1. Hawaii P-20 "Step Up" Campaign
11/24/2018
The Smarter Balanced Placement Policy: Implications for the Hawai‘i Department of Education and the University of Hawai‘i
Dr. Dan Doerger
Alignment Director
Hawai‘i P20
February 6, 2018

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

4. Two Factors Impacting UH System-Wide Change
Demise of Compass
Charge for the UHCC system:
Students who are one level below a gateway course (e.g., ENG 100, MATH 100, 111, 115) must move to the gateway course within one semester; those who are two levels below must move to the gateway course within one year
Adoption of Co-Req and Accelerated Models

5. Institutions Across the Country Agree to Accept SB Scores
200+ colleges and universities across the country (including Hawaii, California, Washington, Oregon, South Dakota, and Nevada) have agreed to exempt students from remedial coursework if they reach the college-readiness score on the Smarter Balanced assessment
For the class of 2016, this accounted for 78% of the universities HIDOE graduates attended

6. SB 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
Prototype for graduating classes of 2016, 2017, 2018
Permanent Policy starting for the class of 2019
Scores will not expire but UHCCs may require Accuplacer if scores are more than two years old

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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

10. Math Placement at UHCCs
Meeting ANY of these will place a student into Math 100, 103, 111, or 115:
Smarter Balanced Policy
Cumulative GPA of 2.6+ and successful completion of ALG II with a B or better
ACT: 22+
SAT: 530+
HiSet College Ready: 15+
GED Mathematical Reasoning: 170+
Accuplacer: Per campus

11. English Placement at UHCCs
Meeting ANY of these will place a student into English 100:
Smarter Balanced Policy
Cumulative GPA of 2.6
AP Language and Composition Course: B or better
ACT: 18+
SAT Writing: 480+
HiSet College Ready Language Arts/Writing: 15+
GED Reasoning through Language Arts: 170+
Writing Sample

12. Introduction to College Mathematics Curriculum
MATH 100 instructors created a list of concepts students should know to be successful in MATH 100
These concepts were then used to created the Introduction to College Mathematics course
The course is modeled on MATH 75, a “one level below” math course taught at the community colleges

13. Critical Course Components
MATH 100 prep content
Growth mindset approach (based on the work of Dr. Carol Dweck)
Project Based Learning
Culturally Engaging Materials/Assignments
Similar course pacing
Common Summative Assessments
Created by UH Math Faculty

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

15. Assessment of Math Pilot
Monitoring Student Success into Gateway Courses at UH
Student Surveys/Focus Groups
Instructor Interviews/Focus Groups
External Evaluation for

16. 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
SY 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.

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

18. 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 This includes additional students not previously matched or who started at UH in Spring 2017.)

19. 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
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%)
71%
C or better
75%
C or better

20. Other Transition Course Work
ELA Transition Course: Expository Reading and Writing, ACCN: LCY5000
ERWC created by California State University
Pilot for 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