Athletics - $1.8 billion impact

Industry Description2008

Direct Impacts

Industry Purchases

Employee Spending Total $

Sports Teams, Racetracks, and Other Spectator Sports

164,264,736 47,881,749 124,638,298 336,784,783Promoters and Agents

118,176,888 63,332,700 58,446,744 239,956,332Golf Courses, Skiing Facilities, and Other Recreation Industries

502,383,269 241,224,177 159,434,915 903,042,360Fitness and recreational sports centers

183,704,864 80,424,236 79,632,246 343,761,346

Total Impact $ 968,529,757 432,862,862 422,152,203 1,823,544,822

1. Delivery of services2. Purchases of support goods and services3. Employee spending

FINE AND PERFORMING ARTSFINE AND PERFORMING ARTS

Fine & Performing ArtsFine & Performing Arts

• Demonstrating that the courses are not “recreational” and arming yourself with data to Refute LAO anecdotes:– “Students just take these art classes for

fun!”• “Over 85% of all Los Rios Fine and

Performing Arts Students are enrolled in Fine Arts and other transfer/basic skills classes!”

Arm yourself with DataArm yourself with Data

• “There is no practical outcome for taking arts classes”– “Over HALF of the Los

Rios Fine and Performing Arts College programs include– Career Technical Education (CTE)– Programs that directly lead to jobs in the Sacramento Metro area!

Arm Yourself with DataArm Yourself with Data

• The education requirements of the Fine and Performing Arts occupations range from long-term on-the-job training to a degree plus work experience. – Ten of the 23 occupations

require long-term on-the-job training, nine require a bachelor’s or associate degree, three require a degree plus work experience, and only one requires work experience in a related field. 1Twenty-three Fine and Performing occupations were

identified in the Sacramento Region by their U.S. Bureau of Statistics Standard Occupational Classification codes (SOC). (U.S. Bureau of Statistics, 2010)

Arm yourself with DataArm yourself with Data

• The Fine and Performing Arts Sector supports over 25,000 jobs in the Sacramento Region.

• Artists represent 1.4% of the United States labor force – a larger group than

• the legal profession (lawyers, judges, and paralegals);

• medical doctors (physicians, surgeons, and dentists); or

• agricultural workers (farmers, ranchers, foresters, and fishers).1

1National Endowment for the Arts, 2005

Arm yourself with DataArm yourself with Data

• Economic Impact– The arts Sector generates

$1.7 billion annually to the Sacramento Region

– Supports more than 27,000 jobs

– Los Rios’ spending alone has created 1,250 local, ongoing jobs.

Next step:Next step:

• The Arts Mean Transfer paper.

• Adoption of TMC curriculum in applicable different Fine/Performing arts areas

• Culling/renaming of “targeted” courses– “Theatre Games and Improvisation”

Take-home MessagesTake-home Messages

• Be proactive – review your curriculum with a critical eye.

• Ask the really hard questions.

• Decide what hills you really want to die on.

• Collect the data and make your case.

• Market your program.

Resources for your own ammunitionResources for your own ammunition

• Americans for the Arts. (2007). Arts and Economic Prosperity. Available from http://www.artsusa.org/ pdf/information_services/research/services/economic_impact/aepiii/national_report.pdf

• National Endowment for the Arts. (2005). Artists in the Workforce Executive Summary. Available from http://www.nea.gov/research/ArtistsInWorkforce.pdf

• National Governors’ Association. (2008). Arts and the Economy. Available from http://www.nga.org/Files/ pdf/ 0901ARTSANDECONOMY.pdf

• United States Bureau of Statistics. (2010). Standard Occupational Classification. Available from http://www.bls.gov/soc/