Draft Proposal A New Learning Resource Center Division

Draft Proposal: • A New Learning Resource Center Division

Problems That Needed to Be Solved • Last Fall 2018 it was discovered that nearly $1. 8 million annually coming from the 1320 budget for tutoring between TLC & STEM Center • Many student success services like the TLC, STEM center and Library operate in silos without shared resources and funds. • Retention of current students needs to improve to ensure students succeed and enrollment improves.

In Spring 2019 Began Discussing Solutions With Stakeholders, including • Katie Ha, Eric Reed, Natalia Menendez, Nicole Gray, Mary Thomas, Micaela Agyare, Laura Gamez, Paul Szponar, Josh Pelletier, Konstantin Kalaitzidis, Elvia Herrera, Valerie Fong, Ram Subramaniam, April Henderson, Sarah Corrao, Kristy Lisle

Summer & Early Fall 2019 • After meeting with stakeholders drafted proposal for new division • Refined proposal based on further feedback • Presented to President and Cabinet • Followed up with Stakeholders • Bringing to Senate

Proposed Restructure AVPSS EOPS Dean, LRC Faculty Non-credit Coordinator, Language Arts Faculty Non-credit Coordinator, STEM Faculty Non-credit Coordinator, PTT Program Coord II Language Arts Program Coord II STEM Program Coord II PTT Administrative Assistant Student Workers Existing position New position 1. 5 FTEF Total Re-classed position Re-distributed positions Acquisitions Librarian (3/4) Snr Library Tech (Circ) Instructional Librarian Snr Library Tech (Circ) Equity Librarian Snr Library Tech (Circ) Systems Librarian Snr Library Tech (TS) Library Coord.

New Division Would… • Leverage Strengths of all LRC Elements • Support AB 705 Efforts • Allow faculty to focus on programmatic features rather than clerical operations • Provide Evening Administration on Campus • Maintain commitment to student success & retention.

Shared Spaces - Tutoring Shared Tutoring Spaces Operations 3600: Open hours: M-Th 8 am-8 pm / F 9 am - 4 pm • STEM drop-in faculty and peer tutors in CS, ACCT, ECON Drop-in Tutoring • STEM Embedded peer tutors (20 -40 study sessions per week) • LA: M-F 11 am - 4 pm • STEM: M-Th 9 am - 8 pm / F 9 am-4 pm / S 11 am - 4 pm (all STEM disciplines) • EOPS: 8 am-6 pm • LA drop-in faculty and peer tutors in ENGL and ESLL • PTT teams in ENGL and MATH • EOPS 4200: Open hours: M-Th 9 am - 9 pm • STEM drop in tutors • Foundations Lab 9 am - 7 pm • Foundations Lab • Week 11 extended hours: close 10: 30 pm, student workers at 9 pm Space sharing between STEM, LA, and EOPS in the 3600 building (TLC) enables the sharing of human resources, including student workers, and expands operational hours.

Tutorial and Library (LRC Division) Value Implications • Division status for campus tutorial: curriculum • Increases administrative complexities: regulatory representation, expanded disciplines (serves whole expertise (library and tutorial); faculty/staff college) management; budgeting; flow of information across LRC areas; flow of students across LRC areas • Positions campus tutorial, along with library, as a (e. g. , different opening hours) student services division • Shifts administrative focus from instruction to • Shared spaces, gathering spaces for students student support • Increased opportunities for extended hours • Adds STEM tutorial to existing administrative • Shared resources - Tracking materials, e. g. , oversight calculators • Collaboration among faculty and staff – identify synergies between programs/services An LRC Division Dean with expertise in Library Science and/or • One-stop for students (esp. with AB 705) Supplemental Instruction would provide comprehensive, • Cross-marketing/outreach consistent, on-site strategic and operational oversight from a • Raises profile of Library student services perspective

Proposed Timeline • Year 1 (2018 -19): Reduce FTEF in STEM Center and TLC by 50%; increase peer tutors - DONE • Year 2 (2019 -20): Focus support for AB 705; begin shared spaces for tutoring (doing this) Hire PC Language Arts; transition to Fac. NC Coordinators (Winter) Integrate all area of the LRC and discuss cross pollination opportunities Begin/continue conversations with library and tutorial (with rep from EOPS) re: LRC Division - identify administrative and operational needs (e. g. , Senate representation) • Write job description for Dean; submit to AMA; begin search • • • Year 3 (2020 -21): • Expand back out for non-STEM/LA tutorial (e. g. , history, transfer essays, etc. ) • Explore service learning opportunities for peer tutors (e. g. , Chat Café, immigrant/refugee language tutoring) • LRC division open house/introduction to campus

Next Steps • Advisory Council for feedback, October 25 • Constituent feedback to advisory council members • Advisory Council Makes Recommendation to President