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The Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District
Invites Applications and Nominationsfor PresidentEast Los Angeles College
An Equal Opportunity Employer
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is one of the largest community college districts in the nation. The Districts nine colleges of which East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is the largest in enrollment serve the residents of more than 36 cities and communities from about 900 square miles of Los Angeles County. An average of about 230000 full- and part-time students per year are educated at LACCD and LACCD is proud to be the leading educator of Latino and African American students in California. Additionally the District serves a substantial population of first-generation students AB540 and undocumented students justice-impacted students students with disabilities former foster care students and students who are either currently active in the military or military veterans all of whom further enrich our vibrant academic community. The District provides educational programs that help students complete degrees and certificates transfer to four-year colleges and complete career/technical education programs including baccalaureate degree programs. LACCD is also a founding member of the California Community College Equity Leadership Alliance. Through this Alliance the LACCD deploys a framework for racial equity and social justice to make structural and permanent change to root out the ill effects of racism and bias from classrooms and the workplace and move towards a more socially and racially-just academic community.
ELAC has maintained a robust set of distance education offerings including more than 30 programs with currently 99% or more of the required courses completion being offered online.
ELAC maintains strong ties to the business community and public employers by providing highly respected job training programs that meet the direct needs of local employers including a Public Services Academy that trains more than 15000 law enforcement and public safety personnel each year.
In 2019 the college was recognized by Hispanic Outlook Magazine as being #1 in California and #6 in the nation for awarding degrees and certificates to Latino students. ELAC has made significant investments in creating a transfer culture resulting in a nearly 80% admission rate to the University of California system. In addition ELAC consistently ranks in the top 20 California community colleges for transfer to the California State University system. Current Student Achievement Data is at: Student Achievement Data ELAC
ELAC boasts two modern campuses that benefit from community investment through the passage of multiple facility bond measures. The 82-acre Monterey Park campus located 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles has been transformed by an investment of approximately $1.2 billion dollars in bond funds resulting in a state-of-the-art Mathematics and Sciences Complex a five-story Language Arts and Humanities Building housing three major learning labs a three-story Student Success Center and the first specialized Americas Job Center for California. The Monterey Park campus also includes the internationally recognized Vincent Price Art Museum an instructional museum with a permanent collection of more than 9000 pieces. ELAC is also proud of the future expansion of its South Gate Educational Center to a 100000 square foot full-service campus scheduled for completion in 2023. In addition ELAC includes a premier Foundation that has been an integral part of building the campus capacity for offering high quality programs and services for students.
MISSION STATEMENT
East Los Angeles College empowers students to achieve their educational goals to expand their individual potential and to successfully pursue their aspirations for a better future for themselves their community and the world.
Goal 1: Increasing student success and academic excellence through student-centered instruction student-centered support services and dynamic technologies.
Goal 2: Increasing equity in successful outcomes by analyzing gaps in student achievement and using this to identify and implement effective models and programming to remedy these gaps.
Goal 3: Sustaining community-centered access participation and preparation that improves the colleges presence in the community maximizes access to higher education and provides outlets for artistic civic cultural scientific and social expression as well as environmental awareness.
Goal 4: Ensuring institutional effectiveness and accountability through data-driven decision-making as well as evaluation and improvement of all college programs and governance structures.
In collaboration with the LACCD Mission ELAC is committed to advancement in student learning and achievement that prepares students to transfer to 4-year institutions successfully complete workforce development programs earn associate degrees and bachelors degrees and pursue opportunities for lifelong learning and civic engagement.
THE PRESIDENT
The President serves as the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for providing leadership advocacy and strategic vision for East Los Angeles College. The President reports to the Chancellor and is a member of the Chancellors Cabinet. The President is responsible and directly accountable for all college operations.
The President must have a strong grounding in the administration of academic programs student services and administrative services. The candidate must also understand the primary mission of the community college which includes transfer and career and technical education as well as basic skills preparation and community service programs. The President must thoroughly understand and embrace the role of an integrated suburban community college within the multicultural community it serves. In addition because of dramatic changes in the California Community Colleges the next President of ELAC must provide strong collaborative leadership through an equity framework by:
- Leading the college in its current online and remote learning environment through its recovery and stabilization and into a reimagined future.
- Guiding the college to understand and adjust to the new State funding formula.
- Implementing the Guided Pathways framework.
- Executing AB 705 requirements for the implementation of basic skills programs and services.
- Preparing for the anticipated economic downturn through fiscal accountability reduction of redundancy in education programs and services.
- Allocating resources to support and assure the quality of the colleges programming.
- Providing vision and direction for future bond projects including a Student Services Building expansion the construction of a Health Wellness and Kinesiology Complex and the continuing expansion of the South Gate Educational Center.
- Implementing effective uses of technology to improve administrative processes and enrich teaching and learning for students.
- Fostering a culture of philanthropy through strategic fundraising in cooperation with the East Los Angeles College Foundation to support the goals of the college.
- Advancing the mission of the Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM) in cooperation with the VPAM Foundation as a cultural and educational resource to the community.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND COMMITMENTS
ELAC seeks a visionary and strategic President to lead the campus into the next phase of development. ELAC acknowledges that this type of leadership innovation can come from executive experience in various sectors including non-profit organizations and public sector agencies. The Chancellor and the Search Committee will evaluate potential candidates for the Presidency of ELAC based on the following competencies and excel in the following areas:
Committed to Equity Student Access and Success
- Embraces the rich diversity of ELAC is passionate about serving students and will create a welcoming and safe environment that supports teaching and learning.
- Facilitates an environment of social justice racial equity and meaningful inclusion for all students employees and the broader community.
- Effectively uses data to identify gaps in student outcomes on the basis of factors such as race ethnicity and gender and then mobilizing the college to improve effectiveness in serving all students and addressing academic gaps and disparities.
- Makes evident a high-level of understanding for students basic needs beyond academic support such as food housing and mental health and has a strong working knowledge of how to best support those needs.
- Encourages innovation in academic and student support services of the highest quality for students of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Leads with cultural competence and responsiveness in creating and sustaining a campus environment that is welcoming to all students and ELACs entire community.
Financial and Operational Accountability
- Serves as a leader who will establish a campus culture of fiscal accountability and stewardship.
- Understands the statewide Student-Centered Funding Formula as it relates to a multi-college district so that the college can maximize opportunities for funding.
- Knows how to harness existing resources to benefit students and the campus but who also will lead in collaborative efforts to improve efficiencies and reduce redundancy.
- Communication Teamwork and Relationship Building
- Unifies people and directs that energy toward service to students.
- Creates an atmosphere of mutual respect across all categories of employees and is committed to faculty and staff development programs.
- Supports a partnership between instruction student services and administrative services.
- Is a strong communicator who understands and is committed to shared governance.
- Is willing to learn.
- Practices an open approachable and accessible style of management that respects and values the contributions and ideas of college constituencies and collective bargaining units.
Leadership
- Is a proven education activist and transformational leader.
- Is proactive with proven advocacy skills and solid understanding of recent local state and national legislation that impacts community colleges.
- Is a visible and approachable presence on campus.
- Is a problem solver and effective leader in managing multiple responsibilities and issues simultaneously.
- Is proud of being at ELAC and is an assertive advocate for the college on campus and in the community.
- A leader who understands and can work successfully with multiple collective bargaining units and their respective agreements.
- Acknowledges student advocacy and is aware of student issues on campus and is prepared to seek out student representation in decision making.
Integrity
- Is a trustworthy and ethical leader who will serve as a role model for the college the students and the community.
Community Engagement
- Appreciates and supports the ELAC sense of community both within the college and between the college and the surrounding communities.
- Understands that ELAC is a public resource for the community and the need to continue and enhance collaborative efforts with the K-12 districts and the surrounding communities to advance student access and success particularly for underrepresented groups in higher education.
- Uses the colleges influence and resources to pave the way for ongoing student access and success by forging partnerships with outside entities such as local governments private companies and community-based organizations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters degree or advanced degree of at least equivalent standard from an accredited college or university. The required degree must be completed at the time of filing an application.
- One year of successful full-time experience in a senior leadership position in education business industry or government preferably as a college or university administrator.
- A sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability and ethnic backgrounds of district faculty staff and students.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution.
- Five years or more of senior leadership experience in administrative positions with increasing levels of responsibility resulting in successful leadership as a college president or top-level executive of an organization.
- Proven leadership in areas of critical importance for community colleges such as academic affairs administrative services instruction and student services.
- Experience in the development of external and auxiliary fundraising organizations which support the mission of the college.
- Experience with participatory governance and collegial consultation.
- Experience working with collective bargaining groups.
- Bilingual in Spanish.
GENERAL REQUIREMENT
Health: After selection and prior to employment a medical certificate indicating fitness to engage in administrative work is required for new employees at the applicants expense.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES: A District Search and Interview Committee will review the applications and select candidates for interview and after interviewing the invited candidates will typically recommend to the Chancellor at least three unranked candidates as finalists. The Chancellors Office will conduct background and reference checks and interviews and will forward the recommended candidate(s) to the Board of Trustees if any of the candidate(s) best suited for the position. The Board of Trustees may conduct further background checks or interviews as appropriate.
This is a confidential search process.
Candidates will need to have the following information or materials available to complete the application:
- A letter of application (not to exceed 5 pages) that succinctly addresses the opportunities and challenges identified in the Position Profile and demonstrates how the candidates experience and professional qualifications prepare them to serve as the President of East Los Angeles College.
- A current resume including an email address and cellular telephone number.
- A list of eight references: ex. two to three supervisors two to three direct reports and two to three faculty and/or staff members from current and former institutions.
For additional information nominations or confidential inquiries please contact: Jose Leyba Ed.D. ACCT Search Consultant at or (mobile) or Julie Golder J.D. Vice President of Search Services at or (mobile).
*An ACCT Search*
Additional Information about the search process:
If selected for the position additional information including official transcripts will be required.
Employment is contingent upon verification of qualifications. LACCD reserves the right to modify and/or withdraw this position at any time.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full Time
