Basic Skills as a Foundation for Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student Success in California Student Success in California

Community CollegesCommunity Collegeshttp://www.cccbsi.orghttp://www.cccbsi.org

Organizers of BSIOrganizers of BSI

Academic Senate for California Academic Senate for California Community CollegesCommunity Colleges

California Community Colleges California Community Colleges Chief Instructional OfficersChief Instructional Officers

California Community Colleges California Community Colleges Chief Student Services OfficersChief Student Services Officers

California Community Colleges California Community Colleges Chancellor’s OfficeChancellor’s Office

Steering CommitteeSteering CommitteeChair:Chair: Barbara Illowsky, Project Barbara Illowsky, Project

DirectorDirector

Committee members:Committee members: 6 faculty 6 faculty (math, English, counseling, ESL, (math, English, counseling, ESL, reading, humanities), 3 CSSOs, 3 reading, humanities), 3 CSSOs, 3 CIOs, 2 CEOs, Vice Chancellor of CIOs, 2 CEOs, Vice Chancellor of System Office, Project System Office, Project Administrator, A.S. President, Administrator, A.S. President, and A.S. Executive Directorand A.S. Executive Director

Steering Committee RoleSteering Committee Role

Advice on:Advice on:

Teams & Regional MeetingsTeams & Regional Meetings

Materials and CommunicationsMaterials and Communications

Working with Supporter GroupsWorking with Supporter Groups

Teams of Specialists Teams of Specialists RoleRole

Present at 20 Regional MeetingsPresent at 20 Regional Meetings

Provide technical assistance to Provide technical assistance to colleges that request it with the colleges that request it with the self-assessment and planned self-assessment and planned actionsactions

Seven Teams of 7-10 members:Seven Teams of 7-10 members:

Faculty, RP, CIO, CSSOFaculty, RP, CIO, CSSO

Why are we here?Why are we here?

Literature ReviewLiterature Review Self-assessment ToolSelf-assessment Tool Planned ActionsPlanned Actions

Faculty, Administrators and Faculty, Administrators and Staff working together.Staff working together.

Communication! Cooperation!Communication! Cooperation!

It’s all about the students!It’s all about the students!

Literature ReviewLiterature Review Strand A: Organizational and Strand A: Organizational and

Administrative PracticesAdministrative Practices

Strand B: Program ComponentsStrand B: Program Components

Strand C: Staff DevelopmentStrand C: Staff Development

Strand D: Instructional PracticesStrand D: Instructional Practices

Strand A.5Strand A.5

A comprehensive system of A comprehensive system of support services exists and is support services exists and is characterized by a high degree characterized by a high degree of integration among academic of integration among academic and student support services.and student support services.

Strand A: Organizational Strand A: Organizational and Administrative and Administrative

PracticesPractices5 minutes discussion5 minutes discussion

Start out in groups of 4. Start out in groups of 4. Divide Divide each group into 2 each group into 2 groups. Person 1 groups. Person 1 tell Person 2 tell Person 2 what your campus is what your campus is doing in doing in Strand A. Person 2 report Strand A. Person 2 report to to the group what you heard. If the group what you heard. If time permits, exchange roles.time permits, exchange roles.

5 minutes report out5 minutes report out

Strand B: Strand B: Program ComponentsProgram Components

5 minutes discussion5 minutes discussion

In groups of 4, what is In groups of 4, what is your your college ALREADY college ALREADY doing in doing in Strand B? Strand B?

5 minutes report out5 minutes report out

Strand C: Strand C: Staff DevelopmentStaff Development

5 minutes discussion 5 minutes discussion Switch partners from Strand A. Switch partners from Strand A. In pairs, discuss what is In pairs, discuss what is lacking at your college in lacking at your college in Strand C that you feel you Strand C that you feel you NEED. Brainstorm solutions for NEED. Brainstorm solutions for filling that void.filling that void.

5 minutes report out5 minutes report out

Strand D: Strand D: Instructional PracticesInstructional Practices

5 minutes discussion5 minutes discussion In groups of 4, write down on your In groups of 4, write down on your

3x5 card 3 things your campus is 3x5 card 3 things your campus is doing in Strand D. Exchange doing in Strand D. Exchange cards. Add 3 things to the list you cards. Add 3 things to the list you just inherited. Exchange cards. just inherited. Exchange cards. Do this 2 more times. If time Do this 2 more times. If time permits, rate the highest on the permits, rate the highest on the card in front of you. card in front of you.

5 minutes report out5 minutes report out

Did you know?Did you know? 75-80% of California Community 75-80% of California Community

College students are assessing College students are assessing into basic skills into basic skills

Less than 10% of students who Less than 10% of students who need developmental education need developmental education and don’t get it survive college and don’t get it survive college

(Source: RP Group presentation, 2007)(Source: RP Group presentation, 2007)

Equity in Higher Equity in Higher EducationEducation

Involves three parts:Involves three parts:

Equity in college preparationEquity in college preparation Access to collegeAccess to college Success in reaching college Success in reaching college

goalsgoals

Thomas Bailey and Thomas Bailey and Vanessa Smith MorestVanessa Smith Morest

Equity and DiversityEquity and Diversity

Many Senate resolutionsMany Senate resolutions Equity Plan / Equity ScorecardEquity Plan / Equity Scorecard Watch for differential data in Watch for differential data in

your self-assessmentyour self-assessment Plan to address it Plan to address it

Educational AttainmentEducational Attainment

Self-Assessment ToolSelf-Assessment Tool

Purpose: Reflection on current Purpose: Reflection on current practices and Literature Reviewpractices and Literature Review

Quantitative data (p. 102)Quantitative data (p. 102)

Qualitative measures by StrandQualitative measures by Strand

Ex.: Self-Assessment Ex.: Self-Assessment ToolTool

Page 99, A.5.4Page 99, A.5.4

Implementing the Implementing the Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment

Creating an inclusive Creating an inclusive dialogue on campusesdialogue on campuses

Developing strategiesDeveloping strategies

Overcoming challengesOvercoming challenges

Internal document onlyInternal document only

How does this affect How does this affect you?you?

On your campus –On your campus – You are the BSI leaders – take You are the BSI leaders – take

the lead the lead Communicate with Communicate with

administration, faculty, staff; administration, faculty, staff; cooperate, encourage cooperate, encourage participationparticipation

Organize committees for self-Organize committees for self-assessmentassessment

(continued)(continued)

Discuss – plans on your own Discuss – plans on your own campus for moving forward (lit campus for moving forward (lit review, self-assessment, planned review, self-assessment, planned actions)actions)

Cost Revenue ToolCost Revenue Tool

Excel ModelExcel Model

Includes:Includes:

Costs for programsCosts for programs

Incremental WSCH from programsIncremental WSCH from programs

Conclusion: investment up front Conclusion: investment up front for gains in the futurefor gains in the future

Expenditure PlanExpenditure Plan

Compliance form from Compliance form from Chancellor’s OfficeChancellor’s Office

Sent to CEOs and CIOs on Sent to CEOs and CIOs on 6/28/076/28/07

Due May 1, 2008Due May 1, 2008

Public documentPublic document

““Almost” final Action Plan Almost” final Action Plan formform

Very similar to this afternoon’s Very similar to this afternoon’s handouthandout

Signed by college president and Signed by college president and academic senate presidentacademic senate president

Fill in 1-year planned actions and Fill in 1-year planned actions and 5-year goals.5-year goals.

Turn in with Expenditure Plan by Turn in with Expenditure Plan by 5/15/1

FundingFunding Amount colleges get is based upon Amount colleges get is based upon

the coding for MIS data element the coding for MIS data element CB08 (basic skills coding)CB08 (basic skills coding)

Courses can ONLY be coded as Courses can ONLY be coded as “B.S.” if they are NOT degree-“B.S.” if they are NOT degree-applicableapplicable

Colleges can spend the money for Colleges can spend the money for all courses and student services all courses and student services that prepare students for their that prepare students for their transferable coursestransferable courses

District Amounts for District Amounts for 2007-20082007-2008

$100,000 minimum per college$100,000 minimum per college Based upon 2006-2007 P2 FTES Based upon 2006-2007 P2 FTES

(basic skills coded) and the (basic skills coded) and the number of students under age number of students under age 25 those courses25 those courses

Implementation Implementation ActivitiesActivities

Purpose: Purpose:

To engage and connect your To engage and connect your campus community in the Basic campus community in the Basic Skills Initiative Skills Initiative

Breakout by CollegeBreakout by College Team of Specialists and Team of Specialists and

Steering Committee Steering Committee members will facilitatemembers will facilitate

Work on handout Work on handout Be back by 2:30 pm to share Be back by 2:30 pm to share

outcomesoutcomes

And now…And now…

Let’s Let’s eat!eat!

Answers by CollegeAnswers by College

Strand reporting – one person Strand reporting – one person from each college report backfrom each college report back

Continue with other strands until Continue with other strands until 3:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.

What’s next?What’s next?

$33.1 million funding $33.1 million funding (includes $1.6 million for (includes $1.6 million for professional development)professional development)

On your campus – organize On your campus – organize committees for self-committees for self-assessmentassessment

Communicate, cooperateCommunicate, cooperate

What’s next (cont.)?What’s next (cont.)?

Discuss – plans on your own Discuss – plans on your own campus for moving forward (lit campus for moving forward (lit review, self-assessment, planned review, self-assessment, planned actions)actions)

Teams of Specialists are available Teams of Specialists are available to assist at your campuses. Make to assist at your campuses. Make the request to Barbara Illowsky, the request to Barbara Illowsky, Project DirectorProject Director

Feedback FormFeedback Form

Purposes:Purposes:

Improve our Regional MeetingsImprove our Regional Meetings

Follow-up assistanceFollow-up assistance

Include College nameInclude College name

Ba’bye and Good Ba’bye and Good Luck!Luck!