On behalf of the CA Perkins Joint Special Populations Advisory Committee (JSPAC), welcome to the 2015 Special Populations Conference to be held at the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento, CA on December 3-4, 2015 and Preconference December 2, 2015. The JSPAC is a collaborative effort between the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) with a mission to promote equity and success in CTE for students from special populations, by providing educators research based professional development, instructional strategies and resources.