1. Noncredit Progress Indicators Presented by theAcademic Senate for California Community Colleges

2. Background & Rationale • How progress has been measured • The interplay of proof of progress and funding • The role of CB21 coding • Enhanced funding for noncredit Career Development and College Preparation (CDCP) courses • The need for progress indicators in noncredit

3. Pilot Project Goals • Develop a set of working progress indicators to use in the pilot project • Establish clear communication between institution MIS reporting and noncredit programs • Collect a pilot set of accountability data based on these indicators • Evaluate the ability for noncredit programs to work with these indicators • Evaluate the effectiveness of these indicators for use as accountability requirements

4. Grades and Title 5 • 55021: not required for noncredit • 55023: currently accepted symbols

5. Pilot Progress Indicators • Pass (P) • Satisfactory Progress (SP) • No Pass (NP) • A – B – C – D - F

6. Suggested Working Definitions • A “P” indicates satisfactory completion of the course. • An “SP” indicates satisfactory progress but not completion. • An “NP” indicates less than satisfactory progress or lack of information to evaluate.

7. Measuring Learning Gains • Test data demonstrating specific learning gains • Teacher’s evaluation of student’s attainment of learning objectives/outcomes • A teacher’s observation of a student’s participation and demonstrated classroom performance • Promotion

8. Pilot Project Information • Colleges choose which programs to participate • Data will only be used for the project • The focus of the project is feasibility of the use of progress indicators in noncredit • Determine whether to inform your students • Establish a clear idea of what progress indicators mean to your college and programs

9. Timeline • First Cohort - Fall 2010 • Collection of First Cohort data - February 2011 • Second Cohort (expanded - includes First Cohort) - Spring 2011 • Collection of Second Cohort data - July 2011 • Participant Evaluation of Usability of the Indicators - Fall 2011

10. CDCP and Progress Indicators • What is a CDCP program? • Current CDCP reporting • Current issues with CDCP reporting • Need for clear and attainable sequences • Need for processes to collect completion data • Need to report completions to the Chancellor’s Office

11. For More Information • Contact the Noncredit Progress Indicator Pilot Project Faculty Lead, Janet Fulks, at jfulks@bakersfieldcollege.edu • Contact the Chair of the Academic Senate Noncredit Committee, Mark Wade Lieu, at mwlieu@gmail.com