1. Building A Common Foundation Laura Moore Mueller Math Faculty Green River Community College

2. Transcript placement for Math and English Increased communication between high school teachers and college faculty Accomplishments

3. Commitment to Change Time – –Meeting as a large group – –Site visits Open lines of communication – –Sharing expectations Support of administration – –Money and food! Challenges and Lessons Learned

4. Cultural Differences High schools – –Principals Teachers/Counselors College – –Faculty Administrators/Advisors Challenges and Lessons Learned

5. COMPASS Entrance Exams (math only) High School Transcripts GRCC Math & English Placement

6. Math Data show success Need to re-visit developmental math content Changing requirements Changing course names Other college courses using math placement Challenges and Lessons Learned

7. SAMPLE Math Transcript Table If your last math course was... and you earned a grade of... and you completed it within_____of today’s date: your placement will be... Geometry I & II C+ or better One yearMath 72 Two yearsCOMPASS score or Entrance Exam B+ or better One yearMath 97 Two yearsMath 72 Advanced Algebra/Trig C+ or betterOne yearMath 97 Two yearsMath 72 B or betterOne yearMath& 141 (a), 107, Math 147, 170 Two yearsMath 97 AOne yearMath& 141 (a), 107, Math 106 (b), 147, 170 Two yearsMath& 141 (a), 107, Math 147, 170 Pre-calculus I & IIC+ or betterOne yearMath 97, 147 or Math& 107 Two yearsMath 97 B or better One yearMath& 107, 141 (a), 142 (a), 151 (a), Math 106 (b), 147, 170. Two yearsMath&141 (a), 107, Math 106 (b), 147, 170 A- or betterOne or two years Math& 107, 141 (a), 142 (a), 151 (a), Math 106 (b), 147, 170 BAT MathC+ or betterOne yearMath 97 (if student has either Pre- calculus or Calculus Two yearsCOMPASS score or Entrance Exam

8. English Leads must be respected by colleagues Local high school involvement from the beginning Access to course outlines Includes high school overall gpa Reading and English classes are separate Requires COMPASS for data collection Challenges and Lessons Learned

9. SAMPLE English Transcript Table If you took this English course... and you earned a grade of... and you took it during your...your placement will be... Language Arts - 10B or betterSophomore yearEnglish 081 A- or betterSophomore yearEnglish 100 Language Arts – 10 Honors B or betterSophomore or junior yearEnglish 100 American Lit & Writing B or better A- or better Junior yearEnglish 100 &English 101 College Writing C or better Senior year&English 101 AP Lang & CompC or better B or better Junior or senior yearEnglish 100 &English 101 AP Lit & CompC+ or betterSenior year&English 101 Humanities I or IIB or better A- or better Junior or senior yearEnglish 100 &English 101 In order to place by transcript: Students must also take the COMPASS Reading and Writing tests. Students must have earned a C or higher in their last English class. Students must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or higher. Running Start students must meet GRCC’s minimum requirements for the program: A COMPASS reading score of 86; and a COMPASS writing score of 80 or a Math Placement score of Math &141 or higher. Also, for &English 101 or higher placement using transcripts, a COMPASS reading score of 76 or higher is required.

10. Teachers Value through acceptance of grades, work Personalizing relationships Awareness of changes in college Challenges and Lessons Learned

11. Teachers cont. “There has been a history of ‘us’ and ‘them’ when it comes to the communication between the high school and community college, and this process demystifies some of the roles we both play when helping students find their proper placement.” Challenges and Lessons Learned

12. Students Grades are important Realistic expectations of college work High school work is valued “…wonderful to see how the placement process works. This is valuable information to share with students.” Challenges and Lessons Learned

13. Technology Campus online registration adaptation Involvement of advisors, administrators, IT, institutional researchers, faculty, Testing Center College website for students Challenges and Lessons Learned

14. On campus registration Training required Challenges and Lessons Learned

15. English Contacts Marcie Sims – –( Msims@greenriver.edu ) Msims@greenriver.edu Amanda Schaefer – –( Aschaefer@greenriver.edu ) Aschaefer@greenriver.edu Facilitated by College Sparks Mathematics Contact Laura Moore-Mueller – –(Lmooremueller@greenriver.edu)Lmooremueller@greenriver.edu Questions?