The NCLN and College of Alameda hosted a Transforming Student Success through Appreciation andIntegration event on February 10. Participants from 11 community colleges and 2 CSU campuses came together to learn about Appreciative Inquiry as a means to facilitate conversation and goal-setting for campuses seeking to integrate BSSOT, BSI, Equity, and other transformational college initiatives. […]
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BSI Kick-Off at Berkeley City College
Integration is the hot topic on California Community College campuses these days, as the Chancellor’s Office works to integrate plans; with this knowledge, 20 educators representing 10 California Community Colleges came together to discuss the integration of BSI, Equity, Transformational Grants, SSSP and other grant funding. Berkeley City College hosted the NCLN’s Kick-off to explore […]

SoCal BSI Coordinators Event at LA Harbor
Teams of educators working on Basic Skills, SSSP and Equity came together at the SoCal BSI Coordinator Event on May 1st at LA Harbor to discuss integrated planning and exciting new developments in placement reform. They learned not only about the new Basic Skills reporting requirements but also about the Common Assessment Initiative and emerging […]

BSI Coordinators In SoCal Escape to Rio Hondo for the Day
Despite the unusually, high temperatures that have been baking SoCal over the past week, over 50 SoCal BSI Coordinators gathered at Rio Hondo College to workshop with Barbara Illowsky regarding the new BSI Publication, BASIC SKILLS COMPLETION: The Key to Student Success in California Community Colleges – Effective Practices for Faculty, Staff and Administrators, […]
CCC BSI 2009: “Together, We Can”
On January 12, 2009, the Board of Governors voted to award the 2009 ESL/Basic Skills Professional Development Grant to The Los Angeles Community College District. Funded by the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, the grant provides $1.6 million per year for up to five years to support the next phase of the Basic […]