Transcript Revolutionizing Student Success in Virginia through

Megan Healy
Virginia Community College System
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
Our Journey Today
Current
State
• Developmental Mathematics
• Developmental English
• Student Support Services
Process
• Early Underpinnings
• Achieve 2015 & Reengineering
• Faculty Engagement
Next Steps
Lessons
Learned
• Developmental Education Annual Report
• College Visits
• Ongoing Role of Faculty
• Nature of Change
• Need for Communication
• Movement from Implementation to Integration
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!
Current State
Developmental Mathematics
• Streamlined
content –
forward-looking
into college
curricula
• Nine 1-credit
courses
beginning
January 2012
• New placement/
diagnostic
instrument
launched
November 2011
Content
Courses
Placement
• Collegedetermined
within
framework
• College
Implementation
Teams
• Professional
development
• College visit
initiative Spring
Semester 2012
• Preliminary data
Delivery
Faculty
Assessment
Current State
Developmental English
• SLOs with
integration of
reading and
writing
• Three-tiered
model
• Developing
placement
instrument
Content
Courses
Placement
• College
Implementation
Leads identified
and working
• Symposium
• Institute
• “Quick Track”
• College visit
initiative
• Preliminary data
Faculty
Professional
Development
Assessment
Current State
Student Support Services
• Course approval
• Student
Information
System (SIS)
integration
• College setup
• Score upload to
SIS
• Test Administrator
training
• Impact of new
model
• Communication
New Courses
Placement
Financial Aid
• Student
Development
Course
• Advisor Training
• Communication to
Students
• College
Implementation
Leads identified
and working
• Symposium
• Institute
• “Quick Track”
Student
Services
Faculty
Involvement
Professional
Development
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%
Faculty Engagement
Campus
Implementation
Leads (Spring 2011)
Dev Math Redesign
Team
(Spring 2010)
Curriculum Team
(Fall 2010)
Placement Test Team
(Spring 2011)
Implementation
Support Team
(Spring 2012)
Dev Ed Task Force
(2008-09)
Campus
Implementation
Leads (Spring 2012)
Dev Eng Redesign
Team (Spring 2011)
Curriculum Team
(Fall 2011)
Placement Test Team
(Spring 2012)
Developmental Education Coordinators
Resources – Vision and Direction
Resources - Curriculum
Curriculum Guide
For
Developmental English
(publication date:
Early March 2012)
Resource - Assessment
Placement
Results
Success in
Developmental
Success in
College
Work
Outcome
Success
(Graduation
or Transfer)
Next Steps
New English courses
Prepare for January 2013 implementation
New English assessment
Complete development and prepare for early fall
deployment to colleges
Mathematics
Continue to monitor implementation
Professional
Development
Develop comprehensive plan and provide strategic
offerings
Assessment
Assess effectiveness of new models
Infrastructure
Develop and implement infrastructure for maintenance
and improvement of models
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!
Questions?
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