CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Math/English Academic Senate Recommendations Graduation Requirements Ian Walton, President Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Math/English Academic Senate Recommendations Home Campus – Mission College – Math I’d rather be…. CEO Invitation… Local Senate – 5 years ASCCC

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Academic Senate Process Deliberate and Thoughtful - Listserv comment / new participants Fall 2001 Resolution started process - Several plenary session breakouts - 2 statewide hearings (Spring 04) - Background paper (Fall 04) - Local and plenary session debates (04-05) Spring 2005 Recommendation adopted - Voting delegates - Not unanimous but clear majority - Compare with local bond measures

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Process – Next Steps Senate President & Exec - Implement will of body CIO/CSSO/CEO Conversations - Slow down timeline Consultation Council - January and May Board of Governors - July and September Implementation ? - November or Fall 07 or ? (Catalog rights)

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Academic & Professional Recommendation on statewide policy - Parallel to local process Board of Governors - Standing order Advice and judgment of Academic Senate will be primarily relied upon - Engage and consider views of Consultation CIO organization + Senate - Champions of academic policy Please Join Us

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Please Join Us Talk to other groups Gain approval of BoG DoF !! (Information Competency) Implement locally Help students achieve success - CIO, CSSO, Vocational, Counselors

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Why Make the Change? 30,000 feet Right Thing - Not easy Right for: - Individual students/families - System credibility - California economy - Civic health & democracy

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Why is it Right? Locally – may not be obvious State policy – no brainer Two different reasons – same conclusion Economic - Skills + Living wage + Global Econ Educational Integrity - HS, CSU, UC - General education for degree

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Economic Reasons #1 HS Skill Level - Real wage decline - Workforce exceeds job demand College Skill Level - Real wage increase - Available jobs exceed workforce Leadership Statements - President Bush State of Union

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Economic Reasons #2 OECD Data - Math/science preparation – Portugal - Leader in technology ?? Employers (local and EDWPAC) - Communicate, calculate, think Leaders - Superintendent O’Connel - BoG President Caplan - Strategic Plan Better Math & English + Achieve Success

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Educational Reason Current statewide minimum - After two years of college - General education for degree - Beginning algebra in Math - Below freshman comp in English Matches High School key standard frameworks Below CSU entrance requirements Embarrassing …

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President The Senate Proposal To receive an associate degree Raise math requirement by one level Raise English requirement by one level Not unanimous CIO/CSSO/CEO discussions Considerable Misinformation Academic & Professional

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Fine Print One Page Summary - handout Complete Digest Locally higher – preserve option Testing – preserve option Alternative Course/Dept – preserve option Degree applicability – preserve option

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Alternative Courses Encourage Development Not just English 1A and Intermediate Algebra English - Analyze & compare alternatives - Promote your conclusion - e.g. Journalism / Business Writing Math - Vocational embedded - Liberal Arts/Critical Thinking - e.g. Engineering / Electronics

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Some Concerns Local Control - Existing statewide minimum - Inappropriate level - ASCCC recommends statewide to BoG - Local senate recommends local increase Not Transfer or Certificate Specific Courses unsuitable Accountability/Fiscal

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President More Concerns Right Data – Wrong Conclusions It’s Difficult - Shouldn’t do it / education in general It’ll Take Too Long - 2 years, give degree / HS seat time Subgroups of Students - Lower success rate / don’t need it - Comparable high school data

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Support Support, support, support Can’t Mandate (DoF Problem) - encourage colleges to consider the provision of appropriate support services to assist students in meeting the new requirements Join us in BCP or Strategic Plan/Grant Senate Best Practices Paper

CIO/CSSO Conference, March 2006, Riverside – Ian Walton, President Conclusion It’s the Right Thing Our Job – Make it Work for Students Support, support, support Provide Alternatives Be creative together We can, We should …..