UH Smarter Balanced Placement Policies For Math and ELA Hawaii P-20 "Step Up" Campaign UH Smarter Balanced Placement Policies For Math and ELA 9/13/2018 Dr. Dan Doerger Hawai‘i P-20

What I Want to Share How Smarter Balanced scores and the 12th Grade Math and ELA Transition Courses fit into UH Placement Policies Recap: Pilot Policy vs. Permanent Policy Next steps for aligning College and Career Readiness Student data related to Introduction to College Math

Smarter Balanced Placement Policy for UH System In Dec. 2014, the Chief Council of Academic Officer and the Council of Student Affairs Officers approved the use of SB Scores for PLACEMENT purposes only For Math and English/Language Arts entry level courses only Scores valid for 24 months Pilot for graduating classes of 2016, 2017, 2018 Permanent Policy starting for the class of 2019 Scores will not expire

Using Smarter Balanced for Placement into Gateway Math Score of 4 or 3 (STEM; take advanced 4th year w/HIDOE): Can place up to Math 135 Score of 3 (non-STEM): Place into Math 100, 111, 115 with no 4th year of math Score of 2 plus B or higher in Intro to College Mathematics (ACCN: MIC1200): Place into Math 100, 111, or 115 NEW POLICY: Score of 1 plus B or higher in Intro to College Mathematics: Place into ONE LEVEL below Math 100, 111, or 115 (Starting with HIDOE class of 2019)

Using Smarter Balanced for Placement into ENG 100 Score 4: Direct placement into ENG 100 Score 3 plus B or higher in 12th Grade ELA NEW: Score 2 plus B or higher in Expository Reading and Writing (ACCN: LCY5000) Score 1: Accuplacer

Pilot Policy (ends class of ‘18) vs Pilot Policy (ends class of ‘18) vs. Permanent Policy (starts class of ‘19) ELA Transition Course is now included (small pilot group for class of 2018) Math Score of 1 plus a grade of B or better in Intro to College Math will place you one level below Math 100, 111, or 115 Scores do NOT expire Out of state scores are only accepted at the 3 or 4 level Transition courses from other states are not accepted Compass changed to Accuplacer Change in course numbering

Introduction to College Mathematics Pilot for 2015-2016 Academic Year Pearl City (5 classes), Farrington (1 class), Waialua (1 class), Kapa‘a (1 class) Scaling up for 2016-2017 year Aiea, Castle, Kahuku, King Kekaulike, Leilehua, Mililani, Molokai, Pahoa, Waiakea, Waianae, Waimea Scaling up for 2017-2018 Kaua‘i, Kealakehe, Kohala, Konawaena, Waipahu

Other Transition Course Work ELA Transition Course: Expository Reading and Writing, ACCN: LCY5000 ERWC created by California State University Pilot for 2017-2018 Academic Year Schools: Castle HS, Farrington HS, Mililani HS, Pearl City HS, Waialua HS Middle School Transition Course 7th grade intervention so students are “on-track” for 8th grade math and, subsequently, ALG 1 in 9th grade 7th grade intervention so students are eligible for ALG 1 in 8th grade

Assessment of Math Pilot Tracking Student Success into Gateway Courses at UH Student Surveys/Focus Groups Instructor Interviews/Focus Groups External Evaluation for 2016-2017

Of the146 Intro to College Math pilot participants who graduated in 2016, 36% met the UH placement policy criteria because of SB score of 2 and grade of B or better in the course SY1516 151 students enrolled in Introduction to College Math at 4 pilot schools; 1 student at Waimea HS was enrolled in course but removed from data b/c school not in pilot. 146 students graduated Class of 2016 (5 students at Kapaa were 11th graders) 53/146 = 36% met UH placement policy criteria of SBA = 2 and B or better in this course.

Pilot participants had higher college enrollment rates. Overall first fall (anywhere) college enrollment rates for all 146 graduates was 63% (92/146).

Nearly 2/3 of pilot participants passed a college level math by Spring 2017. All Pilot Graduates Enrolled at UH by Spring 2017 (N=76) 63% Passed college level math by Spring 2017 (D or better) 11% Attempted college math (did not pass) Below college math 15% Did not take any math at UH Smarter Balanced Math 3-4 (n=23) Smarter Balanced Math 2 & Intro Coll Math B or better (n=26) Did Not Quality for Placement (n=27) Of the 76 graduates enrolled at UH by Spring 2017: 63% of students passed a college level math class with a D or better by Spring 2017 11% of students attempted but did not pass a college level math class by Spring 2017 11% of students had only taken below college level math courses by Spring 2017 15% of students had not taken any math courses at UH by Spring 2017 (Original analysis based on 70 graduates enrolled by Fall 2016 and what classes they attempted by Spring 2017. This includes additional students not previously matched or who started at UH in Spring 2017.)

Nearly 3/4 of pilot participants who took a college level math by Spring 2017 earned a C or better. 73% C or better Earned a C or better 71% C or better Of the 76 graduates enrolled at UH by Spring 2017: 56 students had enrolled in a college level math course at UH by Spring 2017 Of those who attempted a college level math class, 48 passed their college level math course with a D or better (overall pass rate 48/56=86%) For those who took MATH 100 or 115 (no one took 111), pass rate was 86% (18/21=86%). FYI – for those who took MATH 103, pass rate was 83% (20/24 = 83%) 75% C or better