JFYNet College Readiness Assessments for Equity in College and Career Readiness NCSA 2016 June 22, 2016

Who is JFYNetWorks? JFYNetWorks is a Boston-based non-profit provider of blended learning programs to high schools, community colleges and community agencies. The JFYNet program is a school-based blended learning program that brings online resources into the classroom and helps teachers use them effectively to raise student achievement, reduce achievement gaps and help students reach college readiness. JFYNet online resources cover state, Common Core and college entry standards for MCAS and Accuplacer preparation.

What can preparation do? “Jasmine Almeida…is preparing to start classes at Bunker Hill Community College this fall and took the Accuplacer this month. Almeida said she had no idea the test would determine whether she had to take remedial classes, but now must take two in math…“I kind of looked at the questions, and I was like, ‘I know this, but I don’t know how to do it,’ ” she said. She guessed a lot.” August 8, 2015

% First Time, Full Time Students Taking Remedial Courses in Massachusetts Community Colleges: 63% State Universities: 22% University of Massachusetts: 6% Reasons for low Accuplacer Passing Rates Lack of correlation between MCAS and Accuplacer Lack of correlation between high school and college curricula/standards Lack of preparation for college standards in high school

Student Perceptions Do Not Align With College Readiness Student responses reveal a disconnect between their perceptions of college readiness and their actual preparedness. This phenomenon points to the lack of alignment that often exists between expectations for high school graduation and expectations for college readiness. Most Students Believe They Are Academically Prepared I am prepared academically to succeed in this college. Who Are These Respondents? Entering students who responded to the SENSE 2014 Promising Practices items (N=63,266) Agree/Strongly agree (n=54,292) 86% 14% Neutral/Disagree/Strongly disagree (n=8,974) Yet 68% of Students Take Developmental Education Percentage of community college students who take at least one developmental education class Source: Jaggars, S. & Stacey, G.W. (2014, January). What we know about developmental education outcomes. Retrieved from Community College Research Center website: dia/k2/attachments/what-we- know-about-developmental- education-outcomes.pdf Take at least one developmental class 68% 32%

Better Grades in High School Do Not Guarantee College Readiness Students’ self-reported high School GPAs indicate that there continues to be a gap between high school graduation requirements and college readiness Students Reporting Better High School GPAs Are Less Likely to Need Developmental Education – But the Need Is Still High My placement test scores indicated that I needed to take a developmental course (also referred to as basic skills, college prep, etc.). I needed a developmental course in at least one area I did not need any developmental courses Who Are These Respondents? Entering students who responded to the SENSE 2014 Promising Practices items (N=61,662) 86% Students’ self-reported high school GPA 40% 60% 54% 31% 59% 41% 68% 32% 69% 46% 70% 30% A A- to B+ B B- to C+ C C- or lower

AIM 2 Methodology AIM 2 Methodology JFYNet uses diagnostic assessments to identify student needs and assign targeted instruction. Assess. Administer Accuplacer or other assessments to identify student needs Instruct. Assign online curriculum based on student’s needs Measure. Administer interim formative assessments to measure progress and final Accuplacer or other summative to document gains and eliminate remedial courses Manage. Track student progress; provide onsite and online oversight and teacher training/support

JFYNet Teacher Support Every JFYNet site is assigned a Blended Learning Specialist who …  Administers assessments  Creates online classes  Trains staff and orients students to the program and to college placement tests  Provides ongoing support and professional development for teachers  Provides oversight of the online management system-- analyzing data, generating reports, making recommendations and curriculum adjustments  Provides support and answers questions onsite and via text/phone/ /webex

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ACCUPLACER Diagnostic Report

Arithmetic Elementary Algebra Diagnostic Class Summary Reports: Math 16

Reading Comprehension Sentence Skills Diagnostic Class Summary Reports: Reading Comp 17

JFYNet individual student report Last NameFirst NameReal NumbersLinear EquationsQuad. Exp. and Equat.Alg. Exp. and Equat.Word ProblemsTotalPredictor Gia jennifer Rosa Chris Junee Nafisa domenic Sirona katherine juliana Marvin Luis Hannah Nickolette Reda Miguel Erik Robert adelsa derek Ana Dalvis Erica Genesis josue Jennifer Sara denise steven Alejandro Lidia kiara luisa Jose Luserito Andres Daniel Christopher Laura Olajah Angela melissa

Achieve 3000 Month-by-Month Lexile Progress Report

Mathspace Task Report

JFYNet Math Performance Report--Class

JFYNet Math Performance Report– Individual

JFYNet School XX recommendations Evaluation of Test Results and Recommendations for week of Dec 9. Recommendations based on score of at least 70% on activities. Kris A -She only took 30 minutes for the test. Maybe she needs to take more time. Her highest score is 40. Although she has spent two hours in Skills Tutor, she has only completed 4 activities with a grade of 80%. She needs to work more on Skills Tutor and improve her grades on activities below 80%. Recommendation: at least 10 hours of study in reading comprehension and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. Toni C - Her highest score is 36. Although she has spent almost 3 hours in Skills Tutor, she has only completed 4 of the activities with a grade of 80%. She needs to work more on Skills Tutor and improve her grades on activities below 80%. Recommendation: at least 10 hours of study in reading comprehension and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. Deluisa D -Her highest score is 59. She has completed 8 activities with a grade of 80%. She needs to finish the general reading activities in Skills Tutor and work on vocabulary. Recommendation: at least 6 hours of study in reading comprehension and vocabulary in Skills Tutor.. Paulina G - Her highest score is 57. She has spent a lot of time on Skills Tutor. She can continue with Skills Tutor or try Apex. She is enrolled in both. Recommendation: at least 6 hours of study in reading comprehension in Apex and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. 29

Anais L - Her highest score is 41. She has done a lot of work in Skills Tutor. She has been enrolled in Apex. Recommendation: at least 10 hours of study in reading comprehension in Apex and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. Chante P - Her highest score is 59. She has studied a lot-more than anyone. She has been enrolled in Apex, which she likes better. She needs to be coached in test taking techniques. She gets nervous during tests. Recommendation: at least 6 hours of study in reading comprehension in Apex and vocabulary in Skills Tutor, plus practice testing and coaching in relaxation techniques. Edward P - His highest score is 58. He has computer access at home. Edward has been enrolled in Apex, which he prefers. Recommendation: at least 6 hours of study in reading comprehension in Apex and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. Antonia S -Her highest score is a 42. She has done some work in Skills Tutor, which she should continue. Recommendation: at least 10 hours of study in reading comprehension and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. Beza T -She went up a lot (from 51 to 66) but she was disappointed because she was a little short of the cut score, which is 68. She said it was too noisy in the room and she couldn’t concentrate. She also says she needs more work with vocabulary. She has that now. Recommendation: at least 4 hours of study in reading comprehension and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. Kanisha T -Her highest score is 62. She has done very little work. Recommendation: at least 6 hours of study in reading comprehension and vocabulary in Skills Tutor. 30

JFYNet Accuplacer Prep Final Report Subject # stud'ts pre- tested Initial # remedial classes needed (all students) # stud'ts instruc- ted 1 # stud'ts post- tested 1 Initial # remedial classes needed 2 (active students) Final # remedial classes needed 2 (active students) # stud'ts improved 2 % students improved 2 Avg points improved 2 # remedial classes elimin- ated 2 % remedial classes elimin- ated 2 Tuition + fees saved 2 Reading %201368%$6,591 Writing %261100%$507 Arith %215100%$2,535 Algebra %271474%$7,098 Tot Tests %243375%$16,731 MA Community College average tuition + fees $507 31

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