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Council for Basic Skills (CBS)


Council for Basic Skills (CBS) comprises all basic skills providers funded through Adult Basic Education at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. CBS meets quarterly to carry out its two-fold purpose:

  1. To assist and report to the Instruction Commission on issues affecting state, local, or federally funded adult and family literacy programs and basic skills education issues, and
  2. To promote student success by improving and coordinating basic skills instruction, in accordance with the state and federal guidelines for Adult and Family Literacy education.

Current chairperson: Kim Chapman, North Seattle Community College
E-mail: kim.chapman@seattlecolleges.edu
Phone: 206-934-4521

CBS BylawsPDF

Meeting Information

Current and previous meeting minutes and handouts.

Meeting Schedule

July 14, 2011 – Highline Community College
October 13 - 14, 2011 – Whatcom Community College
January 26 - 27, 2012– Green River Community College
April 12 - 13, 2012 – Bates Technical College - Downtown Campus

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