1. Increasing Student Transition and Success:
Cal-PASS
California Partnership
for Achieving Student Success

2. A Matter of Misalignment
According to a recent report issued by the Stanford University Bridge Project:
“…the coursework between high school and college is not connected; students graduate from high school under one set of standards and, three months later, are required to meet a whole new set of standards in college.”

3. Troubling Indicators - High HS drop-out rate
Up to 50% in large urban districts
- Poor transition rates from HS to college
- Significant remediation needs in higher education
Over 70% in Community Colleges
Almost 50% in California State Universities
Over 30% in University of California

4. What is Cal-PASS? Publicly funded initiative
Links primary, secondary and post-secondary institutions on a regional basis
Tracks students from one segment to the next
Engages faculty across segments in instructional conversations
Includes over 3,000 K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities throughout California

6. Continuity/Alignment Innovation Evaluation Expansion
Cal-PASS Principles
Collaboration
Discovery
Continuity/Alignment
Innovation
Evaluation
Expansion

7. Making Cal-PASS Work: Intersegmental Professional Learning Councils
English
Mathematics
Counseling EL
Tech Prep
Science

8. First math class attempted in community college
Relation between last math passed at Alpha High School and first math attempted at Beta College
Red = attempted class in college lower than that already passed in high school
Gold = attempted class in college equal to that already passed in high school
Green = attempted class in college higher than that already passed in high school
First math class attempted in community college
Total
Basic Math
Pre-Alg
Beg Alg
Geo
Int Alg
Stats+
Pre-Calc
Calc % N
Max HS math with grade of C or better
11%
14%
41% 1%
28% 5% 0%
100%
730 *
10%
42%
29% 2%
1291 3%
49% 9%
1758
47%
21%
13%
5966
26%
19% 4%
238
38%
2485
48%
585
320
377
2232
101
4824
2743
1775
682
13054

9. Relation between last math passed at Alpha High School and success in first math attempted at Beta College
Red = attempted class in college lower than that already passed in high school
Gold = attempted class in college equal to that already passed in high school
Green = attempted class in college higher than that already passed in high school
Success rate (grade of C or better) in first math class attempted in community college
Basic Math
Pre-Alg
Beg Alg
Geo
Int Alg
Stats+
Pre-Calc
Calc
Total
Max HS math with grade of C or better
57%
58%
44% *
45%
56%
86%
49%
100%
60%
41%
72%
50%
46%
76%
67%
54%
61%
78%
75%
64%
59%
68%
69%
70%
79%
92%
74%
91%
87%
80%
82%
55%
66%

10. Rank
Description 1
Basic Math 2
Pre-Algebra 3
Beginning Algebra 4
Geometry 5
Intermediate Algebra 6
Statistics/Finite/Discrete/Other Transferable Math 7
Advanced Algebra/College Algebra/Precalculus/Trigonometry 8
Calculus 9
Linear Algebra/Diff Eq/Other higher math

11. Relationship between sequence in which math courses were taken in high school and the level of the first math class attempted at a local community college
Red = attempted class in college lower than that already passed in high school
Gold = attempted class in college equal to that already passed in high school
Green = attempted class in college higher than that already passed in high school

12. Success* in First Community College Math Course after Successfully Completing High School Math by Senior Math Status

13. Relationship between the last English class passed at Alpha High School and the first English class attempted at Beta College

14. Success in a Community College Biology Course by Highest Level of English Completed in High School

15. Misclassification Rate = 35%

18. Transition pathways from last community college math at nearby feeder colleges to first math at the local CSU campus (STEM = Science, technology, engineering, math)

19. Exploratory Analysis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Pathways from Community College to University
Use classification and regression tree (CART) to predict degree based upon:
Highest level math completed at community college
Number of classes passed and units earned at a CC in
Biology,
Chemistry,
Physics,
Mathematics
Financial aid, time at CC, time at university, time to degree, zip code
Whether student had same major in first and last university term
Ethnicity, gender, age, disability status

20. Using CART to Predict Degree
Highest level math completed at community college (available for n=2,764) correctly predicted 49% of balanced sample compared to 33% with random guess
Using all variables correctly predicted 76% of balanced sample compared to 33% with random guess
Using all variables correctly predicted 90% of total sample compared to 88% for guessing “other” for all degrees

21. Model using CART on balanced sample
Last Math <= 7
Units Bio <= 7.500
Units Health <= 0.750
Chem courses <=  Other Degree (1,019; 0.755)
Chem courses > 0.500
Last math <= 6  Health Degree (154; 0.442)
Last math >= 7  STEM Degree (52; 0.538)
Units Health > 0.750
Time between CC and Univ <=  STEM Degree (50; 0.46)
Time between CC and Univ >  Health Degree (126; 0.833)
Units Bio > 7.500
Time to degree <=  STEM Degree (37; 0.892)
Time to degree >  Health Degree (687; 0.846)
Last Math >= 8
Health courses <=  STEM Degree (634; 0.852)
Health courses >  Health Degree (60; 0.5)

22. Assistant Director of Regional Collaboration/Research Analyst
How to Contact Us
Terrence Willett
Director of Research
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Nathan Pellegrin
Research Analyst
(619)
Eden Dahlstrom
Assistant Director of Regional Collaboration/Research Analyst
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