P16 Issues – Access to Completion

Pamela S. CampbellAssistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships

San Jacinto CollegeTCCIA – 4 June 2012

To our colleagues in P-12…

We know that…› STAAR is not spelled correctly.› EOC is not a furry Star Wars character.› Testing is consuming your instructional

time.› Money is a huge issue (or rather the lack

thereof…)

To our colleagues in P-12…

We know that…› STAAR is not spelled correctly.› EOC is not a furry Star Wars character.› Testing is consuming your instructional time.› Money is a huge issue (or rather the lack

thereof…)› There needs to be another route to the

Recommended High School Plan diploma.› The 4 x 4 needs options for career and

technical education.

How we can help…

Faculty professional development opportunities

Curriculum alignment discussions Financial aid assistance Student success opportunities Summer programs Dual credit – Academic and Technical Educational planning for career

pathways

Why we need to play in the same sandbox…

Why we need to play in the same sandbox…

They are all our students› Content› Expectations› Academic behaviors

Building a sense of community Economic impact of completion

Our own issues to consider…

New placement testing instrument Common core curriculum Assessment Mathematics Pathways Integrated developmental education Student success agenda College and Career Readiness

Standards

Where do we go from here…

AACC Report – Reclaiming the American Dream› Redesign Students’ Educational

Experiences› Reinvent Institutional Roles› Reset the System

Commit to reinvest in human capital – our students and the nation they will inherit.

Final challenge…

Community college leaders must ask themselves what legacy they want to leave for the next generation of community college students…

Thank you for being here to construct an intentional

plan for student access and success in community

colleges in Texas!