CREATING SYNERGIES IN COLLEGE READINESS AND REMEDIATION Dr. Libby Roeger Dean, college Transitions & Developmental Education Dr. Julie Schaid, Assoc. Dean, College Readiness & School Partnerships Elgin community College

School District U-46 School District 301 School District 303 Elgin Community College District 509 School District 300

Elgin Community College  18,758 students  Achieving the Dream Leader College  Hispanic-serving  2013 National Bellwether Award for instruction Four feeder high school districts including rural, suburban, and urban high schools.

The Division  College Readiness  COL 101  Early Alert  TRIO  Reading, Writing, Mathematics Labs  Developmental Education Support-curriculum development, faculty development, accel

The Division: College Transitions and Developmental Education Dean Assoc. Dean, College Readiness Dir. College Readiness Dir. HS Partnerships Assoc. Dean, TRIO Dir, Upward Bound Lab Directors COL 101 Instructional Coordinator Coordinator, Early Alert

College Readiness/CT  College Readiness  Alliance Partnership  Early College Credit  Liaison to Schools

Alliance Goal Through lasting partnerships: Increase academic success Improve college readiness Increase district’s college-going rate

Source: Conley, D.T, (2012), Available at

Our Alliance Partnership: Advisory Council Math Team STEM Team Writing & Reading Team DATA Team ESL Team Student Transition Team

College Readiness, Transitions & Dev. Ed Examples of Synergies: 1. Literacy Workshops/Reading Lab 2. Math Project/Mth 099/Math Lab 3. Summer Bridge Program/ALP 4. Transition Academy/Mth/CTE Pathways 5. Early Alert/Dual Credit students 6. AtD Data/College Readiness Data

Literacy Workshops Common Core State Standards Reading needs in College Four Parts: Multi-level discussion of literacy expectations Text Complexity Disciplinary Literacy Theory Disciplinary Literacy Strategies

Summer Bridge (Act & Know!) Students “on the cusp” Team taught by HS & college faculty Student success and faculty development Results: Five Years 150 students 73% improve placement Math Team & Language Arts Team

Math Study Course Taking MattersDisaggregate by HS High School “Y” 62% of developmental students did not take senior math High School “X” 87% developmental students took senior math, but 13% failed senior math

New 4 th Year High School Math Course 12 Faculty Aligned to the Common Core State Standards Real-world Applications Districts Considering Adoption

Data Synergies College Readiness at ECC Broader Regional College-Going Data AtD – Retention Data, Gateway Course Data Momentum Points…

College Readiness Trends

Combined College-Going Rate for All Graduates of Public High Schools Within ECC’s District 2009 Graduating Class Total College- Going Rate 64% Total College- Going Rate 68%* Total College- Going Rate 76% *Subtotals do not sum to total college-going rate due to rounding (Source: National Student Clearinghouse Submission, Fall 2011)

Persistence Rates of College-Attending Graduates of Public High Schools Within ECC’s District (Persistence Rates Reflect Class of 2008) Total College Degree-Earning Rate 43% *Remained enrolled at ANY postsecondary institution from 1 st year to 2 nd year Note: “persistence” rates are out of all HS grads who enroll in college. Source: National Student Clearinghouse Submission, Fall 2011 N=3,323

Synergies: Summer Bridge & ALP ACE (Academy for College Excellence) with Transition Academy and College 101 curriculum Summer Bridge and Transition Academy Common Core and Alignment of High School to College curriculum and faculty development

How are Synergies Created? Relationships are created and built because of the Division structure Data Ranger Concept works to provide data and focus for division goals Leadership is devoted to a wide range of programs, services, faculty and staff who all share college readiness as their focus

The Challenges of Creating Synergies Change agency is not always readily accepted Territorialism Global budget needs Time consuming Navigating large college committee and operational structure

DISCUSSION

CONTACT Dr. Libby Roeger Dr. Julie Schaid, Elgin Community College

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