Early Assessment Program Breakfast Insights with Rosie Villafana-Hatcher
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Join us for an informative session on the Early Assessment Program (EAP) presented by Rosie Villafana-Hatcher, EAP Director at SDSU. The EAP is designed to provide students with an early indication of their readiness for college-level English and math courses, allowing for necessary interventions before they graduate high school. This breakfast will cover key components such as 11th-grade testing, supplemental support in high school, and effective communication with parents. Discover how the EAP is collaborating with schools to improve student readiness across the CSU system.
Early Assessment Program Breakfast Insights with Rosie Villafana-Hatcher
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Ready for College? March 15, 2013 Early Assessment Program Breakfast Rosie Villafana-Hatcher, EAP Director, SDSU
Number of 1st Time Freshmen Entering the CSU needing remediation in English and math (Fall 2012) 18,690 17,011 Math Remediation English Remediation
The Early Assessment Program (EAP) • Giving students an early signal of college readiness • Collaborating with the high school community • Providing 12th grade interventions
Components of EAP • 11th grade testing • Supplemental high school preparation • Teacher/administrator professional development • Parent/family communication • Preservice teacher preparation
Test Determinations • Students are identified as • Ready for CSU college-level courses in English or mathematics • Not yet demonstrating readiness… • Conditionally Ready in English or mathematics. -Students must fulfill requirements in 12th grade in order to maintain exemption from placement testing. • Students whose results indicate readiness are exempted from placement exams • English Placement Test (EPT) • Entry Level Math Exam (ELM)
Test Results • Students whose results indicate readiness are exempted from the CSU Placement Test (EPT & ELM) and are eligible to enter credit bearing courses • At participating community colleges, students are eligible to enter transfer-level courses
Conditionally Ready – English (beginning 2012-2013) Completion of an approved senior English course with a grade of C or better: • Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC course) • AP English Language and Composition • AP English Literature and Composition • International Baccalaureate (IB) English • Weighted Honors English course (indicated on UC doorways with a )
Conditionally Ready-Math Completion of an approved senior English course with a grade of C or better: -Trigonometry and Math Analysis -Pre-Calculus -Calculus -AP Calculus AB -AP Calculus BC -AP Statistics -AP Physics -ALEKS online learning course
11th Grade Testing: Status Reports • EAP results appear on the lower left corner of the second page of the STAR Student Reports that are mailed home in August. • Students are referred to a website for additional advising.
Online EAP Status Check http://www.calstate.edu/eap/results • Students can get their EAP math and English results online from this website • Available any time from anywhere • Provides advice for getting ready for CSU math and English.
EAP Math Statewide Results 14% 77% 43% 77% 44% 15% 79% 14% 48% http://eap2012.ets.org/Viewreport.asp
EAP English Statewide Results 83% 24% 26% 81% 26% 16% 82% http://eap2012.ets.org/Viewreport.asp
English Proficiency SAT Critical Reading: 500 or above SAT Writing Skills: ACT English test: 22 or above AP English: 3 or above A “C” or better in a community college English course that satisfies the general education requirement in English composition (English 1A). A status of READY (or CONDITIONALLY READY) on the CSU’s Early Assessment in English A passing score on the CSU’s English Placement Test (EPT)
Mathematics Proficiency SAT Reasoning Test : 550 or above SAT Subject Test (IC or IIC): 550 or above ACT Mathematics test: 23 or above AP Calculus or Statistics: 3 or above A “C” or better in a community college mathematics course that satisfies the quantitative reasoning requirement (GE requirement B-4). A status of READY (or CONDITIONALLY READY) on the CSU’s Early Assessment in Mathematics A passing score on the CSU’s Entry Level Mathematics examination (ELM)
http://www.csusuccess.org Math and English Success Websites
Professional Development Opportunities • SMI-Strengthening Mathematics Instruction Math Professional Development -http://www.csumathsuccess.org/counselors/smi • ERWC-Expository Reading and Writing course workshops for teachers interested in course adoption • http://www.calstate.edu/eap/support_hs_teachers.shtml • http://writing.csusuccess.org
English-Language Arts Supplemental High School Preparation • Expository Reading and Writing Course(ERWC) for students in grades 11 and/or 12 • Emphasizes in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing • Approved to fulfill the “b” English requirement of the UC and CSU “a-g” college entrance requirements • Intended for broad usage (not as an honors or remedial course and not necessarily tied to EAP results)
12% 15% 85% 16% 66%
Adoption is Easy • The CSU has Program Status, making adoption easy • Go to: https://doorways.ucop.edu/update • The following EAP course has been approved by UC: Approved Course Title • CSU Expository Reading and Writing • “a-g” Subject Area b – • English • Follow the directions
Questions? • Rosie Villafana-Hatcher rvillafa@mail.sdsu.edu
Micah Jendian • Associate Professor of English, Grossmont College • ERWC Statewide Advisory Committee Member and Liason to the English Council of California's Two Year Colleges (ECCTYC) • Former Director of SDSU's Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative micah.jendian@gcccd.edu