2.  Title V / Collaboratives (2000 – 2006) Purpose/Goals  Evolution English – 2000 (Mary Jane Atkins) Math – 2001 (Kathy Holmes, David Hassett) ESL – 2002 (Lin Griffith, Paul Vera)  2005-2006 Budget Cycle  Current Funding - BSI

3.  “Poppy Copy” (Basic Skills Best Practices) Strategy A.4.1: “Students are required to receive early assessment and advisement for sound educational planning” Strategy C.4.7: “Academic Alliances (K-16)”  BSI Newsletter (March 2008) Goal 4: “… develop clear strategies to address the needs of our diverse students, particularly those transitioning from high school.” “…strengthening the academic connection between community colleges and high schools…”

4.  Approximate number of HS students served through collaborative supported classes: English & ESL – 780 Math – 1,177  Number of HS teachers teaching collaborative classes - 35

5. 39% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% EnglishESLMath All Incoming Freshmen From Collaborative Classes 68% 70% 51% 67% 32% 54%

12. CollaborativeOther H.S. to GCCAll Other StudentsOverall Retention96.7%100.0%92.8%93.1% Success90.0%83.3%79.9%80.5%

14. 16% 10% 30% 24% 13% 7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 1 Arithmetic 2 Prealgebra 3 Elementary Algebra 4 Intermediate Algebra 5 Precalculus 6 Calculus

15. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 1 Arithmetic 2 Prealgebra 3 Elementary Algebra 4 Intermediate Algebra 5 Precalculus 6 Calculus 9% 10% 29%28% 16% 9%

16. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 1 Arithmetic 2 Prealgebra 3 Elementary Algebra 4 Intermediate Algebra 5 Precalculus 6 Calculus 5% 8% 27% 30% 23% 8%

17. 17% 26% 33% 62% 73% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Math 155/255 Math 145/245 Math 141 Math 119/219 Math 101 Math 100/110 70% 80% Starting Level Percent Passing Transfer level Math

18. Students need to be encouraged to take math their senior year in order to maintain math skills. (Junior Testing and Counseling) Some seniors are not ready to progress to the next traditional math class. How best to serve them and encourage them not to give up on math? (The New Classes)

19.  Encourage seniors to take a math class their senior year.  Support alternative math courses for seniors who are not ready to continue in the traditional math sequence.  Provide placement testing of juniors to encourage them to take a math class their senior year.  Provide pre and post placement testing of seniors to determine their placement level.

20.  Annual Fall Kick-off Meeting  Monthly Meetings with HS Teachers  New Courses  Pre and Post Testing  Student Motivators  Workshops (Winter and Summer)

21.  2005CSU ELM (Entry-Level Mathematics) testing  2006Math Anxiety  2007Teaching with Technology  2008Generation Me  2009Increasing Student Motivation and Academic Performance TI-NSPIRE Workshop  2010 Translation of Neurological Research to Classroom Practice Online Resources

22. Math Thinking (GUSD) Geometry Concepts (GUSD) Algebra 2 Concepts (GUSD) Tri/Stats (GUSD) College Prep (BUSD) 12 th Grade Algebra 2 (BUSD) Business Math (BUSD)

23. GCC Math PlacementPretestPosttest 1 Arithmetic-- 2 Prealgebra14% 3 Beginning Algebra23% 4% 3.5 Two-Sem. Int. Alg.43%39% 4 Intermediate Algebra11%43% 5 Precalculus-- No. of Students44

24. With a year off, about 27% of students whose last class was geometry placed into the next math class. After the Math Thinking class, 82% placed into the next class. With a year or more off, about 53% of students whose last class was Algebra 2 placed into the next math class. After the Math Thinking class, about 82% place into the next class.