East Los Angeles College East Los Angeles College

Dr. Adrienne Ann Mullen,

Dean, Continuing Education

Jessica Cristo,

Director, Adelante & Bridge

Paulina Palomino,

Director , Transfer Center

First Year Completion

Guiding Principles

Take an integrated approach in program design to have all students complete English and math requirements for transfer, as well as expose students to career and degree pathways.

This program design incorporates both academic and nonacademic factors to create a supportive academic environment that gains momentum and promotes rapid process through development education (Tinto, 2013).

Objectives

Retention: Build upon the high retention rates of existing programs that are established on our campus. Continuously engage students every semester to close exit points.

Persistence: Create an FYC pathway that moves students through the remedial sequence pipeline & provide opportunities for students recoup lost credits.

Success: Students will be transfer ready with math and English.

7 Milestones for Student Success(Moore and Schulock, 2010)

1. Full time student2. Personal Development classes3. Tutoring4. Completing lower level math and English in first

year5. 20 units in one year6. More credits earned in a semester than credits

attempted7. No or few Ws

Part I

Welcome Day Friday or Saturday – Dates TBA Items to be included:

General Session Meeting College 101-How to navigate the CC system Milestones for Student Success Counseling-Importance-choosing courses/IGETC Academic Probation-Discipline Fee Waiver & FASFA

Welcome Day0Workshops for Students and Parents:

0 ASU-student activities-they will give a list of clubs0 Financial Aid0 Dream Act/AB540 students0 FYE Programs0 CTE-Programs0 Veteran Services0 Cal Works/CARE0 EOP&S0 Honors Program0 DSPS

Part II

Summer FYC0 English only –

0 English 26 or English 280 Reading 290 Personal Development 10 Cultural Field Trips0Math Boot Camp 0Math Assessment at end of summer for

Fall Placement

0 TOTAL Units: 7 units

Fall FYC0 English Placement is the starting point0 English 28 or English 101 with tutors0 Personal Development 200 Stand alone math class:

0 110, 115, 125 with a 1 unit math support class

0 SI Coaches0 Implement the MAP Model:

0Math 110/1150Math 115/1250Math 125/227

0 TOTAL Units: 12-16 units

Winter FYC0 This is the clean-up session0 Counseling – Career Awareness0 Boot Camps and Career Workshops0 Retake any of the following if unsuccessful:

0 English 280 GE/CTE 0 Math 110 – SI Support0 Math 115 – SI Support0 Math 125 – SI Support

0 TOTAL Units: 1-6 units

Spring FYC0 Counseling – Career Awareness

0 College Tours0 English 101/English 1030 Math Classes:

0 Math 125 or 227 with SI Support0 MAP 115/125, 0 MAP 125/227

0 Introduction of General Education Classes:0 Child Dev 1 (3), Adm Justice 1 (3), CSIT 201 (3), Health 11

(3), Speech 101 (3), Psychology 1 (3), Chicano 37 (3) or Chicano 44 (3), HIT 101  (3), Logistics 1 (1), Lib. Sci. 1 (1),

Resp. Therapy 1 (1), & Spanish 1 (5) or Spanish 35 (5)

TOTAL Units - 12 – 14 units

Year 20 Will merge with the year 1 students in the GE course for 6 units

0 Year two students will take an additional 6 units outside of the program

0 Participate in Educational Workshops, Boot Camps and Field Trips

Hours

300 hours English, Math

and Personal Development

100 hours General Education/CTE

400 hours

Professional Development

0 Faculty Transfer Advising Program

0 Professional Development FIG0 For faculty who are identified to teach in the FYC

Closing Exit Points

0 Fulltime Enrollment for the year

0 Early start with English with Summer Bridge Program

0 Completion of transferable math and English in 1 year

0 Completion of 30 units by end of first year

0 Linked Learning with PD classes, Counseling, Boot Camps over academic year

Student Support ServicesOffer SI for stand-alone

math classes

Assign tutors to all English classes

Early Alert System

CGCAs to be peer mentors for student cohorts

Provide a book resource for students

Dedicated space

Linked Learning

Educational Plan at the end of 1st year

Recruitment

Partner with Outreach/Recruitment to share information to area high schools

In-reach to prospective ELAC students that score at English 26 or higher

Recruit 1200 - Net 500 students

Timeline0 Recruitment – March to June

0 Welcome Days – May and June

0 Orientation – June 22

0 Summer Program Starts – July 8 – August 16

0 Fall Orientation – August 10

Program Partnerships0 Adelante Program 0 CalWorks 0 Summer Bridge Program0 SI Support0 EOP&S0 Puente Program 0 Honors Program 0 Faculty Transfer Advisor Program0 GANAS Grant0 Basic Skills Initiative Grant0 Math Engineering Science Achievement0 STEM Program

Master Plan & ATD Links

0FYC Alignment with Educational Master Plan Objectives0 Goal 1, Objective 1: Ensure on-campus student engagement to increase

academic achievement0 Goal 1, Objective 2: Ensure adequate student support services through the

development and implementation of student-centered interventions0 Goal 1, Objective 4: Provide a comprehensive first-year experience that

promotes and enhances student completion0 Goal 1, Objective 6: Strengthen college response to struggling students

 

Master Plan & ATD Links0 Goal 2, Objective 1: Increase the proportion of students who progress

through the developmental Math and English sequences0 Goal 2, Objective 2: Create strategies to recruit and support underrepresented groups

and to eliminate the achievement gap0 Goal 2, Objective 3: Improve the transfer rate for underrepresented groups0 Goal 3, Objective 1: Develop opportunities for students to expand their educational

experiences at ELAC through non-classroom activities such as scientific lectures, demonstrations, and cultural events

0 Goal 3, Objective 2: Create programs to prevent “cold assessment” and prepare students to take placement exams

0 Goal 3, Objective 3: Enhance the Transfer Culture on campus0 Goal 4, Objective 1: Identify and implement successful elements within special

programs (Honors, Adelante, Distance Education, etc.) into other scalable campus programs

BSI Links0 Long Term Objective C: Develop a comprehensive first-year approach for first-

time college students where both the Student Support Services Programs and the Academic Programs are coupled to promote a community of student success.

0 2012 – 2013 Activity: Complete extensive review of all first-year experience programs currently operating on campus and review data outcomes and measureable successes to determine scalable best practices.

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