Resources+-+Achieving+the+Dream

Just off the press are some impressive achievements from colleges across the state. Please read below for highlights and go to this website for more thorough information. []?.  **Subject: ATD - Communications Update - Goldmine/Showtime - it's public now:) **      Good Afternoon!     This email has some information that should be both useful for you, and help kick our year off to a good start!...     After a review of our 2010 Leader Colleges, we identified some great [|progress] against our five indicators. Here’s a taste:  Knowing that reformers are hungry for more information – and – wanting to cultivate a spirit of transparency and knowledge-development, we’ve taken the time to assemble a [|new 80-page deck]that gives an overview of some of the interventions taking hold and gaining traction at some of our Leader Colleges across the country in 2010. The deck is not meant to be a final say nor exhaustive, but rather a working document featuring specific examples of some promising, noteworthy practices. The promising practices featured include: college readiness programs, mandatory new student orientation, student success courses, developmental course redesign, curriculum redesign, cooperative learning, learning communities, and intensive and individualized advising. These promising practices are classified across nine categories, and you can view it all at the links below.   <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">I hope this information is helpful to you and your colleagues. **Please spread the word** that this up-to-date, useful information is now available, and of course I am available if you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> //<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(hat tip to MDC’s Abby Parcell and AACC’s Benny & Tina for all the hard work to help pull this off) //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Best, <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Katie <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">919.968.4532 ext 320 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> This useful and relevant information can be found at the following links- **Progress and results for student success and completion outcomes:** [] **Promising practices report, December 2010:** [] **Further info on promising practices:** [] All the best, Katrina Katrina Reichert Project Manager, Achieving the Dream/ Developmental Education Initiative
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Northern Virginia Community College increased its three-year graduation rate by 4 percentage points for first-time, degree-seeking students, from 12% in the 2006-07 academic year to 16% in the 2009-10 academic year. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">South Texas College increased its three-year graduation rate by 4 percentage points for first-time, degree-seeking students, from 12% in the 2005-06 academic year to 16% in the 2009-10 academic year. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Patrick Henry Community College increased its three-year graduation rate by 3 percentage points for first-time, degree-seeking students, from 15% in the 2007-2008 academic year to 18% in the 2009-2010 academic year. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">El Paso Community College increased its three-year graduation rate by 2 percentage points for first-time, degree-seeking students, from 5% in 2007 to 7% in 2010. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Alamo Colleges increased its success rate in developmental math from 48% in 2005 to 55% in 2009, and in developmental English from 56% in 2005 to 63% in 2009, for first time in college students district-wide. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Northampton Community College increased its success rates in Elementary Algebra from 56% in 2006 to 63% in fall 2009. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Valencia Community College increased its success rate in six target courses from an average success rate of 59% for the 2005 academic year to 66% for the 2010 academic year. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Yakima Valley Community College increased its fall to winter persistence rate from 75% in 2005-06 to 81% in 2008-09. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">

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