Washington State Council for Basic Skills – Work Plan for 2017-18 The Council for Basic Skills (CBS) has identified the following list of priorities. CBS aspires to integrate advocacy, retention and completion, evidence of success, professional development, and equity between colleges and community-based programs into their work. Goal 1: Implement and comprehensive innovative college and career pathways to accelerate student completion and foster economic growth. Goal 2: and support transformational instructional practices that accelerate students toward completion of diplomas, equivalents, certificates, the Tipping Point, and AA/BA degrees leading to family-sustaining employment. Goal 3: Create and maintain strategic alliances to leverage local resources and increase navigation support to students. Goal 4: Develop system leadership and sustainable practices to encourage overall system stability. Goal 5: Create an environment of inclusion on our campuses and in our institutions Goal 1: Implement and scale comprehensive innovative college and career pathways to accelerate student completion and foster economic growth. Objective Strategy Group(s) Involved Expected Outputs or Outcomes Increase participation and success of underrepresented populations. Continue system-wide discussions about overlap/alignment with developmental education and basic skills transitions to strengthen pathways to college and careers. 1.1a Monitor and share successes of I-BEST Expansion Grant institutions 1.1b Fully implement WIOA 1.1c Establish increased navigational support to BEdA students. 1.1d Work with WSSSC to strengthen wraparound services to BEdA students. 1.2a Continue building a relationship with executive Committees of WEC and/or ATC ,and CESC 1.2b Work with ATC to support precollege instructional alignment between Dev Ed /BEdA. CBS, CBS Executive Committee, SBCTC , Retention Committee, WSSSC IC CBS Executive Committee, WEC, ATC, LLC, AEAC 1.1a Increased career pathway options; increased FTE for underrepresented populations. 1.1b Increased collaborations BEdA programs, WDCs, Workforce Education, and CTE programs; increased FTE for underrepresented populations. 1.1c & d Definitions of wrap around services and models. 1.1b Distribute common definitions of wraparound services and models. 1.2a Appropriate placements into options, HS 21+ options, and other BEdA programming options. 1.2b Seamless pathways for BEdA programming students leading to AA and certification completions
1.2c Integrate information literacy and college readiness into BEdA programming; increase transitions Goal 2: Guide and support transformational instructional practices that accelerate students toward completion of diplomas, equivalents, certificates, the Tipping Point, and AA/BA degrees leading to family-sustaining employment. Objective Strategy Group(s) Involved Expected Outputs or Outcomes 2.1 Support the expansion of high school diploma credential / increase enrollments and completion. 2.2 Support the contextualization of BEdA supported courses to support high school completion & equivalency certification and to transition to postsecondary education and employment. 2.3 Strengthen and maintain a culture of rigorous instruction and evidence of increased performance. 2.1a Develop and disseminate Canvas and online resources for HS 21+ Curriculum. 2.1b Maintain resources for HS 21+ faculty. 2.1c Investigate ways to adopt uniformity of FTE and transition of HSC credit to meet enrollment regulations. 2.2a Support BEdA professional training for contextualization. 2.3 Support BEdA training initiatives through advisement, by providing feedback, and by providing hosting sites. Innovations Committee, CBS Executive Council, Guided Pathways TF, Retention Committee 2.1a Disseminate resources to practitioners. 2.1b Increased enrollments and completions in HS diploma option. 2.2a Faculty have access to and use contextualized curriculum. 2.3a Increased training opportunities for faculty; increased rigor for students. 2.3b & 2.4 Increased SAI Points per student.
4.5 Increase full-time to part-time faculty ratios to reach parity with other instructional units 4.4b Identify and prioritize systems barriers and collaborate with staff on recommended solutions. 4.5 Work with councils and commission to create plan for funding full-time faculty hire CBS, AEAC, IC, WACTC 4.5 More full-time faculty resulting increased capacity for program development, student advising, stable instruction, and integration into guided pathways. Goal 5: Create an environment of inclusion on our campuses and in our institutions Objective Strategy Involved Expected Outputs or Outcomes 5.1 Narrow the gap between student and employee representation by demographics. 5.2 Ensure students, faculty and are knowledgeable in understanding issues of equity. 5.1.a models for diversifying faculty and staff ranks. 5.1.b Professional development focusing on recruiting, hiring, retaining employees of color. 5.1.c Collaborate with &DSSC 5.1.d Advocate for equitable investment in BEdA due to impact on highly diverse student population 5.2 Provide professional development opportunities during CBS Equity & Inclusion Committee ,CBS Executive Team, All CBS Committees & Taskforces, AEAC MSSDC, DSSC CBS; Guided Pathways TF 5.1a Increased equity and inclusion within our workforce across the mission area (outcome). 5.1b Workshop session on current practices for recruiting, hiring, retaining employees of (output). 5.1c Increased collaboration with DSSC (outcome). 5.1d Possible liaison between CBS and these councils (output). 5.2a Trainings scheduled for 2017-18 SBCTC Training calendar (output). 5.2b Increased recognition of value and effectiveness of our programs as an access or entry point for serving a diverse population in higher education (outcome).