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Basic Skills InitiativeMaking an Impact atCañada CollegeSpring 2008
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Spring 2009
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Introduction
In Fall 2007, the announcement of the Basic Skills Committee yielded a great response. Fifteenfaculty and staff from across the campus are on the committee; many more wanted to participate but timestood in their way. The members are Jenny Castello, Anniqua Rana, Alicia Aguirre (ESL); YolandaValenzuela, Elizabeth Terzakis, Lisa Palmer (English and Reading); Denise Hum (Math); Mike Stanford(History); Leonor Cabrera (Accounting); Denise Erickson (Art History); Rita Sabbadini (LearningCenter); Carla Stoner-Brito (Counseling); Katie Townsend-Merino (Dean of Humanities and SocialSciences); Jeanne Gross (Dean of University Center & Academic Support Services); Melissa Raby (Deanof Counseling).The basic skills committee members participated on smaller and more specific sub-committees:faculty and staff development subcommittee, curriculum development subcommittee, support (counseling)subcommittee, and supplemental education subcommittee.
Mission Statement
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Student Learning Outcomes
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Students can use the reading, writing, and computation skills necessary to succeed in transferlevel courses2.
Students will create (or develop) a Student Educational Plan by identifying and assessingeducational opportunities at Cañada College.3.
Students can use the study skills necessary to succeed in transfer level courses.
Summary of Programs and Activities Supported by Basic Skills Initiative
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A full-time counselorii.
A Basic Skills Coordinator (6 units release time)iii.
SOTL scholarsiv.
Campus Ambassadorsv.
Basic skills professional development applicationvi.
Crossing Borders, a learning community integrating curriculum and counseling;vii.
The first of a two part workshop on developmental education with field experts, Helen Gillottee-Tropp and Sugie Goen-Salter;viii.
Travel to state-wide basic skills conference for Elizabeth Terzakis, Reading and English; MarkHarrison, Enlgish and Creative Writing; and Ann Cartier, ESL;ix.
Travel to state-wide basic skills conference for Salumeh Eslamieh, Anniqua Rana, and KatieTownsend-Merino (conference presenters).
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