Please join Trustee Chris Jackson, Chair, Board Committee on Community Relations and Trustee Steve Ngo, Chair, Board Committee on Institutional Effectiveness as they host additional hearings on how to address the achievement gaps identified by our Student Achievement Gap and Social Equity Report (October 2009). The report can be accessed on the CCSF website: http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/content/dam/ccsf/images/academic_senate/AS_Docs/Whatishot/EquityReport-October_2009.pdf
The Board is committed to eliminating any achievement gaps at City College and the intent of these hearings is to explore the issues and then formulate recommendations.
Student Equity Hearing #4
Date: February 17, 2010
Time: 5:30-8:30 P.M.
Location: Mission Campus
The following questions have emerged from a careful look at the data in the Student Achievement Gap and Social Equity Report (October 2009), which reveals inequities in student success. This second set of hearing focuses on ways to improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer.
Agenda Item: How can we improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer, especially for African-American, Filipino/a, Latino/a, Native American, Pacific Islanders, and Southeast Asian students?
Questions:
1. Impact of the English and Math Sequence on Retention and Degree Completion:
A. Defining the Basic Skills
B. Survey of system and comparative study of effectiveness
C. The impact of shortened developmental sequences in English and Math
D. Intensive models
E. The role of ESL in Basic Skills
2. Impact of Grading options on Retention, Transfer and Degree Completion:
A. Survey of systems and comparative study of effectiveness
B. The impact of a pass/no pass grading option
3. Impact of culturally relevant curriculum on Retention, Transfer and Degree Completion:
A. Survey of systems and comparative study of effectiveness
B. The impact of a culturally relevant curriculum
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Student Equity Hearing #5
Date: February 18, 2010
Time: 5:30-8:30 P.M.
Location Mission Campus
(Agenda items not heard on February 17th shall be continued to this day)
The following questions have emerged from a careful look at the data in the Student Achievement Gap and Social Equity Report (October 2009), which reveals inequities in student success. This second set of hearing focuses on ways to improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer.
Agenda Item: (Continued) How can we improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer, especially for African-American, Filipino/a, Latino/a, Native American, Pacific Islanders, and Southeast Asian students?
Board of Trustees Meeting Notes — 1/28/10 Filed under: Administrators, Board of Trustees, Bond Projects, Budget, Chinatown/North Beach, Construction, Student Equity — ccsfaspres @ 7:39 am
* Current President of the Board, Milton Marks, was re-elected President in an unopposed vote; Trustees Berg and Wong (and perhaps Grier, though I wasn’t certain) voted “no,” however. Trustee Rizzo was also unopposed for Vice President and was unanimously elected. During this process, members of the Board objected to having the President serve two consecutive years, something they called “unprecedented,” rather than “rotating the gavel.” Other Board members argued that President Marks has done a good job and deserved to be re-elected. Trustee Jackson suggested that the drama surrounding the vote took energy and time away from the real issues of supporting our students and workers at the college. In response to a question from the public about why there was only one nomination each of the offices, President and Vice President, Trustee Wong said that “some of us” received emails stating that someone “had the votes” — this is very close to accusing members of the Board of violating the Brown Act on open and democratic meetings. * Trustee Berg requested tabling the policy resolutions on the agenda so that they could be reviewed by the Board Policy Committee. She did not the policies themselves, but asserted that the process for bringing them to the Board was inappropriate. * In case it isn’t obvious already, the general level of contentiousness during the early part of the meeting was as high or higher than it’s been for several months. * The resolution on the proposed Master Agreement between the CCSF Foundation and the college was tabled so that the details could continue to be worked out. The Board has formed a committee (Trustees Berg, Jackson, and Rizzo) to work on the agreement. The Board and the Chancellor pledged to make sure that members of the college and the public would have adequate time to respond to any newly proposed Master Agreement. * The Board spent considerable time discussing and getting information about the resolution approving the contracts to proceed with the construction of the new Chinatown/North Beach campus. The questions revolved around small and local business involvement in one of the proposed contracts. The Board passed the resolution. * The Board pulled the resolution to adopt a new administrative salary scale. This resolution amounted to a significant pay raise for administrators and so pulling the resolution was excellent news. * More good news: 29 faculty were approved for tenure. Congratulations to you all! * Peter Goldstein reported on bills for past Trustee elections from the City of San Francisco. The City has now agreed that they do not have the right to charge the college for the 2002 and 2004 elections — a savings of about $550,000. They are still billing us for the 2006 election and for future elections. Goldstein further reported that the college needs to continue to save money in the current fiscal year and to prepare for the next fiscal year. We aren’t out of the woods, yet. * Trustee Jackson reported on the Student Equity Hearings on February 9, 10, and 11, 3 – 6 pm, in the 2nd floor of the student union. These hearings will focus on financial aid, student support, and retention programs. Trustee Ngo reported that in the near future he will announce additional hearings on the success of students in basic skills courses. * The Chancellor talked about the need to save additional money in administration, but also focused attention on controlling the cost of classified managers and ITS. In addition, he highlighted the new grants — approximately $9 million worth — that have been brought into the college in the last year.
As always, your comments are appreciated.
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Please join Trustee Chris Jackson, Chair, Board Committee on Community Relations and Trustee Steve Ngo, Chair, Board Committee on Institutional Effectiveness as they host additional hearings on how to address the achievement gaps identified by our Student Achievement Gap and Social Equity Report (October 2009). The report can be accessed on the CCSF website: http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/content/dam/ccsf/images/academic_senate/AS_Docs/Whatishot/EquityReport-October_2009.pdf
The Board is committed to eliminating any achievement gaps at City College and the intent of these hearings is to explore the issues and then formulate recommendations.
Student Equity Hearing #4
Date: February 17, 2010
Time: 5:30-8:30 P.M.
Location: Mission Campus
The following questions have emerged from a careful look at the data in the Student Achievement Gap and Social Equity Report (October 2009), which reveals inequities in student success. This second set of hearing focuses on ways to improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer.
Agenda Item: How can we improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer, especially for African-American, Filipino/a, Latino/a, Native American, Pacific Islanders, and Southeast Asian students?
Questions:
1. Impact of the English and Math Sequence on Retention and Degree Completion:
A. Defining the Basic Skills
B. Survey of system and comparative study of effectiveness
C. The impact of shortened developmental sequences in English and Math
D. Intensive models
E. The role of ESL in Basic Skills
2. Impact of Grading options on Retention, Transfer and Degree Completion:
A. Survey of systems and comparative study of effectiveness
B. The impact of a pass/no pass grading option
3. Impact of culturally relevant curriculum on Retention, Transfer and Degree Completion:
A. Survey of systems and comparative study of effectiveness
B. The impact of a culturally relevant curriculum
______
Student Equity Hearing #5
Date: February 18, 2010
Time: 5:30-8:30 P.M.
Location Mission Campus
(Agenda items not heard on February 17th shall be continued to this day)
The following questions have emerged from a careful look at the data in the Student Achievement Gap and Social Equity Report (October 2009), which reveals inequities in student success. This second set of hearing focuses on ways to improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer.
Agenda Item: (Continued) How can we improve student success in English and Math from Basic Skills to Transfer, especially for African-American, Filipino/a, Latino/a, Native American, Pacific Islanders, and Southeast Asian students?
Board of Trustees Meeting Notes — 1/28/10
Filed under: Administrators, Board of Trustees, Bond Projects, Budget, Chinatown/North Beach, Construction, Student Equity — ccsfaspres @ 7:39 am
* Current President of the Board, Milton Marks, was re-elected President in an unopposed vote; Trustees Berg and Wong (and perhaps Grier, though I wasn’t certain) voted “no,” however. Trustee Rizzo was also unopposed for Vice President and was unanimously elected. During this process, members of the Board objected to having the President serve two consecutive years, something they called “unprecedented,” rather than “rotating the gavel.” Other Board members argued that President Marks has done a good job and deserved to be re-elected. Trustee Jackson suggested that the drama surrounding the vote took energy and time away from the real issues of supporting our students and workers at the college.
In response to a question from the public about why there was only one nomination each of the offices, President and Vice President, Trustee Wong said that “some of us” received emails stating that someone “had the votes” — this is very close to accusing members of the Board of violating the Brown Act on open and democratic meetings.
* Trustee Berg requested tabling the policy resolutions on the agenda so that they could be reviewed by the Board Policy Committee. She did not the policies themselves, but asserted that the process for bringing them to the Board was inappropriate.
* In case it isn’t obvious already, the general level of contentiousness during the early part of the meeting was as high or higher than it’s been for several months.
* The resolution on the proposed Master Agreement between the CCSF Foundation and the college was tabled so that the details could continue to be worked out. The Board has formed a committee (Trustees Berg, Jackson, and Rizzo) to work on the agreement. The Board and the Chancellor pledged to make sure that members of the college and the public would have adequate time to respond to any newly proposed Master Agreement.
* The Board spent considerable time discussing and getting information about the resolution approving the contracts to proceed with the construction of the new Chinatown/North Beach campus. The questions revolved around small and local business involvement in one of the proposed contracts. The Board passed the resolution.
* The Board pulled the resolution to adopt a new administrative salary scale. This resolution amounted to a significant pay raise for administrators and so pulling the resolution was excellent news.
* More good news: 29 faculty were approved for tenure. Congratulations to you all!
* Peter Goldstein reported on bills for past Trustee elections from the City of San Francisco. The City has now agreed that they do not have the right to charge the college for the 2002 and 2004 elections — a savings of about $550,000. They are still billing us for the 2006 election and for future elections.
Goldstein further reported that the college needs to continue to save money in the current fiscal year and to prepare for the next fiscal year. We aren’t out of the woods, yet.
* Trustee Jackson reported on the Student Equity Hearings on February 9, 10, and 11, 3 – 6 pm, in the 2nd floor of the student union. These hearings will focus on financial aid, student support, and retention programs. Trustee Ngo reported that in the near future he will announce additional hearings on the success of students in basic skills courses.
* The Chancellor talked about the need to save additional money in administration, but also focused attention on controlling the cost of classified managers and ITS. In addition, he highlighted the new grants — approximately $9 million worth — that have been brought into the college in the last year.
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