Maricopa Community Colleges

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES Maricopa Jr. ACE Advisory Board Meeting Rio Conference Center, 2nd Floor May 12, 2009 4:00-6:30 pm Notes

Welcome &  Pam Yabeny welcomed the group at 4:15 PM Introductions  Members introduced themselves

Middle  190 had responded through Survey Monkey, survey is now closed School  Pam summarized the responses Teacher  Responses were obtained from Tucson and Phoenix Metro areas, possibly not from Northern Arizona Survey

Goals and  Pam reviewed the goals Outcomes  Steve has contributed to the revision of the outcomes  Revised goals 1 and 4  Added goal on other post-secondary tracks and adjusted the mission statement to reflect the same, then changed it back to original wording.  Goal 5 on parent involvement was adjusted and added to the strategies  Strategies were reworded  Goals and Outcomes were completed and accepted by members present

Credit-  Pam reviewed the timeline, Parent and Student Institute from CAP at UofA, and partnerships slides Receiving  Pam reviewed “college readiness” definition and checklist. It was decided to put in addition to receipt Model of survey.  Noreen: Compare college readiness to ADE 4-year plan: ECAP 4+4 Academic  Pam reviewed the timeline Enrichment  Writing was added Model  Use sample curricula and get sources for reading, math, science, etc.  Curricula must meet the goals of the program but not be too restrictive  Noreen will send international standards  How often should students meet with an ACE advisor? Suggested every semester  Pam reviewed key points, program components, partnerships and assessments slides

Evaluation Members participated Survey

Deadlines  June 15: Final report to printer  June 30: Final report to Helios

 Wednesday, May 20, 1:00-3:00, room 424 (changed by scheduler) Next  Wednesday, May 27, 1:00-3:00, room 433 Meetings  Wednesday, June 3, 1:00-3:00, room 433  Wednesday, June 10, 1:00-3:00, room 433  Wednesday, June 17, 1:00-3:00, room 433  Thursday, June 11, 4:00-6:00, Rio Conference Center, 2nd floor Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 6:15 PM

Attendees Steve Austin Rosa Cota Jean Sweeney Pam Yabeny Noreen Balos Anahi Godinez Stella Torres Angela Chavez Chris McIntier Lambert Yazzie 1 2