1. If It Works, Scale It Up: A Michigan ALP Story
CADE
June 15, 2016

2. Who We Are
Jennifer Ernst, Associate Dean of Communications, Henry Ford College Charlotte Finnegan, Director, Occupational Pathways, Jackson College Jenny Schanker, Director of Research and Institutional Practice, MCSS

3. MCSS is 1 of 12 Student Success Centers: AR, CA, CT, HI, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA, WA

4. MCSS Network Development Model
Gauge Interest
Hold a focus group or webinar for all interested colleges
Explain the opportunity and expectations
Solicit Commitment
Ask for a letter of interest from leadership
Identify campus contacts (very important)
Schedule Network Activities
Target activities for specific participants
Provide "expert" technical assistance
Provide Virtual Support
Online resources
Conference calls
Webinars
Evaluate and Sustain
Collect data and feedback
Create homegrown “experts”

5. Michigan ALP Network 2012 Kresge Foundation grant to CCBC
Plan to pilot at 4-6 colleges
Initial interest from 17 colleges (!!!)
Kickoff in November 2012 with 14 colleges
First pilots in Spring 2013
first full year
Expanded to 5 additional colleges in 2014
Added one additional college in 2015
2,013 students enrolled in ALP sections between January 2013-May 2015

6. Two Years of Michigan ALP Student Data: 2013-2015
Registered in
Developmental Course
Passed
Developmental Course
College Level Course
Passed College Level Course
Non-ALP Baseline
18 colleges
11,316
7,366
65.1%
3,401
30.1%
2,362
20.9%
ALP Total
13 colleges
964
793
82.3%
 964
100%
 710
73.7%
1,049
797
76%
1,048
99.9%
740
70.5%
2-year Total
2,013
1,590
79%
2,012
1,450
72%

7. 2016 Surveys Corequisite models dominate across the state
23 colleges are considering, piloting or implementing a corequisite model for students requiring developmental English
7 colleges report full implementation of corequisite model (ALP)
At the ALP Network colleges
83 sections currently scheduled for Fall 2016
Average of 72% scale across 16 colleges (7 at 100%)

8. Two Colleges,
Two Slides, Two Tales of Scaling ALP