SUBJECT:

Appointment of Pre-Planning Action Team to Implement K-12 Outreach Task Force Proposal

I have appointed a Pre-Planning Action Team to identify and address issues
related to implementation of the recently released K-12 Outreach Task Force
proposal. The proposal, which outlines a comprehensive plan to increase
UCSD's role in providing educational opportunities for K-12 students in San
Diego, is now being reviewed by the Academic Senate. Concurrently with
that review, the team will explore what would be required to implement the
various components of the Task Force report: outreach, partnerships, a
model school, research, teacher education and professional development, as
well as the formation of a center to coordinate these activities (CREATE)
and modes of evaluation and assessment of each.

Professor Peter Gourevitch (IR/PS and Political Science) has agreed to
chair the team. Other members are:
Richard Attiyeh, Vice Chancellor of Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
Julian Betts, Associate Professor, Economics
Michael Cole, Professor, Communication
Winifred Cox, Interim Vice Chancellor, Development and University Relations
Cecil Lytle, Provost, Thurgood Marshall College
Hugh Mehan, Professor, Sociology; Director, UCSD Teacher Education Program
Philip Nader, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics
Paul Saltman, Professor, Biology
Faustina Solis, Professor Emerita, Family Medicine
Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor, Extended Studies
Linda Williams, Assistant Chancellor
Joseph Watson, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
John Woods, Vice Chancellor, Resource Management

I am confident that the Pre-Planning Action Team will be able to clarify
many details that the K-12 Outreach Task Force was unable to explore in
depth. Thus, when the Task Force proposal emerges from Academic Senate
review, the campus will be able to act on its recommendations both
expeditiously and prudently.

Robert C. Dynes Chancellor