CREATING SYNERGIES IN COLLEGE READINESS AND REMEDIATION Dr. Libby Roeger Dean, college Transitions & Developmental Education Dr. Julie Schaid, Assoc. Dean,

CREATING SYNERGIES IN COLLEGE READINESS AND REMEDIATION

Dr. Libby Roeger Dean, college Transitions & Developmental Education

Dr. Julie Schaid, Assoc. Dean, College Readiness & School Partnerships

Elgin community College

School District U-46

SchoolDistrict 301

SchoolDistrict 303

Elgin Community College District 509

SchoolDistrict 300

Elgin Community College

18,758 students 2011-2012

Achieving the Dream Leader College

Hispanic-serving 2013 National

Bellwether Award for instruction

Four feeder high school districts including rural, suburban, and urban high schools.

The Division College Readiness COL 101 Early Alert TRIO Reading, Writing, Mathematics Labs Developmental Education Support-curriculum development, faculty development, accel

The Division: College Transitions and Developmental Education

Dean

Assoc. Dean, College

Readiness

Dir. College Readiness

Dir. HS Partnerships

Assoc. Dean, TRIO

Dir, Upward Bound

Lab

Directors

COL 101 Instructional Coordinator

Coordinator, Early Alert

College Readiness/CT College Readiness

Alliance Partnership Early College Credit Liaison to Schools

Alliance Goal

Through lasting partnerships:• Increase academic

success• Improve college

readiness • Increase district’s

college-going rate

Source: Conley, D.T, (2012), Available at https://collegeready.epiconline.org/portal/public/information/aboutfourkeys

Our Alliance Partnership:

Advisory

Council

Math

Team

STEM

Team

Writing &

Reading

Team

DATA

Team

ESL

Team

Student Transition

Team

College Readiness, Transitions & Dev. Ed

Examples of Synergies:1. Literacy Workshops/Reading Lab2. Math Project/Mth 099/Math Lab3. Summer Bridge Program/ALP4. Transition Academy/Mth/CTE Pathways5. Early Alert/Dual Credit students6. AtD Data/College Readiness Data

Literacy Workshops• Common Core State Standards• Reading needs in College• Four Parts:

• Multi-level discussion of literacy expectations• Text Complexity• Disciplinary Literacy Theory• Disciplinary Literacy Strategies

Summer Bridge (Act & Know!)

• Students “on the cusp”

• Team taught by HS & college faculty

• Student success and faculty development

• Results:• Five Years • 150 students • 73% improve

placement

Math Team & Language Arts Team

Math Study

Course Taking Matters

Dev Ed MTH Need College-Ready Sr MTH

43%

84%

% Took Senior Math

Disaggregate by HS

High School “Y”62% of

developmental students did not take senior math

High School “X” 87%

developmental students took

senior math, but13% failed senior

math

New 4th Year High School Math Course

• 12 Faculty• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards• Real-world Applications• Districts Considering Adoption

Data Synergies

• College Readiness at ECC• Broader Regional College-Going Data• AtD – Retention Data, Gateway Course Data• Momentum Points…

College Readiness Trends

Combined College-Going Rate for All Graduates of Public High Schools Within ECC’s District

2009 Graduating Class

Fall Immediately After HS Graduation

Any Time Within First Year after HS Grad.

Any Time Within First Two Years after HS Grad.

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

28% 32%38%

36%37%

38%

First Enrollment at 4-Year Inst.First Enrollment at 2-Year Inst.

Time Since HS Graduation

Per

cen

t o

f H

S G

rad

uat

es Total College-Going Rate

64%

Total College-Going Rate 68%*

Total College-Going Rate

76%

*Subtotals do not sum to total college-going rate due to rounding

(Source: National Student Clearinghouse Submission, Fall 2011)

Persistence Rates of College-Attending Graduates of Public High Schools Within ECC’s District(Persistence Rates Reflect Class of 2008)

Total College Degree-Earning

Rate 43%

2-Year 4-Year Total0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

80%96%

89%

N=1,788N=1,535

*Remained enrolled at ANY postsecondary institution from 1st year to 2nd yearNote: “persistence” rates are out of all HS grads who enroll in college.Source: National Student Clearinghouse Submission, Fall 2011

N=3,323

Synergies: • Summer Bridge & ALP• ACE (Academy for College Excellence) with Transition Academy and College 101 curriculum

• Summer Bridge and Transition Academy• Common Core and Alignment of High School to College curriculum and faculty development

How are Synergies Created?• Relationships are created and built because of the Division structure

• Data Ranger Concept works to provide data and focus for division goals

• Leadership is devoted to a wide range of programs, services, faculty and staff who all share college readiness as their focus

The Challenges of Creating Synergies

• Change agency is not always readily accepted• Territorialism• Global budget needs• Time consuming• Navigating large college committee and operational

structure

DISCUSSION

CONTACT

Dr. Libby [email protected]

Dr. Julie Schaid, Elgin Community [email protected]

Alliance Resources

www.elgin.edu/collegereadiness

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