Placement into Developmental Education Is an Equity Issue: Eliminate English and Reading Dev Ed and Maintain or Improve Success Rates for All Students

Placement metrics that divert some students into non-credit English/writing and reading courses assert an over-sized impact on underrepresented, minority (URM) students. Learn how Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY eliminated all developmental education placements in English and reading while maintaining or improving success rates for all students, including those students who are considered most at risk. Learn about assessment practices focused on equity, strategies for simplifying intake processes, how to create campus-wide buy-in, ways to change course-level structures and systems, and professional development systems to impact individual pedagogical approaches/classroom tools for making it all work. More than seven semesters of outcomes data from Onondaga Community College showing the impact of this shift as well as comparison data from before the change are shared.  

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify equity barriers inherent in placement metrics.
• Evaluate their own placement systems and English/reading programs for equity barriers.
• Implement evidence-driven strategies to benefit all students.

Note: Webinars are only available to individuals at NISOD member colleges.

Learners will have the option to earn a certificate of attendance or a certificate with Continuing Education Units (CEU) upon completion of the webinar. To earn a certificate with CEUs, the learner must successfully pass the learning assessment with a score of 80% or higher. All learners must complete the post-event evaluation to earn credentials. 

The duration of this webinar is one hour, which is equal to 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).