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The Summer XL Program: A Model for Student Success

The Summer XL Program aims to help high school students transition to college successfully and earn college credit through developmental seminars and course enrollment. The program targets incoming college students in need of academic support, focusing on English skills enhancement. It includes three phases: Accuplacer preparation, developmental seminars, and an ENG 101 course. Evaluation data show improved readiness and success rates among participants. Students reported increased confidence and readiness for college-level courses post-program.

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The Summer XL Program: A Model for Student Success

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  1. The Summer XL Program: A new model of student success. Helping developmental students transition from high school to college and earn college credit with ALP: Dr. Heather Jennings, Professor of Psychology Professor Laura Knight, Professor of English

  2. Rates of in-coming college students in need of academic remediation are on the rise.

  3. Summer XL ProgramCollege Readiness Now Grant • The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) provides funding for the College Readiness Now (CRN) grant and it is administered by the Center for Student Success at the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC). • Goal: To increase the number of incoming high school students who are college-ready • To accomplish this goal, the Summer XL program was designed with a three-phase model that included: • Accuplacer preparation online via Blackboard (Bb) • A developmental seminar for English skills training • Enrollment in a 3-credit ENG 101 (ALP) course.

  4. Current high school juniors and seniors were recruited from 11 different local high schools. • 19 juniors(54%) 100% = 16-19 years old • 16 seniors (45%) • 47% female • 53% male Recruitment Sample (n = 35)

  5. 80% of the participants represented minority groups

  6. Phase 1 Track 1 students (non-college ready) Track 2 students (college ready) Accuplacer Preparation Module (Bb) • The design of the Accuplacer preparation course resulted in an innovative instructional design that focused on student success for our most at-risk students. Accuplacer Testing • Sentence Skills • Reading comprehension • Writeplacer • Student success modules • (Welcome, Tips and practice, Help section/inspiration)

  7. Track 1 Students • Track 1 (non-college ready) • 25 students (72%) were identified as non-college ready based on their Accuplacer scores. • Of these, almost all placed into two levels of English-remediation. • Services provided: • Received the Developmental Seminar (21 hours of remedial instruction) • Mandatory success coaching sessions • Additional in-class resources and support • Three additional hours of instruction outside ENG 101 • Accuplacer post-test • MCCC orientation

  8. Track 2 (college ready) • 10 students from the sample(28%) were identified as college ready. • This group received early registration, advisement, and an MCCC orientation.

  9. Summer XL Track 2 students (college ready) Track 1 students (non-college ready) Accuplacer Preparation Module (Bb) Accuplacer testing ENG 101 (ALP) Summer B Session PHASE 1 PHASE 3 PHASE 2

  10. Summer XLENG 101 (ALP) Final Gradesn = 35

  11. Summer XL Distribution (ENG 101)Students who were not retained (25%)n = 9

  12. 77% of the students in ENG 101 (ALP) passed with a C or higher! 71% of the students who passed were not college ready according to Accuplacer results.

  13. The purpose of the grant was to increase the number of students who are college ready. • 72% of the students were identified as non-college ready (as determined by Accuplacer scores) • Most needed multiple levels of remediation (ENG 023, ENG 024, ENG 033, ENG 034) • 100%students who completed all phases of this program, are now deemed as college-ready according to the academic standards of MCCC.

  14. Did the program work as expected? • 77% of the cohort completed a college-level course BEFORE the start of the fall 2018 semester. Fall 2018: • 54% of the cohort are enrolled at MCCC • 17% are enrolled in ENG 102

  15. Students credited these improvements to small group instruction, interesting curriculum and feeling that their instructors were invested in their success • “My teacher actually cared about us and whether or not we did the work and since it was a small class it was more personal.” • “I liked the class size. It was more personal, which allowed people to say how they really feel during discussions. ” • “I liked my professor, she was fun and made me engage more in group discussions.”

  16. Summer XL Student Survey Information • 70% reported plans to complete 4-year degree (Bachelor's degree). • 15% reported plans to complete 2-year degree (Associate’s degree). • 63% reported plans to attend MCCC after completing the Summer XL program. • 89% of the students agreed that the Summer Xl program helped them improve their English reading and writing skills to some degree.

  17. Summer XL Student Survey Information • 94% report increased confidence that the program has prepared them for college-level courses. • 90% feel that they are more prepared for college success after completing the Summer XL program • 4.2 out of 5 (stars)

  18. What Did We Learn? • The challenges highlighted the need for strong community partnerships with our local area high schools. • The data created in this program has highlighted the importance of multiple-measures in the developmental education placement process. • The results of this program indicate that many students who tested below college-level benchmarks on the Accuplacer are still capable of college-level learning and success, when the appropriate conditions are available.

  19. Summer XL 2019 is underway with some changes! Saturday Academy (7 class meetings for 2 hrs/class) has replaced the Developmental Seminar Provided increased success coach training for staff members Less emphasis was placed on Accuplacer testing since the college is transitioning to a multiple measures approach

  20. Thank you!

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