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services on campus "such as tutoring
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not placed in their prescribed (withdraw failing) is included. If a stu-
absences, the professor should have sonal needs, Wright said.
The key to a successful program is the opportunity to assign either a WF
or a WP.”
Currently, students with excessive
absences are dropped with a WF
percent of the students responded
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politically motivated.
“The DA doesn't get to pick the time
a crime is committed,” Millsap said
Wednesday in a telephone interview.
Millsap denied the allegation by
Ozuna and Courage the investigation is
politically motivated, noting that
neither face election April 7.
He also said if any trustee supported
him in the his bid for district attorney,
it was Ozuna.
Millsap said he does not remember
any formal endorsement from the Op-
penheimers. Although the Op-
penheimers are friends, Millsap said
they were not major supporters.
The district attorney said he was on-
ly performing his duty in acting on the
complaint.
Both Oppenheimer and her husband
also refuted the accusation.
“It’s news to me if it’s true,” trustee
Oppenheimer said. “It seems to me
they brought it on themselves. They’re
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student if he needed help in: Assessment/Advisement/Placement is
•Expressing ideas in writing. National- the first step—the initial step—and very
ly, 26 percent of the students respond- critical for proper placement of the
support from the assessment/place-
ment/advisement center and support
from the president of the college.
“At that time, there was no real sup- regardless of their overall grade point ed "yes” and locally, 15 percent of the student.
average in the course.
Wright said this will be changed in
be required to complete the following
course of study. ...”
Epner said an i
was placed on each student who was Language instruction to students in Wright also compared local high responded “yes” and locally, 18 per-
counseled to take developmental need of educational development school averages in English, cent of the students responded “yes.”
studies courses and who intended to through continuing education. mathematics, science and social studies •Improving study skills. Nationally, 38
register for these courses. These statistics, however, cannot be with the national average. percent of the students responded
Epner said the evaluation consisted used as the only criteria for determin-
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students.
“By the third semester, there was not gram, Wright said.
one student left with a passing grade. “You cannot make a decision simply
Each student either dropped their based on a statistic from such a small
courses, the instructor dropped the stu- sample because there is too great a
variance. These are only indicators.
student takes the students responded “yes.”
Wright said these statistics reveal the
two characteristics of students who
“Another reason for the high rate of need for a strong developmental drop out of college.
unsuccessful grades is that the WF studies program, Wright said. “One, they have unrealistic goals,
( ' - - - - Different questions on the form ask- and, two, they have unrealistic self-
dent withdraws because of excessive ed students to evaluate their own per- appraisal.
“Many students don’t fully realize
phone.”
“Obviously, what happened is that
Mr. Ozuna said what the amount was
going to be and said the amount was
going to be paid on his say so,” she
added.
“That’s ridiculous,” Jesse Op-
penheimer said. “I supported (Millsap)
very mildly. Besides, Sam isn’t that
kind of person. What they are trying to
do is say it’s a political vendetta.
Wouldn't you say that if you were in
their position?”
Sutton said he also believes accusa-
tions of political motives in the case are
unfounded.
“I submit to you that is garbage,” Sut-
ton remarked.
“lam confident it will all work out
for the benefit of the district,” he
added.
Ozuna said he believed Millsap was
only concerned with personal glory
and was trying to embarrass him.
“I think we are dealing with an over-
zealous district attorney,” Ozuna said.
“I think they are trying to embarrass
me because I was one of the most vocal
supporters for the boundary expansion
issue. I thought it was for the better-
ment of the district and someone had George Ozuna Jr.
to take charge,” Ozuna added.
Ozuna said he also believes the penheimer/Sutton faction,” Ozuna said,
charges are part of a concerted effort to Attorneys for the two trustees are
stir up a political fervor before the Pete Torres, representing Courage, and
trustee election. Leo Alvarado, representing Ozuna.
“They're politicizing the issue; ‘it’s Although Alvarado also represents
one faction against the other.’ They say the district, Ozuna said, "Alvarado is ac- port from the president.”
there is an Ozuna faction. OK. Then you ting as my attorney in the case, and it’s Because students were not being
have to realize there's an Op- coming out of my pocket.”* placed in the prescribed developmen- the new fall catalog this year.
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Walls requested relief from his
responsibility as coordinator of the
guided studies program, and in 1978, developmental education program
Dr. Marcia Epner, chairman of the
reading department, became the
coordinator.
Epner said the advisory council was tion program was not designed in a pro-
very active from 1978 to 1981, meeting gram format-it just offered
once each week at noon. developmental studies courses in a
“Chairmen from all of the depart- large number of departments.
ments which offered guided studies “There was no administrative
courses attended the meetings, along authority over the program and there
with the dean of instruction, director was no way to monitor and review the
of occupational education and instructional efforts in such a program.”
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tor of services to special populations
and the director of student
development.”
Epner said the council received a
great deal of faculty input and
developed a pilot program in guided
studies which was implemented in the ineffective,
fall of 1979. In a recent interview, Wright
“An evaluation paradigm was design- elaborated, giving statistics on the
ed before the program was im- grade distribution of all incoming
plemented and then as soon as the pro- freshmen who enrolled in courses on
gram started, we began collecting data, campus in the fall of 1983.
The sample size consisted of 407
students. Grades considered “passing”
included A's, B's and C's. Grades con-
sidered "failing” included D’s and F’s.
The statistics revealed a high rate of
failure which indicated a need for a
At that time,” the campus bulletin
made the developmental program man-
datory for students whose records in-
dicated they needed additional
preparation for standard academic or
technical courses.
The bulletin stated,“...Students with well-developed developmental educa-
ACT composite scores of 1-9 or SAT tion program, Wright said.
total scores of 400-454 and Nelson- Even more revealing was the need
Denny Reading levels of 6 to 7.9 will for a basic skills program.
Wright said the basic skills courses
would offer General Education
administrative hold Development and English as Second
Language instruction to students in
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