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Basic Skills Initiative 2009 Together, We Can
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REACH MeetingShasta CollegeMay 8, 2009
History of the BSI
BSI discussions born out of need to raise math and English requirements
Collaboration between Academic Senate Chief Instructional Officers Chief Student Services Officers Chancellor’s Office
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BSI Grants
$31.5 million per year, 110 community colleges
$1.6 million per year for professional development
Year 1: Center for Student SuccessYears 2 & 3: Foothill-De Anza
Community College District, Barbara Illowsky
Year 4: Los Angeles Community College District, Deborah Harrington
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Some Goals of CCC BSI 2009
Create a Network that over five years will encompass all 110 community colleges
Create a yearly Leadership InstituteCreate a virtual network
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Why a Network?
Fall 2008 Chancellor’s Office data 93, 762 community college faculty,
staff, and administrators 63,313 faculty
How can we address the needs of this huge population of employees?
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Popularity of Social Networking Sites
FacebookMySpaceTwitterAnd others…
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Pilot Regional Networks
Sacramento/Central Valley
Bay Area LA San Diego
Pilot Network
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Leadership Institute
June 14-20, 2009 at San Francisco State
Participants from inaugural networks
Follow up and sharing ASCCC Sponsored Basic Skills Regionals Strengthening Student Success Conference Tillery Institute Network Website
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Making Connections
Regional WorkshopsLearning NetworkSummer Leadership Institute
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CA Success Network (SN) Logic Model
Target Population -State and Local- Level Decision-Makers -Administrators -Faculty -Support Staff -Students
Activities
Collaborative Learning Networks
Coordination with core organizations (Alliance building among ASCCC, LACCD Project, Other Partners)
-Guide statewide infrastructure development -Assist in securing funds for acquiring additional resources to support State & Regional infrastructure
Faculty Learning Implementation of
Innovative/ Alternative & Engaging
Methodologies/ Pedagogy
Increased Learning, Success &
Persistence of Students
Short Term Outcomes Long Term Outcomes
Student Learning Success of Students’
Personal Goals, Completing AA/AS &
Certificate Programs & Transferring to 4 Yr
Colleges
Skilled Implementation of
Responsive, Innovative, Integrated Essential
Academic Skills Curriculum
Systemic Learning Policies that Support
Sustained, Innovative/ Alternative & Engaging
Methodologies/ Pedagogy at CCCs
Create statewide infrastructure (Permanent learning network among 110 Colleges and a CCC Center)
-Establish statewide coordinating center -Guide the development of and coordinate & support a system of regional networks -Coordinate & support partnerships among professional development efforts -Provide vision & support for the development of innovative professional development activities -Introduce & engage in collaborative evaluation activities that generate knowledge about effective learning to transform practice
Develop a cadre of campus leaders -Conduct Summer Leadership Institute, ASCCC Workshops, Other Leadership Institutes & on-going professional development activities -Develop strategies to retain effective leaders -Guide annual revision of Campus BSI Action Plans -On-going evaluation of the process and impact of professional development activities
Promote models of effective practices -Build capacity of all faculty to teach students who are underprepared for learning in college courses -Develop Web-based, virtual teaching & learning communities, including a virtual resource library -Engage in collaborative evaluation activities
Local Policy Adoption Supporting SN &
Other BSI Initiatives
Create regional level infrastructure (networks) -Develop & support long-term on-going regional professional development training & supporting materials for the target population -Develop infrastructure for colleges to learn about & share innovative instructional programs -On-going evaluation of professional & program activities, including benchmark assessment & capacity building
Institutional Learning Support for Sustained,
Innovative/ Alternative & Engaging
Methodologies/ Pedagogy
What Does This All Mean?
Student LearningFaculty LearningInstitutional LearningSystemic Learning
2009 Pilot Network
2010
2011
Build the Network!
http://cccbsi.edulounge.net
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Nancy Cook, Sacramento/Central Valley Regional Network Coordinator