Committee Information

Co-Chairs - Any Faculty Member - Recommendation elected by committee - Two Year Term, and Administration Member or Designee appointed by College President

• Administrators: 2
• Faculty: minimum 8
• Classified: 3
• Students: 1

Administration representation shall include the Vice President of Instruction and the Vice President of Student Services as well as the Director of TRIO. Faculty representation shall include the Chair of the English, Communications and World Languages Department, the Chair of the Mathematics Department, the Chair of the Counseling Department, Counselors from DSPS and EOPS, and the Coordinator of the PLACe,. Additional faculty members will include the developmental math coordinator, the developmental writing coordinator, the developmental reading coordinator and the ESOL program coordinator. Classified membership shall include an hourly staff member who provides support to Basic Skills classes through the Basic Skills initiatives as well as a tutor. Student membership shall include students who have successfully completed Basic Skills classes.

At the end of each spring semester the faculty members of the committee shall elect a faculty Co-Chair from among its voting membership. The first order of business each fall semester will be to determine and list the membership using the above criteria.

1. Goal: Focus college efforts on student learning and success
2. Mission of Sub-Committee
• Design and implement a research-based plan for Miramar College's basic skills students to address both academic and social integration into the college community by:
• identification of basic skills students
• follow up strategies
• placement
• instruction in the basic skills
• support for instruction
• support services and programs

Committee will meet once a month or as needed.

Committee will recommend resources in support of Basic Skills students.

• Academic Affairs Committee