Graduation Competencies for Math and English

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Graduation Competenciesfor Math and English

• Pam Deegan
• Past President, CCCCIO
• (Mt. San Jacinto College)
• Ian Walton
• President, ASCCC
• (Mission College, Santa Clara)

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Today

• The History
• The Future
• The Fine Print
• Senate Activities
• CIO Activities
• Share Your Ideas

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HistoryAcademic Senate Process

• Deliberate and Thoughtful and Long
• 1999 Discipline Faculty
• Fall 2001 Resolution started process
• - Several plenary session breakouts
• - 2 statewide hearings (Spring 04)
• - Background paper (Fall 04)
• - Local and plenary session debates (04-05)
• Spring 2005 Formal Recommendation adopted
• - Voting delegates
• - Not unanimous but clear majority
• - Compare with local bond measures

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HistoryWhat was the Proposal?

• Statewide Minimum Requirements
• - Associate Degree (NOT)
• - Math and English (Reading next?)
• Math
• - currently Algebra I
• English
• - currently below Freshman Composition
• Raise one LEVEL

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History - Some Concerns

• Local Control
• Existing statewide minimum
• Inappropriate level
• ASCCC recommends statewide to BoG
• Local senate recommends local increase
• Not Transfer or Certificate
• Specific Courses Unsuitable
• Accountability/Fiscal

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History -More Concerns

• Right Data Wrong Conclusions
• Its Difficult
• - Shouldnt do it / education in general
• Itll Take Too Long
• - 2 years, give degree / HS seat time
• Subgroups of Students
• Lower success rate / dont need it
• Comparable high school data

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HistoryWhy Make the Change?

• Policy Direction / Public Good
• Right Thing
• not easy (operational)
• Right for
• - individual students families
• - system credibility
• - California economy
• - civic health

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History ReasonsWhy is it Right?

• Locally may not be obvious
• State policy no brainer
• Two different reasons same conclusion
• Economic
• - Skills Living wage Global Economy
• Educational Integrity
• - HS, CSU, UC
• - General education for degree

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History ReasonsEconomic Reasons 1

• HS Skill Level
• - Real wage decline
• - Workforce exceeds job demand
• College Skill Level
• - Real wage increase
• - Available jobs exceed workforce
• Leadership Statements
• - President Bush
• - 2006 State of Union San Jose

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History ReasonsEconomic Reasons 2

• OECD Data
• - Math/science preparation Portugal
• - Leader in technology ??
• Employers (local and EDWPAC)
• - Communicate, calculate, think
• Leaders
• - Superintendent OConnel
• - BoG President Caplan
• - Strategic Plan
• Better Math English Achieve Success

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History ReasonsEducational Reasons

• Old statewide minimum
• - After two years of college
• - General education for degree
• - Beginning algebra in Math
• - Below freshman comp in English
• Matched High School key standard frameworks
• Below CSU entrance requirements
• Embarrassing

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Recent HistoryGathering Support

• Fall 05 Fall 06
• Other Statewide Constituencies
• Trustee Board Politically Important
• Consultation Council January 06
• CIO/CSSO Conference March 06
• Resolution
• Leadership of Pam and Robin
• Joint Proposal Basic Skills Initiative

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Recent HistoryWho was in Support ?

• Academic Senate, CIOs, CSSOs
• - (academic reasons)
• Other Internal (political and academic)
• - Chancellor Drummond
• - Consultation
• - CCCTC/SSCCC/CEOCC
• Other External
• - President Bush
• - LAO
• - Assembly Higher Ed
• - CA Senate Research

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Recent HistoryBoard of Governors Action

• Consultation Council, May 06
• First Reading, July 06
• Second Reading, September 06
• Public Comment Period
• File with Secretary of State
• Title 5 Regulation Effective, December 06 ?
• Mandatory for Entering Students, Fall 09
• Positive Public Feedback

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The Future

• Ongoing Board Interest (Retreat)
• Strategic Plan Goal B2
• Basic Skills Initiative
• College Implementation
• Success for students in both graduation
  competencies and basic skills

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The Future Basic Skills Initiative

• What is the Initiative?
• Why is this different?

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• Background/History
• March 2006 CIO/CSSO Conference
• April 2006 Consultation Council
• May 2006 Budget Workgroup Meeting (1) Impromptu
  pre-meeting conference call (Ian Walton, Pam
  Deegan, Robin Richards, Randy Lawson), resulting
  in consensus to delay implementation date of new
  requirements and aggressively pursue resources to
  support basic skills student success (2)
  identification in the Budget Workgroup meeting of
  possible funding source redirection of basic
  skills overcap funding (750,000) to support a
  basic skills initiative and the remainder (30
  million) to be distributed to colleges on a
  per-basic skills FTES basis
• July 2006 Basic Skills one-time supplement
  allocated to colleges expenditure plan required
  in September 2006 (can review plan by contacting
  system office)

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Research Phase (Where We are Now)

• September/October 2006 Research phase
  initiated 50,000 in research funds allocated
  through Mt. San Antonio College research to be
  conducted by the Center for Student Success
• October 2006 RFA for 700,000 for basic skills
  statewide professional development sent out to
  colleges expressing interest through letters of
  intent function of the successful college to be
  to serve as fiscal agent to work with the
  Academic Senate

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• Utilizing the review of literature and effective
  practices research commissioned by the System
  Office and conducted by the Center for Student
  Success, this proposal will facilitate the
  provision of new system resources to local
  campuses to improve basic skills instruction.
  The Center for Student Success proposed to
  complete their research by February 1, 2007.
  Based on that projected timeline, this project
  proposes the following
• Review of the literature on successful basic
  skills practices
• Identification/discussion of effective practices
  based upon the review of the literature
• A self-assessment instrument colleges will use to
  assess their own status in relationship to
  effective teaching and learning in basic skills

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Task Responsibility Timeline
Form Steering Committee CIO, Academic Senate, CSSO, System Office representatives December 2006
Steering Committee will meet to identify expert team participants, approve statewide meeting date and location to train experts begin to notify expert team participants advertise the initiative develop and approve the job description for the team of experts January 2007
Receive results of research and self assessment tool Mt San Antonio CSS February 2007
Prepare training materials for expert teams based on research conducted by Mt. San Antonio Math and English Implementation (MEI) Ad Hoc with Basic Skills Committee February/March 2007
Approve training materials Steering Committee March 2007
Make a presentation at the Senates Teaching Institute, Vocational Leadership Institute, and Spring Plenary Session and the CIO/CSSO Conference. Disseminate results MEI Ad Hoc February April 2007

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Hold a statewide conference to train the experts. General session would include background/goals of the project, as well as an overview of the research and menu of possible projects. Breakouts would include information on specific pieces of the research, particularly on the issues that will be presented in the regional meetings. Groups (teams of experts 2 faculty, 1 CIO, 1 CSSO) will be formed at this training session. MEI, Basic Skills, and Steering Committee Spring 2007 (April/May)
Implement online self assessment tool and individual follow up as necessary. MEI March May 2007
Prepare written analysis of general statewide information from self assessment tool MEI June 2007
Hold two to four regional meetings for colleges on specific topics as identified by research Team of Experts June through August 2007
Identify and schedule colleges for onsite training visits Steering Committee July/August 2007
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Train campuses on site at college (technical assistance) using the results of the self assessment to select projects from the menu to create an individual college road map Team of Experts August through December 2007
Colleges implement quick start projects, as a result of research, using new 07-08 dollars College Fall 07
Colleges implement slow start projects as a result of training, using 07-08 dollars College Spring 08
Initial evaluation of 2007-08 projects Steering Committee Spring 2008
Colleges implement additional projects as a result of evaluation, using new 08-09 dollars College Fall 08 Spring 09
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Summary Process at a Glance

• Research
• Disseminate information
• Assess based on research
• Create menu concept of best practices/colleges
  select matches from menu
• Teams visit colleges to train for specific menu
  selections

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The Fine Print

• More details than you want
• www.academicsenate.cc.ca.us
• Progress on Math/English
• Actual Title 5 Language, 55806
• Testing Options no change
• Alternative Courses no change
• Degree Applicability no change

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The Fine Print - Level

• Effective Date, Fall 2009
• Satisfactory Grade
• Same Level, Same Rigor
• Level is Freshman Composition and
• Intermediate Algebra (w/ prereq)
• Not necessarily those historical courses

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The Fine Print - Alternatives

• Alternative Courses offered by the Math and
  English Departments
• Other Departments 55805.5 e
• courses in English and mathematics taught in or
  on behalf of other departments
• entrance requirements
• local curriculum and BoT approval
• Minimum Qualifications ??

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Possible Alternatives

• Math
• Embedded Vocational
• Liberal Arts / Critical Thinking
• English
• Research/Compare/Advocate
• Vocational
• Alternative Focus

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Alternative Examples

• Antelope Valley Computer Mathematics
• Fullerton Business Mathematics
• Golden West Business Communication
• Golden West Journalism Writing for News Media

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The Fine Print - Testing

• By completing an assessment conducted pursuant
  to subchapter 6
• Matriculation regulations
• New test at new level
• Degree Applicability
• Unchanged, local decision

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On Campus ConversationsCurriculum Committees

• Is the Conversation Happening?
• Departments new courses
• Support Services examine
• Tests - rewrite
• Senate action on requirements

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On Campus ConversationsAlternative Courses

• Not just Comp and Int Alg
• Existing Examples
• Critical Thinking Level/Rigor
• Math Embedded Voc / Survey
• English Level of Analysis

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ASCCC ActivitiesMath/English ImplementationAd
Hoc Committee

• Co Chairs
• Barbara Illowsky, Math, De Anza
• Richard Mahon, Humanities, Riverside
• Web Site
• - faculty.rcc.edu/mahon/English_Math.html

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ASCCC Activities

• Math/English Ad Hoc
• Gather/Share Alternative Courses
• Math Anxiety/Learning
• Research the Effects
• Basic Skills Committee
• - Basic Skills Initiative

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CCCCIO Activities

• Locally - working with our individual curriculum
  committees to examine recommended changes and
  examine appropriate alternatives
• Statewide Committed to Basic Skills Initiative

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Thank You

• We Can
• We Should
• Its Right
• Its Our Job
• Senate Rostrum, April 06

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Your Ideas and Activities

• Questions ?
• Share Ideas..
• What Are You Going to Do to Make This a
  Success on Your Campus?