BASIC SKILLS
& Budget Cuts
Mike Orkin
Educational Services
October, 2011
Basic Skills classes identified by
MIS Data Element CB08:
“Course-Basic-Skills-Status” = B
(Not the same as “Course-Prior-To-Transfer-Level”)
Program
Viability
ESP
Enrollment
Success
Productivity
Enrollment
Fall 2011
Campus
Basic Skills = 5.9%
Basic Skills
FTES
Non Basic Skills
FTES
126
1,570
78
1,719
Laney
256
3,501
Merritt
71
1,600
Total
531
8,390
Alameda
Berkeleyis the
world’s
Basic Skills By College: Fall 2011
Alameda
Berkeley
7.4%
4.3%
Laney
Merritt
4.3%
6.8%
Basic Skills vs. Non Basic Skills
DISTRICT
Fall
2008
Fall
2009
Fall
2010
Fall
2011
Basic Skills
6.80% 6.70% 6.30% 5.90%
% total FTES
BASIC SKILLS
WITHIN SUBJECT
Fall 08 Fall 09 Fall 10 Fall 11
ENGLISH
22.60%
23.70%
22.20%
22.90%
ESL
43.00%
44.40%
43.10%
38.20%
MATH
17.40%
18.90%
16.70%
14.80%
BASIC SKILLS SECTION
COUNTS
Campus
Alameda
Alameda Total
Berkeley
Berkeley Total
Laney
Laney Total
Merritt
Merritt Total
Grand Total
Subject
ENGL
ESL
MATH
ENGL
ESL
MATH
ENGL
ESL
MATH
ENGL
ESL
MATH
FALL
Year 09-10 Year 10-11 Year 11-12
13
10
7
13
9
9
10
9
7
36
28
23
10
10
14
1
9
9
8
20
19
22
17
15
13
42
37
32
23
15
12
82
67
57
7
6
5
14
12
6
12
10
8
33
28
19
171
142
121
Headcount - Basic Skills by
Ethnicity: District
1600
1400
African Am
1200
American
Indian/Alaskan Native
1000
Asian/Pac Isl
800
Filipino
600
Hispanic
400
Other/Unkwn
200
White Non Hispanic
0
F08
F09
F10
F11
Basic Skills by Ethnicity: Alameda
300
250
African Am
American Indian/Alaskan
Native
200
Asian/Pac Isl
Filipino
150
Hispanic
100
Other/Unkwn
White Non Hispanic
50
0
F08
F09
F10
F11
Basic Skills by Ethnicity: Berkeley
300
250
200
African Am
American Indian/Alaskan Native
150
Asian/Pac Isl
Filipino
100
Hispanic
50
Other/Unkwn
White Non Hispanic
0
F08
F09
F10
F11
Basic Skills by Ethnicity: Laney
800
700
African Am
600
American Indian/Alaskan Native
500
Asian/Pac Isl
400
Filipino
300
Hispanic
200
Other/Unkwn
100
White Non Hispanic
0
F08
F09
F10
F11
Basic Skills by Ethnicity: Merritt
350
300
African Am
250
American Indian/Alaskan Native
200
Asian/Pac Isl
150
Filipino
Hispanic
100
Other/Unkwn
50
White Non Hispanic
0
F08
F09
F10
F11
Success
COLLEGE OVERALL SUCCESS, ALL COURSES: Fall 2010
Campus
Total Graded
Success
Success Rate
Alameda
12,911
8,596
67%
Berkeley
14,502
9,818
68%
Laney
29,145
20,062
69%
Merritt
14,471
9,609
66%
District
71,029
48,085
68%
DISTRICT OVERALL SUCCESS ENG, ESL, MATH: Fall 2010
Campus
Subject
Total
Graded
District
ENGL (all)
6,233
3,904
63%
District
ESL (all)
3,977
3,117
78%
District
MATH (all)
7,228
4,280
59%
17,438
11,301
65%
District
Total
Success
Success Rate
DISTRICT BASIC SKILLS SUCCESS: Fall 2010
Campus
Subject
Total
Graded
District
ENGL
1,305
760
58%
District
ESL
1,716
1,330
78%
District
MATH
1,755
1,007
57%
4,776
3,097
65%
District
Total
Success
Success Rate
Flow-through math
60% chance of Success
3 course sequence
.6 x .6 x .6 = .216
22% chance of Success
Factors
Structure?
Inertia?
Grading?
Budget cuts?
Productivity
What is it?
Why is it necessary?
Do you need it at class level?
at subject level?
at program level?
Alameda
Basic Skills Fall 2011?
Subject
Sections
FTES
FTEF Productivity
ENGL
10
46.88
2.6
18.03
ESL
9
42.57
2.47
17.26
MATH
9
36.99
1.67
22.19
Total
28
126.44
6.73
18.78
Berkeley
Subject
Sections
FTES
FTEF Productivity
ENGL
10
43.02
2.57
16.76
MATH
9
32.33
1.8
17.96
Total
19
75.35
4.37
17.26
Laney
Subject
Sections
FTES
ENGL
15
65.7
ESL
37
MATH
Total
FTEF Productivity
4.4
14.93
168.96
10.53
16.04
15
55.13
2.8
19.69
67
289.79
17.73
16.34
Merritt
Subject
Sections
FTES
FTEF Productivity
ENGL
6
23.01
1.85
12.42
ESL
12
47.93
3.73
12.84
MATH
10
43.63
1.74
25.13
Total
28
114.57
7.32
15.65
Should we teach
Basic Skills as
separate courses
Even if collegelevel classes must
be cut?
OPTIONS
Accelerate
Online, asynchronous
Merge, contextualize
Grants
Conclusion
Questions?
More questions?
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