breaking barriers in developmental education for nc3adl

Breaking Barriers in Developmental Education

Bruce Johnson, Associate Dean for STEM atCentral Piedmont Community College

Angie Smajstrla, NROC Regional Membership Manager

501(c)3 in CA

Founded in 2003

Foundation funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Revenue Model: Foundation grants for initial capital investment Membership fees for operating costs

Mission:Working to help meet society’s need for access to effective, high-quality educational opportunities in an era of rapid economic, social, and personal change

We are not a vendorWe are a non-profit project

We serve millions of U.S. students from middle school to college.

135 institutions20 state DOE’s/virtual schoolsMany of the largest districts and systems

NCCCS has been a member since 2009All of our resources are loaded into the

North Carolina Learning Object Repository

About 1/2 of U.S. students enrolling in community college require remediation.

For minority students the numbers are even higher, as much as 90% in some places.

Only about 22% of students that undertake remediation complete college and receive a degree.

The Barriers

About 1/2 of U.S. students enrolling in community college require remediation.

For minority students the numbers are even higher, as much as 90% in some places.

Only about 22% of students that undertake remediation complete college and receive a degree.

It’s time to rethink college readiness

EdReady: Customized to Meet Local Needs• Create Goals Meaningful to YOUR Students• Customize Scope of Learning Objectives (per goal)• Select and Prioritize Content Interventions• Access Data for Planning and Evaluation

DMA 010 Readiness

Get Ready for DMA 010

DMA 010 Preparation

COMPASS Readiness

Goal specific instructions you want your students to see can be displayed here.

DMA 010 Readiness Study Path

You have completed your study plan and reached your target score of 75.

Accuplacer Readiness Study Path

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EdReady features comprehensive, real-time reporting for teachers and administrators. This provides opportunity for early intervention to support student success.

Nationwide Rollout

Efficacy and Case Studies

Case StudyUniversity of Montana

86% of the participants raised their placement exam score and avoided remediation.



12 hours was the median amount of time participants used EdReady.



12 hours was the median amount of time participants used EdReady.

92% of EdReady completers passed their first college

math course, Average Grade = B-

Adoptions – October 2015

Since release April 2014

Use Cases

Preparation for admissions test• high school students (11th and 12th grade)• entering college freshmen (summer before starting

college, e.g., “boot camp”)

Support for math readiness courses• traditional classroom• independent study• emporium model (computer lab with instructor)

Use Cases

Leeward CC partnered with one of their feeder schools, Waipahu HS and targeted HS students with low COMPASS scores

Leeward Community College and Waipahu High School

Use CasesLeeward Community College and Waipahu High School

COMPASS Prep, Early College math course for students with low test scores



Regular semester or intensive 3-week courses, covering 3 semesters of math content



Regular semester or intensive 3-week courses, covering 3 semesters of math content

65% of students became college ready, 34% placed into a developmental math that was one level higher

Use CasesCentral Piedmont CC and its feeder high schools

On campus use, developmental math curriculum offered in six modules

Off campus use, one of first in the U.S. to develop and share versions of EdReady with feeder high schools

Use Cases

Preparation for admissions test• high school students (11th and 12th grade)• entering college freshmen (summer before

starting college, e.g., “boot camp”)


CPCC Math ExpresswayCompletion by Design

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswayCurrent EdReady Focus:Summer BridgeNC DAP Placement Test PrepHigh School Partnerships

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswaySummer Bridge:Serves approximately 125

recent high school students annually

Courses Offered:ACA 111, ENG 111, ENG 192,

MAT 161 and MAT 192

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswaySummer Bridge (2014SU):EdReady used in MAT 192

71 students77% (55) passed with a C or

higher93% (51) decreased their

developmental math footprint

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswayCurrent EdReady Focus:Summer BridgeNC DAP Placement Test Prep

High School Partnerships

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswayNC DAP Placement Test Prep:

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswayNC DAP Placement Test Prep:

Placement test prep is offered in three formats: Modules 010-030 Modules 040-060 Modules 010-060

Satisfactory completion of EdReady is used to determine NC DAP (math) retake eligibility 80%

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswayCurrent EdReady Focus:Summer BridgeNC DAP Placement Test PrepHigh School Partnerships

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswayHigh School Partnerships:

SignificantDiscussions

CPCC Math Prep ExpresswayHigh School Partnerships:EdReady is currently used to

provide support for Math I, Math II, Math III, Foundations of Math I and Foundations of Math II.

One rule…USE IT!


A win-win-win-win situation:High school teachers gain access to a

quality-filled and media rich supplement

High school students are better positioned to be prepared the NC DAP and to earn dual credit through the Career and College Promise program


A win-win-win-win situation: High school principals are better

positioned to allow higher performing juniors and seniors to satisfy their 3rd or 4th math requirements at the community college

Colleges gain FTE and have contributed to decreasing the need for developmental studies for incoming students

CPCC Prep ExpresswayComing soon:SAT, ACT and TEAS PrepAdult High School / GEDNC DAP Prep (DRE)

Contact Information:Bruce A. [email protected]

Case StudyOwensboro CTC, KY

Incoming freshman facing math remediation participated in a math boot camp the summer before starting college


Before and after COMPASS testing



Boot Camp 4 day for 4 hours per day, then COMPASS re-test



Boot Camp 4 day for 4 hours per day, then COMPASS re-test

87% of participants re-tested college math ready

Use Cases




Use Cases



Support for math readiness courses• traditional classroom• independent study• emporium model (computer lab with instructor)• co-requisite use

contextualized career and technical programs

emporium model

flipped classrooms

placement exam labs

college placement exam prep

HS/college bridge programs

independent, self-paced study

Imagine the Possibilities...EdReady for Personalized Learning

summer credit recovery

accelerated learning

alternative and adult education

EdReady for Pathways Prep

Math readiness goals for career degree and certificate many NROC members

Praxis math prep (teacher certification) University of Hawaii and Jacksonville State University, AL TEAS V math prep (Test of Essential Academics for Health Care Careers) Central Piedmont Community College, NC

Case StudyState of Montana

Montana HealthCARE project is an effort to increase the number of MT citizens with health care degrees and certificates to fill the need for 1,300 new health care professional each year

• EdReady chosen to address math readiness

• Currently being rolled out to all higher-education institutions statewide

FREE public EdReady site for student use:http://edready.org

Explore customization options and student experience via guest access:http://preview.edready.org

View informational webinars, download datasheets, and case studies:http://www.nrocnetwork.org/resource/edready-nroc-members

Questions?

Thank you!

Bruce [email protected]

Angie [email protected]

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