REQUESTOR(S): Katie Ha
DATE SUBMITTED: February 22, 2017 / FUNDING YEAR: 2016-2017
DIVISION: Language Arts / DIVISION DEAN: Paul Starer
REQUESTED AMOUNT FROM BASIC SKILLS: $5,085
ARE YOU REQUESTING FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES? YES NO / IF YES, PLEASE SPECIFY:
# OF STUDENTS SERVED: / # OF FACULTY AND/OR STAFF SERVED: 5
Please provide a summary of the request and details on how this activity will directly serve the College’s Basic Skills goals. Be sure to include a description of which students this activity addresses, which specific student success indicators it supports, how this request addresses those groups and indicator(s).
Five Foothill College faculty/staff would like to attend the CATESOL (California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Regional Conference in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 4, 2016 hosted by Mt. San Antonio College. Presenters include: Katie Ha, SI/ESL; Melissa Jaquish and Amy Sarver, Temp FT Non-Credit ESL; Gabriel Lomeli, Non-Credit ESL Outreach. In addition, a part-time Non-Credit faculty member, David Beaulieu, would like to attend in increase his knowledge and awareness of second language issues that would greatly inform his work in the TLC as a faculty tutor. Topics addressed at the conference include: "Sharpening contextualized learning through content-based instruction;" "Effective ESL writing instruction for college success;" and "Choosing tech tools to reach your pronunciation teaching goals."
In addition to presenting at the conference, the group will tour the Learning Assistance Center at Mt. SAC to learn about the robust offerings there: study skills courses; citizenship courses; multiple subject tutoring, and more.
Please indicate the criteria used to select the students and/or faculty/staff participating in this activity.
There has been demonstrated interest at previous state-level conferences in learning more about non-credit activities, thus the applicants are excited to share at CATESOL what we have learned from launching non-credit through the TLC and in NCEL (Non-Credit ESL) courses at Foothilll, Middlefield, Sunnyvale Center, and other contracted locations on the peninsula.
What outcomes are you predicting for this activity (or for those who participate) and what metric(s) will be used to evaluate if the activity is supporting increased outcomes for those students on the indicators (as described above)?
Outcomes of this activity would manifest in course offerings in pronunciation, citizenship or other courses targeting ESL and BS students. Attendees would also be willing to share out what they learn with non-credit faculty and the ESLL Department.
Please cite any research or evidence relevant to your proposal.
Please describe plans for sustaining the activity (if possible) without Basic Skills funding.
There is no need for sustaining the activity.
Please provide a breakdown of expenses, a timeline for implementation and a schedule of planned activities.
March 3, 2017 - Fly to LA area. Meet with faculty/staff and tour Learning Assistance Center at Mt. San Antonio College
March 4, 2017 - Attend CATESOL Regional Conference (7am-4:30pm) and present at 2pm (Refreshments and lunch included)
March 5, 2017 - Return to SF Bay Area
Expenses:
Flights from SFO/SJC to Ontario, CA: approximately $2,000 for 5 people
Hotel for two nights at $200/night: $1,600
Registration for Conference: $70/pp=$360 (Two CATESOL members @ $70/pp; 2 CATESOL non-members at $80/pp; 1 student rate $60/pp
Per Diem: (1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 2 dinners)
Rental Cars: 3 cars through Hertz = $500
Taxis: (For transport to/from SFO/SJC) = $200
Total: $5085
Per the State Chancellor's Office, Foothill College’s Basic Skills initiatives are intended to improve outcomes of students who enter college academically under-prepared, needing at least one course in English as a Second Language (ESL) or basic skills (English and/or mathematics).
Each funding request must be consistent with program goals and activities related to Basic Skills and English as a Second Language and fall within the State’s expenditure guidelines. Please note which of the following guidelines pertain to your funding request (check all that apply):
PROGRAM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
CURRICULUM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Student Assessment
Advisement & Counseling Services
Supplemental Instruction & Tutoring
Articulation
Instructional Materials & Equipment
Coordination
Research
Professional Development
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
Please submit your completed request via email to the Basic Skills Workgroup Tri-Chairs:
Victor Tam ()
Teresa Zwack ()
Maureen McCarthy ()
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING LINKS
Foothill College Basic Skills Workgroup:
http://www.foothill.edu/president/basicskills.php
Basic Skills Expenditure Guidelines:
http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/AA/BasicSkills/2015/BSI_Expend_Guide_May2015.pdf