1. Welcome The Office of Educational Affairs

2. 2011 Curriculum Workshop Overview: 8:00 - 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00 - 9:30 Kickoff - General Session & Updates 9:30 - 9:45 Break 9:45 - 12:00 Academic Workshop (Spindletop Room, H126) 9:45 - 12:00 Career & Technical Workshop (Boonesville Room, H125) 12:00 The workshop will conclude at 12:00 p.m. Lunch is on your own. Agenda

3. Welcome Dr. Thom Chesney President, Brookhaven College

4. DCCCD Curriculum SACS (Reaffirmation)

5. SACS Timeline  Compliance Report – March 15, 2012  Off-site Review – May 8-11, 2012  Fall on-site Review – Sept. 10 - Nov. 16, 2012  Review by SACS –June 2013

6. DCCCD Curriculum  THECB --ACGM  UEAC– Core Curriculum

7. Keys to Success ACGM Courses with SLO’s  Economics  English Composition  English Literature  Government  History  Mathematics  Transfer Compact Electrical Engineering Courses (53 courses have had Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) added and a 30-day review period is from August 19 th – September 19 th. Any comments are due to Educational Affairs by September 14, 2011).

8.  Communication  Mathematics  Life & Physical Sciences  Language, Philosophy and Culture  Creative Arts  American History  Government/Political Science  Institutional Option Foundational Component Areas

9.  Critical Thinking **  Communications Skills **  Empirical & Quantitative Skills  Teamwork  Social Responsibility  Personal Responsibility **Note: These objectives are required in each Foundational Component Areas. Core Objectives

10. DCCCD Curriculum DCCCD Core Curriculum --Revision Process

11. DCCCD Core Curriculum Changes District Academic Curriculum Committee (Fall and Spring) Recommendations due February 29, 2012 Core Curriculum Review Committee (CCRC) (March 1-31, 2012) Vice Presidents’ Council (Receives recommendations at May 2012 VP meeting) Core Curriculum Steering Committee (CCST) (April 1-30, 2012)

12. Elimination of DCCCD Emphasis Degrees  All DCCCD Emphasis Degrees will be eliminated beginning with the 2013 academic year.  Exceptions are those University Articulated Agreements.

13. DCCCD Curriculum Tech Prep  DCCCD will continue to honor 2010 and 2011 agreements with Independent School Districts (ISD’s). -- DCCCD will continue to work with ISD’s to transition students into Career Technical Education (CTE) programs. -- Building new transition programs.

14. DCCCD Curriculum Dual Credit  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) new rule- No reimbursement for Dual Credit Physical Education activity courses. Still awaiting word on non-activity courses.  DCCCD Board approved at August meeting to charge tuition for out-of-county, online Dual Credit students.

15. Best Wishes for a Successful Year! The Office of Educational Affairs