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Presentation from Colorado Community College System's Bitsy Cohen and Tamara White for the Colorado Council on High School/College Relations Conference Dec. 2013TRANSCRIPT
Developmental Education In Colorado: A Redesign
Tamara White, CDHEColorado Council on High School/College Relations Conference
Bitsy Cohn, CCCS December 6, 2013
The reform movement
DE Data
P-20
PWRCompletion Agenda
Common Core
Skill Gap
DE: The problem
“The more levels of developmental courses a student needs to go through, the less likely that student is to ever
complete college English or math.”
Thomas Bailey (2009) CCRC Brief.
Traditional Colorado course pipeline
MAT 030
MAT 060
MAT 090
MAT 099
ENG 030
ENG 060
ENG 090
REA 030
REA 060
REA 090
Why high attrition rates are a structural problem
• For students who place two levels below a college course there are five “exit points”
• Do they pass the first course• Do they enroll in the next course? • Do they pass the second course?• Do they enroll in the college-level course? • Do they pass the college-level course?
• Students placing three levels down have 7 exit points.
The goal of the redesign
Move students quickly and
effectively through their first college
level course.
The new design
• Math – pathways at the developmental level• Algebra• Non-Algebra (statistics and math for liberal arts)• Non-transfer (career math, clinical calculations)
• College Composition and Reading (formerly reading and English)• Integrated disciplines• Tiers of student support in classrooms
The Models
College Composition and Reading: CCR
Policy Review Process•Ta
sk force development and meetings
•Develop recommendations
Phase I - Task Force Work2011-2013
•Vetting with various constituents across Colorado
Phase II - Vetting2013
•Task Force makes final policy recommendations
•CCHE approves policy revisions
Phase III – Revision2013
•Communication with K-12 and higher education
•Assist with implementation
Phase IV - Communication2013 - 2014
Current College Admissions
• HEAR Higher Education Admission Requirements• Admissions Index • Assessment score (ACT/SAT) AND• Grade Point Average or class rank
Admissions Policy Changes
• Academic performance indicators will include assessment scores, GPA and rigor.• Minimum admission standards• Assessment• Rigor
• The transfer student admission standard applies to all degree-seeking undergraduate transfer applicants with 24 or more college-level semester credit hours completed at the point of application
• Guarantee admissions for AA and AS graduates with minimum GPA
Admissions Policy Changes
Admissions Policy Next Steps• Timeline for implementation• Graduating students of 2016 : Use current and new policy standards• Graduating students of 2018 and after: Use new policy standards
• DAG and ADTR subcommittee• Admission Planning Assistant (web tool)• Training program• IHE implementation support
Current Remedial Education Policy
• Determining if ready to enter a college course
Remedial Policy ChangesState-approved Assessments and cut scores data
ACT English 18 ACT Mathematics 19
SAT English 430 SAT Mathematics 460
Compass English 63 Compass Mathematics 79
Accuplacer, PARCC, SBAC - TBD
Supplemental Academic Instruction
• Purpose• Bypass Remedial Education Policy• Support students• COF funding
• Co-requisite instruction with a college-level course
• Metro State University of Denver and more to come
What does this mean to High School Students?
• Changes information counselors will need to guide students to college
• Opens the door for more students in both two and four year colleges
• Will affect the speed with which students are entering college level courses
• Test prep and the new assessment and SAI
• Some considerations for concurrent enrollment practices
• Advising is crucial
Career pathways Program of study
• Affective/non-cognitive skill development
• Institutional flexibility – local decisions
Questions?
• Developmental Education Website www.cccs.edu/de
• Admissions Policy Review http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Groups/AdmissionTransferReview/default.html
• Remedial Policy Reviewhttp://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Groups/RemedialReview/default.html
Learn More
Thank You!
CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION
This work by Colorado Community College System COETC Grant is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. The material was created with funds from the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant awarded to the Colorado Online Energy Training Consortium (COETC).Based on a work at www.cccs.edu.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.cccs.edu.