Post on 01-Jan-2016
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Developmental Education Initiative (DEI)
What is DEI?
o Three-year project aimed at improving developmental education outcomes
o Funded by Gates and Lumina Foundations through MDC, Inc.
What is DEI? Two levels of the Project
StateColleges
Who is Involved
Five states: OhioConnecticutFloridaTexas and Virginia
Who is Involved
At the state level:o In Ohio, Board of Regents is the
lead agency
o OBR partnering with Ohio Association of Community Colleges
Who is Involved At the Community College Level
o Five Ohio Community Collegeso Colleges had participated in
Achieve the Dream—national initiative to improved community college outcomes
Ohio DEI Colleges
Ohio DEI Colleges
Cuyahoga CC
North Central CC
Sinclair CC
Eastern Gateway CC
Zane State CC
Why Focus on Dev Ed? oWhy Focus on Dev Ed
Why this Focus? o A large number of students need
developmental education. In FY 2008, 90,000 students in the
University System of Ohio are taking some developmental coursework
Scope of problem
Why this Focus?
50% of first-year community college students have been determined not to be college ready in one or more subject
Why this Focus
Fiscal Concerns
o Developmental Education is costly.
In FY 2008, the cost to community colleges and students was $73 million
Why this Focus? o Questions have been raised
about the effectiveness of developmental education in leading students to success
Instructional Concerns
What Do Data Reveal?
HEI DataHigher Education Information
System
oenrollment, o courses, o financial aid, etc.ooutcomes
Definition of Success
Students who within six years of enrollment: o Earned a credentialo Earned a degreeo Transferred to a 4 year institutiono Still enrolled and have earned 30 or
more credit hours
o Reports of the FY 2002 Student Cohort’s success indicate:
What Data Show
Enrollment Status
Outcomes for FY 2002 Cohort
Income Status
Outcomes for FY 2002 Cohort
AgeOutcomes for FY 2002 Cohort
EthnicityOutcomes for FY 2002 Cohort
The DEI
Challenge
o Increase Dev Ed effectiveness and increase success rate particularly among low-income students and students of color
o Increase efficiency
DEI State Role
Determine what changes should be made in
data collection, funding, state policies
to support local efforts to enhance student success.
OBR’s DEI Plan
o Identify and publicize innovative developmental education practices among Ohio community colleges
o Determine need for further research and encourage cross institution research
OBR’s DEI Plan
o Convene a group of “innovators” to propose major redesign and engage 3 or 4 colleges to implement the proposal
o Survey community colleges to determine levels of dev ed courses offered
OBR’s DEI Plan
o Look at ABLE-Community College agreements relating to serving students in need of remediation
OBR’s
DEI PlanIdentify practices that are
most successful in moving students from ABLE back to community college
OBR’s DEI Plan
Develop protocols for use by other ABLE programs and community colleges for initiating, establishing, and maintaining agreements
OBR’s
DEI Plan
Recommend incentives for community colleges, ABLE programs and students for participating in these partnerships.
DEI College Plans
o DEI Colleges will focus on instructional and support interventions
DEI College Plans
o Assessment and placement policies
o Bridge programs with high schoolso Technologyo Tutoringo Intensive advising
DEI College Plans
Examples:
o Modularized instructiono Paired classeso Accelerated classeso Course realignment
DEI College Plans
o ABLE-Community College Partnerships involving formal agreements focusing on remediation