2017-18 Year of Inquiry
Academic Senate Resolution - Fall 2017
White Paper on Guided Pathways - Spring 2018
Moorpark College's Guided Pathways Work Plan - Spring 2018
Inquiry Teams Established:
- Meta-Majors
- Program Mapping
- Student Support
- Education Alignment - Dual Enrollment Strand
Inquiry Activities and Timeline
- April 2017 - Heard a presentation Rob Johnstone to help define Guided Pathways (video) (click here for PowerPoint)
- August 2017 - Organized a visit from a Guided Pathways team from Bakersfield College (video) (click here for PowerPoint PDF)
- August 2017 - Sent a team of faculty, staff, students, and administrators to Mt. San Antonio College (click here for attendees' reactions).
- September 2017 - Conducted a Pathways Town Hall Meeting
- Fall 2017 Activity - Developed reading groups for reading and discussion of Redesigning America's Community Colleges: A Clearer Path for Student Success by Thomas R. Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggers, and David Jenkins (click here for notes)
- November 2017 - Conducted Guided Pathways Update Townhall (click here for PowerPoint from meeting)
- November 2017 - Begun exploring Moorpark College's readiness for implementing a Guided Pathways program by filling out a self-assessment report. (click here for PDF of this report)
- January 2018 - Held a Pathways Forum with Dr. Gretchen Schmidt and Dr. Rob Johnstone (video) (click here for PowerPoints regarding Exploration of Meta-Majors, KPI Data for Moorpark College & National Data, and Lessons Learned fro the AACC Pathways Project and National Pathways Examples)
- March 2018 - Submitted Moorpark College's Guided Pathways Work Plan
During the Spring 2018 semester, the work is continuing at various venues throughout the college. A steering workgroup has been formed, comprised of faculty, staff, students, and administrators, to plan and coordinate the initial Pathways work. In addition, a series of Inquiry Teams are being formed to help furhter explore key aspects of Guided Pathways, particularly in the areas of developing meta-majors, creating program maps, and linking Guided Pathways with our GPS program.
2018-19 Year of Further Inquiry and Design
Inquiry & Design Teams Established:
- Meta-Majors
- Program Mapping
- Student Support
- Education Alignment - Dual Enrollment Strand