The Chancellor’s Office has curated and invested in a set of curated support and technical assistance opportunities colleges can engage in. Colleges are invited to participate in Chancellor’s Office sponsored curated support and technical assistant offerings in addition to the AB1705 funding allocation to assist with implementation requirements outlined in ESS 23-08 Required Action: Equitable Placement, Support and Completion (AB 1705) Funding Allocation and the Submission of Funding Plans (PDF). Please review the overviews of each of the exciting opportunities below.
The Equity Accelerator
The Equity Accelerator’s (EA) mission is to create more equitable learning and working environments. They work with colleges and organizations to help them create and sustain Cultures of Growth, where all people have the support, opportunities, and resources they need to thrive. They offer high-impact, low-lift, evidence-based approaches for advancing equitable experiences in higher education and workplace settings that are practical, adaptable, and integrate into what you’re already doing.
The Chancellor’s Office is partnering with EA to implement the evidence-based belonging program at California community college campuses in the fall of 2025. This 30-minute, online program helps newly matriculating students understand that initial belonging worries are common and diminish with time, effort, and effective strategies. With this mindset shift, students engage more with their social and academic environment, leading to increased persistence and higher achievement.
For more information about the belonging program please see our presentation and flyer. To apply to be a part of Equity Accelerator’s belonging program, please complete the application. The deadline to apply for this opportunity is October 25, 2024. Contact katie@accelerateequity.org with questions or for more information.
Motivate Lab
Motivate Lab is looking to partner with California community colleges seeking ways to enhance the success of their corequisite courses. The Lab offers faculty professional development to infuse learning mindsets into their curriculum, with data showing increased success rates for students overall as well as increased success rates for underrepresented students.
Please consider joining Cohort Two, with a spring/summer 2024 preparation process and fall 2024 faculty professional development participation timeline.
Cohort Three will begin preparations in the spring of 2025 for a fall 2025 faculty professional development participation timeline
You can learn more about the Lab with the video and document linked below, Please use this application to indicate your interest for either cohort. Address questions to Dr. Marcus Kolb at marcus@motivatelab.org
Resources:
Supporting Student Motivation In Corequisite Courses (PDF)
The National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET)
The National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET) seeks to “develop and support student-centric learning and career outcomes toward improving lives” by supporting and credentialing learners. Through this partnership, NLET will customize a faculty driven OER (open educational resources) platform for corequisite support in math, targeted to the needs of the California community college system. Referred to as Just In Time Math, the platform uses curated OER with automated formative assessments to create targeted support in math. This concurrent support tool assists math teaching, learning, and review by providing more than 600 micro- competencies from pre-algebra to pre-calculus and statistics.
To apply to be a part of the National Laboratory for Education Transformation work, please complete the application. The deadline to Apply is September 29, 2023. Contact ken.sorey@nlet.org with questions or for more information.
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The deadline to apply has passed. NLET is no longer accepting applications for this project. Please contact ken.sorey@nlet.org with questions or for more information about the Just in Time Mathematics platform.
California Corequisite Initiative (PDF)
California Corequisite Initiative (PPT)
Partnership Resource Teams (PRT)
Partnership Resource Teams (PRT) provide colleges with technical assistance to support the development of innovative strategies, best practices, resources, and tools. For example, a PRT can help a client institution create a development plan centered on achieving racial equity in educational access, support, and outcomes for students. A PRT can also provide guidance and support in the cultivation of inclusive classrooms and anti-racist curriculum, and the integration of evidenced-based pedagogical strategies that promote equitable placement, support, and completion. PRTs serve as peer guides, helping colleges improve their developmental education reform implementation.
To work with a PRT, please visit the Letter of Interest (LOI) web page for guidelines on submitting your letter. For LOI submissions for a PRT process beginning in Spring 2025, the application deadline is September 27, 2024.
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Carnegie Math Pathways at WestEd
Carnegie Math Pathways has over a decade of experience working alongside educators to implement mathematics reforms and develop impactful solutions to support all students for success in math. With deep expertise in mathematics curriculum and courseware development and design, a focus on equity and excellence, and a commitment to centering educators and students, we look forward to supporting California colleges in navigating AB1705. Over the next three years, Carnegie Math Pathways will offer individual and community-based professional learning and technical assistance in mathematics course and curriculum development, equitable instructional practice, data analysis, and continuous improvement.
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To learn more about us and the support we provide, please see our flyer.
If you’re interested in engaging in a partnership with Carnegie Math Pathways, please complete this application.
Applications are due by July 8th. For questions or if you are seeking more specific information, please contact Dan Ray at dray@wested.org.
Education Trust -West
EdTrust-West, an education research and advocacy organization with a focus on racial justice, is thrilled to introduce an opportunity for teams from California community colleges. We are launching a hybrid Community of Practice (CoP) designed to help these teams create and apply strategies that ensure effective course placement and completion in mathematics. This initiative directly addresses the reforms mandated by AB 705/AB 1705, aiming to significantly enhance the educational experiences and outcomes for students of color and multilingual learners. Equity-Focused Community of Practice (CoP) for Community Colleges: The CoP offers free technical assistance to community college teams to transform students' course placement and completion rates at their campuses. For questions, contact Camille Medrano at Cmedrano@edtrustwest.org.
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Priority application deadline: May 29, 2024.
Final application deadline: June 28, 2024.
Learn More: Request for Applications Doc
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The NROC Project - Ed Ready
The NROC Project (NROC) is a 501c(3), California-incorporated non-profit organization that has been in operation for over twenty years developing, deploying, and supporting technology-enabled solutions for improving student readiness for college and career. NROC built a platform for adaptive and personalized learning, called EdReady, that has been adopted throughout the country by partner institutions as a solution for improving the readiness, persistence, and success of their increasingly diverse student bodies. NROC is working with interested California Community Colleges to help implement changes to math pathways motivated by AB1705; for example, college partners can use EdReady as an embedded support tool to improve mastery of critical corequisite math skills that broaden student options, improve persistence in their studies, and support all students in reaching their goals.
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Learn more about the NROC partnership project
Ready to Apply? NROC Application link
EPS&C Webinar 09/08/2023: Showcase of Curated Support Opportunities
Equitable Placement, Support and Completion (AB 705/1705) Showcase of Curated Professional Development Opportunities Webinar ~ September 8, 2023
