The Dean of Community Education is responsible for developing the Community Education budgets and determining the allocation of all funds, monitoring program viability and determining termination; launching new programs; hiring staff; deciding which community and civic organizations will best represent the College and fulfill its mission; and selecting relevant joint ventures with community, civic, and school districts. Innovate new directions and simultaneously seek fund development for Community Education programs, including, the Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College Academy enrichment classes and community programs of the De Anza College Planetarium, with particular attention to the ways in which technology can be used to support, develop and augment the programs as appropriate.