Resources
State Basic Skills Website
The Basic Skills Website has a number of great publications, resources, and tools. Listed below are links to the three major components of the study:
1. Literature Review: Basic Skills As a Foundation for Student Success in California Community Colleges
4 Effective Practices:
- Organizational and Administrative Practices
- Program Components
- Staff Development
- Instructional Practices
Center for Student Success. (2007, February). Basic Skills as a Foundation for Success in California Community Colleges. Sacramento, CA: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Retrieved 08/26/08, from http://www.cccbsi.org/publications
California Community College Strategic Plan
The California Community Colleges Strategic Plan Website provides a road-map for achieving student success in-line with the Basic Skills Website. They also provide a helpful Executive Summary and Strategic Plan.
Links to Other California Community College BSI Websites
College of San Mateo BSI: http://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/bsi/Palomar College BSI: http://www.palomar.edu/bsi/Los Medanos College BSI: http://www.losmedanos.edu/deved/Citrus College BSI: www.citruscollege.edu/successColumbia College AWE: http://www.gocolumbia.edu/colonm/AWE/awehome.htmCollege of the Sequoias Essential Learning Initiative: www.cos.edu/eli
Other Helpful Reading
- Rethinking Remedial Education by Elizabeth Redden - Jan 2008
- Recommendations for Title V Grant Proposal West Los Angeles College by Hunter Boylan
- Paying Double: Inadequate High Schools and Community College Remediation Costs by Alliance For Excellent Education - Aug 2006
- Making the Case for Developmental Education by Hunter Boylan