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Welcome to the first issue of our newest publication, the RP Super Brief--it's brief, it's super, it's super brief! This monthly e-mail will provide you with a quick glimpse into RP Group news, events, and opportunities for the coming weeks.

 

Additionally, we are pleased to announce that the Perspectives e-newsletter will now be published six times per year, on the 15th day of alternating months. The next issue will be published on December 15, 2015. This change to the Perspectives publication timeline will give our new editorial team and contributing authors adequate time to produce quality content for each issue of Perspectives. The e-newsletter will continue to provide you with news and insights focused on CCC research, evaluation, planning, leadership, and assessment efforts that strengthen student success.

 

Both the RP Super Brief and the revised Perspectives schedule are part of a comprehensive redesign process that the RP Group is undertaking to make its communications with our members more timely and valuable.

 

Happy December!

 

The RP Group

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Features articles based on four selected sessions at the 2015 Strengthening Student Success Conference that cover gains from multiple measures assessment; the Umoja program; the basic skills pathway & student equity; and important linkages for the 2014 Accreditation Standards.

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Features a report on the CSU Compass project, an exploration of the boom and bust cycles of CCC enrollments, a review of the new federal scorecard, and a reflection on two MOOCs about data science. 

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Features a new book by the Community College Research Center on redesigning community colleges, a summary of the evaluation of community college CTE bridge programs, the critical importance of strategic planning, and a firsthand account of using a MOOC for professional development.

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Technical report describing the development, implementation, and initial evaluation of predictive models established by the Multiple Measures Assessment Project, within the context of the Common Assessment Initiative.

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Features a new guidebook for strengthening integrated financial supports for low-income students, a three-part series on the role of math courses as gatekeepers in higher education, a homegrown business intelligence system at Feather River College and a look at Elon Musk's new elementary school. 

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Guidebook includes a literature review, a framework for action with six institutional strategies and examples, and an institutional self-assessment with interpretation guide for colleges to organize existing efforts and inform action.

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April showers bring May...commencement speeches! The commencement season is well underway and that means last night or this morning or this very minut...

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Features sessions from the 2015 RP Conference addressing work related to multiple measures, creating "citizen researchers" using data visualization software, and three tools to help actualize colleges' equity strategies.

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Features in-depth explorations of the efforts of the 2015 RP Award recipients, addressing work related to the impact of acceleration on access, completion and equity, the impact of hope on performance outcomes, the evaluation of the California Acceleration Project, a dashboard tool that informs course scheduling planning, and the efficacy of the California Basic Skills Initiative.

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Features a background and update on the Success Center for California Community Colleges, a closer look at dual enrollment programs, and a planning approach using design thinking and prototyping.

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Features an opinion piece on three emerging and promising supports for community colleges, an update on the statewide multiple measures assessment project, leadership strategies for managing paradoxes in planning, and a new resource for higher education outcomes assessment.

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