I received the following letter today explaining why I was asked to represent Lower Columbia College at an invitation only event next week at the White House: Dear Christopher, We are looking forward to having you join us next Tuesday for our discussion around innovative and effective remediation programs. We are excited about the commitment you have made in partnership with Achieving the Dream and plan to highlight it as a part of the event. Please take a look at the paragraph below. If what we have prepared accurately captures your commitment and you would like it included in public-facing documents then please let me know by Friday, August 8th at noon. Your edits for accuracy, clarity, and comprehensiveness are most welcome. Sincerely, Zealan -- Zealan Hoover Policy Assistant for Education The White House | Domestic Policy Council 202-456-1489 (w) 202-503-5793 (m) -- Lower Columbia College (Longview, WA) Lower Columbia College is committed to creating a $1.5 million endowment that will generate approximately $50,000 annually to support the Student Success Fund. The Student Success Fund will help students cover the cost of tuition expenses not covered by scholarships, financial aid or grants; textbook expenses; GED testing fees; emergency childcare expenses; and/or emergency transportation. The Student Success Fund is expected to support nearly 150 students annually who are experiencing financial hardship who might not otherwise be able to continue their studies. Building on Existing Efforts: LCC will also continue to provide mandatory new student orientation to all enrolling degree and certificate seeking students. During the orientation, new students will work with educational planners to register for appropriate course work, including developmental courses if necessary. In conjunction with mandatory new student orientation, Lower Columbia College commits to continuing the work it has done to expand the use of tools beyond standardized placement tests for math and English course placement. This includes a commitment to transcript evaluation, partnerships with K-12 and offering intensive (“boot camp”) sessions to allow students to refresh math skills. Additionally, Lower Columbia College commits to continuing the critical work being accomplished by math faculty to shorten both developmental and college-level math course sequences. Previously a 20 credit sequence, developmental math now consists of 3- and 2-credit modules (15 credits total) designed to significantly shorten the path to college level studies. Similar curriculum reform is occurring in developmental English. Math faculty are working to reduce the pre-calculus math sequence as well.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:48:25 +0000
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