Mission CollegeBSI Retreat

Welcome!

Harriett Robles, Mission College President

Dianne McKay, Facilitator Nancy Cook, Facilitator

Retreat Outcomes

To grow in understanding of the BSI strands, phases and opportunities.

To acknowledge and celebrate Mission’s BSI accomplishments.

To brainstorm additional activities to pursue or consider in our plans.

To create a specific shared vision and 09-10 action plan.

What do you see as the greatest hurdle in implementing the BSI at Mission College?

Choose one hurdle category People power Money/Resources Support Attitude/Motivation

Find someone with the same hurdle you’ve chosen and brainstorm solutions to overcome it

Save solutions until this afternoon

History of the BSI

BSI discussions born out of need to raise math and English requirements

Collaboration between Academic Senate Chief Instructional Officers Chief Student Services Officers Chancellor’s Office

Years of the BSI

Year One: Effective practices report, the “Poppy Copy”

Year Two: Regional meetings raise awareness of need

Year Three: Regional meetings encourage call to action plus content-level workshops

Highly Coordinated

Workshops important to introduce and motivate to action

Now a strong need to link all parts into organized, “highly coordinated” whole

Remember Strand A from Poppy Copy Most successful BSI Programs are either

centralized or “highly coordinated”

BSI Grants

$33 million a year, 110 community colleges $1.6 million each year for professional

development Year one: Center for student success Years two & three: Foothill-DeAnza

Community College District, Barbara Illowsky

Year four: Los Angeles Community College District, Deborah Harrington

BSI 2009: Building a Success Network

Need for connection, community, professional learning

Four Regional Network Pilots: Sacramento/Central Valley: Nancy Cook Bay Area: Anniqua Rana Los Angeles: Daryl Kinney San Diego: Lisa Brewster

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Building the Network

http://cccbsi.edulounge.net/the-inaugural-network/http://baln.edulounge.net/

Did You Know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8&feature=related

What Does This All Mean?

Student Learning Faculty Learning Institutional Learning Systemic Learning

Designing Collaborative Learning Networks

CA Success Network (CA SN) Logic Model

California community colleges must expand their capacity to improve student outcomes in basic skills instruction, English as a Second Language, and related support services. Colleges report that 70-90% of entering students place into one or more basic skills course areas: reading, writing, and/or mathematics. The statewide course completion rate in basic skills is 60.5%, and only 50% of those students persist to and complete the next level course. Historically underrepresented students are over-represented in basic skills courses, and their success rates are frequently lower than the rates for other student groups. Community colleges' efforts to improve outcomes in basic skills cannot be separated from their responsibility to produce equitable graduation, certificate, and transfer rates for historically underrepresented and underprepared students.

Resources -ASCCC-Steering Committee-LACCD Fiscal Agent & Consortium Coordinator-BSI LACCD Project Director-BSI Regional Network Coordinators-Campus BSI Coordinators-Student Advocates-Campus BSI Action Plans-Sustainable information sharing sites

Target Population -Administrators-Faculty-Support Staff-Students

Activities

Collaborative Learning Networks

Coordination with core organizations (Alliance building among ASCCC, LACCD Project, Other Partners)-Guide statewide infrastructure development-Assist in securing funds for acquiring additional resources to support State & Regional infrastructure

Increased Learning, Success &

Persistence of Students

Short-Term Outcomes

Skilled Implementation of

Responsive, Innovative, Integrated Essential

Academic Skills Curriculum

Inputs

Create statewide infrastructure (Permanent learning network among 110 Colleges and a CCC Center)

-Establish statewide coordinating center-Guide the development of and coordinate & support a system of regional networks-Coordinate & support partnerships among professional development efforts-Provide vision & support for the development of innovative professional development activities -Introduce & engage in collaborative evaluation activities that generate knowledge about effective learning to transform practice

Develop a cadre of campus leaders-Conduct Summer Leadership Institute, ASCCC Workshops, Other Leadership Institutes & on-going professional development activities-Develop strategies to retain effective leaders-Guide annual revision of Campus BSI Action Plans-On-going evaluation of the process and impact of professional development activities

Promote models of effective practices-Build capacity of all faculty to teach students who are underprepared for learning in college courses-Develop Web-based, virtual teaching & learning communities, including a virtual resource library-Engage in collaborative evaluation activities

Formally engage key CCC policy

makers(e.g., APG groups,

Local Board of Trustees)

Innovative/ Alternative &

Engaging Methodologies /Pedagogy at

CCCs

Increased Success of Students’

Personal Goals, Completing

AA/AS & Certificate

Programs &Transferring to 4

Yr Colleges

Statewide Adoption of Policies that

Support Innovative/

Alternative & Engaging

Methodologies /Pedagogy at

CCCs

Create regional level infrastructure (networks)-Develop & support long-term on-going regional professional development training & supporting materials for the target population-Develop infrastructure for colleges to learn about & share innovative instructional programs -On-going evaluation of professional & program activities, including benchmark assessment & capacity building

Long-Term Outcomes

Local Policy Adoption

Supporting SN & Other BSI Initiatives

Benefits Colleges will Receive

Funds for professional learning through the Network, above and beyond BSI funds

Sustained, ongoing support from a designated regional network coordinator

Participation in a summer leadership institute designed to support successful implementation of your BSI action plans

Benefits Colleges will Receive

Participation in a post-Leadership Institute project geared specifically toward the needs of your campus and basic skills program

Campus visits from the Leadership Institute Mentors, who will answer questions, provide support, and help with your post-Institute project

Benefits Colleges will Receive

Participation in regional workshops where you’ll get to discuss ideas, problems, solutions and where you’ll get to build camaraderie and community with colleagues from regional colleges

Participation in not only your own regional networks but in the larger network as well—where you can gain ideas, get insights, and work together to seek answers to thorny questions

Benefits Colleges will Receive

An opportunity to showcase successful programs/projects on your campus as well as field trips to other community colleges with model programs and practices

A robust and interactive virtual network to enhance professional learning and collaboration.

Partnerships with state-wide initiatives, such as the Faculty Inquiry Network, Center for Student Success, and Career Ladders

Benefits Colleges will Receive

Regional workshops put on by the ASCCC where faculty and administrators can gain additional information and insight

Data coaches to help with assessment and evaluation of your projects and who will also help guide you in making evidence-based decisions

A time to shine—an opportunity to showcase your college, such as your post-Leadership Institute project at the Strengthening Student Success Conference in October 2009 in San Francisco

Most important benefit to colleges is network flexibility. The network will be built based upon individual

college needs and desires

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Pilot Regional Networks

Sacramento/Central Valley

Bay Area LA San Diego

Pilot Network22

2009 Pilot Network

Summer Leadership Training:

Network building capacity, sustainability,

and scalability

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Summer Leadership Training:

Network building capacity, sustainability,

and scalability

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Summer Leadership Training:

Network building capacity, sustainability,

and scalability

Together, We Can

If you are interested in participating in the Inaugural Bay Area Learning Network, as a committee, please

Complete the survey at:http://baln.edulounge.net/building-the-network/

Register your participant for the Leadership Institutehttp://laccdsuccessnet.wufoo.com/forms/2009-bsi-summer-institute/

by April 15, 2009

I will email you the links and information.Thank you

Anniqua Ranarana@smccd.edu

Mission’s BSI Accomplishments2008-2009

Organizational and Administrative Practices

Held Fall BSI kickoff and four (4) advisory meetings

Created 2 versions of philosophy and mission statement at October Kick Off meeting

Posted on BSI website Announced through email to all faculty

Presented budget updates at advisory committee meetings

Conducted Spring 2009 Flex Day Presentation

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Organizational and Administrative Practices

Developed flow chart to show the movement of students through MC

Funded development of BSI Brochure To serve as a tangible referral item that counselors and

faculty can use to steer students towards BSI resources and support services

Developed and advertised (via email) formal referral system for crisis intervention

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Organizational and Administrative Practices

Developed BSI website Created ANGEL group – invited faculty and staff

to join Created blogging mechanism for the exchange

of ideas Conducted BSI Staff Development Workshops Hired three (3) coordinators Planned April 2009 BSI retreat to focus on

action plan and student success model

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Program Components

Funded faculty retreats to focus on student needs

Counseling and Math Funded BSI brochure which is under

development Completed Program Review Increased funding to offer more mandatory

student orientations Counseling

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Program Components

Funded K-16 Bridge program Expanded STEP program Funded Transfer Opportunity Program

feasibility study Focuses on identifying Basic Skills students and

moving them toward transfer

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Faculty and Staff Development

Funded approximately 40 faculty to attend BSI related conferences

Conducted two BSI Brown Bags May 2009

Funded Oncourse Workshop June ‘09

Contracted faculty to develop 5 SLO workshops

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Instructional Practices

Extended Tutorial Center hours Contracted assessment coordinator Purchased productivity software Funded Math lab and Tutorial Center computer

upgrade Funded retrofitting of group study room in

Tech Center to include live webcasts and online tutorial services

Supported conversion of two regular classrooms to smart classrooms

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Instructional Practices

Funded Learning Express Database and Library BSI books

Expanded development of modules 1-6 for Library 920

Contracted an Animation Specialist to finalize development of 22 Math modules created by Ian Walton

Contracting Rick Hobbs to develop pre-algebra tutorial modules

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Group Activity Introduction

Action Plans Long-term goals for strands Broad goals under “Planned Actions” How will you achieve those goals? Develop strategies for achieving goals

Goal and Strategies Example

Strand A of Mission’s BSI Action Plan IV.A. Develop an Academic Success Center,

providing a “one-stop shop” for tutoring, counseling, advisement, and other support services

Strategy for achievement— Virtual One-Stop Shop (Kodak Moment)

Group Activity

Choose a Strand important to you Form groups by Strand Select goals your group believes can be

achieved during 2009-2010 Create strategies to achieve those goals Report to larger group your goals and

strategies (5 minutes for each group)

Hurdles and Solutions

People power Money/Resources Support Attitude/Motivation

Identify hurdle you chose and share solution you brainstormed

Vote

Get your dots Place a dot beside the top five goals and

strategies you think can be accomplished during the 2009-2010 academic year

Voting Results

What values or beliefs determined your vote?

I value…

I believe…

Definition of Vision

The manner in which one sees or conceives of something

Looking for a Common Vision

Can we distill a common vision from the values and beliefs on the flip charts?

What do you think this common vision might be?

Vision Group Activity

Self-select into four groups Discuss values and beliefs shared on flip

charts Each group write a common vision

Common Vision

Each group share your vision with the larger group

Can we find a common vision that we all agree upon?

What is that common vision?

Review Action Items

Return to the top five items chosen for the Action Plan for 2009-2010

Do these items help to fulfill the common vision you have chosen?

If they don’t, should they be removed or put off for later years?

Wrap-up and Closing

Dianne McKay, Mission College dianne_mckay@wvm.edu

Nancy Cook, Sierra College, Sacramento/Central Valley Network Coordinator ncook@sierracollege.edu