Basic Skills Initiative (BSI) Project
The Basic Skills Initiative: Student Success Continuum is funded by a grant from the Chancellor's Office. The Basic Skills Professional Development Initiative-Academic Fundamentals is being proposed out of the need to provide basic skills, and by extension English as a Second Language (ESL), education to students underprepared for college-level work, including those unable to pass the California High School Exit Exam.
Get more information and resources about the Basic Skills Initiative at MVC!
Resources
- One Book / One College project sponsored by BSI
- BSI's October '09 Newsletter
- BSI's State Site containing more information and resources
Student Success Retreat 2009
The Moreno Valley BSI committee sponsored our second retreat to discuss how we can best help students achieve their academic goals, the retreat took place October 29 and 30th. The retreat, "Arriving at Base Camp" is a follow-up to "Navigating the Basic Skills Highway" held in April 2008.
Featured presenters at this retreat were Laura Hope, Interim Dean of Instructional Support at Chaffey College and Merrill Deming, faculty at Crafton Hills college. Both were instrumental in establishing Chaffey College's Student Success Centers. These centers are credited with increasing student success rates at Chaffey and they have the data to support their claims.
Watch the videos from this important event:
Barriers to Student Success
Instructional Design
Scaling Up
