Avait 15, 1965
2:00 PLM,

THE FIRST MEETING WAS CONVENED BY DR. Beruaro Levy ror aA Special CommiTres
APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT GALLAGHER FROM THE FACULTIES OF. EDUCATION ANO Lipera Aarts. -
MEMBERS PRESENT FROM THE FACULTY OF EoucaATiON were: Proressors A. Jansic, DB. Fox,
AN T. WOODRUFF, AND MEMBERS PRESENT FROM THE FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS WERE: Pro~
ressors A.B. BALLARO, F. Castro, H. Hiaty, WE. Mitner, L. Prorkin,s 6. SOMMER, AND
A. WALBHORN, THis ComMiTTes MET with PresidenT GALLAGHER IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM
ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE ADMINISTRATION Butcoines
i, EXISTING COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTIES OF EDUCATION ANO LIBERAL ARTS, STUDYING
SELECTIVE ADMISSION OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, ARE TO cONTINUE, Or, WoopRuFe wie
CONTINUE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITYEE FOR THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION WHICH MAY BE
CONVENED AS NECESSARY,

2, De. BERNARD Levy was ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SPEGIAL COMMITTEE INCLUDING MEMBERS
or THE FacurTigs of Eoucation Aawo Lipeaat Arts.

3, THREE GHARACTERISTIGS OF THe COMMITTEE PROGRAM WERE CITED! (7 1S TO BE IN THE
NATURE OF A DEMONSTRATION; ST WILL AGCOMMOBATE PREBACCALAUREATESS AND 57 1S DESIGNED
FOR THE LOGAL GOMMUNITY.

4, Tue Correse Discovery PaoGRAMS iN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES WERE COMPARED AND CON@
JRASTED WITH THE PROGRAMS ANTICIPATED BY Tuts Special GOMMITTYEE, AND THE PROGRAM
av THe City COLLEGE Witt BE "LABELLED" 1H ORDER TO DISTINGUISH FTS SEPARATE APPROACH.

5, THREE CRITERIA FOR INITIAL CONSIDERATION GY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE WERE LISTED!
(1) eeocRAeuic OISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS, (2) SOCIO-ECONOHiC BACKGROUND OF STUDENTS,
Ano (3) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND POTENTIAL OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS.

A. HANHATTAN RESIDENCY, BETWEEN S6TH AND 1557H STREETS AND BETWEEN THE HARLEM
AND HUDSON RIVERS, WAS DESORIGED AS THE TENTATIVE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY.

B, FaNANGIAL STATUS {8S PRESENTLY "open." As A GUIDE THE FIGURE OF $ %,700,00
PER PERSON IN THE FAMILY THAT 18 USED wy CoLLEce Discovery Programs, WAS
PRESENTED BY OR, PLoTKia,

C, THe SOTH PERCENTILE USED BY THE ScHoo, oF GENERAL STUDIES WAS CONSIDERED AS
& PROSPECTIVE "SOT-OFF POINT FOR APPRAIGING AGADEM!S ACHIEVEMENT FOR RECENT
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

6 A TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF PROCEDURES FOR PrRoressor Levy AND FoR THE SpeciaAL ComMMITTEEs
WAS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS!
A, THE PREPARATION AND AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION MATERIALS ANE THE "TIMING" OF
PUBLIGITY
B, USE OF THE MACHINERY OF THE PUBLIG SCHOOLS THROUGH ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
HOPKINS
C, POSTPONEMENT OF GURRIGULAR CONCERNS FOR THE PRESENT

D, Secure ASSISTANCE FROM EXPERIENCES oF THE COLLEGE Discovery Programs

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