Implementing Change: A Holistic Approach to Developmental Education Sue Cain, Director Transition and University Services Eastern Kentucky University

What is a Holistic Approach? Faculty development Faculty development High school and adult education collaborations High school and adult education collaborations Academic and support services Academic and support services Attention to the needs of the students and intentionally incorporating these needs in program development Attention to the needs of the students and intentionally incorporating these needs in program development Program assessment Program assessment

Six Recommendations of the Dev. Ed. Taskforce  Update College Admission Regulations  Create an Integrated Accountability System Tied to Performance Funding  Fund Infrastructure Improvement  Align College Readiness Standards and Tie to Educator Professional Development  Better Link Educator Preparation to College Readiness  Develop Early Student Interventions

Goal of a Holistic Approach Maximize the number of students enrolling in post-secondary institutions ready for college-level coursework. Maximize the number of students enrolling in post-secondary institutions ready for college-level coursework. Minimize the number of students entering with developmental education needs. Minimize the number of students entering with developmental education needs. Prepared for every student entering the institution. Prepared for every student entering the institution.

What is a Good Developmental Education Program? Institutional commitment to the program through coursework, services and all campus planning efforts is evident. Institutional commitment to the program through coursework, services and all campus planning efforts is evident. Courses and programs are delivered by well- trained educators. Courses and programs are delivered by well- trained educators. The program is student centered and holistic. Students are valued and encouraged to build their knowledge base. The program is student centered and holistic. Students are valued and encouraged to build their knowledge base. The program is connected to the college curriculum with goals and outcomes consistent with those of the institution. The program is connected to the college curriculum with goals and outcomes consistent with those of the institution.

What is a Good Developmental Education Program? The program is well-coordinated at both institutional and departmental levels. The program is well-coordinated at both institutional and departmental levels. The program is based on explicit goals and objectives for faculty, staff, and students. The program is based on explicit goals and objectives for faculty, staff, and students. The program incorporates critical skills into all activities. Students must learn, think critically, and study effectively. The program incorporates critical skills into all activities. Students must learn, think critically, and study effectively. The program is evaluated. Evaluation data is used to revise and improve the program. The program is evaluated. Evaluation data is used to revise and improve the program.

The holistic plan must… Ensure that student-faculty ratio is appropriate. Ensure that student-faculty ratio is appropriate. Provide placement services that assure appropriate course placement. Provide placement services that assure appropriate course placement. Provide mentoring services to help students transition and understand services available. Provide mentoring services to help students transition and understand services available.

The holistic plan must… Build collaborations with high school and adult education programs and services. Build collaborations with high school and adult education programs and services. Promote college readiness. Promote college readiness. Enhance and expand (summer) bridge programs for students not meeting college readiness levels prior to the student’s first fall semester. Enhance and expand (summer) bridge programs for students not meeting college readiness levels prior to the student’s first fall semester.

The holistic plan must… Expand and enhance tutoring and online student resources that support student learning. Expand and enhance tutoring and online student resources that support student learning. Provide extensive faculty training programs for all full- and part-time faculty. Provide extensive faculty training programs for all full- and part-time faculty. Provide an intentional plan to work with students exhibiting “at risk” behaviors early in the semester. Provide an intentional plan to work with students exhibiting “at risk” behaviors early in the semester. If needed, expand counseling services. If needed, expand counseling services.

The holistic plan must… Provide dependent care services. Provide dependent care services. Provide faculty release time for program coordination for each content area. Provide faculty release time for program coordination for each content area. Provide professional development course training at the graduate level for faculty. Provide professional development course training at the graduate level for faculty. Provide academic, financial, and advising workshops throughout the semester to support student needs. Provide academic, financial, and advising workshops throughout the semester to support student needs.

The holistic plan must… Maintain content alignment between developmental and college-level coursework. Maintain content alignment between developmental and college-level coursework. Maintain continuous assessment of all programs and services that support underprepared students. Maintain continuous assessment of all programs and services that support underprepared students.

The Holistic Plan… Faculty Development Provide a mandatory professional development program for all full- and part-time faculty. Provide a mandatory professional development program for all full- and part-time faculty. Provide at least one professional development opportunity for each faculty and staff member each year. Provide at least one professional development opportunity for each faculty and staff member each year. Provide release time for faculty coordination and assessment of each content area. Provide release time for faculty coordination and assessment of each content area. Design and institute an online Developmental Education Research Program for English, mathematics and reading to support faculty training. Design and institute an online Developmental Education Research Program for English, mathematics and reading to support faculty training.

The Holistic Plan… High Schools and Adult Education Create a statewide, mandated program for rising high school seniors not meeting college readiness thresholds. Create a statewide, mandated program for rising high school seniors not meeting college readiness thresholds. Create summer bridge programs for graduates. Create summer bridge programs for graduates. Enhance and expand existing bridge programs for marginally prepared students. Enhance and expand existing bridge programs for marginally prepared students.

The Holistic Plan… Academic and Student Support Services Expand academic testing services to include both placement and diagnostic services. Expand academic testing services to include both placement and diagnostic services. Develop transition to college courses for students with more than one developmental area need. Develop transition to college courses for students with more than one developmental area need. Enhance all support services: tutoring, mentoring, and advising. Enhance all support services: tutoring, mentoring, and advising.

The Holistic Plan… Academic and Student Support Services Enhance “early alert” programs and services. Enhance “early alert” programs and services. Provide dependent care services. Provide dependent care services. Enhance professional counseling staffing and services. Enhance professional counseling staffing and services. Provide student support services and academic skills workshops throughout the year. Provide student support services and academic skills workshops throughout the year.

The Holistic Plan… Programmatic needs Ensure student-faculty ratio is appropriate. Ensure student-faculty ratio is appropriate. Ensure staffing needs support all instructional units. Ensure staffing needs support all instructional units. Maintain continuous program assessment. Maintain continuous program assessment. Monitor first to second year retention rates, developmental course success rates, success rates of students in college level coursework, and graduation rates. Monitor first to second year retention rates, developmental course success rates, success rates of students in college level coursework, and graduation rates.

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EKU Websites Office of Developmental Education Office of Developmental Education Office of Transition and University Services Office of Transition and University Services Office of Academic Skills Office of Academic Skillswww.academicskills.eku.edu Office of Academic Testing Office of Academic Testingwww.testing.eku.edu/ Office of Academic Advising and Retention Office of Academic Advising and Retentionwww.advising.eku.edu/