1. Math Acceleration

2.  Accelerate Developmental Math students through the developmental curriculum by reducing the number of courses in the developmental math sequence.  Focus on increasing transfer rates for non-STEM majors who need Statistics to transfer.

3. Fall 2010 Developmental Math Success Rates Source: PCCD Institutional Research ArithmeticPre-AlgElem AlgInter AlgStatistics Alameda53%58%41%60%72% Berkeley49%56%50%59%71% Laney51%57%45%64%59% Merritt41%58%44%52%80% Total49%57%45%61%69%

4. % of BCC Fall 2008 Developmental Math Cohort passing statistics after 3 academic years of follow-up (through Spring 2011) Source: CCCCO Datamart Cohort Tracking Tool 3 levels below (pre-alg) 2 levels below (elem alg) 1 level Below (inter alg)Total alameda9%15%31%18% bcc12%24%26%22% laney3%11%22%12% merritt9%14%22%14% total7%16%26%16%

5. % passing statistics based on beginning math level % is halved with each additional developmental course. 3 levels below 2 levels below 1 level below CCCCO Cohort Analysis7%16%26% Multiplying Individual Success Rates11%19%42%

6. Developmental Preparatory Course for Math 13 (Statistics) pre-req is successful completion of pre-algebra or placement into elementary algebra covers elementary and intermediate algebra topics from Math 201 and 203 that are needed for statistics, with a data analysis contextualization introduces basic statistical topics covered in college-level statistics Math 248up – Accelerated Mathematics for Statistics

7. intended only for those students who want to transfer and need Math 13 not intended for STEM, nursing, or business majors – who need intermediate algebra as a pre-requisite for other math/science courses does not substitute for intermediate algebra students seeking an AA degree before they transfer will need Math 13 to meet their AA requirements

8. 2 sections begun at BCC Spring 2012 COA begins: Fall 2012 5-credit hour course Meets twice/week; almost 6 hrs/week

9. Recommendations Institutional encouragement of further faculty training and course development Institutional monitoring of experimental program success rates