SAN DIEGO AND

IMPERIAL VALLEY

BASIC SKILLS NETWORK

Dr. Lisa Brewster

1. What the San Diego/Imperial Valley Regional Network is

2. Why BSI needs regional networks

3. The benefits your college will get from participating in the network

WHAT IS A NETWORK?WHAT IS A NETWORK?

A Network is designed to allow faculty, staff, and administrators to share and build upon existing knowledge while at the same time creating opportunities for transformation.

HOW WILL THE NETWORK DO HOW WILL THE NETWORK DO THIS?THIS?

The network will build a community of professional learners among the 10 San Diego and Imperial Valley Colleges who can address the many shared questions and problems associated with basic skills instruction.

WHY DO WE NEED A WHY DO WE NEED A NETWORK?NETWORK?

For the past few decades, community colleges have largely been working in isolation to support students with basic skills needs. Even on individual campuses, it is frequently difficult for many to collaborate across disciplines and programs in an effort to increase student success.

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WHAT ARE WE FOCUSING WHAT ARE WE FOCUSING ON?ON?

Student LearningFaculty LearningInstitutional LearningSystemic Learning

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.

Resources -ASCCC-Steering Committee-LACCD Fiscal Agent & Consortium Coordinator-BSI LACCD Project Director-BSI Regional Network Coordinators-Campus BSI Coordinators-Student Advocates-Campus BSI Action Plans-Sustainable information sharing sites

Target Population -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

Increased Learning, Success &

Persistence of Students

Short-Term Outcomes

Skilled Implementation of

Responsive, Innovative, Integrated Essential

Academic Skills Curriculum

Inputs

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

Formally engage key CCC policy

makers(e.g., APG groups,

Local Board of Trustees)

Innovative/ Alternative &

Engaging Methodologies /Pedagogy at

CCCs

Increased Success of Students’

Personal Goals, Completing

AA/AS & Certificate

Programs &Transferring to 4

Yr Colleges

Statewide Adoption of Policies that

Support Innovative/

Alternative & Engaging

Methodologies /Pedagogy at

CCCs

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

Long-Term Outcomes

Local Policy Adoption

Supporting SN & Other BSI Initiatives

BSI 2009BSI 2009 4 Regional Networks

the Leadership Institute Data Coaching

Leading colleges toward making evidence-based decisions

Virtual Network 

CURRENT PROJECTS 2009CURRENT PROJECTS 2009

Regional Meeting May 7 and 8 LA Mission

Summer Leadership Institute June 14-20 SFSU

EduLounge

BUT THE BEST PART IS….BUT THE BEST PART IS….

The colleges in the regional network

design and implement what

they want!