Steering committee meeting March 10 2009

1. Steering Committee
March 10, 2009
10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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2. Please write your name on one side of the
index card.
On the other side, in one sentence, write
how you can help establish, advance and
sustain efforts to support the success of our
students, especially those who are
underprepared for learning in college
courses.
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3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwi
qdx8&feature=related

4.  Student Learning
 Faculty Learning
 Institutional Learning
 Systemic Learning

5. George Siemens

6. George Siemens

8. CA Success Network (CA SN) Logic Model
California community colleges must expand their capacity to improve student outcomes in basic skills instruction, English as a Second Language, and related support services. Colleges report that 70-90% of
entering students place into one or more basic skills course areas: reading, writing, and/or mathematics. The statewide course completion rate in basic skills is 60.5%, and only 50% of those students persist to
and complete the next level course. Historically underrepresented students are over-represented in basic skills courses, and their success rates are frequently lower than the rates for other student groups.
Community colleges' efforts to improve outcomes in basic skills cannot be separated from their responsibility to produce equitable graduation, certificate, and transfer rates for historically underrepresented and
underprepared students.
Inputs Activities Short-Term Outcomes Long-Term Outcomes
Resources Coordination with core organizations Statewide
(Alliance building among ASCCC, LACCD Project, Other Partners)
-ASCCC Adoption of
-Guide statewide infrastructure development
-Steering Committee Policies that
-Assist in securing funds for acquiring additional resources to support State &
-LACCD Fiscal Agent Local Policy
Formally engage Support
Regional infrastructure
& Consortium Adoption
key CCC policy Innovative/
Coordinator Supporting SN &
makers Alternative &
-BSI LACCD Project (e.g., APG groups, Other BSI Engaging
Director Local Board of Initiatives Methodologies
Create statewide infrastructure
-BSI Regional Network Trustees) /Pedagogy at
(Permanent learning network among 110 Colleges and a CCC Center)
Coordinators CCCs
-Establish statewide coordinating center
-Campus BSI -Guide the development of and coordinate & support a system of regional networks
Coordinators -Coordinate & support partnerships among professional development efforts
-Provide vision & support for the development of innovative professional development
-Student Advocates
activities
-Campus BSI Action
-Introduce & engage in collaborative evaluation activities that generate knowledge
Plans Innovative/
about effective learning to transform practice
-Sustainable Alternative &
Collaborative
information sharing Engaging
Learning
sites Methodologies
Networks
/Pedagogy at
Create regional level infrastructure (networks)
CCCs
-Develop & support long-term on-going regional professional development training & supporting materials for the target
population
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
-Administrators Skilled
-Faculty Implementation of
-Support Staff Responsive,
-Students Innovative,
Develop a cadre of campus leaders
Integrated Increased
-Conduct Summer Leadership Institute, ASCCC Workshops, Other Leadership Institutes & on-going professional
Essential Success of
development activities
Academic Skills Students’
-Develop strategies to retain effective leaders
Curriculum
-Guide annual revision of Campus BSI Action Plans Personal Goals,
-On-going evaluation of the process and impact of professional development activities Completing
AA/AS &
Certificate
Promote models of effective practices Increased Learning, Programs &
-Build capacity of all faculty to teach students who are underprepared for learning in college courses Success & Persistence Transferring to 4
-Develop Web-based, virtual teaching & learning communities, including a virtual resource library of Students Yr Colleges
-Engage in collaborative evaluation activities

9.  Funds for professional learning through the
Network, above and beyond BSI funds
 Sustained, ongoing support from a designated
regional network coordinator
 Participation in a summer leadership institute
designed to support successful implementation of
your BSI action plans

10.  Participation in a post-Leadership Institute
project geared specifically toward the
needs of your campus and basic skills
program
 Campus visits from the Leadership
Institute Mentors, who will answer
questions, provide support, and help with
your post-Institute project

11.  Participation in regional workshops where you’ll
get to discuss ideas, problems, solutions and
where you’ll get to build camaraderie and
community with colleagues from regional
colleges
 Participation in not only your own regional
networks but in the larger network as well—
where you can gain ideas, get insights, and work
together to seek answers to thorny questions

12.  An opportunity to showcase successful
programs/projects on your campus as well as field
trips to other community colleges with model
programs and practices
 A robust and interactive virtual network to
enhance professional learning and collaboration.
 Partnerships with state-wide initiatives, such as
the Faculty Inquiry Network, Center for Student
Success, and Career Ladders

13.  Regional workshops put on by the ASCCC where
faculty and administrators can gain additional
information and insight
 Data coaches to help with assessment and
evaluation of your projects and who will also help
guide you in making evidence-based decisions
 A time to shine—an opportunity to showcase
your college, such as your post-Leadership
Institute project at the Strengthening Student
Success Conference in October 2009 in San
Francisco

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15. Faculty Teaching &Learning Academy
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(FTLA)
Student Success Initiative (SSI)

SLO Coordinators

Staff Development Directors

Discipline Committees

Basic Skills Coordinators

ePortfolio Project
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16. Facebook Group—assignments and instructions on

how to complete assignments are announced on
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/groups.php?r
ef=sb
 Edulounge—Homework assignments are posted to
edulounge
http://edulounge.net/
http://cccbsi.edulounge.net/the-inaugural-network/
 eFolios—faculty as students post information related
to their class activities
http://darylkinney1.efolioca.efolioworld.com/

17. Personal space
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 http://www.facebook.com/home.php
Faculty groups
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 http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/groups.ph
p?ref=sb
Student groups
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 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62280
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18. Sacramento/Central
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Valley
 Bay Area
 LA
 San Diego

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20. Summer Leadership
Training:
Network building
capacity, sustainability, and
scalability

21. Summer Leadership
Training:
Network building
capacity, sustainability,
and scalability

22. Summer Leadership
Training:
Network building
capacity, sustainability,
and scalability

23. How would you categorize your efforts
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mentioned in the sentence on your index card?
Choose from the categories below.
Write the number of that category on the top of
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your index card above your sentence.
Choose another category that might also relate

to your efforts.
Write the number at the bottom of your card
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below your sentence.
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24. Paste your card on the flip chart.
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Draw a solid line from your card to the other cards with
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the same number on top.
Draw a dotted line to the cards that have the same

number at the bottom.
1. Coordinate with core organizations
2. Create statewide infrastructure
3. Create regional level infrastructure (networks)
4. Develop a cadre of campus leaders
5. Promote models of effective practices
Enjoy your lunch!
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25. How can I help my college establish, advance and
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sustain a network that supports the success of our
students, especially those who are underprepared
for learning in college courses?
How can we work together to create such networks
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among community colleges in California to support
student success throughout our state?

26. Build the Network
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27. Deborah L. Harrington
dharrington@email.laccd.edu
213-891-2115