Fall 2010 Update
Provost
Dean of School WFD
Dean of School
Arts and Science
Dean of Adult and
DE
Director of Tassell M-
TEC (Liaison for Non-Credit)
Director of Academic
and DE Support
Director of Developmental Curriculum
AFP Departmen
t Coordinator
s
Dean of Student Affairs
Assoc. Dean of
Counseling,
Advising &
Retention
To provide a unified strategy for adult learning that will create clear pathways to post-secondary education and employment opportunities for all students, regardless of their current educational functioning level when they enter the continuum or pipeline of learning.
Adult Education is a term used nation-wide to refer to programs for people 17 and older with less than high school competencies:
Program Skill Levels Annual participants
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Grades 6-8 (Delivered through partnership with the Literacy Center)
60
General Educational Development (GED)
Grades 9-12 340
Non-credit ESL Low beginning to advanced levels: Advanced aligns with the lowest of GRCC’s 100- level ESL classes.
250
●Non-credit Job Training programs are not, in and of themselves, below college level. In fact, many of the programs require complex skills.
●Increasing numbers of students are
enrolling without the basic skill requirements for the programs.
●ADE will work with these programs to design intake/assessment practices and basic skill delivery within Job Training to increase the success of the students who arrive with basic skill deficits.
● Developmental education is a field of practice and research within higher education with a theoretical foundation in developmental psychology and learning theory. It promotes the cognitive and affective growth of all postsecondary learners, at all levels of the learning continuum.
● At GRCC developmental education is delivered through the Academic Foundations Program (AFP)
●Pre-college level courses:●EN 097●MA 095, 096, 097●RD 097, 098 ●PY 100●CO 003
●Support services such as counseling, small group tutoring, Structured Learning Assistance, and summer bridge programs.
NOTE: 44% of all new students place into 1 or more AFP classes.
● Number of AFP instructors Fall 2010: 70
● Number of AFP sectionsClass Sections
EN 097 49
RD 097 25
RD 098 20
MA 095 25
MA 096 8
MA 097 19
PY 100 28
AGC Policy Changes Since 2007:
● ACT cut scores adjustment recommended
● Mandatory placement for AFP Math and English recommended
● Mandatory placement for PY 100 recommended
● Prerequisite policy (Dr. Laurie Chesley’s Team)
Success Measure Fall 2006Fall 2009
Diff.
Course Success (C – A) 51% 60% +9%
Fall-to-Fall Persistence 46% 48% +2%
Success in Subsequent Course Work
51% 57% +6%
Graduation w/in 5 years
9% 12% +3%
●Mission: GRCC adult and developmental education provides transformative opportunities for all learners to attain their personal, academic, and career goals.
●Vision: GRCC adult and developmental education inspires and empowers students to be life-long learners who meet the demands of the statewide and global community.
1. Coordinate Adult and Developmental Education so that programs are aligned and provide clear pathways to credentials.
2. Provide professional development opportunities for all ADE faculty and staff.
3. Ensure that GRCC policies and practices promote student success.
4. Support all ADE subject areas as they design curricula and learning strategies to meet ADE student needs.
5. Provide comprehensive support to ADE students.
6. Design and implement a comprehensive assessment and evaluation plan for the ADE program.
PROJECTS PROGRAMDevelop comprehensive Pathways model for Adult and Dev Ed
Adult and Dev Education
Continue to refine and improve faculty professional development programming in adult and developmental education.
Adult and AFP Subject areas.
Improve integration of GED/ESL into post-secondary/career pathways.
Adult Education
Develop intake, assessment, and curriculum for basic skills integration into Job Training programs.
Job Training, AFP
PROJECTS PROGRAMDevelop models for basic skills assessment and curriculum through “Pathways to Prosperity”
Training Solutions
Develop plan for Mandatory Reading policy. AFP RD
Design and implement Achieving the Dream project for developmental math.
AFP MA
Expand academic support services to Adult and Developmental Education students
Academic Support, AFP Coordinators