The Basic Skills Initiative (BSI) is a collaborative statewide effort to address the needs of community college students who are academically under-prepared to succeed. BSI is funded by a grant from the Chancellor's Office. It is intended to facilitate basic skills education and to provide extended professional development opportunities to faculty and staff.  

BSI Mission
It is our mission to honor College of San Mateo’s developmental students by providing comprehensive instruction and services integrated throughout the institution to nurture the whole student and bridge basic skills with college competencies while they achieve their educational and career goals.

Please check our Upcoming Campus Events and Projects & Plans page to see how you can get involved!  Let our Upcoming Campus Events page be your first stop when looking for Flex Day activities!

For Professional Development resources, please visit our BSI Institute for Student Success page.

Click here to view the BSI Committee's Logic Model of Short and Long Term Goals