November 22, 2024

Attendees

Thomas Ray, Mallory Newell, Nazy Galoyan, Mehrdad Khosravi, Mary Alice Bonilla, Yvette Alva-Campbell, Fatemeh Yarahmadi, Melissa Aguilar, Karen Chow, Bob Singh, Lisa Ly, Casie Wheat

Math Updates - Changes to Precalculus Course Sequence, MATH 1A

• Planning for the discontinuation of classes 
  • MATH 31 - last offering Winter 2025; MATH 32 - last offering Summer 2025
  • The Math Department has already shared this at a Counseling In-Service
  • There hasn't been any college communication to students yet
• Planning for assessment changes for math placement by U.S. high school transcript assessment and Guided Self-Placement (GSP) assessment
  • AB 1705 state rulesets for U.S. high school transcript assessment can be used to determine MATH1A standalone or MATH1A+support required
  • At the December 6, Math Department meeting, the faculty will determine next steps for the use of math GSP assessment for
    • MATH 1A standalone or MATH1A+support required placement
    • No changes to MATH 10 standalone and MATH10+support required placement; MATH 11, 44, 46 are open entry 
• Professional Development and student messaging for these changes
  • Once the Math Department finalizes placement rules, Assessment can update the math placement maps for both assessment tools--placement by GSP, and placement by U.S. high school transcript
• Additional discussion points included
  • Impacts on transfer/Articulation for majors that require precalculus
  • Impacts of Curriculum/Scheduling for course builds, and any courses that my have precalculus listed in the prerequisite statement
    • MATH 12 - AB 1705 states that this should be an open entry course 
  • Impacts on ed planning for those students that may have precalculus listed in their ed plans
  • Impacts on A&R's academic renewal/discontinued courses process - should include MATH 31 and MATH 32 once classes are no longer offered
  • Impacts on FTES
    • Dual Enrollment - Math Department could offer MATH 31, MATH 32 through CCAP at the high school site (pending instructor interest)
  • Concerns about student support
    • Math Department to build coreqs for more classes (MATH1A, MATH1B, etc.)
    • MPS, noncredit offerings, tutoring, etc. 
    • Explore tutorial modules - can be enhance noncredit courses
  • Additional needs
    • Faculty incentives to participate in innovative support model
    • College should include student voices - What are their needs?

English Updates

• AB 1111 - Common Course Numbering (CCN) impacts on EWRT 1A course name change in progress
• De Anza's English Department has been recognized as being in the top three colleges in the state for throughput rates