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.XL – The Summer Bridge &.XL – The Summer Bridge &First-Year Experience First-Year Experience ProgramProgram
Brock KleinBrock KleinPasadena City CollegePasadena City CollegePasadena, CaliforniaPasadena, California
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“I did not like high school and I did really bad in high school. And I did not think I would ever graduate and go to college. So right now, I think off it like this is where I can start my life. And then I can go on and do the things I want to and continue on to become a successful person.”
.XL3 student
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The .XL MissionThe .XL Mission
The .XL program is designed to The .XL program is designed to help first-generation and help first-generation and
traditionally underrepresented traditionally underrepresented students make a smooth and students make a smooth and
successful transition from high successful transition from high school to college in a nurturing, school to college in a nurturing,
collaborative environment.collaborative environment.
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Target PopulationTarget Population
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PCCPCC
Summer Bridge: High school graduates take a block of courses in the summer. First-Year Experience: They remain as a cohort for the remainder of their first year.
MathSI
MathSI
Summer
Math, Engl,
Counseling
Fall
Math & EnglishMath & English
Spring
High School Graduates
High School Graduates
Summer Bridge and Summer Bridge and The First-Year The First-Year ExperienceExperience
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Program DirectorProgram Director RecruiterRecruiter .XL Student .XL Student
AmbassadorsAmbassadors FacultyFaculty
-- math, English-- math, English CounselorCounselor Instructional AidesInstructional Aides
.XL Staff
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TimelineTimeline
Spring 2008 Secure instructors, classes, Secure instructors, classes, days and hours, and roomsdays and hours, and rooms
February – JuneFebruary – June 2009 Recruitment at local high Recruitment at local high schoolsschools
Plan field tripsPlan field trips
April & May 2009April & May 2009 Placement testsPlacement tests
May & JuneMay & June 2009 Creation of cohortsCreation of cohorts
July 2009, 2 weeks July 2009, 2 weeks before Summer before Summer BridgeBridge
OrientationOrientation
July 6 – August 14July 6 – August 14 Summer Bridge!Summer Bridge!
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OrientationOrientation
RegistrationRegistration
Textbook & parking Textbook & parking
permit purchasepermit purchase
Student IDsStudent IDs
Parent and student Parent and student
contractscontracts
Financial Aid Financial Aid
advisementadvisement
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Summer Bridge DataSummer Bridge Data
PrealgebraPrealgebra RetentioRetentionn
SuccesSuccesss
PersistencPersistencee(Summer to (Summer to Fall)Fall)
.XL5 (Summer 2006).XL5 (Summer 2006) 100%100% 74%74% 95%95%
.XL4 (Summer 2005).XL4 (Summer 2005) 100%100% 76%76% 93%93%
.XL3 (Summer 2004).XL3 (Summer 2004) 92%92% 68%68% 93%93%
Matched Comparison Matched Comparison GroupGroup (Age, ethnicity, course)(Age, ethnicity, course)
80%80% 53%53% 68%68%
.XL Cohorts 3, 4, & 5.XL Cohorts 3, 4, & 5
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Fall Math DataFall Math Data
Fall to Spring PersistenceFall to Spring Persistence– .XL 2-5: 88%.XL 2-5: 88%– PCC: 69%PCC: 69%– Hispanic: 67%Hispanic: 67%
Success – No significant differenceSuccess – No significant difference
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An Important FindingAn Important Finding
Students Students engaged in an engaged in an intense and intense and sustained sustained intervention have intervention have a greater chance a greater chance of staying in of staying in school and school and succeeding than succeeding than those who do not.those who do not.
Success (A, B, or C) at Next Level: Beginning Algebra
Start Level - Math 402 (Prealgebra)
10%22% 25%
8%19% 22%
40%48%43%
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1 (.XL 4) 2 (.XL 3) 3 (.XL 2)
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.XL 4-6 Findings.XL 4-6 Findings
.XL success.XL success: .XL 4-6 students : .XL 4-6 students succeeded in all of their classes at a succeeded in all of their classes at a higher rate (78.5%) than PCC students higher rate (78.5%) than PCC students in all classes (65.9%) and PCC students in all classes (65.9%) and PCC students in basic skills classes (59.4%). in basic skills classes (59.4%).
Basic skills to transfer mathBasic skills to transfer math: A : A greater percentage of .XL 4-6 students greater percentage of .XL 4-6 students (25%) who began in Level 1,(pre-(25%) who began in Level 1,(pre-algebra) registered for a transfer-level algebra) registered for a transfer-level math course within 9 semesters than math course within 9 semesters than their non-.XL counterparts (11.1%). their non-.XL counterparts (11.1%).
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.XL 4-6 Findings.XL 4-6 Findings
College environmentCollege environment: Latino/a .XL : Latino/a .XL students demonstrated more positive students demonstrated more positive perceptions of the college perceptions of the college environment than non-.XL Latino/a environment than non-.XL Latino/a students. students.
Social adjustmentSocial adjustment:: Latino/a .XL Latino/a .XL students demonstrated greater social students demonstrated greater social adjustment to college than non-.XL adjustment to college than non-.XL Latino/a students.Latino/a students.
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Unexpected but Unexpected but Welcomed OutcomesWelcomed Outcomes
The Scholarship of Teaching and The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Learning – Faculty Inquiry Faculty Inquiry – Development of SLOsDevelopment of SLOs– Research and ExperimentationResearch and Experimentation– CollegialityCollegiality
Collaboration with other first-year Collaboration with other first-year experience program directors at PCCexperience program directors at PCC
New linked courses and programsNew linked courses and programs
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.XL Variations.XL Variations
.XL Health .XL Health SciencesSciences
.XL STEM.XL STEM
.XL Now.XL Now
Reading JamReading Jam
Math JamMath Jam
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Questions for Questions for DiscussionDiscussion
1.1. Is it wise to shelter Is it wise to shelter young, under-young, under-prepared students?prepared students?
2.2. Is the program worth Is the program worth the cost/student?the cost/student?
3.3. Can the college scale Can the college scale up, offer the same up, offer the same experience to more experience to more students, maintain students, maintain the same standards the same standards and level of intimacy, and level of intimacy, and have the same and have the same impact?impact?
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A Math Instructor and A Math Instructor and Her StudentsHer Students
““Prealgebra is not so much about teaching math as it is Prealgebra is not so much about teaching math as it is about about
teaching students that they can do math.”teaching students that they can do math.”