Advisory Board Proposal Process

Authorizing legislation established that the data system would have two advisory boards to provide input and feedback and to make recommendations to the Governing Board.

• The Community Engagement Advisory Board examines whether the Office is creating strong feedback loops with data users, supporting evidence-based decision-making, analytical capacity, and ensuring equitable access to actionable information.
• The Data and Tools Advisory Board examines whether the data system is providing actionable information and identifying ways to improve access to that information.

Advisory Board members are charged with making recommendations to the Office about the development and implementation of the data system, and the Cradle-to-Career Governance Manual sets forth the proposal process that is followed by the Advisory Boards.  

Proposal Timing

Public Proposal Season: Now through Friday, June 21, 2024

• Members of the public have the opportunity to submit a proposal. All forms are due by Friday, June 21, 2024. To submit a form, please email info@c2c.ca.gov.
• By Monday, June 24, 2024, the proposal archive will be updated with proposals received by the public.

Member Proposal Season: Monday, June 24, 2024 to Monday, August 26, 2024

• At the Wednesday, July 10, 2024 joint Advisory Boards meeting, members will have the opportunity to publicly discuss the ideation of public proposal forms.
• Over the Summer members can submit their own ideas, consider proposal sponsorship and/or refine proposal concepts. If a public proposal is not submitted by a member, it will not be considered in a pre-meeting survey which is completed by members. 
• Member proposal forms are due by Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
• By Friday, July 26, 2024, the proposal archive will be updated with proposals received by the Data and Tools and Community Engagement Advisory Board members.

Member Proposal Prioritization Season: Monday, August 26, 2024 to March 2025

• On Monday, August 26, 2024 Data and Tools members will be provided with a pre-meeting survey to prioritize the proposals submitted by members. 
• On Monday, Monday, September 9, 2024 Community Engagement members will be provided with a pre-meeting survey to prioritize the proposals submitted by members. 
• At the Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Data and Tools Advisory Board meeting, members will determine which proposals will advance to a feasibility study. 
• At the Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Community Engagement Advisory Board meeting, members will determine which proposals will advance to a feasibility study.

How to Submit a Proposal 

At the February 28, 2024 Governing Board meeting, members approved the process that will allow members of the public to submit data or community engagement proposals that may be sponsored by Advisory Board members. See below for more on how to submit a proposal.

Proposal Tracker

The proposal process is a year long process. Every year in the Fall, Advisory Board members will submit proposals and every year in the Spring, Advisory Board members will be provided with feasibility study findings and determine if the proposal should advance to the Governing Board for consideration. Proposals that have been considered by the Advisory Boards will be housed here to allow the proposals to be easily tracked during the year long process. Below is information related to the 2023-2024 Advisory Boards process.

Proposal Archive

Every year in the Fall, Advisory Board members will have the opportunity to submit proposals. All proposals that are received by the Office will be housed in the proposal archive. Proposals will be kept here in perpetuity for the purposes of historical knowledge.