On March 17, 2017 the Central Valley hosted a BSSOT event, focusing on integrating efforts between BSSOT, BSI, SSSP, and Equity funding streams. Thank you all who attended from across the Central Valley! Below is some information for you to use. Description This workshop focused on integrated planning through the lens of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) […]
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CVRN BSI Reporting Session 8.28.2015
Last week the Central Valley hosted its Basic Skills Initiative Reporting Session via CCC Confer, and it had the biggest turn out yet, representing colleges up and down the valley and some from just outside our region. It was wonderful to connect with so many other colleges going through the same work and hearing how […]

Firing Up for Fall 2015
Last year (yes, I know it’s been a while since my last post) I echoed Dr. Francisco Rodriguez’s words and encouraged the Central Valley to “bring it,” and we certainly have! The year was filled with professional learning around institutional change, bringing new approaches to many colleges, and this summer bodes well for the new […]

“Bring It On!”: Central Valley 2014 – 2015
Hello Central Valley! We’re writing in from 2014’s Strengthening Student Success Conference, and seeing everyone do such amazing things at their colleges is inspiring. This morning our keynote speaker, Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, reminded all of us how difficult and important our work is at California community colleges. He said that we do our jobs with […]
BSI Reporting 2013
Hello, BSI Coordinators, Faculty, and Staff! To assist our BSI reporting efforts, we’ve uploaded the PowerPoint presentation from the reporting session for you to review at your convenience and/or to follow along during the reporting session. Feel free to download a copy for yourself if you need to. Thank you for your participation and your […]

It Takes A College to Build a Student – College of the Sequoias
In an effort to reach as many of the colleges spread across the Central Valley, on April 5th we held another CVRN Regional Event, It Takes a College to Build a Student – CVRN South, hosted by the College of the Sequoias in Visalia, CA. Like the group at San Joaquin Delta, the Central Valley […]