1. GUIDELINE A-100 Learning Support (formerly Developmental Studies)

2. Tentative Changes Competency based rather than course based Different competencies for different majors Require re-assessment of transfer students if college sequel course is not completed Require a secondary assessment for diagnostics College must submit for TBR review a plan with faculty criteria, organizational structure, and annual reports

3. Changes Con’t. No more 0700 level instruction (Enr. 767, Fall ’09) No repeat of mastered competencies Limit of 3 sem. hours each for reading and writing and 3 sem. hours for non-algebra and another 3 sem. hours for algebra-intensive skills required for some majors Abolish Learning Strategies as a course Transcript denotes achieved competencies Open entry-open exit individualized instruction

4. TBR Decisions to be Determined Start Date, initially Fall 2010, but now delayed Standardized or institutional competencies Revisions to the proposed changes

5. Implementation Team Shelley MannsJames SmithDiane Robertson Karen SiskaMatt LewisPauletta Burns Lauren HallSonja McCormickBarry Gidcomb Patricia HarlanStephen MilliganKarry Hathaway Shelly GanterGina JohnsonChiquita Bullock Joan BradleyCecelia Johnson Joni Lenig, Co-chair Margaret Smith, Co-Chair The group will produce the CoSCC Plan to recommend to the president for submission to the TBR for review. This group will guide the implementation of the A-100 Guideline in all of its related functional areas: instruction, testing, advising, budget, records, and financial aid. The group will determine appropriate alternatives for those students with ACT subject scores below 13. The plan will follow the parameters established in the A- 100 Guideline. Sections of the report will be developed within each of several other teams that will research, propose, and draft their components in consultation with other work teams.

6. Diagnostic/Assessment & Program Evaluation Team Rion McDonaldJames Smith Joni LenigLouise Katz Karry HathawayDiane Robertson Stephen Milligan, Chair This group will identify appropriate diagnostic instruments, assessments measures, benchmarks, and annual performance measures as outlined in the Accountability section of Guideline A-100.

7. Reading Intensive Team General Education Committee with Joni Lenig, Chair This group will identify our reading intensive courses which will require assessment for students transferring to Columbia State without having completed such a course at another college.

8. Learning Strategies Design Team Barry Gidcomb, Chair Gina Johnson Karen Siska Chiquita Bullock Cecelia Johnson Karry Hathaway This group will research various models to determine how to incorporate learning strategies into the learning support plan for learning support students or for all students.

9. Program Alignment Team Curriculum Committee with Daniel Devers, Chair James SmithDiane Robertson Karry HathawayJoni Lenig This group will carry out the requirement: “The institution will survey all faculty to validate writing, reading, and mathematics competencies needed for entry into college-level courses in each program of study.” The team will further determine which programs require the “algebra intensive track” or the “non-algebra intensive track” within the Learning Support mathematics area.

10. What’s Happening Now? Team Chairs are researching information pertaining to their areas of responsibility. We are awaiting revisions to the draft and progress through Sub Council approval processes. We are attending the needs of our 1,466 (Fall ‘09) DSP students according to our currently established methods.