NEED Getting students in and through with success: Transforming Reedley College Basic Skills Reedley College (RC) is asking for 1.5 million dollars in to transform its basic skills program through systemic change to get students placed into higher-level courses, accelerate students through the basic skills sequence more quickly and provide students the support they need to succeed. Reedley College has selected evidence-based practices to focus on in this grant. Adopt placement tests or other student assessment indicators and related policies that may include multiple measures of student performance including grades in high school courses, especially overall grade point averages, results from the common assessment system and input from counselors. (Strategy #1) Develop two-and-three course sequences, as appropriate, for completion of college level English and/ or Mathematics courses for underprepared students by utilizing technology, where appropriate, to enhance the adoption of high impact practices specified in methods (1) to (5), inclusive. (Strategy #6) Provide proactive student support services that are integrated with the instruction. (Strategy #5) A group of faculty and administrators identified the three strategies as the best option to increase the number of students completing the basic skills sequence and to address the completion deficiencies seen in the RC Student Success Scorecard data by scaling up local best practices. CCCCO Scorecard RC Statewide Difference Although RC does Remedial Math 34.3% 31.0% 3.3% have slightly better Remedial English 36.6% 43.4% - 6.8% scores than other Remedial ESL 7.4% 28.4% -21% colleges statewide Completion (Prepared) 71.6% 69.7% 1.9% in remedial math, Completion 36.4% 39.2% -2.8% the general need for (Unprepared) RC to increase the number of students persisting through the basic skills sequence and complete degrees and certificates is obvious. The group agreed that placement should be the first step toward change. This includes multiple measures to make sure students are placed in the highest and most appropriate class. After determining appropriate placement, those students still placed below college Mathematics and English would be offered accelerated pathways and proactive supplemental support services. Reedley College (RC), an associate degree-granting institution of State Center Community College District (SCCCD), is located in the small rural community of
NEED Getting students in and through with success: Transforming Reedley College Basic Skills Reedley College (RC) is asking for 1.5 million dollars in to transform its basic skills program through systemic change to get students placed into higher-level courses, accelerate students through the basic skills sequence more quickly and provide students the support they need to succeed. Reedley College has selected evidence-based practices to focus on in this grant. Adopt placement tests or other student assessment indicators and related policies that may include multiple measures of student performance including grades in high school courses, especially overall grade point averages, results from the common assessment system and input from counselors. (Strategy #1) Develop two-and-three course sequences, as appropriate, for completion of college level English and/ or Mathematics courses for underprepared students by utilizing technology, where appropriate, to enhance the adoption of high impact practices specified in methods (1) to (5), inclusive. (Strategy #6) Provide proactive student support services that are integrated with the instruction. (Strategy #5) A group of faculty and administrators identified the three strategies as the best option to increase the number of students completing the basic skills sequence and to address the completion deficiencies seen in the RC Student Success Scorecard data by scaling up local best practices. CCCCO Scorecard RC Statewide Difference Remedial Math 34.3% 31.0% 3.3% Remedial English 36.6% 43.4% - 6.8% Remedial ESL 7.4% 28.4% -21% Completion (Prepared) 71.6% 69.7% 1.9% Completion (Unprepared) 36.4% 39.2% -2.8% Although RC does have slightly better scores than other colleges statewide in remedial math, the general need for RC to increase the number of students persisting through the basic skills sequence and complete degrees and certificates is obvious. The group agreed that placement should be the first step toward change. This includes multiple measures to make sure students are placed in the highest and most appropriate class. After determining appropriate placement, those students still placed below college Mathematics and English would be offered accelerated pathways and proactive supplemental support services. Reedley College (RC), an associate degree-granting institution of State Center Community College District (SCCCD), is located in the small rural community of
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