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PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE-LEVEL WORK Developmental Education Reform Legislative Changes Employee Overview September 2013

SPC Vision & Mission Student Focus We believe students are the heart of SPC! All SPC resources, decisions, and efforts are aligned to transform students’ lives to empower them to finish what they start! Academic Excellence We promote academic excellence through interactive, innovative, and inquiry-centered teaching and learning.

DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION REFORM IMPACT on College Readiness “The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change” -Heraclitus

Developmental Education Delivery Options  Communication & Computational Skills-building Coursework  Modularized courses  Compressed  Contextualized  Corequisite College Ready… Sooner

SPC Developmental Education Options Course CategoryDefinitionSPC Offering Modularized Content divided into individualized components; students work on their deficiencies. Developmental Reading Developmental Writing Developmental Math Gateway to Intermediate Algebra Compressed Short session courses allow students to complete multiple courses in one semester. My Bridge to Success Integrated Reading and Writing Developmental Math Contextualized Students learn the content corresponding to their academic pathways. In progress Corequisite Students are concurrently enrolled in a developmental course and a corresponding credit-bearing course in the same discipline. Developmental Writing + Composition I

Why the Shift?

Student Groups  Students entering 9 th grade in a Florida Public School in (or after) AND  Earned a Florida Standard High School Diploma  OR Active duty member of any branch of U.S. Armed Services  Private High School Graduates  Home-schooled High School Graduates  GED Completers

Testing and Placement 1)Flexible Placement Students are NOT Required to: a) Take a College Placement Test to determine college readiness b) Take Remedial/Developmental Education courses based on college readiness assessments 2)They CAN: a) Enroll in college-level courses regardless of their college readiness status b) Choose to take college placement test and/or enroll in developmental education courses Remedial

SPC Timeline Oct. 28, 2013 Spring 2014 Registration Begins [Flexible Placement students pathways implemented] Jan. 13, 2014 Spring Term Begins [New Dev. Ed. Options delivered] Jan. 15, 2014 FL. Colleges submit Dev. Ed. Plan Mar. 1, 2014 Dev. Ed. Plan approval by State Fall Term 2014 FL. Colleges implementation of Dev. Ed. Plan Oct. 31, 2015 FL. Colleges submit account a-bility report

Developmental Education Reform Legislative Takeaways  Provide Developmental Education Options for all students to get college ready sooner  Offer Developmental Education courses that are:  Compressed  Co-Requisite  Contextualized  Modularized  Some students eligible for Flexible Placement

Developmental Education Reform SPC Takeaways Where We Are The College Experience Individualized advising Enhanced out-of- class support My Bridge to Success Where We’re Going More developmental education course options Alternative ways to gauge college readiness Provide student success strategies in all classes for all students

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE-LEVEL WORK Developmental Education Reform Legislative Changes Contact Information: Dr. Patrick Rinard ( Dr. Eric Carver ( Anamarie Root (