DCCCD’s Core 2009 Curriculum Initiative: An Inclusive Approach

This Learning Abstract from the League for Innovation is a case study of the Dallas County Community College District's (DCCCD) inclusive approach to planning for shaping a core curriculum:

During the 2007-2008 academic year, another faculty committee was formed to ask the question yet again, “What must students know and be able to do in order to be successful in their academic, career, and personal pursuits?” The committee named this most recent initiative Core 2009, reflecting the anticipated date of implementation. The initiative has involved hard work from a dedicated group of fourteen faculty, two college administrators, and two district administrators engaged in Core 2009 committee service. The DCCCD Vice Presidents Council convened the committee and charged it with making a number of recommendations. Two key charges to the Core 2009 committee were (1) to solicit widespread input and (2) to remain nonpartisan with respect to individual academic disciplines. The committee’s first actions were to design a web presence on the DCCCD website for progress reports and to post a suggestion form for anyone to share thoughts with the committee.