The Tombs of Title 5 Updates 2008 Wheeler North, San Diego Miramar Michelle Pilati, Rio Hondo
Overview Title 5 Basics Title 5 Part I – forgotten highlights –AKA Beyond Majors Vs AoE Title 5 Part II – forgotten highlights –AKA Beyond Withdrawal and Repetition Your questions
What is Title 5? Where do changes come from? What is the change process? Who changes it?
Constituency Representation Faculty – Academic Senate for CCC Administration –ACCCA – Ass. CCC Administrators –CCCCIO – Chief Instructional Officers –CCCCSSO – Chief Student Service Officers –CCCAOE – Ass. Occ. Educators –CCLC – College League (CCCT-Trustees, CCCCEO- Chief Executive Officers) –Exclusive agents Staff – CCC Classified Senate - CCCCS
Recent History Two bills AB1943 and SB361 –Both authored in cooperation with CCCCO and constituencies. Need for change also stemmed from: –multiple ASCCC resolutions –general and repetitive confusion –common interest in the field
Change Goals - Highlights Reorganization Clean up/new terminology Degree standards raised Make mandated (legislated) changes –Noncredit and Stand-alone
Three “phases” January 2007 Preliminary temporary August 2007 Part One June 2008 Part Two
Part I – What you probably know Added “Area of Emphasis” Claimed “Certificate of Achievement” as an exclusive term for SO-approved credit certificates
Part I Reminders Nothing in Title 5 changed to make GE compilation degrees non-compliant Nothing changed to alter what could be transcripted
Simultaneous Enrollment Prohibits simultaneous enrollment in two or more sections of the same course during the same term Of particular concern to noncredit (but change applied only to credit)
Courses Appropriate for Degree Redefines English courses that can be degree-applicable Specifies “English Composition” For purposes of this section, excludes English as a Second Language
Major/Area of Emphasis Minimum grade of C in all courses Clarifies that external GE Patterns can be used to satisfy associate degree GE
Certificates Defines and limits use Certificates of Achievement –Transfer General Education permitted Certificates of Completion (noncredit) Certificates of Competency (noncredit)
Standalone Course Approval Implements provisions of AB1943 Certification of training for curriculum committee members Prohibits courses previously denied approval by the System Office
Enhanced Noncredit Emergency regulations approved by BOG in March – permanent regulations to be approved as part of this package Career Development and College Preparation (55151) –Programs and all courses must be approved by SO including changes Adult High School Diploma (55154)
Adult High School Diploma Noncredit Specifies required courses Requires CAHSEE if college wishes to receive enhanced noncredit funding Creation of program – new courses in program do not require separate System Office approval
Noncredit Program Approval Short-term Vocational (55152) –More than 288 hours of instruction –High employment potential –Courses added to approved program do not require separate approval Other (55153) –More than 288 hours of instruction –Courses added to approved program do not require separate approval
Noncredit Repetition Limitation for apportionment By January, 2009 – through Academic Senate, research the issue of limitations and submit proposals Educational efficacy Public benefit Revise Title 5 by June 2009
Distance Education Separate Course Approval “If any portion of the instruction in a proposed or existing course or course section is provided through distance education in lieu of face-to-face interaction between instructor and student, the course or course section shall be separately reviewed and approved according to the district's adopted course approval procedures. “
Excursions and Field Trips Clarifies that district can provide transportation within and out of state to staff and students Clarifies apportionment that can be claimed for excursions and field trips
Part II Limit imposed on W’s New cap on repetition for a substandard grade What else?
Section § Repeatable Courses. Content changes each time course is offered OR “Activity” courses in which repetition of learning activities builds skills –NOT foreign language, ESL or basic skills courses 6/3/2016
Section § Types of Courses Appropriate to the Associate Degree. “During the first phase of revisions to chapter 6, the language of this section was modified to limit the scope of subdivision (c) to English composition courses. However, it has been concluded that this was erroneous and that reading courses should also fall under that provision. The amendments will accomplish this. ”
Section § Types of Courses Appropriate to the Associate Degree. Both reading and English courses one- level below transfer may be degree- applicable But only one such course can be used towards the degree BOTH courses can be degree-applicable, but only ONE can be counted for each student
§ Coop Work Experience Education Cleanup language Provides for alternatives to the in-person visit with the employer under certain circumstances § Matriculation Cleanup language §58106 Limitations on Enrollment Revised to recognize recently enacted legislation allowing use of multiple criteria for admission into nursing programs
Distance Education Section Application of Alternate Attendance Procedure for Independent Study, Work-Experience and Certain Distance Education Courses. This section provides additional detail concerning the attendance accounting procedure to be used for independent study and work-experience courses. It is amended to also cover certain distance education courses so as to conform with changes made to section
§58160 Noncredit Course Funding Cleanup language to address SB 361 Spells out the ten noncredit course categories eligible for apportionment
§ Repetition of Noncredit Courses Chancellor to report to the BoG by January 15, 2009 on appropriate limitations on state apportionment for repetition of noncredit courses including multiple enrollments in the same course during the same term
Supplemental supporting documentation and interpretation PCAH PCAH supplement Title 5 Part 1 guidelines Title 5 Part 2 guidelines
Supplemental supporting documentation and interpretation DE guidelines Various letters from Chancellor and Vice Chancellors Legal advisories and opinions Several research documents (noncredit, basic skills, etc) Constituency papers (ASCCC)
Local Impact of Changes What, if any, effect do these changes have on your local processes? Questions?
What next? What still isn’t working locally? What is still causing confusion? What could be better as a guideline/PCAH? What would be better as local policy versus T5?
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