Attending: Richard G., Tian C., Emral D., Michael W., Daniel C., Kristin P., Azure F.

Discussion Points:

• Issues with finance and for SI, as well as funding sources
  • Does tutoring make a difference?
  • Data shows yes — data specific to KCC (Mike W.)
• Materials cost: textbooks, online assignments/assessment, etc.
  • OERs, Waymaker, ALEX
  • Negotiated prices with publishers
  • Special grants/programs for textbook vouchers
  • Check out from library
  • Are OERs as good as private sources? – Yes, and improving
• Impact of voluntary nature of SI – MAT 05 is basically mandatory SI (as other institutions have done) for highest-risk-of-failing students
  • MAT 5, while a relatively low level math class, has a lot of resources put into it (7 hours for 3 credits)
  • Rationale: combined remedial & college math, so liberal arts students are not prevented from continuing by M@ (co-remediation, essentially, in one semester)
  • AA degrees – non-algebra track
• Funding for SIs – probably not enough for wide adoption, or for permanent adoption; and institutional funding unlikely on permanent basis
• To what extent are administrators influencing what or how STEM instructors teach?
  • E.g., if algebra or calculus is not required to take statistics, but statistics faculty teach or consider statistics in light of calculus.
• Perkins – needs to see the data for need for tutoring (ask IR) (ABC grades) – discuss w/ M. W. tutoring by appointment (like BIO 11/12)
• Next meeting – likely in this same time slot/Doodle will be sent