Charge: To investigate the various stages of the educational process students follow in Pre- K-16; examine the linkages among segments; and recommend changes needed to raise the level of educational success of California’s youth, particularly disadvantaged students.

 Membership: C. Boitano (Vice Chair), G. Garcia (Chair), S. Geiser (Staff), S. Hernandez, T. Mitchell, D. Santillano, S. Thompson, C. Tien, M. Young.

 Charge: To examine ways of strengthening the partnership between community colleges and the University through outreach, building upon the "transfer function" framework as defined in the California Master Plan for Higher Education.

 Membership: Amparan, R., Anderson, D. (Chair), S. Handel (Staff), J. Ruiz, R. Russell (Vice Chair), M. Tsui, L. Vanderhoeff.

 Charge: Given that outreach to graduate and professional school students is qualitatively different from outreach to undergraduates because of the narrower purpose of these programs and the varying criteria that students must meet for admission, this subcommittee will: review graduate and professional school outreach programs, assess their level of success, and recommend strategies to maintain student diversity.

 Membership: C. Attkisson, A. Lieman, D. Warren (Chair), M. Westlye (Staff).

 Charge: To recommend methodologies for effective evaluation of outreach programs; review both current outreach programs and proposed outreach activities to determine the most effective outreach components across programs; and develop recommendations to inform the work of the other subcommittees as they develop proposals for their unique constituencies.

 Membership: M. Beasley (Chair), W. Fox, G. Hart (Vice Chair), F. Hernandez, J. Hume, M. Khachigian, C. Lytle, V. Montoya, B. Tucker (Staff).