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Common Assessment Initiative (CAI) Presentation to CCCAA October 3, 2014 North October 24, 2014 South Jennifer Coleman, EdD Statewide Project Director CCC Technology Center, Butte College CAI Background Grant awarded by CCCCO 1

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Common Assessment Initiative (CAI)

Presentation to CCCAA October 3, 2014 – North October 24, 2014 – South

Jennifer Coleman, EdD Statewide Project Director CCC Technology Center, Butte College

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CAI Background

  • Grant awarded by CCCCO
  • 1 of 3 major grants funded in 2013-14

– Common Assessment Initiative (Butte) – Education Planning Initiative (Butte) – Online Education Initiative (Foothill/Butte)

  • CAI is mandated by Legislature

– Tied to SSSP funding

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CAI Overarching Goal

  • To develop a comprehensive, common

assessment system that will:

– align to state legislation – reduce unnecessary remediation – provide statewide efficiencies – effectively support faculty and staff to ensure accurate student placement, resulting in more successful student outcomes

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Key Objectives

  • A test that covers curricular areas of

– Math – English – English as a second language (ESL)

  • Multiple Measures (MMAP)
  • Assessment Preparation (EPI/OEI)
  • Professional Development
  • Integrate data across the system
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Work to Date

  • Establish Governance – March 2014

– Stakeholder representation

  • Launch initiative project website – January 2014

– www.cccassess.org

  • Environmental scan – May 2014
  • Pilot College Application and Selection – May 2014
  • Request For Information (RFI) – June 2014
  • Work Group formation and meetings – June 2014
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Pilot College Applications

  • Robust pool of 35 colleges
  • Represent diversity in:

– Student information systems – Current placement test use – Demographics – Geography and population density – Enrollment size

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Pilot Colleges Selected

  • Bakersfield College
  • Butte College
  • Chaffey College
  • DeAnza College
  • Delta College
  • Diablo Valley College
  • Fresno City College
  • Rio Hondo College
  • Sacramento City College
  • Saddleback College
  • Santa Monica College
  • West Los Angeles College
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Request for Information (RFI)

  • Follow-up to earlier RFI
  • Not comprehensive, update on innovations
  • Distributed to 35 vendors
  • Responses from 11 vendors
  • Exciting outcomes

– New technologies and methodologies

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Work Groups

  • Math
  • English
  • ESL
  • Multiple Measures
  • Professional Development
  • Test Development Process
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Organization Chart

* Steering Committee and Work Groups comprised of appointees representing ASCCC, Students, Assessment Professionals, IT, Research, Psychometricians, K-12, CSU/UC, Student Services, Other stakeholders.

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Work Groups

  • Membership

– Faculty

  • Appointed by ASCCC

– Other stakeholders

  • Assessment experts, psychometricians, K-12

– Overlap/cross-pollination

  • Steering Committee
  • Pilot colleges
  • EPI, OEI
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Next Steps

  • Collecting Feedback on Competency Maps

– Through November 16

  • Draft and Release of Request for Proposal (RFP)
  • Vendor review and selection
  • Pilot Phase
  • Launch and Implementation Phase
  • Support Phase
  • Professional Development
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Request for Proposal (RFP)

  • Input from work groups
  • Thorough vetting – Question Pro
  • Prioritization of needs/wants
  • Vendor management

– System determines needs, not vendor – Exit strategy

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Pilot Phase

  • Two components

– Test

  • Data collection and Validation

– Technology/Platform

  • Student information system interface
  • Professional Development
  • Iterative process
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Launch and Implementation

  • Pilot Colleges
  • Early adopters
  • External factors

– Existing contracts – College resources

  • Ongoing support and continued validation
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Professional Development

  • User types

– IT/Software interface – Assessment Center staff – Faculty

  • Local control factors
  • Saddleback College as project lead
  • PD Advisory Committee over all three

initiatives with ASCCC in lead role

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Timeline

  • Fall 2014

– Work group content synthesis – Feedback and vetting - statewide and local channels – RFP Release

  • Spring 2015

– Vendor selection and contracting – Vendor communication and work – Additional feedback and vetting

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Timeline

  • Fall 2015

– Pilot Phase – Feedback from the field – Development of resources for implementation

  • Spring 2016

– Release and Implementation – Ongoing feedback and development

  • Success!
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Important Points

  • Common Assessment, not Common

Placement

  • Opportunities for participation
  • Communication and feedback
  • Support for the work
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Resources

  • www.cccassess.org
  • Stakeholder Group Representatives

– Steering Committee – Work Groups

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Questions?

Thank you

For the invitation and opportunity

Presentation to CCCAA October 3 & 24, 2014