julie bruno, facilitator, sierra college kale braden, cosumnes river college
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Avoiding Unintended Consequences: Student and Student Services Perspective on Prerequisite Implementation . Julie Bruno, Facilitator, Sierra College Kale Braden, Cosumnes River College Charles Stevens, Student Senate for CCC Yvonne Valenzuela, Golden West College . Presentation Overview. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Avoiding Unintended Consequences:Student and Student Services
Perspective on Prerequisite Implementation
Julie Bruno, Facilitator, Sierra CollegeKale Braden, Cosumnes River College
Charles Stevens, Student Senate for CCCYvonne Valenzuela, Golden West College
Presentation OverviewBrief overview Title 5 prerequisites
regulations and resources for implementation
ASCCC recommendations Considerations for local colleges when
creating a plan to implement the new regulations
Question and Answer
Prerequisite RegulationsNew Title 5 regulations adopted by the Board of
Governors on March 8, 2011 (Section 55003)
Allows establishment of prerequisites or corequisites in English, reading, or mathematics using solely content review or a combination of content review and statistical validation
Chancellor’s Office guidelines, developed in consultation with SACC and MAC released in February 2012
ASCCC RecommendationsRostrum Article: Implementing Prerequisites: A Response to
SSTF Recommendation 3.4 (April 2012)Prerequisites that are thoughtfully and judiciously established
through a content review process are the best response to Student Success Task Force Recommendation 3.4:
“Community colleges will require students to begin addressing basic skills needs in their first year and will provide resources and options for them to attain the competencies needed to succeed in college-level work as part of their education plan.”
http://asccc.org/content/implementing-prerequisites-response-sstf-recommendation-34
ASCCC Resolution09.03 Implementing Prerequisites for Enhancing
Student Success (Spring 2012)Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges urge local colleges to begin discussions of prerequisite implementation and to implement appropriate prerequisites in a timely manner in order not only to respond to Student Success Task Force Recommendation 3.4 but also to enhance student success throughout the curriculum.
Time to examine the process at your college
and district!
The Content Review Process & the Course Outline of Record (COR) Content review begins with the COR COR delineates:
course content, competencies the student is expected to achieve, assignments to be completed, and assessments to measure student performance
COR is examined to identify the skills and knowledge a student needs in order to succeed in the course
The guidelines outline a process for conducting content review
Reporting the Establishment of Prerequisites to the Chancellor’s Office Section 55003(i):
Requires that districts establishing prereqs, coreqs, or advisories report to the CCCCO new prereqs or coreqs established during the year as part of annual MIS data collection cycle
Required by August 1st of each year Data from the Curriculum Inventory will be used
for evaluation
Monitoring the Impact of Prerequisites & Corequisites
Section 55003(l): Requires that districts monitor whether or not the
prerequisites or corequisites have a disproportionate impact on particular groups of students
Section 55003(l)(2): Ties the establishment of prerequisites with the student
equity plan
Academic Senate PerspectivePrerequisites will increase student success if applied prudently.
Not everything needs a prerequisiteEach prerequisite must be the correct one for the specific class. Colleges must plan to apply prerequisites in a logical sequence—not all at one time. Colleges must ensure that enough sections of the required classes are available.
Considerations: DialogueWhich stakeholders should be involved in the
discussion?Discipline Faculty and Counseling FacultyA&RStudentsCurriculum Committee membersAdministrationIT
Create a committee to develop a plan, to monitor the process, or both?
Committee may wish to review data on Advisory skill level vs. Prerequisite validation
Unintended Consequences?
Considerations: DialogueWill there be regional issues to consider?
Local area colleges with or without similar prerequisites?
Student migration from course with prerequisite to courses without? Impact on other courses at the college
Student migration to other colleges?Could potentially lose or gain students due to
prerequisites in place at one local college, but not another.
Consider the Impact on:Students:
Need early and clear communication about changes to prerequisites
Counseling Get your Counseling
Faculty involved in the conversations
Notification early so they can advise students appropriately
A&R Resources for clearing
prerequisites This may be an issue for
Counseling as well
FacultyPrograms
Special admission timelines
Facilities Institution
Student Perspectives
Student PerspectivesCommunicate clearly WHY prerequisite was
establishedInform Counseling Faculty about this process
as wellProvide alternatives and options
Transition Time…Executive / Administrative support is keyTemporary dip in enrollment in coursework
with prerequisitesCommitment from administration that
coursework with new prerequisites be given sufficient time to rebound.
Increased demand for prerequisite coursesScheduling appropriately Interdisciplinary conversations
Case Study:Los Rios Community
College District
ResourcesEstablishing Prerequisites PowerPoint from
Curriculum Institute 2012http://asccc.org/events/2012/07/curriculum-institute
Student Success: The Case for EstablishingPrerequisites Through Content Review (Fall 2010) http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Prerequisite-review-fall2010.pdf
Implementing Content Review for Communication and Computation Prerequisites (Spring 2011)http://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/Content-Review-Spring-2011.pdf
Chancellor’s Office Guidelines for Title 5 Regulations Section 55003 http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/WhatsNew.aspx
Questions?
Thank You!