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Basic Skills Initiative (BSI)

Basic Skills Initiative (BSI). What are Basic Skills and Basic Skill Courses?.

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Basic Skills Initiative (BSI)

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  1. Basic Skills Initiative (BSI)

  2. What are Basic Skills and Basic Skill Courses? • Basic skills are those foundation skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and English as as a Second Language, as well as learning skills and study skills, which are necessary for students to succeed in college-level work (BSI Report, p. 4) • All courses that are below transfer and non-degree applicable fall into the BSI category.

  3. Who are BSI Students? • New student; recently graduated high school seniors • Adult student from the workforce • Immigrant student • First generation college student • Particular cultural or ethnic group • Student with learning disabilities • Student scoring at a basic skills level on placement tests • Student who uniformly require help in all basic skills areas • Remedial student from the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) Student who may require discrete or focused help in a single area (English as a Second Language (ESL), reading, writing, mathematics, study skills) while having adequate collegiate or advanced skills on another area

  4. Legislative Analysts’ Office of State of California Identifies Six Evidence Based Strategies 02/05/16): • Using multiple measures to assess and place students into English and math courses. • Placing students directly into college-level courses with co-requisite basic skills instruction. • Requiring students to master only those skills needed for their programs of study. • Contextualizing remedial instruction to relate to students’ programs of study.   • Integrating student support services with instruction. • Developing shorter sequences for completion of a college-level English or math course by using technology, the above strategies, or other strategies and practices that the college can substantiate are effective.

  5. BSI Sunsets after 2016-2017 to SSBS(Student Success for Basic Skills) $18.8 million for improving outcomes of students who enter college needing at least one course in ESL or basic skills, with particular emphasis on students transitioning from high school $1.2 million for faculty and staff development to improve curriculum, instruction, student services, and program practices in the areas of basic skills and ESL programs

  6. BSI Allocations Nowadays • Tutoring (WLDC, CSC, now only Sutter) • Embedded Tutoring (ESL, English, Math) • Early Alert • Professional Development • Communities of Practice (Across disciplines) • ESL Focus Group • Adjunct and Faculty Attendance at BSI Workshops • Acceleration • Reading Apprenticeship and Habits of Mind • Remediation • Student Support Service • Laptops (Portable – English, CSC)

  7. BSI Website • Guidelines • Form: Request for Funding • Form: Adjunct Workshop/Presentation Paperwork • Form: Adjunct Workshop/Presentation Paperwork • Best Practices – Notes from BSI Coordinators webinars and workshops

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