PK-12 Pathways and Partnerships Office of Planning and

PK-12 Pathways and Partnerships Office of Planning and Strategic Initiatives January 2013

College Readiness & Remediation

Statewide Data: Developmental Education

Data shared each year with principals and superintendents. Reading Placements Students Assessed: 1939 College Level Placements: 55% Developmental Placements: 37% ESL Consult: 8% (55% Met College Level Proficiency) (23% Basic Reading, 14% College Reading Required) (8% Retest Required for English as a Second Language) Aggregate Reading 8% BR 23% CRREQ 14% 55% COLLEGE READING SKILLS OK ESL/CONSULT

Writing Placements Students Assessed: 1845 College Level Placements: 39% Developmental Placements: 59% ESL Consult: 2% (39% English Composition I) (49% Basic Writing, 10% Intro to Basic Writing) (2% Required Evaluation for English as a Second Language) Aggregate Writing 2% BW 10% CP 1 49% 39% ESL/CONSULT/EWS INTRO BW

Math Placements Students Assessed: 1881 College Level Placements: 16% (8% College Algebra, 8% Advanced Algebra and Trig, <1% Calculus) Developmental Placements: 84% (8% Basic Math, 36% Basic Algebra I, 40% Basic Algebra II) Aggregate Math BM 8% <1% 8% 8% BA 1 BA 2/CM/ATM 36% CALC I 40% CA/CAT/MI AAT/STAT/CALC B/S/LS

Partnership for Assessment of College and Career Readiness 2010 The Vision Project 2010 NECC PK-12 Partnerships Team 2011 Northeast Regional Readiness Center 2009 Achieving the Dream & NECC Early College Programs 2008 NECC Strategic Alignment: Goal One 2012 NECC Director of PK-12 Partnerships 2012

Achieving the Dream is a nation-wide initiative aimed at helping community college students succeed in completing coursework and earning certificates and/or degrees. It is an initiative that uses student achievement data to effect broad institutional change. • Mathematics: Improve outcomes for all students in all cohorts in developmental and college level math • English Composition: Improve outcomes for all students in all cohorts in English Composition I • Males in Developmental Reading and Writing: Improve outcomes for male students in developmental reading and writing • Students 25 Years and younger in Developmental Reading and Writing: Improve outcomes for students 25 years and younger in developmental reading and writing • Hispanic Students in Writing Courses: Improve outcomes for Hispanic students in developmental writing, and in the transition into and through college level composition.

Northeast Regional Readiness Center • Led by Departments of Early Education and Care (EEC), Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), and Higher Education (DHE); the Standing Committee on Professional Education for the State Colleges Council of Presidents (SCOPE); • Core Functions • Provide high-quality professional development and instructional services to educators to address both local/regional needs and statewide priorities • Convene stakeholders to collaboratively address key education priorities, leverage resources, build statewide capacity, and increase integration and coherence across the education continuum

The Vision Project • The Vision Project is Massachusetts’ plan to achieve national leadership in public higher education.

Key Outcomes…. 1 COLLEGE PARTICIPATION Raising the percentage of high school graduates going to college—and the readiness of these students for college-level work. 2 COLLEGE COMPLETION Increasing the percentage of students who complete degree and certificate programs. 3 STUDENT LEARNING Achieving higher levels of student learning through better assessment and more extensive use of assessment results. 4 WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT Aligning occupationally oriented degree and certificate programs with the needs of statewide, regional and local employers. 5 PREPARING CITIZENS Providing students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be active, informed citizens. 6 CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS Closing achievement gaps among students from different ethnic, racial and income groups in all areas of educational progress. 7 RESEARCH Conducting research that drives economic development.

• Multi-state consortia (Massachusetts lead PARCC State- 45 states have adopted the Core State Standards) • Charged to develop the next generation of assessments linked to the common core state standards • K-12, Higher Education, and Content Faculty Leadership Teams • Definition Survey- Disseminated spring and fall 2012 (1, 360 participants- 48% from P-12 and 47% from higher education) • Of all participants 75% were P-12 Teachers and 67% were faculty • Draft Definition – November 2012 - posted on NECC Goal One site!

Strategic Alignment: Goal One • In downtown Lawrence, enrollment has climbed to nearly 3, 000 students, and even with the opening of a new Health and Technology Center in 2013, more must be accomplished to fulfill the promise of a comprehensive urban campus to meet the needs of Lawrence and the surrounding communities. • Partnering with the city and area businesses and organizations on downtown improvement planning • Providing the necessary space, staffing, and other resources for academic and student support services • Developing new programs and services to meet the needs of students, businesses, and organizations in the area • Expanding collaborative activities with K-12 schools in Lawrence and surrounding communities

NECC Strategic Alignment Northeast Regional Readiness Center Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (ESE) Department of Higher Education (DHE) Standing Committee on Professional Education for State Colleges Council of Presidents (SCOPE) The Vision Project Department of Higher Education (DHE) PARCC Department of Higher Education (DHE) Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (ESE) Achieving the Dream Lumina Foundation & 7 founding partner organizations including the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) NECC Office of Planning & Strategic Initiatives

Early College Opportunities - Dual Enrollment • Qualified high school students take college courses and earn both high school and college credit. • Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Program (CDEP) – 3. 0 GPA, first generation students, low income – determined by free and reduced lunch criteria, recommendation from school. • Self pay • Contract courses

Early College High School Amesbury & Haverhill Model • Who? - Under-served “middle of the road” students • What? - Cohorts of students in fully integrated learning communities • When? - Starting sophomore year • How? - Students selected based on grades, ACCUPLACER™ scores, and recommendations.

NECC-PK-12 Partnerships 2012 -2013 Amesbury Pentucket Andover/North Andover Triton Notre Dame Cristo Rey- Lawrence Opportunity Works, Newburyport & Haverhill Esperanza Academy, Lawrence Haverhill Phoenix Charter, Lawrence Greater Lawrence Vocational Newburyport Youth Build Charter

Please welcome. . . Lori Weir NECC Director PK-12 Partnerships

NECC PK-12 Partnerships Team Co-Chairs • Ellen Grondine & Lori Weir Student Assessment, Academic Placement & Testing • Donna Bertolino • Donna Felisberto Student Enrollment Services • Nora Sheridan • Brandi Thomforde • Laurie Dimitrov • Alexis Fishbone • Jamie Haddad • Fiona Edwards Middle School- High School Outreach- Natural Sciences • Kimberly Waligora & Noemi Custodia- Lora Lawrence -Student Success Center & Community Relations • Gisela Nash • Joshua Abreu • Niurka Aybar • Silvia Serrano College Math Course - High School Campus • Janice Rogers & Linda Murphy College Course by Program/Content • Kathy Welch Hudson & Martha Bixby Team Resources • Beth Donovan • Wendy Shaffer • Linda Giampa, • Marilyn Mc. Carthy • Jayne Ducharme

New Initiative Intake Process Step One: INTAKE Collaboration & Exploration of Options Office of Planning & Strategic Initiatives Step Three: Step Two: ASSESSMENT All new initiatives begin with assessment. RESULTS Assessment results are used to select courses and construct program options.

Thank you! Administration • • • Noemi Custodia- Lora Bill Heineman Chuck Phair Janice Rogers Shar Wolfe Judith Zubrow Faculty • • • Meg Black Deirdre Budzyna Theresa De. Franzo Kirsten Kortz Mary Sheehan Joel Schwindt Adrienne Skora Matt Willis-Goode Shannon Leate-Varney