1. Developmental Education Initiative Gates Grant:2009-2012 Coastal Bend College May 22, 2012

2. Achieving the Dream Leader College • 1 of 15 Nationwide • 4 in State of Texas • El Paso Community College • South Texas Community College • Houston Community College • Coastal Bend College

3. Purpose • Institutionalize strategies that accelerate students through developmental education courses • Increase graduation rate

4. Identified Interventions • Institution-wide policy changes • Accelerated Courses • Academic & Student Support Strategies

5. Institution-Wide Policy Changes Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Plan • Online registration • Continuous enrollment • Student success course • ACCUPLACER Prep

6. Accelerated Courses • History 1301/Reading 0322 learning community • Math emporium • English 1301/EDUC 1300 learning community • Fast Track (Flex) Reading(0311 & 0322) • Fast Track (Flex) English (0311 & 0322)

8. Math Emporium vs. Regular Math (2 Semesters vs. 3 Semesters)

9. FastTrack (Flex) English

10. FastTrack (Flex) Reading

11. Academic Student Support Strategies Case management * intrusive intervention (met 1-0n-1 with case manager at least 2 times) * increase retention rate (fall to spring) Case Managed Students = 79% Non-Case Managed Students = 71% * increase success rate Case Managed Students = 74% Non-Case Managed Students = 52%

12. DE Math Sequence • From three sequenced courses to Two: Math 0321 & Math 0322 • Math 0310 no longer offered • Placement * placement chart * THECB guidelines • DE Math decentralized

13. Thank You! ? Questions