1. 1 Basic Skills Summer Institute August 2008

2. 2 BSI Success Rates Do you know how many basic skills students succeed in basic skills classes? And why should we care?

3. 3 First Time Students

4. 4 BSI CCC Statistics Performance Indicator from the ARCC data State Rate Basic Skills Course Completion 60.5% ESL Course Improvement 44.7

5. 5 Progression Each year between 500,000 and 700,000 students take a basic skills course. How many move on? 2002-2003 to 2004-2005 2003-2004 to 2005-2006 2004-2005 to 2006-2007 Number of Students 126,307122,880123,682 The number of students completing coursework at least one level above their prior basic skills enrollment within the three- year cohort period.

6. 6 Who Are Basic Skills Students? 55% female, 45 % male 55% female, 45 % male 55% are citizens;18% are not citizens (others unknown) 55% are citizens;18% are not citizens (others unknown) 45% are 21 or younger; 41% are over 26 45% are 21 or younger; 41% are over 26

7. 7Ethnicity Ethnicity % of Total Headcount % of Total Enrollment in Credit Basic Skills & ESL % of Enrollment in Non-credit Basic Skills & ESL African American7.49%11.24%6.23% Asian/ Filipino/Pac Islander 16.40%17.00%19.39% Hispanic/Latino28.79%41.40%43.72% Native American0.86%0.92%0.54% White35.40%22.57%18.69% Total100%

8. 8 How Many Are Enrolled in Basic Skills Classes? 70-85% assess into basic skills 70-85% assess into basic skills 27.4% take basic skills classes 27.4% take basic skills classes Where are the rest? Where are the rest?

9. 9 17 California State University 75 California Community College 8 University of California 7 Transfer 100 Latina/o First Time College Students 6 California State University 1 University of California The Latina/o California Community College Pipeline, 2002-03 Source: California Postsecondary Education Commission 2004; see also Omelas and Solorzano 2004. From Martha A. Rivas, Jeanette Perez, Chrystal R. Alvarez, and Daniel G. Solorzano, An Examination of Latino/a Transfer Students in California’s Postsecondary Institutions, CSRC Latino Policy and Issues Brief No. 16 (Los Angeles: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, 2007). Reproduced with permission.

10. 10 BSI Knowledge Quiz

11. 11 Who Are You? How many came to last year’s BSI training? How many are on your BSI committee? How many have read the Basic Skills as a Foundation for Success in CCC’s Literature Review? How many teach a basic skills course?

12. 12 General Knowledge about California Community Colleges, Basic Skills Students, and Yourself A note about answering these questions: This is anonymous. This is anonymous. Answer honestly. No one is looking. Answer honestly. No one is looking. This is self-assessment. This is self-assessment. For each question, please select the best answer. For each question, please select the best answer.

13. 13 1. Approximately what percent of California Community College students place into one or more basic skills courses in Reading, Writing, ESL or Mathematics? A. 0% B. 25% C. 35% D. 50% E. Over 70%

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15. 15 2. What percent of the students in your class probably require additional pre-collegiate training in order to be successful in college- level course work? A. 10% B. 20% C. 40% D. 60% E. Over 70%

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17. 17 3. The definition of Basic Skills is: “Those foundational skills necessary for students to succeed in college-level work in A. Reading B. Writing C. Math D. English as a Second Language (ESL) E. Any of the disciplines above as well as learning and study skills

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19. 19 4. How many students who start 3 or more levels below college-level actually make it to a college-level course? A. Less than 10% B. 15- 30% C. Approximately 40% D. Over 60% E. 80% or more E. 80% or more

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21. 21 5. What is the AVERAGE number of hours our CCC students work per week? (as reported by the CCCCO) A. 8 hours/week B. 16 hours per week C. 24 hours per week D. 28 hours per week E. 32 hours per week E. 32 hours per week

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23. 23 6. Which of the following is true of students with basic skills needs in California community colleges? A. They generally assess uniformly low on placement tests in all areas; reading, writing, math, and ESL B. They may assess low on placement tests in one discipline while testing at college-level in other areas (i.e. a college level writer but require additional work in math) C. They are easily identifiable in our classes by sex, age, or ethnicity. D. They usually have the learning and study skills necessary to succeed in college-level work. E. They are found only in the community colleges and are only rarely found at the UC and CSU campuses.

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25. 25 7. Which of the following is true about student success in basic skills courses? A. The success rate in basic skill classes is the same as other college class success rates. B. Ethnic diversity has no effect on student success in basic skills. C. There are obvious and very different success patterns in basic skills courses according to ethnicity. D. Students that take basic skills classes always do better in college level classes. E. The majority of basic skills students complete the entire basic skills class sequence.

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27. 27 8. Latina/o students represent the fastest growing population of community college students (averaging 27% of CCC students statewide but up to 85% at some individual colleges). Approximately what percent of Latina/o students and parents were unable to name even ONE source of financial aid funding? A. 5-15% B. 15-30% C. 30-45% D. 45-50% E. 50-65%

28. Do you help direct students to financial aid? 28

29. 9. What proportion of tenure track and temporary faculty are in the CCCs? A.75% tenure-track & 25% temporary B.60% tenure-track & 40% temporary C.50% tenure-track & 50% temporary D.40% tenure-track & 60% temporary E.25% tenure-track & 75% temport 29

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31. 10. Of the total FTE (Full-time equivalent) faculty in the CCCs, what proportion are tenure track and what propportion are temporary? A.45% tenure track FTE; 55% temporary FTE B.55% tenure track FTE; 45% temporary FTE C. 60% tenure track FTE; 40% temporary FTE D.65% tenure track FTE; 35% temporary FTE E.75% tenure track FTE; 25% temporary FTE 31

32. 32 Tenure Track Faculty Number Tenure Track Faculty FTE 17,84019,723 Temporary Faculty Number Temporary Faculty FTE 42,94916,149 Total faculty in the CCC’s 60, 789

33. 11. What percent of basic skills classes are taught by adjunct faculty? A.25 - 40% of all basic skills classes B.35 – 50% of all basic skills classes C.45 – 60% of all basic skills classes D.55 – 70% of all basic skills classes E.90 - 100% of all basic skills classes 33

34. 34 Self-Assessment Questions Look in the handbook in Chapter 3 on pages 4 & 5 and complete the self- assessment questions.

35. 35 Self-Assessment Rubric In Chapter 3 on pages 8-11 are rubrics of practice based on 50 years of research. Color coded as handouts Student Services practitioner Instructional Faculty Some may be both (like librarians or counselors) Piloting Administrative rubric as handout only now