STUDENT “SUCCESS” TASK FORCE INFORMATION

Here is the latest information (as of 12/12/11)

If you haven't signed the petition yet, here is the link.

http://www.tinyurl.com/c3aj4kc

Add something to this website:

 http://studentsuccess.ideascale.com/

 * Write to members of the Consultation Council:
http://www.cccco.edu/ChancellorsOffice/ConsultationCouncil/ConsultationMembers/tabid/523/Default.aspx
    They meet December 15th.
 * Write to members of the Board of Governors
http://www.ccsf.edu/Organizations/Academic_Senate/BOG_MembershipList.pdf
    They meet January 9-10.

Your letters do not have to be complicated.  Just write aabout your personal stories.  How is City College  (credit and noncredit) helping you to achieve your goals?  How has City College already helped you to succeed?

The information below is older.  I will sort through it, and delete outdated information, but for now, use the links above.

1.  Click here for current information and links.

Current updates:
GOOD NEWS: The committee gave up the idea of converting low level credit ESL into noncredit.

• Non-credit students and teachers have been very active in writing letters and emails.  The Student Success Task Force listened to them and noncredit classes are safe.
• Some talking points for ESL Credit:
• Committee members are thinking about a statewide assessment test for ESL students. 
  

    These changes  could affect ESL credit students in a negative way.  If you are writing to committee members or other government             officials, you can include these talking points.  Probably the most effective thing that you can do is to write about how your City College     classes are helping you to succeed.  The overall tone of this committee is that community colleges are a failure.  They think that the only     definition of success is that students finish a program,  get a 2 year degree with no breaks or extra time, and go on to a university or a         job. If you disagree with this definition of success, include this in your letters or emails.

This committee has not made their decisions yet!  Your emails and letters will affect their decisions.

What can you do?

1.  Write letters or emails:
Faculty:  I just sent this letter to Senator Liu, Governor Brown, and Chancellor Scott.  Please feel free to copy it and send your own version.  Note:  There is no immediate need to defend low level credit ESL from conversion to noncredit.  The committee has dropped that idea.

Senator Carol Liu is the one who originally asked for a report about community colleges, though most likely she did not ask for anything as far reaching as what the Task Force has generated. Her address at the Capitol is :

Senator Carol Liu
State Capitol, Room 5061
Sacramento, CA 95814
Another option is the :

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Jack Scott, Chancellor
1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6549

You can also send letters or emails to Governor Jerry Brown.
These addresses and more are  listed on this page.

When you send an email,  write Oppose SSTF in the subject line.  If you are sending a letter, write Oppose SSTF on the outside of the envelope.

2.  Post a paragraph about your personal success on one of the links listed on: 
http://nosstf.blogspot.com/

3. Sign this online petition.