REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Special Meeting of the Basic Skills Committee March
2, 2012 FM 107
Noon – 1:30p.m.
Minutes
BSC Mission Statement
Our mission is to improve the retention, persistence, and success of basic skills students
BSC Scope/Function
To recommend and support educational programs, student support services, and matriculation policies that enhance retention,
persistence, and academic success of basic skills students.
1. To promote the use of effective p ractices in developmental education for administrative, student services, and
instructional programs.
2. To provide professional development regarding effective practices in developmental education.
3. To work with Institutional Research in tracking basic skills students fro m entry to completion.
4. To assess and evaluate the programs designed to improve student success.
5. To allocate and oversee expenditures of BSI categorical funds.
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1. Call to Order
Attendance: Erin Wall, Barbara Jaffari, and Vinnie Pelosi
2. Approve Notes of February 3 and 10
Notes from 2/10 meeting were approved. Notes from 2/3 were missing. It was noted
that we had sent a request for a faculty ESOL representative to the Senate and have not
heard of an appointment. It was decided that the request should be resent. We went
over the edits suggested to the form on 2/10 and sent out the 2nd call for BSI funding
proposals.
2. Action Items
4. Discussion Items
4.1 Potential Contributions from BSC to Remedy Accreditation “Show Cause”
4.2 Discussion of Basic Skills Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Results
The committee decided to discuss these together. We need to tie assessment to the work
we do as a committee both in our focus and our funding allocations. We don’t see our roll
as one that reviews course level assessment. That is for the various departments/areas to
do. However, we should review the Basic Skills data and possibly the analysis done by all
“programs” on some rotational basis. We felt consulting Angelina and Justine on the
options for doing this and their thoughts would be the next step.
5. Reports
5.1 Funds Report*
We reviewed the funding report and there was no questions on it.
6. Announcements
Vinnie announced that the English Department is discussing deactivation of Eng 353
because it hasn’t been offered for a while.
7. Adjournment
(* denotes attachment)
Funds Report as of February 10, 2012
Allocation
Encumbered
Remaining for allocation
1. Math Mobile Cart (Mendocino)
2. Math 372 Textbooks
3. Math Mobile Cart (Eureka)
4. IR Request
5. Student Success Pilot Faculty Stipend
6. Funds for substitutes for (1 semester) for Eureka Math lab
7. Math Lab Tutor Training (Fall 2012) for Eureka ASC
8. ESOL Curriculum Development/Alignment
Subtotal
Total +/-
2009-10 funds
(expire June
30, 2012)
$90,000.00
$40,000.00
$50,000.00
$12,928.92
$872.93
$19,051.00
$12,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
2010-11 funds
(expire June 30,
2013)
$90,000.00
$40,000.00
$50,000.00
$19,000.00
$1,200.00
$1,800.00
$48,852.85
$1,147.15
$19,000.00
$31,000.00