Early Assessment Program

1. Early Assessment Program CSU Counselor Conference Fall 2009 Carolina Cardenas, Associate Director, Academic Outreach and Early Assessment

2. Goals of the EAP • Give students an early signal of college readiness • Identify students before their senior year who need to do additional work in English and/or mathematics before entering the CSU • Collaborate with the high school community • Inform students, families, and high schools of students’ readiness for college-level work and partner with high school teachers and administrators to develop solutions • Provide 12th grade interventions • Motivate students to take needed steps in 12th grade to ensure readiness

3. Components of EAP The components of the CSU Early Assessment Program provide a comprehensive solution for helping students become ready for college. • 11th grade testing • Supplemental high school preparation • Teacher/administrator professional development • Parent/family communication • Preservice teacher preparation

4. 11th Grade Testing To receive EAP results students must complete ALL sections of test • CST in English and/or mathematics (Algebra 2 or Summative High School Mathematics as appropriate) • EAP 15 multiple-choice items in English and/or mathematics • Administered with the CST • Untimed • EAP essay in English

5. 11th Grade Testing • Determinations of readiness are based on the scoring of all sections • Portion of the CST (45-55 items) • EAP multiple-choice items (15 items) • EAP essay in English • EAP essay administration • March 2 - 31, 2010

6. Administering the EAP Essay • Best if essay is administered for all students on the same day at the school. • However, administering the EAP essay on multiple days is allowed. • Please discourage students from discussing the topics with other students.

7. Essay Test Security • All essay topics are to be returned to ETS with non-scorable test materials. • Topics and completed essays are not to be photocopied, photographed, or retained for any reason. • Students may not take the essay topic or completed essay outside of the testing room.

8. Test Determinations • Students are identified as • Ready for CSU college-level courses in English or mathematics • Not yet demonstrating readiness… • In mathematics, students may also be identified as ready on a conditional basis. • They 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)

9. Releasing Test Results • Students should be encouraged to release their scores to the CSU • Students need to grid bubble on their answer sheet to release their scores. • Doing so allows them to retrieve their scores online and ensures that CSU admission offices receive their scores after they are admitted. • The EAP is voluntary and does not affect admission to the CSU.

10. EAP Test Results Available on the STAR Grade 11 Student Report • The results are on the backside of the report in the lower left-hand corner. • EAP results are not included on the CDE label with the rest of the student STAR results. • Separate EAP reports were not sent. • EAP results were sent to districts on CD Rom with STAR results. • Students can access their EAP results online (if the student filled the bubble on the score sheet) at www.csusuccess.org.

11. EAP Test Results Codes for Results on STAR Data CD Rom 1 – Ready for CSU college-level course in English or mathematics 2 – Ready for CSU college-level mathematics courses -Conditional 3 – Not yet demonstrating readiness for college-level English or mathematics 4 – Incomplete

12. Duplicate Student Reports • Students may email requests for paper copies of reports to EAPDups@ets.org • Requests must include the following information • Full name • Date of birth • High school • Year student attended 11th grade Note: EAP results are only valid for the year following high school graduation.

13. EAP Test Results EAP aggregate data by state, county, district, and school are available online : http://eap2009.ets.org/ http://eap2008.ets.org/ http://eap2007.ets.org/ http://eap2006.ets.org/

14. English-language arts Supplemental High School Preparation • Expository Reading and Writing Course for students in grades 11 and/or 12 • Emphasizes in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative 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) • Calibrated Peer Review  online essay preparation • http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org/practice_ept_essays

15. Mathematics Supplemental High School Preparation • Supervised e-learning course in mathematics (ALEKS) for students who were identified as conditionally ready • Online test preparation in mathematics

16. Math and English Success Websites www.csuenglishsuccess.org www.csumathsuccess.org • Free, customized information and tools for students, teachers, and counselors • Checklists and guidance tips for parents (English and Spanish) • Personalized roadmaps with step by step advice and e-mail reminders • Student testimonial videos • Online learning tools

17. Personalized Roadmap • Students are encouraged to create a roadmap to receive personalized advice about how to best meet the ELM and EPT Requirements • The first step requires students to answer 1-5 questions • The questioning process determines what advice the student will be given • Over 30 personalized roadmaps can be generated depending on student responses

18. Personalized Roadmap • The roadmap informs students of the series of steps that they should take to become ready for the CSU • All information is provided via customized checklists that students can update in real time • The roadmap can be printed • All items are linked to other pages that provide further detail

19. Student Testimonial Videos Nicole Jason • Videos were shot of students enrolled in developmental math and English courses at Fresno State and Long Beach State • Videos have proven to be an effective motivational tool in convincing high school students to take the CSU placement requirements seriously

20. Online Tools – English and Math Test Prep • MATH • Online practice multiple choice tests (free) • ALEKS intelligent tutor online personalized math tutorial ($35) • ENGLISH • Online practice multiple choice tests with personalized feedback (free) • Calibrated Peer Review online essay writing tool (free)

21. 11th Grade Portal www.csusuccess.org/juniors • Purpose • To motivate juniors of the importance of participating in the EAP • To encourage juniors to submit their e-mail address so we can alert them when their EAP scores are available online • Usage • Over 2,500 students have provided their e-mail address this year.

22. Online EAP Status Check 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.

23. California Community Colleges and the Early Assessment Program

24. Senate Bill 946 • Signed by Governor September 28, 2008 • Authorizes the System Office and community colleges to implement EAP and to access data • CCC’s to use existing EAP framework established by CSU & CDE • No new funds • Community colleges can volunteer to administer EAP • Authorizes community college districts to use EAP results for assessment and placement purposes

25. CCC Chancellor’s Office Role • Collaborate & coordinate EAP implementation with CDE and CSU Chancellor’s Office • Authorized to receive EAP data and provide data to participating community colleges • Coordinate community college EAP efforts • Provide technical assistance to community colleges • Establish reporting requirements • Submit report to Legislature & Governor on EAP implementation progress & results by February 15, 2015

26. Community College Participation In order to participate, colleges must submit application/plan to the System Office and: • Identify an EAP Coordinator to work with CSU and local K-12 districts • Serve students within district boundary • Use existing EAP infrastructure of academic opportunities (ERWC, etc.) • Use EAP results for placement • Meet Chancellor’s Office reporting requirements

27. CCC EAP Implementation Plans • Passage of SB 946 • Convene State CCC Implementation Advisory Committee • Coordinate CCC EAP Technical Workgroup: • Application/plan process • Websites • Outreach • Application & Selection of Participating EAP Colleges • Inclusion of Community Colleges on State Testing Forms and High School Student/Administrator Notification Letters Related to EAP • Work with CSU on Central EAP and CCC-Specific Websites

28. CCC EAP Implementation Plans • Develop Outreach Materials • CCC EAP Forum in Fall 2010 • Apply for federal and private foundation grant funding to support CCC EAP implementation

29. Implementation Plan Milestones • EAP Application released: Oct/Nov 2009 • Forms & notification letters include CCC’s: Fall 2009 • Community colleges identified to participate: Jan 2010 • CCC EAP begins 2009-10 academic year • 11th grade students take EAP that includes CCC’s: Spring 2010 • Community colleges receive EAP data: TBD

30. CCC EAP Timeline *pending resolution of student data privacy concerns

31. CSU Contacts: Carolina C. Cardenas Associate Director CSU Academic Outreach Programs and Early Assessment ccardenas@calstate.edu CCC Contacts: Linda Michalowski Sonia Ortiz-Mercado Vice Chancellor EAP Coordinator Student Services Student Services lmichalo@cccco.edu sortiz@cccco.edu

32. www.calstate.edu