Welcome/Announcements |
- The Developmental
Communications Task Force thanked Maggi Miller for her dedicaton and
years of service to ACC. Maggie resigned her position to work for
Houghton Mifflin.
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NADE 2003 Update |
- Mary Leonard reported
that several committees would have the assistance of the consulting
agency hired by NADE. (CONFRON)
- Discussion followed on
local transportation and entertainment. Entertainment will be
needed for the opening Reception.
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Schedule Development Plan |
- Dolores Segura asked
everyone to check the fall schedule and to send her his or her
course requests for the fall. Another committee is looking to
improve the current schedule development plan and more information
will be available at a later date.
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MSTA Process Update |
- March 25th is the last
day for MSTA requests to be processed. The assistant task force
chairs and the task force chairs will review the requests and make
their recommendations as soon as HR sends the list of applicants.
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Faculty Evaluation Process
Update |
- The faculty evaluation
process should be the same for the next academic year. The Deans
will notify faculty who are up for three-year portfolios in the
fall.
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Hiring Committee and Budget
Update |
- Two hiring committees
have been formed. Developmental Communications Task Force will hire
one reading faculty and Ann Palmer will head the committee and two
writing faculty members will hired with Laura Ore heading the
committee. The reading faculty will be assigned to Cypress and the
writing faculty will be assigned to the Pinnacle and Riverside
Campuses.
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Learning Communities Update |
- Maggie Miller reported
that the Writing/English Composition I/Study Skills Learning
Community project for Developmental Communication was extremely
successful.
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CCE/CCA Coordinators --
Summer, 2002 -- (Information item only) |
- PIN -- Cheryl Engle
(1st summer session)
- CYP -- Andrea Clark
(1st summer session)
- EVC -- Stacey Thompson
(1st summer session)
- RGC -- Dorothy Martinez
(1st summer session)
- NRG -- Mary Leonard (8
- wk term)
- RVS -- Dolores
Segura/Marilyn Burke (first and second summer terms)
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Reports |
- Assessment and
Advertising
- The assessment and
advising committee is working on standardizing ESL. Writing is
developing a new placement chart.
- Cathy Smith
reported that the committee is working on CCE/CCA Manual,
reviewing Fundamentals of Reading Diagnostic and Exit tests, use
of technology in the classroom, the triangle project phase II.
- The writing
committee recommended to stop using the Academic Systems Program
because of all of the technical problems associated with the
programs. The Task Force approved the resolution to stop using
Academic Systems.
- Currently our
expenditures are on-track. If faculty need any supplies or
other items please send in your requests as soon as possible.
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Course Reassignments/Release
Time Approval |
- Two requests for
curriculum development for the reading department were approved and
the task force chair will forward them to the Dean for approval.
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Task Force Election Process |
- This year's process is
pending approval and the Dean will advise the group on the
procedure.
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Developmental Communications
Task Force Meeting Dates |
- April 26, 2002 -- HBC
at 1:00 pm
- August 23, 2002 -- NRG
at 1:00pm
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Meeting adjourned at 3:00pm |