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Transition Math Project:Washington State

Addressing College Readiness

Pat AverbeckEdmonds Community College

AMATYC Traveling Workshop Coordinator

For More Information, Contact:

Project Manager: John HouseJhouse@ highline.edu206.870.5906

Project Director:Dr. William S. [email protected]

Project web site:http://www.transitionmathproject.org


Pop Quiz 2-year colleges teach what % of

all postsecondary math?

46% Of the math courses at 2-year

colleges, what % are Developmental Math?

57% From 2000-2005, higher ed

enrollment increased 14%, Dev. Math enrollment increased %?

21%

Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences, 2005


Are these your students’

characteristics?

American Council of Education, 2004


What’s College Readiness?

The level of preparation a student needs in order to enroll and succeed without remediation in a credit bearing general education course at a postsecondary institution.

D.T. Conley


Pop Quiz 2

What % of respondents were enrolled in Dev. Math?

54% Achieving the Dream

colleges had what % of Dev. Math students completing their Dev. Math sequence?

31%

Survey of Entering Student Engagement, 2008


Want to know how this feels?

Teach at a 2-Year College


PrimaryPhase I Work

Defining clear targets for college readiness in math

Improve readiness in math for college-bound Washington students

K-16 Public-Private Partnership

Funding provided byThe Washington State Legislature

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation


TMP, Phase II: 2006-09

Establish regional partnerships between school districts and colleges/universities (16 projects to date of varying sizes around the state)

Develop College Readiness Math Test (CRMT)


Priorities for shrinking college access gap

• lower financial barriers to college affordability;

• ensure better academic preparation for college;

• encourage HS counselors to advise students for college;

• increase the quality and quantity of college entrance and financial aid information;

• engage families as college preparation partners; and

• create more equitable admissions policies.

Patricia M. McDonough, 2004

Transition Math Project: Supporting Key Practices & Products through Critical Partnerships

College Readiness

Math Standards
