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Developmental Education Initiative (DEI)

Developmental Education Initiative (DEI). What is DEI?. Three-year project aimed at improving developmental education outcomes Funded by Gates and Lumina Foundations through MDC, Inc. What is DEI?. Two levels of the Project State Colleges. Who is Involved. Five states: Ohio Connecticut

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Developmental Education Initiative (DEI)

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  1. Developmental Education Initiative (DEI)

  2. What is DEI? Three-year project aimed at improving developmental education outcomes Funded by Gates and Lumina Foundations through MDC, Inc.

  3. What is DEI? Two levels of the Project State Colleges

  4. Who is Involved Five states: Ohio Connecticut Florida Texas and Virginia

  5. Who is Involved At the state level: In Ohio, Board of Regents is the lead agency OBR partnering with Ohio Association of Community Colleges

  6. Who is Involved At the Community College Level Five Ohio Community Colleges Colleges had participated in Achieve the Dream—national initiative to improved community college outcomes

  7. Ohio DEI Colleges Ohio DEI Colleges Cuyahoga CC North Central CC Eastern Gateway CC Zane State CC Sinclair CC

  8. Why Focus on Dev Ed? Why Focus on Dev Ed

  9. Scope of problem 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 Why this Focus?

  10. Why this Focus? 50% of first-year community college students have been determined not to be college ready in one or more subject

  11. Why this Focus Developmental Education is costly. In FY 2008, the cost to community colleges and students was $73 million Fiscal Concerns

  12. Why this Focus? Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of developmental education in leading students to success InstructionalConcerns

  13. What Do Data Reveal?

  14. HEI Data enrollment, courses, financial aid, etc. outcomes Higher Education Information System

  15. Definition of Success Earned a credential Earned a degree Transferred to a 4 year institution Still enrolled and have earned 30 or more credit hours Students who within six years of enrollment:

  16. Reports of the FY 2002 Student Cohort’s success indicate: What Data Show

  17. Enrollment Status Outcomes for FY 2002 Cohort

  18. Income Status Outcomes for FY 2002 Cohort

  19. Age Outcomes for FY 2002 Cohort

  20. Ethnicity Outcomesfor FY 2002 Cohort

  21. The DEI Challenge Increase Dev Ed effectiveness and increase success rate particularly among low-income students and students of color Increase efficiency

  22. DEI State Role Determine what changes should be made in data collection, funding, state policies to support local efforts to enhance student success.

  23. OBR’s DEI Plan Identify and publicize innovative developmental education practices among Ohio community colleges Determine need for further research and encourage cross institution research

  24. OBR’s DEI Plan Convene a group of “innovators” to propose major redesign and engage 3 or 4 colleges to implement the proposal Survey community colleges to determine levels of dev ed courses offered

  25. OBR’s DEI Plan Look at ABLE-Community College agreements relating to serving students in need of remediation

  26. OBR’s DEI Plan Identify practices that are most successful in moving students from ABLE back to community college

  27. OBR’s DEI Plan Develop protocols for use by other ABLE programs and community colleges for initiating, establishing, and maintaining agreements

  28. OBR’s DEI Plan Recommend incentives for community colleges, ABLE programs and students for participating in these partnerships.

  29. DEI College Plans DEI Colleges will focus on instructional and support interventions

  30. DEI College Plans Assessment and placement policies Bridge programs with high schools Technology Tutoring Intensive advising

  31. DEI College Plans Examples: Modularized instruction Paired classes Accelerated classes Course realignment

  32. DEI College Plans ABLE-Community College Partnerships involving formal agreements focusing on remediation

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