Developmental Education in Colorado presentation for Colorado Council on High School/College Relations Conference12/06/13

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

Contact Information

•Bitsy Cohn• bitsy.cohn@cccs.edu

• Tamara White• tamara.white@dhe.state.co.us

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.