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What is Title V at Reedley College? |
Title V is a five-year, federally funded grant
awarded by the United States Department of Education. The overall
goal of the grant is to improve success and retention of low-income
and Latino students. The grant money award is allocated and
distributed between two Title V Activities. |
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Title V Newsletter |
Activity 1 Components (Reedley College)
First Year Experience (FYE)
Program
Transfer Olympic Program (TOP)
Community of Learners
Community of Faculty
Activity 2 Components (Madera Center
Only)
Improve and
strengthen Math and Science Programs
Activity 1 (Reedley College)
**First Year Experience (FYE) Program
Entering college for the first time can be
challenging academically and personally. The First-Year
Experience Program is designed to increase student success.
Through this program, Reedley College will be offering two courses that
provide a comprehensive orientation to ease the transition into Reedley
College. These two courses will be offered in a stand-alone or
learning community format. A learning community is a group of
students who are enrolled in two or more courses linked together through a
common theme. New students are encouraged to register in one of the
following two courses depending on their Reedley College Placement Test
Scores:
Guidance Studies 53 College Life Management
(3 - unit transfer level course)
Guidance Studies 264 First-Year Orientation
(2 - unit course)
**Transfer Olympic Program
TOP is a program that prepares students to be
able to transfer by having them participate in transfer-related
activities. Students will be placed in following Olympic Medal
Groups depending on the completion of a set of required units and
activities:
Bronze Circle
Silver Circle
Gold Circle
As TOP students progress through the circles,
benefits and incentives include:
Priority Registration
Reedley College Supplies
Field Trips to Colleges
Recognition of Achievement
TOP Reception
Specialized Workshops
Specialized Workshops may include:
IGETC vs. CSU
CSU Admission
UC Admission
Health Careers
Safety on Campus
**Community of Learners
Community of Learners is created when two or
more courses are linked together through a common theme or purpose.
Students are challenged to build connections between courses.
Types of Learning Communities:
Pairs
Triads
Clusters
Whole Programs
As the grant progresses, there will be more
opportunities for students to be a part of a learning community.
**Community of Faculty
The Community of Faculty support the Community
of Learners. Training and support for faculty in developing and
implementing learning communities is provided. Resources and
technology will be available for faculty to utilize through the
Instructional Resource Center.
Contact
Jennifer Casarez (ext. #3502), Title V Activity I Director/Counselor, or a counselor at Reedley College for more
information: (559) 638-0337
Activity 2 (Madera Center)
GOAL: Improve and Strengthen Math and Science
Programs
Measurable through:
Increased student GPA?s in Math,
Life and Physical Sciences.
Increased opportunities to be a
part of a learning community.
Increased enrollment in Life and
Physical Sciences.
Some of the learning communities involve a
tutorial component. Students will also have access, both within and
outside the classroom, to the latest technological advances to help
make concepts in courses more concrete.
Contact Dr. Jim
Chin, Title V Activity 2 Director, at (559) 675-4800
Please email the RC
Web Administrator if you have any questions or comments.
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