Member Resources and Videos
Leadership in California Community Colleges is inevitably dynamic, challenging, complex, and potentially highly rewarding. Effective leadership necessitates adaptability, a strong sense of self and one's values, and a wide variety of skills and abilities. And sustainable leadership benefits from assessment, reflection, and engagement with peers and ideas germane to the community college mission.
CEO and Board Resources
Below you will find links to publications of interest and professional development opportunities for CEOs. Listed in alphabetical order
- Advice for the New CEO
- Appointing a New Trustee to the Board
- Assessing the Performance of the CEO
- Board Focus
- Board and CEO Roles: Different Jobs, Different Tasks
- CEO Tenure and Retention Study: 1st Update | 2nd Update | 3rd Update | 4th Update | 5th Update | 6th Update | 7th Update | 8th Update | 9th Update | 10th Update
- Commonly Used Terms in California Community College Administration
- The Curriculum Approval Process: A Resource Guide For Trustees and Administrators
- Faculty Role in Decision Making: Participating Effectively in District and College Governance,
Community College League and Academic Senate - Open and Public IV, League of California Cities
- Q and A for New CEOs
- Scenarios to Illustrate Effective Participation in District and College Governance, Community College League and Academic Senate
CEO Videos and Online Training
Podcast / Video Topic | Link |
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1. Board CEO Relations Part I | |
2. Board CEO Relations Part II | |
3. Leadership: Strategic and Equity Minded Part I | |
4. Leadership: Strategic and Equity Minded Part II | |
5. Effective Budgeting Multiyear Modeling and Adapting to Fiscal Uncertainty | |
6. Advocacy and Fundraising Effective Strategies | |
1. How does professional development support the longevity of a CEO? | Watch Now |
2. Should a CEO have a professional development plan and if so, what should it look like? |
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3. Give an example of something you learned at a League CEO event and how you implemented the information. | Watch Now |
4. Is it important for CEOs to gather in a leadership development environment? How did it help you? |
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5. What advice would you have appreciated as a new CEO from your colleagues? Your board? | Watch Now |
6. What is the CEO’s role in leading and supporting Board and Trustee professional development? | Watch Now |
7. What is the CEO's role in leading and supporting Board planning? | Watch Now |
8. In a multi-college district, what relationship should college presidents have with individual Trustees and with the Board? |
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9. What is your top one piece of advice for a new CEO in working with Trustees and Boards? | Watch Now |
10. No CEO can do it all on the first day: what must boards expect their CEO will need in continuing education? | Watch Now |
Thank you for watching the above CEO video series and listening to the CEO podcast series.
Click here to watch the video series on the League's YouTube Channel.
Click here to listen to the podcast series on the League's Development for the Community College CEO Channel.
Click here to watch the video series on the League's Development for the Community College CEO YouTube Channel.
Strong Workforce Videos
The League has prepared a series of strong workforce videos to assist you in learning more about career technical education.
Video Topic | Video Link |
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Video 1: Introduction to the Strong Workforce Program for CEOs | Watch Now |
Video 2: More and Better CTE: Leadership Stepping Up to the Challenge | Watch Now |
Video 3: Creating the Future of CTE | Watch Now |
Video 4: Implementing a Regional Approach for CTE | Watch Now |
Video 5: The Role of Data and Accountability in Career Education | Watch Now |
For segmented clips of the above videos, please click here.