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Curriculum Workshop 2013

Dr. Sharon Blackman

DCCCD

Building Pathways to Student Success

Core Curriculum Revision

3 Tiers

Reduced to 42 hours

9 Functional Component Areas

Tier 1 Core Foundations: Critical Reading & Writing; Speaking & Listening; Quantitative Reasoning; Wellness and the Human Experience

Tier 2 Core Domains: Qualitative Reasoning & Listening, Literacy, and Research; Self and Society

Tier 3 Integrative Learning: Critical Issues in the State & Federal Relationship

Implementation Fall 2014

Core Curriculum Evaluation Process

3 Tiers

Reduced to 42 Hours

9 Functional Component Areas

Comparison of THECB Core 2014 Requirements with

DCCCD 2010 Core and the Recommended DCCCD 2014 Core

*2 credit hours used from Component Area Option- reducing CAO to 4 credit hours

Foundational Component Areas THECB Credit Hour

Core 2014

DCCCD Credit

Hour Core 2010

DCCCD Credit Hour

Core 2014 Communication 6 9-10 6 Mathematics 3 3-4 3 Life & Physical Sciences 6 8 8* Language, Philosophy & Culture 3 3 3 Creative Arts 3 3 3 American History 6 6 6 Government/Political Science 6 6 6 Social & Behavioral Sciences 3 3 3 Component Area Option 6 1-3 See below Speaking & Listening Wellness & the Human Exp 3

1 Total Credit Hours 42 42-48 42

AD Hoc Foundational Component Areas

CORE Objectives Information Workshop

CORE Objectives Assessment Report

Core Objective Date

Critical Thinking Friday, September 6 from 1:00 – 3:00PM

Communication Friday, September 13 from 1:00 – 3:00PM

Empirical and Quantitative Skills Teamwork

Friday, September 20 from 1:00 – 3:00PM

Personal ResponsibilitySocial Responsibility

Friday, October 4 from 1:00 – 3:00PM

Core Objectives Information Workshops Core Curriculum Revision

Frequency/Timeline/Targets/Criteria

Core Objectives to be Assessed Collect Artifacts Scoring Days Targets/Criteria

Critical ThinkingCommunication

Empirical and Quantitative Skills

Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Benchmark from Baseline Data

TeamworkPersonal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Benchmark from Baseline Data

Critical ThinkingCommunication

Empirical and Quantitative Skills

Fall 2016 Spring 2017 First Improvement Cycle

TeamworkPersonal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

Fall 2017 Spring 2018 First Improvement Cycle

Critical ThinkingCommunication

Empirical and Quantitative Skills

Fall 2018 Spring 2019 Second Improvement Cycle

TeamworkPersonal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

Fall 2019 Spring 2020 Second Improvement Cycle

Core Curriculum Revision

Texas Success Initiative

Implementation August 26, 2013

Two Levels of Developmental Coursework

Texas Assessment Test

TSI Background

TSI

TSI

Advisement and Plan For Academic Success

Assessment and Placement

Requires Pre-Assessment Activity

83rd Texas Legislative Summary

HB 1284 False Alarm or Report

HB 1297 Skills Development Fund Workforce Training Program Review

SB 31 Dual Credit Funding

SB 62 Bacterial Meningitis

SB 215 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

83rd Texas Legislative Summary

SB 1525 Disability Awareness Training

SB 497 Associate Degree Hours

SB 1158 Hazelwood Exemption Modifications

SB 307 Adult Basic Education

83rd Texas Legislative Summary

WORKFORCE PROGRAMSLicensure

Industry Certifications Certificates

Associate DegreesHB 1142

SB 441

HB 437

HB 3028 HB 842

HB 1296

HB 2201

SB 860

Texas Completes

THREE R’s

1 REDESIGN students educational experiences

2 REINVENT institutional roles

3 RESET the system to create incentives for student and institutional success

Texas Completes

System Approach Action Plan

Revise the curriculum to get students into a program of study quickly

Create a comprehensive student advising and management system

Restructure developmental education

Performance Based Funding

Performance Based Funding

Total Community College Student Success Points = 929,1883 Year Average (Fiscal Years 2010-2011-2012)

Dallas 85,271 Lone Star 78,843

Alamo 73,621 Houston 69,775

Tarrant 61,413

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Best Wishes for a Successful Academic Year!

THANK YOU FOR COMING

Educational Affairs Division