The ASCCC OERI is in the process of scheduling the initial meetings of each of the 28 Collaboration Cohorts established by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. If you have any questions about this process, please contact the OERI. Additional information about the cohort process can be found on the ZTC Acceleration Grant Collaboration Cohort Information page (tinyurl.com/ZTCCohorts), including directions for cohort members to submit updates to their college’s data. In addition, the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Collaboration Cohort Process document is now available.
These initial meetings of the cohorts are described as follows:
The initial convening of all ZTC Acceleration Grant Collaboration Cohorts is intended to provide cohort members with an overview of the resources in use and the resource needs identified by the cohort members, with an emphasis on the courses in the pathway that are in the discipline. The goals of the cohort process will be explained, as will the potential outcomes of the process. This overview will include an analysis and discussion of any trends observed in the data and a proposed plan for the cohort.
Meetings have been scheduled for the following cohorts:
| Art History |
| Biology |
| Communication Studies |
| Journalism |
| Math |
| Political Science |
| Spanish |
| Studio Art |
Polling is presently in process to schedule the following:
| Chemistry |
| Child Development / Early Childhood Education |
| Data Science |
| Economics |
| Elementary Teacher Education (Teacher Education) |
| Geology |
| History |
| Humanities |
| Library |
| Philosophy |
| Physics |
| Psychology |