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Riding the Storm Out Bruce Vandal, Education Commission of the States September 20, 2012

This article discusses the implementation of Common Core Standards assessments and the challenges in college readiness. Strategies include clear curricular pathways, early intervention models, and academic support co-requisites.

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Riding the Storm Out Bruce Vandal, Education Commission of the States September 20, 2012

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  1. Riding the Storm OutBruce Vandal, Education Commission of the StatesSeptember 20, 2012

  2. Riding the Storm Out Implementation of the Common Core Standards Assessments in Spring, 2015 Estimates that only 33 – 50% of students will be assessed as college ready. Current college remediation system is ineffective. Without a clear strategy in states for the initial storm, the political will for the Common Core Standards may vanish.

  3. Worlds Colliding or Collaborating? Completion of Gateway Courses

  4. Too Few Complete Gateway Courses Students Completing Remediation and College Gateway Course in 2-years Complete College America, 2012

  5. The Remedial Education Sequence

  6. Traditional Remedial Sequence

  7. Too Few Complete Gateway Courses

  8. Principles of Remedial Reform Strategy 1 Use Multiple Assessment Measures to Determine Placement

  9. Probability of Gatekeeper Success Overplaced Underplaced

  10. Placement Exams vs. HS GPA Proportion of Variation Explained Scott-Clayton, 2012

  11. Ready for College Strategy Strategy 2 Develop clear curricular pathways from high school through college gateway courses and into programs of study.

  12. Curricular Pathways are Key

  13. A Ready for College Strategy Strategy 3 Implement an early assessment and intervention strategy for high school students

  14. Early Intervention Models Provide college placement assessments in 11th grade. Implement an early intervention strategy or students who are below college ready Transitional courses (Florida, California, SREB) Deliver remedial courses at high schools through concurrent enrollment . Utilize competency based, technologically assisted strategies. Require 4th year math. Create agreements guaranteeing college access for those college ready.

  15. A Ready for College Strategy Strategy 4 Provide academic support as a co-requisite with the gateway course

  16. Austin Peay’s Structured Assistance Results

  17. Ready for College Strategy Strategy 5 Provide students with more significant learning challenges contextualized and accelerated instruction, tied to a program of study

  18. Los Medanos Path2Stats Course

  19. Washington’s I-BEST Results I-BEST students were more likely to: continue into credit-bearing courses earn credits toward a credential earn a certificate improve their basic skills. Probability of credential 50% greater for I-BEST Students

  20. Accelerated Remedial Sequence

  21. For More Information Bruce Vandal bvandal@ecs.org Twitter: @BruceatECS http://GettingPastGo.org

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