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The RP Group

Basic Skills as a Foundation for Success in the California Community Colleges (Poppy Copy)

Timeline
2007-2010

Report with literature review identifying effective practices in basic skills, an institutional self-assessment, and an electronic tool to calculate return on investment.


Overview

In 2007, the RP Group released "Basic Skills as a Foundation for Success in the California Community Colleges," popularly known as the Poppy Copy. Commissioned by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, this study identified effective practices in basic skills programs and had three major components: 

1. An extensive review of the literature related to basic skills practices, as well as an overview of examples of strategies employed by 33 California community colleges and nine out-of-state institutions.

2. A self-assessment tool which will allow colleges to reflect on how their current practices fit with the findings from the literature regarding what are known to be effective practices for basic skills students.

3. A cost/revenue model for developmental education programs which provides a way to explore the incremental revenues that can be derived over time from such programs.

This report has been widely used by California Community Colleges to develop strategies for meeting the needs of basic skills students. In 2010, a newly updated version of this report was published by Jossey-Bass titled "Student Success in Community Colleges: A Practical Guide to Developmental Education."

RP Group Lead

Deborah Boroch

Team

Rose Asera, Dr. Robert Gabriner, Laura Hope, Co-Director of Leading from the Middle, Robert Johnstone, Pamela Mery, Bruce Smith

Funders and Partners

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, with USA Funds

News and Events

This project is complete. Visit "Related Projects" below to learn about our other initiatives in this project's area(s) of impact.

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Details

  • Focus Populations: Basic skills students, Developmental education students
  • Status: Complete
  • Contact: Dr. Robert Gabriner, Project Director, gabriner@sfsu.edu

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AB 705 Data-Informed User Guides for California Community Colleges

Timeline
2020

Academy of College Excellence Longitudinal Research Study

Timeline
2016-2018

 

African-American/Black Institutional Report Card

Timeline
2020-2021

Basic Skills Research Project (2009-2013)

Timeline
2009-2013

Bridging Research, Information, and Culture Initiative (BRIC)

Timeline
2009-2012


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