Developmental education reform in Colorado

Complete College America – Academy 1.0 July 2013

Impetus for change

Governors office Data CO Department of Higher Education Community College System

Taskforce and their work

35 people from 16 colleges Mostly faculty from Reading, English,

and Math Charged with:

Clarify purpose of developmental education System policy review and revisions Measures of success Structures for student success Recommend strategies and specific

initiatives for redesign

National and local models considered

Washington State - iBest Tennessee –math emporium Los Medinos Baltimore County Chabot College University of Texas Austin Peay Aurora – Integrated English and Reading Denver – Fast Start Front Range – ALP learning communities

Role of grants

FRCC: Lumina CCD FastStart: Breaking Through,

Scaling Up, HACU OVAE, “Ready for College” bridge

programs Complete College America TAACCCT – Trade Adjustment

Assistance Community College and Career Training

Board adopted policy in Feb 2013

To accelerate students by reducing the amount of time, number of

developmental credits, and number of courses in the developmental sequence so students can have access to and be supported for

success in a college level course.

Core Implementation Team (CIT)

CCCNS documents Faculty training workshops Discipline specific training Targeted presentations Peer to peer relationships College peer access points D2L curriculum examples Active learning examples and

lessons for new courses

College planning

Campus advisory CCR Math Student services Faculty and staff development Resources Program evaluation

What “Redesign” looks like

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 support for students in classes

Outcomes

How many students successfully complete college English or college math? Previously measured only course

completion Cohort tracking – how many are

completing college courses?

Full implementation

What will it look like? Fall 2014 Old courses will be removed from

common course numbering system All students will be advised onto

accelerated courses – the new normal

Lessons learned

Need champions Process is so important Give people the time and resources

to come to the redesign Make the process as transparent as

possible Work with DHE, DE, legislative

bodies, local foundations – what’s best for our students

Focus on data informed decisions and decision making

Sources of information

DE site Word Press site D2L shells Campus teams Regional training Student services training 2:2 sharing

Questions

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