REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Special Meeting of the Basic Skills Committee
Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road,
October 21th, 2011 FM 107
Noon – 1:30p.m.
AGENDA
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 practices 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 from 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.
1. Call to Order
2. October 7th Minutes
3. Action Items
4. Discussion Items
4.1 BSC Funding Rubric*
4.2 BSC Committee Review Action Feedback Form*
4.3 Tracking and communicating status of action plans to college community
4.4 Impact of Student Success Task Force Recommendations future BSC actions
4.4.1 AB 743 (Block), Common Assessment, and AB 1056, E-Transcripts--Laws*
4.5 Linking the Basic Skills planning to the integrated planning process (EMC, Educational
Master Plans, Strategic Planning)
5. Reports
6. Announcements
7. Adjournment
(* denotes attachment)
REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Minutes of the Meeting of the Basic Skills Committee
October 7, 2011 FM 107
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 practices 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 from 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.
PRESENT
Not Present
MINUTES
Harry Pyke, Jeff Cummings, Erin Wall, Barbara Jaffari, Mary Grace
Barrick, Rachel Anderson, and Keith Snow-Flamer.
Ron McQueen, Vinnie Peloso
October 5th minutes were approved.
ACTION ITEMS
BSC Statement of
Support
The statement was approved as amended during the committee
meeting. The statement is:
The Basic Skills Committee supports the District’s mission by
providing students opportunities to enhance the skills they need to be
successful in college courses required for their career and/or transfer
goals.
During the 2011-12 year, the committee will focus on:
finding ways to increase student success and retention rates in
basic skills classes involving reading, writing, and math so that
students are better prepared for their academic and career
goals;
providing training for CR instructors so that they can better
understand and teach basic skills students; and
generally supporting best practices to achieve these ends.
DISCUSSION
ITEMS
ESOL Feasibility
Study
Breakdown of
Expenditures
BSC Funding
The committee discussed the consultant’s ESOL feasibility study.
Erin agreed to meet with the Multicultural and Diversity Committee to
further discuss outstanding questions.
The breakdown did not address outstanding requests. The BSC will
work with Business Office to ascertain how expenditure information
can be tracked.
The committee discussed the need to link the funding proposal rubric
Rubric
to the BSC mission, the strategic plan, the action plans, and the items
noted on the funding request form. The committee agreed that the
rubric must be simple and easily understood. Keith agreed to provide a
rough draft rubric for the committee’s review and discussion at its
next meeting.
SUBMITTED
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DRAFT RUBRIC
Criteria
Proposal promotes the use of effective practices in
developmental education for administrative, student
services, and instructional programs.
Proposal relates to the funding priorities identified in
the funding request form:
1. Promote the use of effective practices in
developmental education for administrative,
student services, and instructional programs.
2. Provide professional development regarding
effective practices in developmental
education.
3. Work with Institutional Research in tracking
basic skills students from entry to
completion.
4. Assess and evaluate the programs designed
to improve student success.
Proposed activity complements BSI action plan
initiatives.
Proposal addresses one or more of the strategic plan
objectives.
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3
2
1
0
DRAFT
Basic Skills Committee Review Follow-up
Date:
Name of Proposal Applicant(s):
Project Title:
Discipline/Department:
Committee Comments:
Committee Action:
Funded Amount: