Welcome/Announcements |
- New faculty members
were introduced and welcomed to Austin Community College
- Deanna Johnson,
Developmental Writing, Brian Yansky, Developmental Writing, Judy
Hubble, Developmental Reading
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NADE 2003 Update |
- Committee members were
introduced and Mary Leonard reported that several committees were
working on tours, foods, entertainment, and general local
hospitality. More information would be available after the
September 21, 2002 meeting with the NADE Board and Conference Chair.
- Three hotels: Radison,
Crown Royale (Sheraton), and the Hyatt Regency were approved as the
convention hotels. Most of the Conference sessions would be held at
the Austin Convention Center.
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Research Effectiveness Measures |
- Three sets research
reports were given to the Task Force members to read and review for
the next meeting. These reports will be discusses at the November
meeting.
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CCE/CCA Procedures |
- The CCE/CCA procedures
were handed out to the CCE/CCA faculty members and a book with
forms, contracts, and syllabi is available for reading and writing
CCE/CCA faculty to use.
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CCE/CCA Discussion -- one hour
vs. three hour course |
- The task force
recommended that three-hour courses be available for all students.
One-hour courses may be used for those students who completed
remediation but did not pass TASP on the retake and have exhausted
their B or better option.
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Developmental Communications
Students Withdrawal |
- Faculty should continue
to withdraw students who are not in compliance with their withdrawal
policy. If a student is not progressing in the class, the faculty
member should discuss the situation with the CCE/CCA faculty to see
what is the best option for the student.
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Developmental Communications
Initiatives |
- During this academic
year, our focus will be to review the outcomes and effectiveness of
our reading, writing, and study skills initiatives.
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CCE/CCA Coordinators --
Information Item Only |
- PIN -- Cheryl Engle
- CYP -- Andrea Clark
- EVC -- Stacey Thompson
- RGC -- Patti Dungan
- NRG -- Mary Leonard
- RVS -- Dolores Segura
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Reports |
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- Sibyl Noack and
Patti Dungan presented the new Writing Placement Chart. The
Reading Placement Chart remained the same.
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- Cathy Smith
reported that the first meeting of the semester was being held
on August 23, 2002 immediately following the Task Force Meeting.
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- Laura Ore reported
that the writing faculty met during the summer and their first
meeting of the semester was scheduled.
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- Mary Leonard
reported that we had a slight decrease in our hourly money and
if everyone reduced his or her hourly use by one hour every week
our money would last until the end of the semester.
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Course Reassignments/Release Time
Approval |
- Dean Fluker has not
advised us on whether or not our request for a course release has
been approved.
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Developmental Communications Task
Force meeting dates |
- November 8, 2002 -- HBC
410-- 1:00 pm
- January 10, 2002 -- EVC
-- 1:00 pm
- March 23, 2003 -- TBA
- April 25, 2003 -- TBA
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Meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM |