Redesigned Developmental Education Presentation to SDV Faculty February 11 & 12
Overview of VCCS Teams Campus Implementation Leads Placement Test Team Spring 2012 Go Live! Spring 2013 Go Live! Spring 2012 Placement Test Team Spring 2011 Campus Implementation Leads Implementation Support Team Spring 2012
Three Goals – Reduce the overall need for developmental education – Reduce completion time for most students to one academic year – Increase the number of developmental education students graduating or transferring in four years from 1 in 4 students (25%) to at least 1 in 3 students (33%)
Developmental Mathematics Content revised to reflect what is needed to be successful in college courses Content organized into units New, customized placement and diagnostic instrument (Mathematics VPT)
Developmental Mathematics From… 4 courses 15 credit hours Single pathway Placement To… 9 discrete units 9 credit hours 3 pathways depending on course of study Competency-based placement
Pathways by Program of Study
Developmental English Structural changed to prevent loss of students in between courses Content revised to integrate reading and writing curricula A new placement test that includes writing diagnostic (English VPT)
FLOOR ENF 2: Preparing for College English II Credit Hours: 4 ENF 2: Preparing for College English II Credit Hours: 4 ENF 1: Preparing for College English I Credit Hours: 8 ENF 1: Preparing for College English I Credit Hours: 8 ENF 3: Preparing for College English III Credit Hours: 2 ENF 3: Preparing for College English III Credit Hours: 2 Co-enrolled with ENG111 Co-enrolled with ENG111 Faculty Recommendation
Challenges for Students Pace Issues Enrolling and Dropping MTE/Financial Aid Study Skills 8 credit burden of ENF 1 Reading Instruction
Pathways to Success Academic Alert Tutoring SIs First Year Success Coordinators/Developmental Managers