BSLCAC
Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday,
January
31,
2012,
1‐3pm
Present:
Cathy
Diaz,
Eden
White,
Ekua
Omosupe,
Adela
Najarro,
Joseph
Carter,
Susanne
Muszala,
Jennifer
Cass,
Steve
Larson,
Sylvia
Winder,
Beth
Regardz,
Deborah
Shulman,
Nancy
Phillips,
Craig
Hayward,
Rick
Fillman,
Sheryl
Kern‐Jones,
Helene
Jara,
Luz
Maria
Cardona,
Eric
Grabiel,
Margery
Regalado,
Terra
Morris,
Jason
Malone,
Rudy
Puente,
Victoria
Bañales.
 Welcome
back!
Introductions
&
Whip
Around.
 PRO
demonstration:
Rick
Fillman
and
Craig
Hayward
conducted
a
one‐hour
presentation
on
using
a
powerful
new
tool,
available
through
the
California
Community
Colleges
Chancellor’s
Office
homepage,
to
track
cohorts
of
students
through
the
basic
skills
sequence
in
math,
English,
etc.
The
system
allows
users
to
not
only
track
cohorts
at
Cabrillo
College,
but
also
look
at
cohorts
at
other
community
colleges
for
comparison
purposes.
What
was
noted
in
the
presentation
and
graphs
is
a
continuing
trend
of
high
attrition
rates
as
students
move
from
the
basic
skills
to
the
transfer
level
sequence
of
courses.
There
are
a
variety
of
possible
reasons
for
this
(i.e.,
courses
get
harder
and
students
drop
out;
repeat
failures
and
long
sequences
cause
a
dip
in
student
motivation;
students
are
unable
to
get
into
next‐level
courses
due
to
lack
of
course
offerings;
many
students
don’t
need
transfer
level
courses
and
thus
do
not
enroll
in
these;
etc.).
Overall,
the
presentation
generated
a
fruitful,
critical
discussion.
To
access
the
system,
visit
www.ccco.edu
and
click
the
link
“Data
Mart.”
 Learning
Communities
Center:
Victoria
provided
an
update
on
the
new
LCC,
located
in
Room
501,
which
was
inaugurated
Oct.
24,
2011.
The
LCC
includes
STARS
staff
and
former
ACE
student
interns
who
are
now
LCC
interns.
Vicki
Fabbri
(ACE
program
director)
and
Victoria
Bañales
(LC
Coordinator)
also
share
the
office
space.
However,
one
problem
the
Center
is
facing
is
a
shortage
of
student
workers
due
to
the
need
to
find
students
with
Federal
Work
Study.
An
announcement
was
placed
in
the
Student
Employment
Office,
but
no
successful
applicants
have
been
found
to
fill
critical
hours
for
spring
semester.
Victoria
will
fill
in
for
some
of
these
hours,
but
there
is
still
an
unmet
need
for
hours.
Victoria
expressed
concerns
about
our
ability
to
become
a
stable
presence/building
on
campus
unless
we
can
offer
consistent,
reliable,
and
ongoing
hours.
BSLCAC
members
suggested
the
LCC
make
fliers
(posted
in
key
locations,
i.e.,
library
or
financial
aid
office)
to
advertise
more
successfully;
Victoria
will
follow
up
with
this
plan.
 Status
of
LCs
for
spring
2012—REAL
&
ACE:
Victoria
reported
that
the
REAL
LC
filled
up
very
quickly;
on
the
other
hand,
up
until
recently,
two
ACE
cohort
enrollments
were
under‐enrolled.
Therefore,
Natalia
Cordoba,
former
ACE
staff,
was
granted
release
time
(funded
by
ACE
grant)
to
assist
with
recruitment
efforts.
The
efforts
paid
off,
and
all
three
ACE
cohorts
filled,
and
some
even
generated
waitlists.
Victoria
expressed
concern
about
our
abilities
to
fill
five
ACE
cohorts
for
the
upcoming
fall
semester,
although
we
are
continuing
our
LC
Guided
Enrollment
pilot,
which
will
hopefully
make
a
difference.
 LC
Guided
Enrollments
(Pilot):
During
fall
semester,
the
college
began
its
first
round
of
LC
Guided
Enrollments.
During
and
after
Assessments,
LCC
staff
and/or
student
interns
are
readily
available
to
discuss
LCs
with
prospective
students.
Assessment
staff
members
direct
students
(whose
English
scores
are
level
255
or
100)
to
these
informational
sessions.
This
mechanism
has
been
much
more
effective
than
simply
giving
students
a
handout.
The
sessions
happen
on
a
volunteer
basis,
and
Eric
Grabiel,
along
with
student
interns,
conducted
the
majority
of
these
sessions
last
semester.
Victoria
and
a
few
ACE
faculty/staff
members
also
assisted
in
the
process.
Adela
Najarro
suggested
that
we
look
into
offering
Flex
Credit
to
entice
faculty
to
volunteer
for
these
LC
Guided
Enrollment
sessions.
On
the
other
hand,
concerns
were
raised
during
the
meeting
that
some
students
going
into
English
255
might
benefit
by
going
into
ESL
204
instead.
A
lively
discussion
ensued,
and
Victoria
will
contact
Jason
Malone
this
semester
to
see
if
we
can
create
formal
guidelines
or
training
to
better
assess
(beyond
cut
scores)
which
students
would
be
good
candidates
for
ESL
204.
 Upcoming
LCs
(summer/fall)—ACE,
STARS,
PUENTE,
SMP:
There
are
five
ACE
cohorts
planned
for
fall
2012;
three
STARS
cohorts
(two
with
an
emphasis
on
STEMS
and
one
with
an
emphasis
on
Education)
for
summer/fall
2012;
one
Puente
cohort
for
fall
2012,
and
two
SMP
cohorts
for
summer
2012.
 Three
Strikes
You’re
Out:
BSLCAC
members
expressed
their
ongoing
concerns
regarding
the
new
policy
that
will
affect
students’
ability
to
retake
a
course
if
they
failed
(D,
F,
NP,
or
W
grades)
it
three
times
before.
The
policy
is
retroactive,
meaning
that
any
student
with
3
previous
fails
will
be
unable
to
retake
that
class
at
Cabrillo
(and
possibly
at
other
California
community
colleges).
An
announcement
was
included
in
the
Schedule
of
Classes,
and
it
was
speculated
that
Deans
are
expected
to
inform
faculty
at
division
meetings
this
week.
BSLCAC
members
recommended
that
faculty
include
blurbs
on
their
syllabi,
make
announcements
in
their
individual
courses,
and
advise
students
(with
3
repeats)
to
take
less
units
this
term
to
focus
on
passing
that
one
course.
BSLCAC
members
recommended
that
fliers
announcing
this
new
policy
be
posted
up
in
bathrooms
(similar
to
the
A
&
R
/
Financial
Aid
campaigns
when
they
went
paperless).
Victoria
will
investigate
what
efforts
are
underway
and
follow
up
on
this
proposal.
Anna
Zagorska
reported
that
counselors
are
announcing
the
policy
to
all
students,
and
that
many
students
seem
to
already
be
aware.
She
also
reported
that
a
committee
has
been
set
up
and
is
looking
into
creating
a
formal
Appeals
process.
In
addition,
Anna
warned
of
course
waitlisted
“three
strikers”
who
will
beg
instructors
this
term
to
accept
them
into
their
courses
due
to
the
policy
going
into
effect
this
summer;
in
other
words,
this
is
the
last
term
that
these
students
will
be
able
to
repeat
a
course
at
Cabrillo,
and
therefore
they
will
have
a
vested
interest
in
this
last
opportunity.
This
will
put
instructors
in
a
very
difficult
dilemma.
 New
Financial
Aid
Policy:
Anna
Zagorska
announced
another
new
policy
where
students
who
failed
a
course
and
repeat
it
will
no
longer
be
eligible
for
financial
aid
for
the
repeat
course
units.
Thus,
if
they
are
taking
12
units,
but
4
of
those
are
for
a
repeat
course,
students
will
only
be
eligible
for
8
units’
worth
of
financial
aid.
It
is
important
to
announce
this
new
policy
to
all
students
as
many
will
be
affected
by
this
change.
 Teaching
21st
Century
Students:
Fostering
Postsecondary
Success
for
All
Learners
(conference):
Adela
Najarro
announced
an
exciting
conference
opportunity,
sponsored
by
the
Lumina
Foundation,
happening
in
Seaside,
June
8‐10.
Themes
include:
fostering
habits
of
the
mind,
serving
returning
students,
connecting
multicultural
and
multilingual
students
to
the
learning
community,
using
data
in
program
design,
Basic
Skills
Initiative,
etc.
To
submit
a
proposal
or
for
more
information,
please
visit:
http://tla.csumb.edu/caps‐conference.
Register
by
Feb.
29
for
a
30%
discount!
 On
Course
II:
Sheryl
Kern‐Jones
provided
an
update
and
description
of
last
week’s
successful
On
Course
II
workshop,
which
included
twenty
faculty
participants.
She
also
mentioned
that
a
new
partnership
was
established
with
Skyline
community
college
where
we
sent
Cabrillo
faculty
to
Skyline’s
On
Course
I
workshop,
and
they
sent
Skyline
faculty
to
Cabrillo’s
On
Course
II
workshop.
Sheryl
also
shared
a
poster
that
was
completed
during
the
workshop
to
demonstrate
some
of
the
activities
and
lessons
that
took
place.
The
On
Course
II
workbook
will
soon
be
available
at
the
LCC
(Room
501),
in
Watsonville
at
the
ILC,
or
the
Library
(Basic
Skills
Reserves)
if
anyone
would
like
to
borrow
it
and
xerox
lessons,
etc.
 Basic
Skills
Symposium:
Victoria
announced
the
upcoming
Basic
Skills
Symposium.
See
below
for
more
details.
Registration
ends
Feb.
16!
Basic
Skills
Symposium,
Feb.
24,
Basic
Skills
Symposium
Friday,
February
24,
(registration
begins
at
9:30am)
Since
the
California
Basic
Skills
Initiative
in
2007,
basic
skills
committees
across
California
community
colleges
became
established,
and
many
have
been
engaged
in
exciting
work.
This
workshop
will
provide
an
opportunity
to
showcase
and
share
the
results
of
the
basic
skills
committee
work
that
has
been
taking
place
at
Cabrillo,
Hartnell,
Gavilan,
and
Monterey
Peninsula
colleges.
Featuring
basic
skills
committee
members
from
all
four
campuses,
participants
will
share,
in
roundtable
discussion
format,
effective
practices
and
initiatives—including
successes
and
challenges—that
their
local
basic
skills
committees
are
employing
in
an
effort
to
improve
persistence
and
success
rates
for
basic
skills
students.
Sponsored
by
the
California
Community
Colleges'
Success
Network
(3CSN),
this
four‐college
event
is
open
to
the
public,
and
a
complimentary
light
breakfast
and
lunch
will
be
provided
for
all
registered
participants.
To
register,
please
go
to:
http://cabrillobsisymposium.eventbrite.com
Registration
ends
on
February
16.
If
you
have
any
questions,
contact
Victoria
Banales
at
vibanale@cabrillo.edu
or
479‐6112.
Hort
5005,
10am–3pm,
Victoria
Banales
Meeting
adjourned
at
3pm