Improving Student Success Through New Learning Resource Division
Discover how a proposed restructure involving stakeholders and a new division aims to enhance student support services, address funding challenges, and promote collaboration at an educational institution. The initiative builds on leveraging the strengths of various academic elements for student growth and success.
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A New Learning Resource Center Division Draft Proposal: Draft Proposal:
Last Fall 2018 it was discovered that nearly $1.8 million annually coming from the 1320 budget for tutoring between TLC & STEM Center Many student success services like the TLC, STEM center and Library operate in silos without shared resources and funds. Retention of current students needs to improve to ensure students succeed and enrollment improves. Problems That Problems That Needed to Be Needed to Be Solved Solved
In Spring 2019 Began Discussing Solutions In Spring 2019 Began Discussing Solutions With Stakeholders, including With Stakeholders, including Katie Ha, Eric Reed, Natalia Menendez, Nicole Gray, Mary Thomas, Micaela Agyare, Laura Gamez, Paul Szponar, Josh Pelletier, Konstantin Kalaitzidis, Elvia Herrera, Valerie Fong, Ram Subramaniam, April Henderson, Sarah Corrao, Kristy Lisle
Summer & Early Fall 2019 Summer & Early Fall 2019 After meeting with stakeholders drafted proposal for new division Refined proposal based on further feedback Presented to President and Cabinet Followed up with Stakeholders Bringing to Senate
Proposed Restructure Proposed Restructure AVPSS EOPS Dean, LRC Acquisitions Librarian (3/4) Snr Library Tech (Circ) Faculty Non-credit Coordinator, Language Arts Program Coord II Language Arts Administrative Assistant Instructional Librarian Snr Library Tech (Circ) Program Coord II STEM Faculty Non-credit Coordinator, STEM Student Workers Equity Librarian Snr Library Tech (Circ) Faculty Non-credit Coordinator, PTT Program Coord II PTT Existing position Systems Librarian Snr Library Tech (TS) New position Re-classed position Library Coord. 1.5 FTEF Total Re-distributed positions
Leverage Strengths of all LRC Elements Support AB 705 Efforts Allow faculty to focus on programmatic features rather than clerical operations Provide Evening Administration on Campus Maintain commitment to student success & retention. New Division New Division Would Would
Shared Spaces Shared Spaces - - Tutoring Tutoring Shared Tutoring Spaces Operations 3600: 3600: Open hours: M-Th 8am-8pm / F 9am - 4pm STEM drop-in faculty and peer tutors in CS, ACCT, ECON Drop-in Tutoring LA: M-F 11am - 4pm STEM: M-Th 9am - 8pm / F 9am-4pm / S 11am - 4pm (all STEM disciplines) EOPS: 8am-6pm STEM Embedded peer tutors (20-40 study sessions per week) LA drop-in faculty and peer tutors in ENGL and ESLL PTT teams in ENGL and MATH EOPS 4200 4200: Open hours: M-Th 9am - 9pm Foundations Lab 9am - 7pm Week 11 extended hours: close 10:30pm, student workers at 9pm STEM drop in tutors Foundations Lab Space sharing between STEM, LA, and EOPS in the 3600 building (TLC) enables the sharing of human resources, including student workers, and expands operational hours.
Tutorial and Library (LRC Division) Tutorial and Library (LRC Division) Value Implications Increases administrative complexities: regulatory expertise (library and tutorial); faculty/staff management; budgeting; flow of information across LRC areas; flow of students across LRC areas (e.g., different opening hours) Shifts administrative focus from instruction to student support Adds STEM tutorial to existing administrative oversight Division status for campus tutorial: curriculum representation, expanded disciplines (serves whole college) Positions campus tutorial, along with library, as a student services division Shared spaces, gathering spaces for students Increased opportunities for extended hours Shared resources - Tracking materials, e.g., calculators Collaboration among faculty and staff identify synergies between programs/services An LRC Division Dean with expertise in Library Science and/or Supplemental Instruction would provide comprehensive, consistent, on-site strategic and operational oversight from a student services perspective One-stop for students (esp. with AB705) Cross-marketing/outreach Raises profile of Library
Proposed Timeline Proposed Timeline Year 1 (2018-19): Reduce FTEF in STEM Center and TLC by 50%; increase peer tutors - DONE Year 2 (2019-20): Focus support for AB705; begin shared spaces for tutoring (doing this) Hire PC Language Arts; transition to Fac. NC Coordinators (Winter) Integrate all area of the LRC and discuss cross pollination opportunities Begin/continue conversations with library and tutorial (with rep from EOPS) re: LRC Division - identify administrative and operational needs (e.g., Senate representation) Write job description for Dean; submit to AMA; begin search Year 3 (2020-21): Expand back out for non-STEM/LA tutorial (e.g., history, transfer essays, etc.) Explore service learning opportunities for peer tutors (e.g., Chat Caf , immigrant/refugee language tutoring) LRC division open house/introduction to campus
Next Steps Next Steps Advisory Council for feedback, October 25 Constituent feedback to advisory council members Advisory Council Makes Recommendation to President
