Transitional Studies
Transitional Studies (aka Basic Skills) Mission Statement
The Mission of Developmental Education (aka "Transitional Studies) at Oxnard College is to provide classes, services, and programs to empower students to achieve their academic, career, and lifelong learning goals. Transitional Studies builds a multidisciplinary foundation (including ESL, English composition, reading, and mathematics, and study skills) from which students can succeed at college-level learning and exemplifies the institution's commitment to its overall mission, particularly apropos to basic skills and English language learners.
The Transitional Studies Advisory Committee Membership
The Transitional Studies Advisory Committee is comprised of the following individuals:
Name Position
Co-Chair, Liberal Studies Dean
Jeannette Redding, Co-Chair, Basic Skills Coordinator
Mark Bates, Faculty, Mathematics Coordinator
Dr. Carolyn Inouye, Dean of Educational Services and Research
Della Brownlow, Faculty, EAC
Jose Cornelio, Director of Tutorial Center
Pamela Culhane, Faculty, English/ESL
Marlene Dean, Faculty, Math
Lisa Hopper, Institutional Research Assistant
David Lopez Counseling, Matriculation
Maria de la Luz Flores, Outreach Specialist
Margaret M Faculty, English (Success Academy)
David Magallanes, Faculty, Mathematics
Floyd Martin, Dean, Mathematics, etc.
Jim Merrill, Letters Dept. Chair
Mati Sanchez, Faculty, Reading and ESL
Vern Simmen, Faculty, ESL
Ana Maria Valle, Director of EOPS
Diva Ward Director, Title V
The Committee meets monthly. You can read our agendas and minutes to see what has been occurring at Committee meetings since January 2009.
Agendas / Minutes
Thursday, Agenda for January 22, 2009 // Minutes for January 22, 2009
Thursday, Agenda for February 26, 2009 // Minutes for February 26, 2009
Thursday, Agenda for March 26, 2009 // Minutes for March 26, 2009
Thursday, Agenda for April 23, 2009 // Minutes for April 23, 2009
Thursday, Agenda for May 14, 2009 // Minutes for May 14, 2009
Monday, Agenda for August 31, 2009 // Minutes for August 31, 2009
Monday, Agenda for October 5, 2009 // Minutes for October 5, 2009
Monday, Agenda for November 2, 2009 // Minutes for November 2, 2009
Monday, Agenda for November 30, 2009 // Minutes for November 30, 2009
Thursday, Agenda for January 21, 2010 // Minutes for January 21, 2010
Thursday, Agenda for February 18, 2010 // Minutes for February 28, 2010
Monday, Agenda for March 15, 2010 // Minutes for March 15, 2010
Monday, Agenda for April 19, 2010 // Minutes for April 19, 2010
Thursday, Agenda for May 6, 2010 // Minutes for May 6, 2010
Transitional Studies Description in the Educational Master Plan and Documents of General Interest
To see the Transitional Studies description, plans, etc., in the Educational Master Plan, please click on the link in this sentence.
Basic Skills Coordinator Job Description - as of April 2010
Year End Report for Transitional Studies - 2009-2010
Reading/Writing Center Proposal as of March 2010
Chart Showing How Transitional Studies Is Organized on Oxnard College Campus
Transitional Studies Committee Description in Participatory Governance Manual (pending approval)
Action Plans
To view our Action Plans, please click on the plan desired below.
Action Plan / Year
Basic Skills Initiative Action Plan 2008-2009
Basic Skills Initiative Action Plan 2009-2010
Basic Skills Initiative Action Plan 2009-2012
Basic Skills Initiative Action Plan 2010-2011 (pending Committee review and approval)
Conference Report Outs
During the past six months, the Transitional Studies Advisory Committee has heard reports regarding the conferences listed below. If documentation is available, the conferences named below are linked to the report. Otherwise, the discussion/report out was captured in our Committee minutes, also linked. If more than one written report was given, the reports are attached to the author's/attendee's name below.
Conference, Date // Report Documentation
BSI Regional Meeting re Career and Technical Education, February 20, 2009
Transitional Studies Advisory Committee Minutes for February 26, 2009
Assessment Workshop, Feb. 26, 2009
Transitional Studies Advisory Committee Minutes for March 26, 2009
BSI Regional Conference on Contextualized
Teaching and Learning, March 11-12, 2009
California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
(CATESOL), April 17-19, 2009
Transitional Studies Advisory Committee Minutes for April 23, 2009
Santa Barbara City College Colloquium on Basic Skills,
April 24, 2009
Also refer to S.B. City College website re same at: http:www.sbcc.edu/PSS
Basic Skills Bootcamp sponsored by Chaffey College,
May 29-31, 2009
BSI Coordinators Workshop, Sept. 17-18, 2009
•J. Redding Report
•General Session Notes
•Proposal Rubric
•Supplemental Instruction Evaluation Guidelines
•"Freedom Writer" Guidelines
BSI Workshop on Student Completion, April 9, 2010 (Mt. SAC)
•J. Redding Report
CalADE First Annual State Conference, April 23, 2010 (Anaheim)
•J. Redding Report
Basic Skills Initiative
For background on the Basic Skills Initiative (BSI), please download the Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student Success in California Community Colleges literature review (affectionately referred to as "The Poppy Copy"), available at www.cccbsi.org/ and search within the site for "Basic Skills Handbook."
Data
For Statewide data regarding Basic Skills students in California, view the PowerPoint given to all community colleges by teams of experts throughout 2007-2008, attached.
For recent information on Transitional Studies (aka Basic Skills) students at Oxnard College, review the Report distributed by Lisa Hopper (Research Assistant for Carolyn Inouye, Dean of Instructional Services and Institutional Research) at the March 26, 2009 Transitional Studies Advisory Committee meeting.
For reports on the Success Academy students, please refer to one of the following:
• Formal Reports generated by Dr. Carolyn Inouye's Office reporting on both English and Math Success Academy students: (1) Grade Distributions; (2) Comparison to Regular Offerings; and (3) Retention and Success Rates
• Marlene Dean's informal report on Success Academy math students
• Margaret M's informal report on Success Academy English students
• ARCC Data 2009
• CB021 Coding
• CB021 Coding Rubric
• Community Statistics for Oxnard Community
• ESL Preliminary Persistence Data
Curriculum
The following courses are Transitional Studies English and Math courses, available at the Curriculum Committee website under "Final" course outlines of record:
English as a Second Language
Conversation/Speaking Sequence
ESL R040 - English Conversation 1
ESL R042 - English Conversation 2
ESL R044 - English Conversation 3
ESL R046 - ESL Oral/Listening Skills
Reading
ENGL R050 - Reading Skills 1
ENGL R052 - Reading Skills 2
ENGL R054 - Reading Skills 3
Grammar/Writing
ESL R060 - Grammar/Writing 1
ESL R062 - Grammar/Writing 2
ESL R064 - Grammar/Writing 3
English
ENGL R066 - Grammar/Writing 4
ENGL R068 - Basic Composition
ENGL R096 - Intermediate Composition
ENGL R100 - Composition: ESL Emphasis
English Success Academy Courses
ENGL R066A - Grammar and Writing, Part A
ENGL R066B - Grammar and Writing, Part B
ENGL R066C - Grammar and Writing, Part C
ENGL R068A - Basic Composition, Part A
ENGL R068B - Basic Composition, Part B
Mathematics
MATH R009 - Basic Mathematics
MATH R010 - Pre-Algebra
MATH R011 - Elementary Algebra
Mathematics Success Academy Courses
MATH R009A - Basic Math I
MATH R009B - Basic Math II
MATH R009C - Basic Math III
MATH R010A - Pre-Algebra I
MATH R010B - Pre-Algebra II
MATH R010C - Pre-Algebra III
MATH R010D - Pre-Algebra IV
MATH R011A - Elementary Algebra I
MATH R011B - Elementary Algebra II
The Success Academy
The Success Academy is an open entry/open exit lab staffed by faculty and supported by paraprofessional tutors and student tutors. Traditional math and English credit courses are offered in this modular, alternative format to afford students greater flexibility and individualized attention. The Success Academy utilizes primarily Plato Systems Software.
Success Academy hours for fall and spring are as follows:
Monday through Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Success Academy lead faculty member is Marlene Dean, reachable at mdean@vcccd.edu or by phone at (805) 986-5800 ext. 1934.
The Faculty Summer Institute
On May 26-27, 2009, a Faculty Summer Institute was held. Thirty-six instructors participated. To learn more, go to our page above in the left-hand navigation bar specifically detailing what was presented. In addition, on May 24-25, 2010, a Summer Institute was held (involving faculty, staff, and administrators). Thirty-one people participated (either presenting and/or attending). The details from the 2010 Institute are also included on the above-referenced page.
Education
Throughout the year, various members of the Transitional Studies Advisory Committee brought in articles of interest. They are posted here for your reading pleasure:
State-defined ESL Competencies in:
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking/Listening
• Basic Skills Education at Pasadena City College's Teaching and Learning Center
• W. Norton Grubb's "Institutional and Instructional Approaches to Basic Skills
Instruction in California Community Colleges"
• "Lessons From a 2-Year-College ‘Master Class'"
• "Use of Part-Time Instructors Tied to Lower Student Success"
• "Writing Is Not Just a Basic Skill"
• "College Opportunities for State Residents Ebb"
• "Connecting Schools and Colleges: More Rhetoric Than Reality"
• "Community-College Students Shun Basic Courses"
• "Community College Policy Research"
Coordination of Entry and Exit Skills
Both the Letters and Mathematics Departments are working on more closely aligning entry and exit skills for English as a Second Language, English, and Mathematics course sequences. Please feel free to read the memos posted below.
For English/ESL: J. Redding's Memo to Faculty
For Mathematics: M. Bates' Update Report
Math Topics Memo
Documents reflecting a continuation of the alignment of entry and exit skills for Academic Year 2009-2010 are posted below.
Notes for Composition Alignment Flex Activity dated November 25, 2009
Mandatory Flex Day, August 13, 2010, Proposed Agenda (for Letters faculty)
For ESL/English issues specifically, the following documents are of interest:
Minutes from ESL Gathering dated October 8, 2009
Meeting re Improving ESL Enrollments dated March 11, 2010
ESL Support Calendar proposed by K. Engelsen, Dean of Student Services
S. Cabral Memo re Available Spanish-Language Assistance
Contact Us
For information on Transitional Studies at Oxnard College, please feel free to contact Jeannette Redding at (805) 986-5800 ext. 1988 or jredding@vcccd.edu or the Dean of Liberal Studies at (805) 986-5800 ext. 7604.
Oxnard College, 4000 South Rose Ave. Oxnard, CA 93033 (805) 986 - 5800