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Megan HealyVirginia Community College System
VIRGINIA’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES•23 colleges on 40 campuses•287,000+ Annual Headcount Students•128,000+ Annual FTE Students•3 out of 5 undergraduates (in-state, public) attend a VCCS college•3 out of 5 minority undergraduates (in-state, public) in VA attend a VCCS college
Our Journey Today
Goals of Developmental Education Redesign
Based on extensive data analysis of student success in developmental education, the following goals were set:•Reduce the need for remediation•Decrease the length of time spent in developmental courses•Increase the proportion of students reaching success measures of graduating or transferring
INNOVATION AT SCALE!
Current StateDevelopmental Mathematics
Current StateDevelopmental English
Current StateStudent Support Services
Aggressive Student Success GoalIncrease the number of students graduating, transferring, or completing a workforce credential by 50%, including increasing the success of students from underserved populations by 75%
Faculty Engagement
Developmental Education Coordinators
Resources – Vision and Direction
Resources - Curriculum
Curriculum GuideFor
Developmental English
(publication date:Early March 2012)
Resource - Assessment
New English courses Prepare for January 2013 implementation
New English assessment Complete development and prepare for early fall deployment to colleges
Mathematics Continue to monitor implementation
Professional Development
Develop comprehensive plan and provide strategic offerings
Assessment Assess effectiveness of new models
Infrastructure Develop and implement infrastructure for maintenance and improvement of models
Next Steps
Lessons Learned • Communicate,
communicate, communicate!
• Develop shared understanding of problem
• Set clear goals• Secure support at all levels
& within institutions• Identify promising models• Leverage faculty leaders• Address faculty issues
• Build on strong foundation of data
• Examine policy• Leverage governance
process and existing structures
• Implement robust assessment
• Adopt continuous improvement model
• Manage expectations
STILL LEARNING LESSONS!
