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HOT TOPICS IN CURRICULUM (SACC Update)

HOT TOPICS IN CURRICULUM (SACC Update). Randal Lawson, SACC Co-Chair (CCCCIO) Beth Smith, SACC Co-Chair (ASCCC) Sharon Lowry, SACC Member (CCCCIO) CCCCIO Fall 2010 Conference October 27, 2010—San Diego. System Advisory Committee on Curriculum . What is it? Who is on it? What is its role?.

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HOT TOPICS IN CURRICULUM (SACC Update)

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  1. HOT TOPICS IN CURRICULUM(SACC Update) Randal Lawson, SACC Co-Chair (CCCCIO) Beth Smith, SACC Co-Chair (ASCCC) Sharon Lowry, SACC Member (CCCCIO) CCCCIO Fall 2010 ConferenceOctober 27, 2010—San Diego

  2. System Advisory Committee on Curriculum • What is it? • Who is on it? • What is its role?

  3. Current SACC Discussion Topics • Chancellor’s 2010 Course Scheduling Priorities • Noncredit Physical Education and Dance • Course Withdrawal and Repetition • Local Approval of Stand-Alone Courses • Course Coding Issues • Noncredit Title 5 Regulations • Basic Skills—30-Unit Limit

  4. Current SACC Discussion Topics • Course Development—Mission Appropriateness • “Reasonable Limitations on Enrollment” • Skills Prerequisite Validation—Status of Proposed Title 5, Section 55003 Changes • Training Resources: • Program and Course Approval Handbook • Matrix on Types of Instruction

  5. 2010 Course Scheduling Priorities • Focus on Transfer, Career Technical, and Basic Skills • Avoid Recreational/Avocational Course Offerings • Reduce Physical Education Offering

  6. Noncredit Physical Education/Dance • Title 5, Section 58130: • No Apportionment for Noncredit Classes in “Dancing and Recreational Physical Education” • May still be approved as noncredit courses and offered, but not claimed for apportionment • Impact on Noncredit Older Adult Programs • Conversion to Fee-Based Offerings

  7. Course Withdrawal and Repetition • It’s not over yet—the saga continues… • Long-awaited Guidelines to 2007-2008 Title 5 Changes Being Released with Cautionary Message • Pressure from LAO/Department of Finance for More Restriction (Student Access Issues) • Perhaps Restriction on Total Enrollments for Apportionment • Review/Reconsider “Activity” Course Repetition

  8. Course Withdrawal and Repetition • It’s not over yet—the saga continues… • What To Do Now • Probably Best To Do Nothing Unless Current Local Policy Less Restrictive Than Permitted by Regulations Now in Effect

  9. Local Approval of Stand-Alone Courses • AB 1943—”Sunset” of Local Approval in 2012 • Determining Course of Action • Legislation? • Other Means of Extending “Sunset” Date? • Report to Legislature Being Prepared • Supporting Data—Based Upon CRCC • Possible Data Issues • Are Your College’s CB 24 Values Correct?

  10. Course Coding Issues • SACC Review of CB (MIS Curriculum and Instruction) Codes • Inspired by Recent Experience with CB 21 • Recommendations for Changes Being Made to Chancellor’s Office MIS • Deletion of Seemingly Archaic Codes • Clarification of Definitions/Explanations • Updating of Possible Values

  11. Course Coding Issues • Discussing Pros and Cons of Moving from T.O.P (Taxonomy of Programs) to C.I.P. (Classification of Instructional Programs) Course Classification Codes • T.O.P. Codes Only Used in California • C.I.P. – Federal Classification Systems Used in Other States • Existing Code “Crosswalk” Because Chancellor’s Office Must Use C.I.P Codes for Perkins/Other Federal Reporting

  12. Noncredit Title 5 Regulations • Proposed Revisions to Title 5, Sections 55150, 55151, 55152, 55153, and 55155 Currently Being Reviewed Various Noncredit Groups • Development of Program and Course Approval Handbook Module 3 Dependent Upon Status of Proposed Title 5 Changes

  13. Basic Skills 30-Unit Limit • Considered Revision of Title 5, Section 55035 • Based Upon “Uncodified Statute” • Would Therefore Require Legislation • Decided Seeking Legislative Change Unwise in Current Environment • Local Waiver Process Permitted Under Current Regulations for Students Making Progress

  14. Mission Appropriateness of Courses • A program or course must • Be the appropriate level for community colleges; that is, not beyond the associate degree or the first two years of college • Address a valid transfer, career technical, or basic skills purpose • At this time, not address civic education or lifelong learning • Not be primarily avocational or recreational

  15. Mission Appropriateness of Courses • Current Concern—Courses Offered for Faculty Professional Development • Clearly Beyond Associate Degree Level • Therefore Not Eligible for Apportionment

  16. “Reasonable Limitations on Enrollment” • Recent Legal Opinion: • If a community college decides to limit enrollment to a cohort of students, a majority of the course sections offered need to be left for open enrollment. • In other words… • If one section is limited to a cohort students, there must be at least two sections open to all students.

  17. Skills Prerequisite Validation • Proposed Revision of Title 5, Section 55003 to Allow for Validation of Skills Prerequisites through Content Review • Academic Senate Task Force (with CIO and CSSO representation)—Recommendation of Further Revisions to Address Concerns/Questions from July 2010 BOG Meeting • Recommended Changes Reviewed by SACC at October 22 Meeting

  18. Training Resources • Program and Course Approval Handbook Update • Pending Development of Module 3 (Noncredit) • Currently Planned for 2011 • Matrix on Types of Instruction • Electronic Resource Being Developed by SACC

  19. Questions? • ???

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