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Master Plan for Higher Education in California. The original 1960 plan and subsequent reviews authorized by the Legislature or state agencies.

Donahoe Education Act and the segmental mission statements

Other reviews of California higher education

CSHE's History of the California Master Plan website

UC Academic Planning, Programs and Coordination
UC Office of the President

For questions about this site, please contact:
Todd.Greenspan@ucop.edu
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Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan for Education-Kindergarten through University (1999-2004)

The California Legislature created the Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan for Education-Kindergarten through University in 1999. That committee adopted recommendations for a new Master Plan for Education, Pre-School through University.  The Joint Committee issued its final report with recommendations for a new California Master Plan for Education on September 9, 2002.

Here are documents that have been developed from a UC perspective on the issues in this Master Plan process that affect UC and higher education generally:

• August 5, 2004 prepared remarks for UC Vice Provost Zelmanowitz and UC Academic Council Vice Chair Blumenthal providing the University of California's position on the four Master Plan bills in conference committee.

• October 29, 2002 letter from President Atkinson to Senator Alpert providing the University of California's comments on the September 9, 2002 report of the Joint Committee entitled The California Master Plan for Education.

• Summary highlighting issues for UC and higher education in the September 2002 report of the Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan.

• Summaries highlighting issues for UC and higher education in the May and July drafts of the Master Plan for Education.

• July 2, 2002 letter and attachment from President Atkinson to Senator Alpert providing the University of California's positions on the recommendations in the May 7, 2002 draft Master Plan.

• A UC Perspective on Developing a New Master Plan. Parallel to the activities of the Legislature's Joint Committee, the University of California convened a Master Plan Advisory Group to examine the proper role for UC in a new Master Plan designed to encompass all levels of education. Chaired by UC Davis Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef, the group included faculty and administrators from all UC campuses. The group's report, A Perspective on Developing a New Master Plan, has been forwarded to Senator Alpert and members of the Joint Committee by President Atkinson:


• Letter from UC President Atkinson to Senator Alpert forwarding the report
• A Perspective on Developing a New Master Plan, report by the UC Master Plan Advisory Group

• Summary of issues affecting UC and higher education based on final reports of seven Master Plan working groups.

The web site of the Joint Committee has now been taken down. The one document we have from that site is the 2002 California Master Plan for Education.

One key issue with regard to the differentiation of function among the various segments is the doctoral degree in education.

Here are some other earlier documents related to this review:

• Transcript of Clark Kerr's remarks to the Joint Committee, August 24, 1999.
• Framework To Develop A Master Plan For Education, Jt. Cmte. document, August 2000