1. Basic Skills Completion: The Key to Student Success in California Community Colleges ~Effective Practices for Faculty, Staff & Administrators
Barbara Illowsky, Academic Affairs, CCCCO
Barry Russell, President, Las Positas College
Spring 2014

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SYSTEM OPERATIONS  Divisions  Academic Affairs Basic Skills/English as a Second Language (ESL)

4. Funders Team Leaders Barbara Illowsky, CCCCO Kathy Molloy, faculty
Pam Deegan, retired CIO

5. 112 Colleges
72 Districts
2,500,000 Students

6. Early Progress February 2007 “Poppy Copy” September 2007 $33.1 million
December 2007
Workshops
May 2008
Action plans
July 2008 Implement action plans
Early Progress
February 2007 – Completed a review of literature and effective practices report on ESL/basic skills that included a college assessment/inquiry tool – referred to as the “Poppy Copy.”
September 2007 – Secured $33.1 million in annual on-going funding to begin addressing ESL/basic skills efforts.
December 2007 – Conduct 20 regional college workshops on the review of literature and assessment/inquiry tool for assessing ESL/basic skills efforts.
May 2008 – All college complete and submit action plans utilizing the assessment/inquiry tool.
July 2008 – Implement action plans at all colleges.

7. More Progress September 2008 Aligning Data Elements
December 2009 Completion of Basic Skills Handbook Coordinator Training
January 2010 Intense Professional Development – 3CSN
June 2010 Major Budget Reductions
July 2012 Begin Development of E-Resource
More Progress

31. Supporting Organizations

33. Questions?
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