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Dr. Matthew Wetstein Recommended for Cabrillo College Presidency
December 15, 2017 | Times Publishing Group Article |
Matthew Westein, RP Group President from 2014-2016 will be “the next President/Superintendent of Cabrillo College, with a projected start date of February 1, 2018.”
12/15/2017
All Things Transfer
December 14, 2017 | Growing Inland Achievement Blog Post |
Blog post on transfer information where the RP Group’s Through the Gate: Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community College Students was referenced as “[investigating] why many students in California enter higher education through the state’s community college system with the intent to transfer to a four-year college or university, and yet the transfer rate from the California Community College (CCC) system is stubbornly low.”
12/14/2017
Validating Placement Systems in a Post-AB 705 World, December 2017
Slides addressing validating MMAP systems in a post-AB 705 world at 2017 CCCAA Conference.
12/07/2017
New bill removes remedial classes by 2018
December 4, 2017 | The Connection Article |
MMAP, led by RP Group and Educational Results Partnerships’ Cal-PASS Plus system, is used by Cosumnes River College to determine “how high school transcripts can be used to determine college competency.”
12/04/2017
Reedley College - Equity Executive Summary
November 28, 2017 | Equity Executive Summary |
To determine how to best serve students, Reedley hired the RP Group to conduct focus groups with students.
11/28/2017
Norco College
November 15, 2017 | Completion Initiative Workgroup |
Norco College used Completion by Design’s “Loss and Momentum Framework,” and the RP Group’s work that “focuses on six success factors that contribute to student achievement” to prepare its Equity Plan.
11/15/2017
Through the Gate: Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community College Students
November 13, 2017 | College Futures Foundation Article |
Many California Community College students enroll with the “intent of transferring to a four-year college or university,” but the transfer rate is low. The RP Group’s Through the Gate report “aims to identify which students transfer, which do not, and for what reasons.”
11/13/2017
How Machine Learning and Multiple Measures are Reshaping College Placement, November 2017
PowerPoint sharing how machine learning and multiple measures are reshaping college placement at 2017 CAIR Conference.
11/08/2017
Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community College Students, Through the Gate Transfer Study, Technical Report, November 2017
Full technical report detailing findings on "high-leverage learners" who are "near" or "at" the transfer gate (having completed most or all of their transfer requirements); provides (1) a synopsis of prior research focused on increasing transfer success in California and beyond; (2) an overview of the “transfer continuum” — a new framework for viewing transfer; (3) methodology for identifying students near and at the gate, and those who achieve transfer; and (4) key findings on these “transfer-bound” students.
11/01/2017
Multiple Measures Assessment Project: English as a Second Language, October 2017
PowerPoint offering how to apply multiple measures to ESL students at 2017 CATESOL Conference.
10/20/2017
OEI Updates: Supporting Student Success Through Online Ecosystem
October 19, 2017 | CCC Tech Edge Update |
The data gathered from the RP Group’s evaluation shows “colleges that have implemented the Online Education Ecosystem had success rates 2.9 percent above the statewide average.”
10/19/2017
Equity as an Organizational Framework: A Student Centered Approach For Success
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/13/2017
Equity Focus Groups: What Students Are Saying and How You Can Engage Them
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/13/2017
IEPI Workshop: The Art and Heart of Data Disaggregation: Exploring Students' Complex Identities
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/13/2017
Ecosystem for Success: Student and Faculty Support through Canvas and the Online Education Initiative
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017
Faculty Leadership: Ensuring Academic Quality During Institutional Change
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017
IEPI: Helping to Take Your Institution to the Next Level
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017
Inclusive Inquiry and Collaborative Design: How to Set the Stage for Creating Guided Pathways
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017
Meeting the Institutional Effectiveness Challenge
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017
Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP): From Pilot to Paradigm
Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017
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Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community College Students, Through the Gate Transfer Study, Technical Report, November 2017

Full technical report detailing findings on "high-leverage learners" who are "near" or "at" the transfer gate (having completed most or all of their transfer requirements); provides (1) a synopsis of prior research focused on increasing transfer success in California and beyond; (2) an overview of the “transfer continuum” — a new framework for viewing transfer; (3) methodology for identifying students near and at the gate, and those who achieve transfer; and (4) key findings on these “transfer-bound” students.
11/01/2017

Examining the Long Term Academic and Employment Impacts of the Academy for College Excellence

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

IEPI Noncredit Summit 2017 Program

The CCC Noncredit Offerings Survey was conducted in partnership with California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Educational Services.
10/01/2017

LFM 2016 Evaluation Report

What Do We Mean When We Talk about Middle Leadership? Insights from an Evaluation of the 2016 Leading from the Middle Academy.
04/01/2017

LFM 2016 Evaluation Report – Executive Summary

What Do We Mean When We Talk about Middle Leadership? Insights from an Evaluation of the Leading from the Middle Academy 2016 - Executive Summary.
04/01/2017

More Than $5.7 Million in Grants Awarded to CSUF During Last Three Months of 2016

January 4, 2017 | California State Fullerton News Service |
Director of the Social Science Research Center at Cal State Fullerton, Laura Gil-Trejo, received “$32,676 from the RP Group for the ‘Joyce Foundation Academy for College Excellence (ACE) Study.’” Read the article here.
01/04/2017

2017 Survey of IRPE Offices

Findings from a survey of California Community College research offices regarding staffing profile of offices, the types of activities that IRP offices are engaged in, and support that could help researchers become more effective.
01/01/2017

State-Mandated Participatory Governance in California Community Colleges: Perceptions of College and Faculty Senate Presidents, 2017

Report on college governance. (Screen reader support enabled).
01/01/2017
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CCC Noncredit Offerings Project Summary

The CCC Noncredit Offerings Survey was conducted in partnership with California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Educational Services.
10/01/2017

Summary of Data from the Pilot Colleges

Brief summarizing success rates in transfer-level English and math at a variety of pilot colleges.
06/01/2017

Research Brief - English as a Second Language Multiple Measures Development, June 2017

Brief informing the CAI Steering Committee about challenges and strategies with respect to analyzing ESL course sequences in order to create a new multiple measures to be used in course placement.
06/01/2017

Research Brief - Validating Placement Systems Comprising Test and Multiple Measure Information, 2017

Research brief describing how to validate placement decisions using several objective key metrics including throughput, throughput rate, predictive validity, and disproportionate impact.
05/01/2017

Co-Create the Future of Student Success Tech Tools

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
04/21/2017

So Close, Yet So Far: New Research from the “Through the Gate” Transfer Study

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
04/21/2017

Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community Colleges, Through the Gate Transfer Study, Research Brief 1, October 2017

Key findings on “high-leverage learners” who are “near” or “at” the transfer gate (having completed most or all of their transfer requirements); quantifies how many students made it near, at, or through the gate over a recent five-year period; explores who they are, where they reside, and what the data say about leverage points for increasing transfer success.
01/01/2017
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Validating Placement Systems in a Post-AB 705 World, December 2017

Slides addressing validating MMAP systems in a post-AB 705 world at 2017 CCCAA Conference.
12/07/2017

Equity as an Organizational Framework: A Student Centered Approach For Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/13/2017

Equity Focus Groups: What Students Are Saying and How You Can Engage Them

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/13/2017

IEPI Workshop: The Art and Heart of Data Disaggregation: Exploring Students' Complex Identities

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/13/2017

Ecosystem for Success: Student and Faculty Support through Canvas and the Online Education Initiative

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017

Faculty Leadership: Ensuring Academic Quality During Institutional Change

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017

IEPI: Helping to Take Your Institution to the Next Level

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017

Inclusive Inquiry and Collaborative Design: How to Set the Stage for Creating Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017

Meeting the Institutional Effectiveness Challenge

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017

Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP): From Pilot to Paradigm

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017

1st Annual Inland Empire Supplemental Instruction Conference: A Model of Collaboration among Colleges and Universities

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

An Inclusive Front Door: Strategies for Ensuring Smooth Transitions and Early Success in Community College for All Californians

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Cal-PASS Student Athlete Academic Dashboard: Improving Academic Outcomes

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

California Guided Pathways: Achieving Equity in College Completion

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

College Promise: The First Step in Providing Intentional Pathways to New Students

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Commissioning Partnerships & Pathways for Equitable Student Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Community College in Prison Town USA

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Connecting Educational Segments: Bridging the Gap between High School, Community College and University Mathematics

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Connecting the Dots: The Journey from San Mateo Adult School to College of San Mateo

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Course Embedded Tutoring: Training and Support

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Creating a Civic-Minded Campus Culture

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Creating Equity and Supporting Success through the Brain Food Project with Ease

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Cultivating a Growth Mindset

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Culturing a Change - From Appreciative Inquiry to Mindful Growth

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Doubling Student Completion through Placement, Pathways, and Pedagogy in Mathematics

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Effects of Academic Support in Students' Success, Persistence, and Levels of Engagement Toward Program Completion

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Examining the Long Term Academic and Employment Impacts of the Academy for College Excellence

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Exploring and Expanding Alternative High School and Community College Partnerships

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Extending the Classroom: Intensive Academic Support for Accelerated Basic Skills Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Faculty as Change Agents: Growing Faculty Leaders for Campus Transformation

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Faculty Teaching and Learning Academy at Foothill College: Reflecting on the First Year

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Focusing on Social Justice Issues to Create Relevant and Meaningful Lessons: Curricular Innovation in Math Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

From Boutique to Integration: the Evolution of Independent Cohorts into an Integrated Program

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

From Gaps to Greatness: Using Data Disaggregation to Improve Institutional Effectiveness

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Leading and Adapting through Change Initiatives: Insights from Three Aspen Presidential Fellows

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Making Math Count: Building Accelerated Math Pathways and Early Findings on Their Impact on Students' Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Mana Program "We are Ocean:" Connecting the Pacific Islanders to Higher Education

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/11/2017

Guided Pathways: Transforming our Colleges with Students at the Center

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

IEPI' Strategic Enrollment Management Applied Solution Kit

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Implementing the Six Factors of Student Success Via Faculty: Student Success Advocates at East Los Angeles College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Increasing Completion at Rural Colleges through Collaboration

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Institutional Transformation Showing Up Differently

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Integrated Planning Applied Solution Kit

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Integrating Plans into Your College Fiber by Telling Your Data Story

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Intersegmental Partnership: University of California and the Umoja Community, October 2017

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Learning as Leadership: How to Build Organizational Capacity and Coherence from the Ground Up

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Learning from the Inside Out: How Non-Cognitive Pedagogy Supports Belonging and Why it Matters

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Making Data Analytics Accessible: New Tool Explodes on the Scene at Gavilan College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/01/2017

Implementing and Improving Your MMAP Process - Examples from Pilot Colleges, September 2017

PowerPoint providing participants with examples and strategies from three different approaches at pilot colleges to help inform local implementation.
09/26/2017

Automating the MMAP Process - Examples from Pilot Colleges, September 2017

PowerPoint sharing examples from three pilot colleges who have automated parts or all of their MMAP process to help streamline the student placement process and improvements they have made over time.
09/06/2017

ACCRAO Conference Keynote, July 2017

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 AACRAO Technology and Transfer Conference.
07/09/2017

CCC Chancellor's Office Integrated Planning

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

CCCAssess

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Cluster Analysis on Student Transcripts

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Conference Welcome Session

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Connecting the Dots

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Cost Effectiveness Study

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Creating Clear Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

CTEOS Goes Statewide

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Disaggregating SLO Assessment - City College of San Francisco

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Disaggregating SLO Assessment - Irvine Valley College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Disjunctive Placement - College of the Canyons

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Equity Based Instruction – Pasadena City College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Excellence and Distinction

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

MMAP: Vision to Reality

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Multiple Measures Assessment Project: The Opportunity and Adversity of Increasing Placement Accuracy, April 2017

PowerPoint sharing the opportunity and adversity of increasing placement accuracy at 2017 RP Conference.
04/21/2017

Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) Update, 2017

MMAP presentation delivered at 2017 CAI Steering Committee Meeting in Sacramento.
04/04/2017

Harbors Assessment Based Planning

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
04/01/2017

Research and Evaluation Considerations Multiple Measures Assessment Project, March 2017

PowerPoint offering pilot colleges who would like assistance developing a comprehensive research plan to track the impact of new multiple measures models on student placement, success, and sequence completion.
03/29/2017

Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP), 2017

PowerPoint explaining the Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) at 2017 CAP Conference.
03/01/2017

From the Ground Up: A Grassroots Effort to Institutionalize Culture Change and Develop Success Initiatives Via Broad Based Inquiry Groups

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Future of IR: Association for Institutional Research

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Go Ahead Be Prepared

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Great Speech! Now What?: Engaging Faculty In Equitable Education Pedagogy

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Habits of the Mind Leadership Institute - Gavilan

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Habits of the Mind Leadership Institute - Merced

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Habits of the Mind Leadership Institute - West LA College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

How Can Peer Networks in the Community Colleges and CSU Work Together to Improve Student Success? 

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Integrated Planning Model: Participate, Collaborate, Innovate

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Keynote Presentation

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Leading from the Middle: Coherence Making in a Time of Innovation

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Making First-Year Success Everyone’s Business

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Making Institutional Goal-Setting Meaningful

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Making Peace with Data

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Math in the Activity Based Classroom

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Math Jam Your Students to Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Men of Color in Community Colleges: A Landscape Analysis

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Multiple Measures for ESL and International Students

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Next Generation Competency Based  Education CBE : Designing CBE for Underprepared College Learners

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Non-cognitive Measures: Do They Have Utility for Placement?

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Painting the Landscape of Dual Enrollment in California: The California Special Admission

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Planning and Implementing the Skyline College Promise: A College Leadership Perspective

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Planting Seeds for a Culture of Equity with a New Faculty Professional Learning Institute

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Preparing the College for Students...Not Just Preparing Students for College: An Organizational Strategy for Implementing Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Research on a Budget

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Resistance and Reconciliation: Moving beyond Professional Conflict

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Restructuring the Math Pipeline for Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Showcase of Growth Mindset and Habits of Mind Practices and Programs

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

So Close, Yet So Far: New Research from the “Through the Gate” Transfer Study

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

STEMovation: A Path to Transforming STEM Education

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Strategic Enrollment Management? (SEM) Applied Solution Kit

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Strategic Planning Ground Up

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Strengthening Innovation through Partnerships

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Student Equity and Success: Part and Full time Faculty Engagement in Faculty Learning Communities (FLC)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Student Equity Focus Groups: Listen, Learn, and Lead

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Student Food Pantry: How to Get Started

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Student Success Framework for Long-Term Planning

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Student Support (Re)defined and (Re)designed: How Can Our Campus Environments Support Student Success?

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Supporting Students' Acquisition of Non-Cognitive and Metacognitive Success Behaviors in and out of the Classroom

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Sustaining Successful Initiatives: Building Networks for Student Success through Faculty Led, Faculty Governed Initiatives

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Tableau Fresno City College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

The Co-Requisite Comes to California

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Time to Scale: Advice for Growing Your Innovative Program from a College that Has Been There, Done That

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Time, Textbooks, and Technology: A Library Student Equity Partnership

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Using BRIC's to Build a Path

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Using CCSSE Results

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

Using CCSSE Results to Assess Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017

When More is Better

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017
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Student Support (Re)defined Crosswalk

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 RP Conference.
01/01/2017
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Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community Colleges Quick Facts (Poster), October 2017

Printable 12” x 24” poster displaying quick facts on high-leverage learners who are “near” or “at” the transfer gate and comparing them to transfer achievers who made it “through” the gate to university.
10/01/2017

Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community Colleges Quick Facts , October 2017

Printable two-sided 8.5” x 11” infographic displaying quick facts on high-leverage learners who are “near” or “at” the transfer gate and comparing them to transfer achievers who made it “through the gate" to university.
10/01/2017

Equity Focus Groups Handouts- Planning Student Focus Groups: Key Questions to Consider

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Equity Focus Groups Handouts-Doing Well and Can Improve

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Equity Focus Groups Handouts-In Your Students' Shoes

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Equity Focus Groups Handouts-Reflection: Similarities and Differences

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Student Support (Re)defined and (Re)designed: How Can Our Campus Environments Support Student Success?

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017
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Through the Gate Transfer Study Project Description

Overview of research purpose and approach; includes highlights from Phase I of the study, focused on mapping the landscape for high-leverage learners who are at or near the transfer gate.
08/01/2017

Phase III Project Summary, 2017

Summary providing accomplishments in the past three phases and steps to take moving forward.
06/01/2017

Multiple Measures High School Variables ModelSummary – Phase II, February 2017

Summary providing decision rules for placing students in English, Math, Reading, and ESL (Top Level L1) using high school transcript-based placement.
02/06/2017

A Cost Effectiveness Study of the First Year of PCC Pathways, February 2017

Summary of the results from Pasadena City College’s PCC Pathways program.
01/01/2017
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Dr. Matthew Wetstein Recommended for Cabrillo College Presidency

December 15, 2017 | Times Publishing Group Article |
Matthew Westein, RP Group President from 2014-2016 will be “the next President/Superintendent of Cabrillo College, with a projected start date of February 1, 2018.”
12/15/2017

All Things Transfer

December 14, 2017 | Growing Inland Achievement Blog Post |
Blog post on transfer information where the RP Group’s Through the Gate: Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community College Students was referenced as “[investigating] why many students in California enter higher education through the state’s community college system with the intent to transfer to a four-year college or university, and yet the transfer rate from the California Community College (CCC) system is stubbornly low.”
12/14/2017

New bill removes remedial classes by 2018

December 4, 2017 | The Connection Article |
MMAP, led by RP Group and Educational Results Partnerships’ Cal-PASS Plus system, is used by Cosumnes River College to determine “how high school transcripts can be used to determine college competency.”
12/04/2017

Reedley College - Equity Executive Summary

November 28, 2017 | Equity Executive Summary |
To determine how to best serve students, Reedley hired the RP Group to conduct focus groups with students.
11/28/2017

Norco College

November 15, 2017 | Completion Initiative Workgroup |
Norco College used Completion by Design’s “Loss and Momentum Framework,” and the RP Group’s work that “focuses on six success factors that contribute to student achievement” to prepare its Equity Plan.
11/15/2017

Through the Gate: Mapping the Transfer Landscape for California Community College Students

November 13, 2017 | College Futures Foundation Article |
Many California Community College students enroll with the “intent of transferring to a four-year college or university,” but the transfer rate is low. The RP Group’s Through the Gate report “aims to identify which students transfer, which do not, and for what reasons.”
11/13/2017

OEI Updates: Supporting Student Success Through Online Ecosystem

October 19, 2017 | CCC Tech Edge Update |
The data gathered from the RP Group’s evaluation shows “colleges that have implemented the Online Education Ecosystem had success rates 2.9 percent above the statewide average.”
10/19/2017

2017 SSSC Program: Committing to Our Future

Presented by the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) in collaboration with California Community College Success Network (3CSN), Career Ladders Project (CLP), and LearningWorks
10/11/2017

2017 SSSC Program At-a-glance: Committing to Our Future

Presented by the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) in collaboration with California Community College Success Network (3CSN), Career Ladders Project (CLP), and LearningWorks
10/11/2017

Academy for College Excellence: Summary of Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Long-Term Students' Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Study, October 2017

Key findings from a mixed methods study examining the long-term academic and wage outcomes of students who participated in the Academy for College Excellence program.The qualitative portion provides perspectives of former ACE students and their employers on the influence of ACE on students' personal and professional lives, while the quantitative portion provides information on ACE's impact on students' academic outcomes and potential earnings.
10/09/2017

RP Group Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet about RP Group. Includes information about RP Group events, professional development and learning opportunities, research and evaluation projects, key projects, presentations, awards given, and RP Group resources and publications.
07/10/2017

The RP Group Welcomes New Board Members...

June 30, 2017 | Press release |
RP Group welcomes new Board Members, honors departing members, and announces changes to Board Roles.
06/30/2017

OEI To Release Outcomes Summary For 2015-16

May 11, 2017 | CCC Tech Edge Update |
“The California Community Colleges (CCC) Online Education Initiative (OEI) will be releasing its Online Education Initiative Enrollment, Demographics, and Outcomes Summary 2015-16 report. Conducted by experienced independent evaluator the Research and Planning (RP) Group, the report analyzes the impact of online education at 24 OEI pilot colleges in supporting student completion and transfer.”
05/11/2017

A Recap of the 2017 RP Conference: A Year of Firsts

April 27, 2017 | Press release |
2017 RP Conference recap.
04/27/2017

2017 RP Conference Program

Program for 2017 RP Conference.
04/20/2017

Two Applied Solutions Kits Are Live on the PLN

April 12, 2017 | IEPI Newsletter |
“The Applied Solutions Kit (ASK) was created out of a need for tools and practices that provide information for colleges on a variety of critical topics. The idea is simple: provide materials that dive deeply into challenges facing your college and/or district. ASKs are developed by the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) in collaboration with the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group).”
04/12/2017

The RP Group Announces Change in Leadership

April 3, 2017 | Press release |
Michael Howe, Executive Director, stepped down from his role.
04/03/2017

A Data-Informed, Goal-Based Enrollment Management Plan, (SEM), Porterville College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Porterville College's enrollment plan to maximize opportunities supporting student success.
01/01/2017

A Live Learning Porch Talk

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

A Simple Approach to FTES Forecasting, (SEM), Kern Community College District, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Kern Community College District's tool that projects the FTES the class schedule will generate.
01/01/2017

Cluster Analysis for Enrollment Planning, (SEM), De Anza College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing the De Anza College Office of Institutional Research and Planning's statistical analysis to better identify student populations served by De Anza College.
01/01/2017

Dual Enrollment Program, (SEM), East Los Angeles College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing East Los Angeles College's dual enrollment plan.
01/01/2017

FTES Forecasting Model, (SEM), Coastline Community College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Coastline Community College's FTES forecasting model to assist in course scheduling, budget planning, and resource allocation.
01/01/2017

Go2Foothill Online Orientation, (SEM), Foothill College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Foothill College's Go2Foothill program, a student-to-student online orientation focused on individual student needs.
01/01/2017

IEPI Applied Solutions Kit SEM Field Report Survey, Spring 2017

Report discussing the findings from a California Community College system wide survey pertaining to college and district enrollment practices.
01/01/2017

Math Pathways: Developmental Education Reform, (SEM), Cuyamaa College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Cuyamaca College's full-scale transformation of mathematics instruction.
01/01/2017

Outreach and Recruitment, Marketing, and Life Long Learning, (SEM), College of the Siskiyous, Fall 2017

Abstract describing College of the Siskiyous increased recruitment, services, and program offerings to increase its access to possible students.
01/01/2017

Pasadena City College Pathways, (SEM), Pasadena City College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Pasadena City College Pathways, a comprehensive approach for ensuring that students identify and complete their academic goals in a timely manner.
01/01/2017

Scheduling Effectiveness - Student vs. College, (SEM), Pasadena City College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Pasadena City College's use of Banner registration audit tables to analyze students' course needs.
01/01/2017

SEM: An Integrated Approach, (SEM), Sierra College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Sierra College's SEM practices and the results of their integrated effort.
01/01/2017

Serving Our Formerly Incarcerated Students

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

So Close, Yet So Far: New Research from the “Through the Gate” Transfer Study

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Taking Ownership in Accreditation - An Authentic Process that Worked for Mt. SAC

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Targeted Digital Media Marketing, (SEM), San Joaquin Delta College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing San Joaquin Delta Colleges' digital media marketing plan.
01/01/2017

The Prior Learning Assessment Program, (SEM), West Hills Community College District, Fall 2017

Abstract describing West Hills Community Colleges District's Prior Learning Assessment Program, providing students the opportunity to earn college credit for their prior knowledge.
01/01/2017

The Stand: Food Pantry and Professional Clothing Closet, (SEM), San Diego Mesa College, Fall 2017

Abstract describing San Diego Mesa College's The Stand program, serving students who experience food insecurities.
01/01/2017

Time, Textbooks, and Technology: A Library Student Equity Partnership 

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Up to the Challenge: Improving Equity and Outcomes without Traditional Remediation

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
01/01/2017

Weekly Enrollment Updates, (SEM), Kern Community College District, Fall 2017

Abstract describing Kern Community College District's weekly enrollment updates, offering transparency to the enrollment management process.
01/01/2017

Zero-based Scheduling, (SEM), Los Angeles City College, Spring 2017

Abstract describing Los Angeles City College's "Zero-Based" scheduling model and process.
01/01/2017
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Perspectives, January 2017

Perspectives monthly newsletter.
01/01/2017

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Perspectives monthly newsletter.
01/01/2017

Perspectives, March 2017

Perspectives monthly newsletter.
01/01/2017

Perspectives, May 2017

Perspectives monthly newsletter.
01/01/2017

Perspectives, November 2017

Perspectives monthly newsletter.
01/01/2017

Perspectives, September 2017

Perspectives monthly newsletter.
01/01/2017

Super Brief, April 2017

Super Brief monthly newsletter covering updates by RP Group and field.
01/01/2017

Super Brief, August 2017

Super Brief monthly newsletter covering updates by RP Group and field.
01/01/2017

Super Brief, December 2017

Super Brief monthly newsletter covering updates by RP Group and field.
01/01/2017

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01/01/2017

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01/01/2017
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How Machine Learning and Multiple Measures are Reshaping College Placement, November 2017

PowerPoint sharing how machine learning and multiple measures are reshaping college placement at 2017 CAIR Conference.
11/08/2017

Multiple Measures Assessment Project: English as a Second Language, October 2017

PowerPoint offering how to apply multiple measures to ESL students at 2017 CATESOL Conference.
10/20/2017

Multiple Measures Assessment Project: From Pilot to Paradigm, October 2017

PowerPoint sharing how the Multiple Measures Assessment Project went from pilot program to a paradigm at 2017 Strengthening Student Success Conference.
10/12/2017

Maximizing High School Transcript Information for MMAP, October 2017 (PPT)

PowerPoint presenting tools to help encourage local participation in CalPASS Plus, and alternative approaches when student high school information is not available, including local transcript review and self-reported transcript information.
10/06/2017

AB 705, ESL and English Composition, August 2018

Joint webinar by RP Group and CATESOL sharing AB 705, ESL, and English Composition.
08/08/2017

Implementation for New Pilot Colleges, March 2017

PowerPoint walking new pilot colleges or colleges who have not yet placed a cohort using the models through some of the key steps to consider.
03/14/2017

Cohort Files Upload Process to Cal-PASS Plus, March, 2017

PowerPoint used in webinar walking pilot colleges through the process of uploading their pilot data to Cal-PASS Plus to be included in the statewide analysis to validate the rule sets. Search for “MMAP - Returning Your Pilot Data to CalPASS Plus."
03/09/2017

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