Meeting & Agendas

1. Meeting was called to order by Michelle Landrum at 6:25pm 2. Welcome and introductions

Minutes from 11-11-19 meeting were approved – Lee Pepe made motion, Second by Dr. Yu

Informational: 1. CODA report was submitted in November and we have satisfied the reporting requirement. We now have the accreditation status of “approved without reporting requirements”. Discussion: 2. TEAS - Discussion on establishing a minimum TEAS score of 58.7 on the Reading and English Language Usage sections of the exam for the entering class of Fall, 2021. Bonnie Waite noted that Victoria College requires a minimum score of 64, and asked if ranking calculation is going to change. Michelle suggested removing the TEAS score in the ranking formula but including English in the prerequisite GPA. There was discussion on where to redistribute the 15 points in the ranking calculation. Adrianne proposed putting some of the points towards patient care experience, but Michelle cautioned that traditionally patient care experience has not been a good predictor of student success. Consensus after discussion was to distribute the points among the prerequisite GPA and co-requisites. Decision/Actions: 1. Motion to set minimum TEAS score of 58.7 for Reading Comprehension and English Language Usage sections by Adrianne Fontenot, second by Dr. Smith. Committee approved motion unanimously. 2. Post-meeting: The ACC Dental Hygiene Curriculum Committee (composed of Dental Hygiene faculty) and Dean Recek approved a new Dental Hygiene ranking formula (attached). Details of the new ranking formula was emailed to the Advisory Committee members on 2/12/20.

Discussion: Capital Idea Proposal 1. Capital Idea is a community partner that sponsors students with low incomes. They are currently sponsoring 209 ACC students this semester. Capital Idea secured funding from St. David’s Foundation to sponsor a cohort of up to eight students that meet the minimum Dental Hygiene admission requirements but would not have been accepted otherwise based on their ranking score. This could potentially increase enrollment to 26. This cohort would attend lecture classes during the day with all Dental Hygiene students and complete their clinical (and some lab) requirements on Friday afternoons, Saturdays, evenings, and over the summer (Clinic 1 only). Capital Idea would like the cohort to begin this Fall 2020. Since CODA must approve any major program change, Renee Cornett has been hired as a consultant to write the proposal to CODA. If the CODA committee decides to send the proposal to the Commission, a decision would not be made until their next meeting in August. This would delay start date to Fall, 2021. There was discussion about concerns regarding faculty and patient recruitment, particularly for evening clinics. SWOT Analysis 2. SWOT Analysis was conducted. The combined results from the ACC Dental Hygiene faculty workshop and the advisory committee meeting is attached.

1. Meeting adjourment by Michelle Landrum at 8:00 pm. 2. Next meeting date and time TBD