Tri-County
Technical College – Placement Committee
Multiples
Measures Task Force Meeting
Thursday,
February 23rd, 2017 – RH 245
Faculty/Staff Present
Guest
Speaker, Brad Bostian from Central Piedmont Community College in NC, Andrea
Barnett, Amanda Blanton, K.C. Bryson, Galen Dehay, Julie Ellington (for Allison
Earley), Scott Harvey, Jennifer Hulehan, Tom Lawrence, Pam McWhorter, Amy
Roberts, Carol Watts, and Elizabeth Cox
Opening Remarks
Mr.
Bostian opened the meeting with the philosophy of multiple measures which is
placing students by program or course readiness and the predictive of math and
English scores.
Using
a power point presentation, he discussed the various studies and research
findings from among many research groups, including the CRCC (Community College
Research Center), for assessing college readiness using multiple measures. Questions sent to him were included in the
presentation.
Topics
included:
- Multiple Measures for Assessing College Readiness
- Course Success by Delivery Method and Academic Preparation
- What does the policy mean for developmental education?
- What does the outcome data show for Gatekeeper completion rates?
- What comes next?
- Placement Data Expiration Date Research
Following
the meeting, he sent the following attachments via email to be shared with the
group.
- Power Point Presentation
- NCCS Policy Using High School Transcripts GPA and/or Standardized Test Scores for Placement (Multiple Measures for Placement), Revised August, 2016
- CPCC Placement Cut Scores
There being
no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned.
Recorded
by Elizabeth Cox
