Basic Skills Committee Minutes
4/11/08
Attendance:  Lorraine Megowan, Trini Sandoval, Leticia Barajas, Marcy Drummond, Margaret Murphy, Mike Wheeler, Kindra Kinyon, Maria Armstrong, Linda Cole, Theda Douglas, Donna Lichtman

  1. Status of Basic Skills Plan
    1. Tutoring
      1. Tutoring is physically located within the C building.  See notes from tutoring meetings for more specific details.
    2. Writing Center position job description
      1. Position was amended and is attached.
      2. Revisions due by 4/25
    3. Basic Skills Coordinator job description
      1. Position was amended and is attached
      2. Revisions due by 4/25
    4. ACT Compass Pilot
      1. We will be setting up a week in May for all faculty in Math, English, Learning Skills, and ESL to take the assessment test. 
    5. Curriculum Revisement
      1. Three strands headed by Margaret Murphy (Math), Ayesha Randall (Reading), Jan Gangel-Vasquez (Writing)
    6. Digital Bridge Academy - April 9, WLAC
      1. Attendess:  Shosana Bakylan, Dorothy Thornhill, Ayesha Randall, Maria Armstrong, Alison Tom-Muira, Jan Gangel-Vasquez, Cliff Montour, Rashida Shakir, Leticia Barajas, Bradley Vaden, Linda Delzeit.
      2. Bradley Vaden's Presentation
  2. Review of data from Program Review
  3. Recent articles on basic skills
    1. It Could Happen: Unleashing the Potential of California's Community Colleges to Help Students Succeed and California Thrive 
    2. Investigating the Alignment of High School and Community College Assessments in California