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The Early Assessment Program ASSESSING COLLEGE READINESS

College Readiness Students who complete math and English proficiency requirements before arriving at CSU are 33% more likely to graduate than those who do not. Source: CSU Chancellor’s Office Website: www.CalState.edu 2

Remediation Statistics  Nationally, 30%-60% of college freshmen require remedial education  Roughly 50% of CSU students need English remediation  Remediation rates range between 70%- 90% in the CA Community College system 3

College Eligible versus College Ready  College Eligible Meets all admission requirements to the CSU  College Ready • Possesses the academic skills necessary to be successful in college, especially in math & English • Is prepared mentally for the rigors of college (i.e., “Habits of Mind”) • Takes college level math and English courses in the first semester — not remedial courses that do not earn credits that count toward a degree

The Early Assessment Program (EAP) The EAP seeks to help reduce the number of entering first-time freshmen who need remediation in math and English. By providing opportunities to help students achieve college readiness, we can help them to avoid the placement tests at the CSU and participating community colleges. As a result, these students will begin taking college level math and English courses in their first year.

Are We Making a Difference? Change in Number of Students Taking the EAP in Math and English With Percentage College Ready: 2006 - 2012 Year English Ready % English Ready Math Ready % Math Ready 2006 48,072 15% 16,120 12% 2012 86,939 23% 30,426 15%  College Level English Ready is now 23% , an increase of 39,000 since 2006. An additional 60,000 received English- Conditional status in 2012  Students math ready topped 30,000, nearly doubling since 2006. Over 200,000 took the math EAP Test this year 6

Are We Making a Difference? Number of Students Tested in EAP Annually Since 2006 (Math & English) 400000 390000 380000 370000 360000 350000 340000 330000 320000 310000 300000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Year Students Tested  Since 2006, the number of Juniors taking the exam has increased by 70,000 to 386,324 7  Now, all HS Juniors in CA now take the EAP Exams

The Early Assessment Program Exam  EAP Exam: An opportunity to avoid CSU placement tests and earn college readiness in math and English

Smarter Balanced  Smarter Balanced (SBAC) was fully implemented last year  The SBAC/EAP has 4 levels of results: – Score of 4 = Ready (standard exceeded) – Score of 3 = Conditional (standard met) – Score of 2 = Not yet ready (standard nearly met) – Score of 1 = Not ready (standard not met)

Smarter Balanced  Computer Adaptive  EAP Exam fully integrated – It’s in there!  Scores are not used to determine admission status

What Do EAP Exam Results Mean?  Ready for CSU College-Level Courses • Exemption from the CSU Placement Test Requirement (and participating community college placement testing) • May enroll in college level classes  Conditionally Ready for CSU College-Level Courses • Student will need to take an approved English/math class in their Senior year  Not Yet Demonstrating College Readiness • Unable to earn exemption through EAP

If a Student Earns Conditional Status:  In the Senior year, earn a C or better: – AP English (Lang or Lit) – Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC)  Adopted as a full year course, taught by a certified instructor  This curriculum was developed by CSU  Offered at Mayfair High School SOURCE: http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org/conditional_esw

Other Opportunities to Demonstrate College Readiness  SAT and ACT  AP Exams  College Coursework

Other Ways to Demonstrate College Readiness (and avoid placement exams) SAT ACT AP Other College Course • 500 or above • Obtaining a • Obtaining a • Completing on the score of 22 score of 3 or a college English or above on higher on course that section the English the AP satisfies the section English or • Obtaining a requirement Math exams score of 550 • 23 or above in or above on for the math Quantitative the Math section • (Caution: AP Scores Reasoning, not received until July! section with a grade Highly encourage students to take the of C or EPT/ELM, and CSU will honor either better passing score.)

College Readiness is a BIG DEAL 1 st Opportunity EAP Test Results: ready, conditional, not ready 2 nd Opportunity High SAT/ACT Scores, AP exams, etc. 3 rd Opportunity CSU Placement Tests 4 th Opportunity Early Start

Exemption from CCC Placement Tests  Can students earn exemption from California Community College placement tests through the EAP exams?  A list of participating community colleges and which exemptions they recognize can be found by googling “Community College EAP”

Long Beach City College  80% of students who take ERW and pass with a C or better are enrolled in English 1, Freshman Composition in the Freshman year  801A (remedial class)  801B (remedial class)  105 (remedial class)  English 1 17

 Cerritos College  Long Beach City College  Cypress College  Orange Coast College 18

The English Placement Exam (EPT)  Approximately 2.5 hours and $18  Essay — an argument  45 minutes  Reading Skills  30 minutes to answer 45 mc questions  Composing Skills  30 minutes to answer 45 mc questions

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