1. Megan Healy Virginia Community College System

2. VIRGINIA’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES 23 colleges on 40 campuses 287,000+ Annual Headcount Students 128,000+ Annual FTE Students 3 out of 5 undergraduates (in-state, public) attend a VCCS college 3 out of 5 minority undergraduates (in-state, public) in VA attend a VCCS college

3. Developmental Mathematics Developmental English Student Support Services Current State Early Underpinnings Achieve 2015 & Reengineering Faculty Engagement Process Developmental Education Annual Report College Visits Ongoing Role of Faculty Next Steps Nature of Change Need for Communication Movement from Implementation to Integration Lessons Learned Our Journey Today

4. Goals of Developmental Education Redesign Based on extensive data analysis of student success in developmental education, the following goals were set: Reduce the need for remediation Decrease the length of time spent in developmental courses Increase the proportion of students reaching success measures of graduating or transferring INNOVATION AT SCALE!

5. Current State Developmental Mathematics Streamlined content – forward-looking into college curricula Content Nine 1-credit courses beginning January 2012 Courses New placement/ diagnostic instrument launched November 2011 Placement College- determined within framework Delivery College Implementation Teams Professional development Faculty College visit initiative Spring Semester 2012 Preliminary data Assessment

6. Current State Developmental English SLOs with integration of reading and writing Content Three-tiered model Courses Developing placement instrument Placement College Implementation Leads identified and working Faculty Symposium Institute “Quick Track” Professional Development College visit initiative Preliminary data Assessment

8. Current State Student Support Services Course approval Student Information System (SIS) integration New Courses College setup Score upload to SIS Test Administrator training Placement Impact of new model Communication Financial Aid Student Development Course Advisor Training Communication to Students Student Services College Implementation Leads identified and working Faculty Involvement Symposium Institute “Quick Track” Professional Development

9. Aggressive Student Success Goal Increase the number of students graduating, transferring, or completing a workforce credential by 50%, including increasing the success of students from underserved populations by 75%

10. Faculty Engagement Dev Ed Task Force (2008-09) Dev Math Redesign Team (Spring 2010) Curriculum Team (Fall 2010) Campus Implementation Leads (Spring 2011  ) Placement Test Team (Spring 2011) Implementation Support Team (Spring 2012) Dev Eng Redesign Team (Spring 2011) Curriculum Team (Fall 2011) Campus Implementation Leads (Spring 2012  ) Placement Test Team (Spring 2012) Developmental Education Coordinators

11. Resources – Vision and Direction

12. Resources - Curriculum Curriculum Guide For Developmental English (publication date: Early March 2012)

13. Resource - Assessment Placement Results Success in Develop- mental Success in College Work Outcome Success (Graduation or Transfer)

14. New English coursesPrepare for January 2013 implementation New English assessmentComplete development and prepare for early fall deployment to colleges MathematicsContinue to monitor implementation Professional Development Develop comprehensive plan and provide strategic offerings AssessmentAssess effectiveness of new models InfrastructureDevelop and implement infrastructure for maintenance and improvement of models Next Steps

15. Lessons Learned Communicate, communicate, communicate! Develop shared understanding of problem Set clear goals Secure support at all levels & within institutions Identify promising models Leverage faculty leaders Address faculty issues Build on strong foundation of data Examine policy Leverage governance process and existing structures Implement robust assessment Adopt continuous improvement model Manage expectations STILL LEARNING LESSONS!

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