HOT TOPICS IN CURRICULUM (SACC Update)

1. HOT TOPICS IN CURRICULUM(SACC Update) Beth Smith, SACC Co-Chair, (ASCCC) Randal Lawson, SACC Co-Chair, (CCCCIO) Stephanie Low, Dean Curriculum and Instruction (CCCCO) ASCCC Fall Plenary 2010

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

3. 2010 Course Scheduling Priorities • Focus on Transfer, Career Technical, and Basic Skills • Avoid Recreational/Avocational Course Offerings • Reduce Physical Education Offering

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. SB 1440 Implementation • Statewide Academic Senate—Primary Role in Determining Degree Content • SACC—Future Advisory Role for Degree Approval Processes

16. 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

17. Warm Topics • Curriculum Inventory implementation • Course coding issues • 2011(?) Review of credit and noncredit programs • Credit certificates less than 18 semester units • Need for data on repeatability and prerequisites • 30-Unit limit on Basic Skills enrollment • Title IV Review • Focus of information requested was “regular effective contact” for students in a DE class and receiving financial aid • USDOE is undertaking these reviews at numerous types of institutions around the country based on the amount of financial aid and DE classes

18. Hot Topics • Course repetition and withdrawal • Guidelines (version xx?) really are almost ready • Proposed limit to number of enrollments allowed for apportionment • Prerequisite validation • Conversion of credit courses to fee-based offerings • Community services offerings • Contract education • SB 1143 – Task force on student success and completion

19. Hotter Topics • Noncredit title 5 regulations • Require CCCCO approval for all noncredit courses • Continue to require approval for Adult High School and Career Development/College Preparation (SB361) certificates • Delegate authority to colleges to locally approve all other noncredit certificates • Program and Course Approval Handbook • Revision to include Curriculum Inventory • Module 3 on noncredit curriculum development

20. Hottest Topics

21. Hottest Topics • SB 1440 Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act • Discipline faculty from CCC and CSU systems developing Transfer Model Curriculum • Community colleges must offer (and CSU must accept students who complete) an associate degree that includes: • 18+ semester units / 27 + quarter units in a major or area of emphasis • Completion of the CSU GE or IGETC pattern • 60 transferable semester (90 quarter) units • GPA of 2.0 • No additional graduation requirements • Approval process will be announced

22. Hottest Topics • Limitations on Enrollment Legal Opinion O 10-07 • Cohort of students enrolled in a section that is not open to other students • “Reasonable percentage” of all sections is defined as the majority of sections • Title 5 section 58106 allows exceptions • Contracts with CTE Providers • Title 5, chapter 6, subchapter 7, commencing with 55600 • Sections 55602 and 55605 require annual approval by the Chancellor’s Office of contracts with CTE providers, i.e. cosmetology • New form and process will be distributed in spring 2011