Marty Alvarado, Executive Vice Chancellor Educational Services, CCCCO

1. Consider the Source – Deciphering Fact from Fiction: Implementation Requirements vs Options for AB 705 Marty Alvarado, Executive Vice Chancellor Educational Services, CCCCO Kelly Fowler, CIO, Merced College Virginia Guleff, CIO, Butte College Ginni May, Curriculum Chair John Stanskas, ASCCC President Curriculum Institute, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport July 12, 2019, 9:00-10:15

2. Description With full implementation of AB 705 for English and mathematics beginning in fall 2019, how do faculty, administrators, and staff know what they can do vs what they must do? Have you read or heard conflicting interpretations on requirements for implementation of the law? Join us, as we discuss how to determine the required elements vs the optional elements for implementing AB 705.

3. Overview

4. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 mandates that colleges remove prerequisites from transfer-level English and mathematics courses beginning fall 2019.

5. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 mandates that colleges remove prerequisites from transfer-level English and mathematics courses beginning fall 2019. Fiction Colleges should not remove prerequisites from the Course Outlines of Record. Title 5 §55003 includes: (d) Prerequisites or corequisites may be established only for any of the following purposes: (1) the prerequisite or corequisite is expressly required or expressly authorized by statute or regulation, or expressly required by institutions for which the college has transfer agreements; and (k) The determination of whether a student meets a prerequisite shall be based on successful completion of an appropriate course or on an assessment using multiple measures, as required by section 55522. Any assessment instrument shall be selected and used in accordance with the provisions of subchapter 6 (commencing with section 55500) of this chapter.

6. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 mandates that colleges eliminate pre-transfer level English and mathematics courses.

7. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 mandates that colleges eliminate pre-transfer level English and mathematics courses. Fiction Colleges may still offer pre-transfer level courses, although it is expected that such offerings will be significantly reduced. Education Code §66010.4 still requires that colleges provide remedial education to those that need it.

8. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 requires that colleges use high school transcript data which include one or more of the following measures: course work, GPA, or course grades (when readily available) in determining student placement.

9. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 requires that colleges use high school transcript data which include one or more of the following measures: course work, GPA, or course grades (when readily available) in determining student placement. Fact Education Code §78213 – aka AB 705 (Irwin, 2017): (d) (1) (A) A community college district or college shall maximize the probability that a student will enter and complete transfer-level coursework in English and mathematics within a one-year timeframe, and use, in the placement of students into English and mathematics courses in order to achieve this goal, one or more of the following measures: (i) High school coursework.(ii) High school grades.(iii) High school grade point average.

10. Fact or Fiction? Colleges are required to use the Default Placement Rules.

11. Fact or Fiction? Colleges are required to use the Default Placement Rules. Fiction Colleges are required to use the Default Placement Rules if they choose not to implement their own placement rules. Title 5 §55500 (c): (ii) A district placement method using localized research must be supported by data and research showing throughput rates at or above those achieved by direct placement into a transfer-level course (or college-level courses where appropriate). Such data and research must be validated within two years of adoption of the method. The Chancellor shall regularly publish throughput rates achieved by direct placement into transfer-level courses (or college-level courses where appropriate), based upon the best available research at the time of publication.

12. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 mandates that placement of a student in a transfer-level math course establishes that the student meets the intermediate algebra competency requirement for a chemistry class.

13. Fact or Fiction? AB 705 mandates that placement of a student in a transfer-level math course establishes that the student meets the intermediate algebra competency requirement for a chemistry class. Fiction Demonstration of competency – §55063 Placement of a student does not establish competency.

14. Official Communications from CCCCO and ASCCC regarding AB 705 Implementation • ASCCC website at AB 705 Resources: https://asccc.org/ab-705-resources • CCCCO website Frequently Asked Questions on AB 705: https://assessment.cccco.edu/faqs

15. What Do You Expect in Fall 2019 in terms of AB705 Implementation?

16. AB705 Implementation may be an Iterative Process

17. AB705 Implementation may be an Iterative Process

18. Discussion with Q and A