Special Projects
Presentation to Leadership Team
11/14/2012
Goals:
B.1.3 - Develop and communicate a shared
vision for grants, career technical education,
foundational skills, and learning
communities that helps to achieve the college
mission.
E.3.1-Formulate a process to coordinate and
integrate grant projects in order to leverage
resources and make significant institutional
change.
Title III & Basic Skills
Two Themes:
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Institutional Effectiveness: Creating a
Learning College
Pathways to Success: Collaborating to
support student success
Institutional Effectiveness Goals
Culture of Assessment and Inquiry: The
college will engage in an ongoing cycle of
assessment as a result of which faculty, staff,
and administration will continuously
collaborate to make concrete improvements
to student learning in our classes and college.
Institutional Effectiveness
Achievements
Teaching and Learning Center:
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Over 110 different faculty and staff in 30
disciplines/areas have been involved in
sustained small inquiry, action, and
implementation projects (DARTs, APPLEs,
FIGs, and POPs);
50 faculty/staff have been trained in
Academy of College Excellence curriculum.
Institutional Effectiveness
Achievements
Assessment:
Promoted a culture of assessment at college;
Implemented 6-semester ILO assessment
cycle;
Formed Assessment Committee (reps for
each department);
Engaged in course, program, and ILO
assessments that have driven curricular and
pedagogical improvements
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Pathways to Success Goals:
Coordinate student services and academic programs so that
students successfully navigate college systems and access
support services that enhance and accelerate their
success. (A.2.1)
Accelerate student progress through Basic Skills curricula:
Increase and accelerate the rate of success of students
who enter basic skills classes, so that most students pass
transfer-level classes in math and English in 2 or 3
semesters.
Pathways to Success Achievements:
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Developed new accelerated curricula
(English, ESL, math, and MMART);
Partnered with community organizations,
local businesses, schools, and agencies;
Supported Learning Communities
(PERSIST, Green Career Pathways, PHS);
Linked First-Year Experience curriculum
to learning communities and English
courses.
Next Steps
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Link student services with instruction;
Institutionalize essential components of
Special Projects activities;
Secure new sources of funding;
Address students' awareness of academic
culture;
Include CTE and other grants and special
projects.
Support We Need
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Increase participation from additional
stakeholders;
Institutionalize funding and other support
for essential activities;
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Prioritize time to collaborate.
Big Questions:
What do we need to do to institutionalize Title
III and other grant-funded activities for the
long-term benefit of the college?
How can we prioritize time for participation of
multiple stakeholders without increasing
workloads?