Curriculum and Instruction Unit

Sally Montemayor Lenz
Dean

Under the direction of the Dean,the Curriculum and Instruction Unit's primary responsibilities for curriculum for all 112 community colleges and available resources include:

Additional responsibilities of the unit are as follows:

• Legislative and Policy Guidelines and Resources
• California Code of Regulations (CCR) title 5
• Curriculum Inventory
• Grants
• Fund for Student Success (FSS)
• Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
• Middle College High School (MCHS)
• The Puente Project 
• Committee Assignments
• Association of Community and Continuing Education (ACCE)
• SB 1440 Implementation Oversight Committee (IOC)
• SB 1440 Intersegmental Curriculum Workgroup (ICW)
• Student Success Task Force (SSTF)
• System Advisory Committee on Curriculum (SACC)

The unit also researches questions on regulations and statutes that affect curriculum and the circumstances under which community college courses and programs are taught. For example, rules on requirements for course outlines, associate degree standards, etc., may be analyzed and recommendations may be prepared.