Equitable Placement, Support and Completion Under AB 705 

Reports/Briefs

• Using Disproportionate Impact Methods to Identify Equity Gaps, July 2022
  Report is for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of the methodology for determining the presence of disproportionate impact (DI). The report is accessible to practitioners of all experience levels interested in how to apply different approaches to calculating DI (i.e., PPG-1, proportionality index, 80% rule).

• AB 705 Research and Analysis Ideas for Collaboration between Researchers and Faculty, January 2020
  Report providing data considerations including: comparison groups, student variables, instructor effects, and long-term outcomes when evaluating AB 705 implementation.

Tools/Guides

• Considerations for AB 1805 Implementation, August 2020
  Guide providing colleges with ideas for how to implement AB 1805 including a communications checklist and example websites.

• Infographic Template for Equitable Placement - Transfer-Level Math, October 2020
  Template that allows colleges to plug in their data and display their transfer-level math outcomes in a two-page visual document.

• Infographic Template for Equitable Placement - Transfer-Level English, October 2020
  Template that allows colleges to plug in their data and display their transfer-level English outcomes in a two-page visual document.

• Considerations for Spring 2020 When Evaluating AB 705 – User Guide, August 2020
  Guide providing colleges with ideas for how to evaluate AB 705 implementation given the move to distance education starting in spring 2020.

Webinar/Presentation Materials

• Corequisite Support as a Lever for Improving Outcomes: A Qualitative Exploration, October 2023 (Recording)
  Recording of the webinar highlighting promising practices from interviews conducted about corequisite support courses in both English and math that promote more equitable outcomes, and a panel of practitioners sharing their specific practices.

• Corequisite Support as a Lever for Improving Outcomes: A Qualitative Exploration, October 2023 (PPT)
  Slides used in webinar highlighting promising practices from interviews conducted about corequisite support courses in both English and math that promote more equitable outcomes, and a panel of practitioners sharing their specific practices. The slides showcase English corequisite support at Cabrillo College and Calculus I corequisite support at Cuyamaca College.

• Corequisite Validation for Transfer-Level English and Math Description, March 2023 (Recording)
  Web event recording highlighting examples of corequisite validation practices and considerations for CCC faculty, administrators, and institutional research and planning effectiveness (IRPE) professionals interested.

• Corequisite Validation for Transfer-Level English and Math Description, March 2023 (PPT)
  Slides used in web event recording highlighting examples of corequisite validation practices and considerations for CCC faculty, administrators, and institutional research and planning effectiveness (IRPE) professionals interested.

• Using Disproportionate Impact Methods to Identify Equity Gaps, September 2022 (Recording)
  Webinar for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of the methodology for determining the presence of disproportionate impact (DI). The report is accessible to practitioners of all experience levels interested in how to apply different approaches to calculating DI (i.e., PPG-1, proportionality index, 80% rule).

• Using Disproportionate Impact Methods to Identify Equity Gaps, September 2022 (PPT)
  Slides from webinar for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of the methodology for determining the presence of disproportionate impact (DI). The report is accessible to practitioners of all experience levels interested in how to apply different approaches to calculating DI (i.e., PPG-1, proportionality index, 80% rule).

• Insights Gained Post - AB 705 presentation, October 2021
  Slides used for a presentation delivered at the Strengthening Student Success Conference 2021 (SSSC21).

• Using Data to In(re)form Equitable Placement, December 2020
  Slides for a conversation around equitable placement with IRPE professionals and highlights of qualitative and quantitative studies focused on AB 705.

• MMAP: Supporting DSPS Students in Transfer-Level English and Math, May 2020
  Slides used in webinar sharing results from a statewide analysis of transfer-level English and Math for DSPS students by various disability types and how De Anza and Coastline colleges are supporting DSPS students in transfer-level courses which are now online.

• Corequisite Supports for Math and English, April 2020
  Slides used in webinar by Pasadena City College, Porterville College, and Allan Hancock College showcasing their corequisite supports and outcomes for transfer-level English, Statistics and B-STEM math courses and how they are transitioning online.

• Access, Enrollment and Success: Statewide Results for Transfer-Level English and Math - DSPS Students, November, 2019
  Slides used in webinar focusing on outcomes of DSPS students in transfer-level English and math courses. We will be joined by Antelope Valley and Los Medanos Colleges to share how they are supporting DSPS students as well as the CCCO to answer your questions.

• Supporting Researchers into and through AB 705 Implementation and Evaluation, April 2019
  Slides sharing ways to support researchers into and through AB 705 implementation and evaluation at 2019 RP Conference.

• MiraCosta College: English Informed Self-Placement Process, August 2018
  Slides sharing Miracosta College’s guided self-placement process at 2018 Strengthening Student Success Conference Post-conference workshop.

• Multiple Measures Assessment Project Post-AB 705: Supporting Colleges Into and Through the Transition, April 2018
  Slides showing how to support colleges into and through the AB 705 transition.

• The Multiple Measures Assessment Project Re-Envisioned: Supporting the System's Leap Forward Under AB 705, April 2018
  Slides sharing the re-envisioned Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) supporting the system’s leap forward under AB 705 at 2018 RP Conference.

Infographics

• AB 705 Implementation Survey Infographic, March 2019
  Infographic providing the results of the AB 705 Implementation Survey administered in fall 2018 and includes all questions and responses.

Reports/Briefs

• Highlights AB 705: Long-Term Impact on Student Completion of Transfer-Level Requirements and Education Goals, March 2025
  Summary of the report exploring the long-term impact of AB 705 implementation on student completion across California’s community colleges. It specifically focuses on students’ completion of transfer-level English and math within one year of their first enrollment in the system and attainment of education goals such as transfer and associate’s degrees within two years.

• AB 705: Long-Term Impact on Student Completion of Transfer-Level Requirements and Education Goals, March 2025
  Report exploring the long-term impact of AB 705 implementation on student completion across California’s community colleges. It specifically focuses on students’ completion of transfer-level English and math within one year of their first enrollment in the system and attainment of education goals such as transfer and associate’s degrees within two years.

• Student Enrollment and Success in Transfer-Level English and Math: Analysis of AB 705 Impact in the California Community Colleges (CCC) through 2023-2024, February, 2025
  This updated statewide analysis of attainment of associate’s degrees and transfer in the period leading up to and since the launch of AB 705 offers insight into how this historic legislation is affecting longstanding equity gaps in students’ enrollment and success in these English and math courses.

• Spotlight on DSPS Students: Enrollment and Success in Transfer-Level English and Math, February 2025
  Research brief summarizing the impact on access to transfer-level English and math and successful completion within one year for students with disabilities who enrolled in either discipline for the first time from fall 2015 to fall 2023.

• Spotlight on Special Populations: Enrollment and Success in Transfer-Level English and Math, January 2025
  Research brief summarizing the impact on access to transfer-level English and math and successful completion within one year for special student populations who enrolled in either discipline for the first time from fall 2015 to fall 2023.

• Transition in Math from High School to Community College Before and After AB 705, January 2023
  Research updating findings from a statewide analysis comparing high school to community college transitions in California before AB 705 came into effect in 2018 and post-implementation in fall 2020.

• The Impact of Excused Withdrawals on Throughput, with a Focus on Transfer-Level Math, November 2022
  Brief examining the use and impact of the emergency regulation by the state to use excused withdrawal (EW) grades for courses during the 2020 pandemic; with a specific focus on math.

• Throughput in Transfer-Level English and Math for Students with Disabilities, October 2022
  Research brief highlighting throughput rates for students enrolled in Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) by disability type. Findings show that throughput rates increased for every disability type from 2015-16 to 2019-20 in both English and mathematics. Evidence supports that AB 705 has resulted in improved outcomes for students with disabilities across all disability types, and thus should be placed similarly to non-DSPS students with appropriate supports and adequate accommodations.

• Transition in Math from High School to Community College Before and After AB 705, January 2022
  Research brief summarizing findings from a statewide analysis comparing high school to community college transitions in California before AB 705 came into effect in 2018 and post-implementation in fall 2019.

• Maximizing Math Throughput of Students Who Did Not Complete Algebra 2 in High School, August 2021
  Report showing how the one-year math throughput rate of community college students varies according to the highest level of math completed in high school, with a focus on the impact of the completing Algebra 2 while in high school.

• Enrollment and Success in Transfer-Level English & Math for Special Populations, July 2021
  Research brief summarizing the impact on transfer-level enrollment and throughput rates for special student populations who enrolled in either discipline for the first time from fall 2015 to fall 2019.

• Enrollment and Success in Transfer-Level English and Math in the California Community Colleges System, Fall 2015 to Fall 2019 Statewide Analysis, January 2021
  Analysis of statewide transfer-level English and math enrollment and completion within one year, disaggregated by ethnicity and special populations.

• Overview of Findings from AB 705 Statewide Interviews, January 2021
  Summary highlighting the results of interviews with 14 colleges statewide on their implementation of AB 705.

• A Qualitative Exploration of AB705 Implementation, January 2021
  Report sharing the results of interviews with 14 colleges statewide on their implementation of AB 705.

• The Throughput Year Clock: Defining “one year” for AB 705, December 2020
  Brief exploring the differences in how the one-year timeframe has been defined for AB 705 throughput. It shares the timeframe adopted by the Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) research team of 365 days.

• The Decay Function of the Predictive Validity of High School GPA, December 2020
  Research brief exploring the predictive validity of using high school GPA for placement compared to assessment tests. High school GPA has a higher correlation with the grade in transfer-level English and math than assessment tests.

• AB 705 Implementation Survey Results, August 2020
  Report providing the results of the AB 705 Implementation Survey administered in winter 2020 and includes all questions and responses.

• Access, Enrollment, and Success in Transfer-Level English and Math Courses in the California Community Colleges (Full Report), September 2019
  Report providing a review of the landscape of transfer-level English and math courses between fall 2015 and fall 2018. It includes a look at enrollment into these courses, success rates, and throughput.

• AB 705 Implementation Survey Results, March 2019
  Report providing the results of the AB 705 Implementation Survey administered in fall 2018 and includes all questions and responses.

• Placing Special Admit High School Students Via Extended MMAP Criteria, February 2019
  Research report on effectively placing 10th and 11th grade students into community college coursework based on their 9th and 10th grade cumulative GPA and coursework.

• AB 705 Implementation Survey Results - ESL Focused Responses, January 2019
  Report providing the results of the AB 705 Implementation Survey administered in fall 2018 and includes all questions and responses regarding ESL courses and students.

Survey Findings

• MMAP Implementation Survey, Summary, Spring 2018
  Survey summary providing feedback on the implementation process and preparations for AB 705.

Webinar/Presentation Materials

• Exploring BSTEM and SLAM Outcomes Through the Transfer-Level Completion Dashboard, September 2023 (Recording)
  Webinar recording featuring an overview and demonstration of a complementary dashboard view to the Transfer-Level English and Math Dashboard called the Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (BSTEM) and Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Mathematics (SLAM) Dashboard which allows users to review completion rates for students on a BSTEM or SLAM pathway and explore outcomes by varying starting courses in the pathway and over differing timeframes.

• Exploring BSTEM and SLAM Outcomes Through the Transfer-Level Completion Dashboard, September 2023 (PPT)
  Slides used in webinar providing an overview and demonstration of a complementary dashboard view to the Transfer-Level English and Math Dashboard called the Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (BSTEM) and Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Mathematics (SLAM) Dashboard which allows users to review completion rates for students on a BSTEM or SLAM pathway and explore outcomes by varying starting courses in the pathway and over differing timeframes.

• AB 705's Effects on Higher Level Learning, April 2023
  Presentation at The RP Conference. A preliminary look at the impact of AB 1705 on California Community Colleges for non-STEM math pathways and how colleges have transitioned students from high school math pathways into community college math courses.

• Advancing Equity Through Corequisite Support Courses, April 2023
  Presentation at The RP Conference. Early results of a qualitative and quantitative study of corequisites across the community college system as well as a review of literature around corequisite supports.

• Ensuring Equitable Placement in Developing Trajectories of AB 705 and AB 1705, December 2022
  Slides from the presentation at the convening of The RP Group and UC Davis Wheelhouse on thinking beyond throughput to advancing equitable completion.

• Nonlinear Aspirations: Math Sequences and Transitions, November 2022
  Presentation at California Association of Institutional Research (CAIR) 2022 conference on high school math pathways to the community college.

• Supporting Students Through AB 705 and Into AB 1705: Corequisites, Math Pathways, and More, October 2022
  Slides sharing data related to corequisites and math pathways at the 2022 Strengthening Student Success Conference.

• Supporting Students with Disabilities in Transfer-Level English & Math, October 2022 (Recording)
  Webinar highlighting throughput rates for students enrolled in Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) by disability type. Findings show that throughput rates increased for every disability type from 2015-16 to 2019-20 in both English and mathematics.

• Supporting Students with Disabilities in Transfer-Level English & Math, October, 2022 (PPT)
  Slides from webinar highlighting throughput rates for students enrolled in Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) by disability type. Findings show that throughput rates increased for every disability type from 2015-16 to 2019-20 in both English and mathematics.

• Maximizing Math and English Completion: An Equitable Placement Paradigm Blooms, April 2022
  Presentation at the CCC Trustees conference on outcomes and implementation of AB 705 and ideas for Trustee engagement.

• From Compliance to Advocacy: Equitable Placement to Advance Equitable Outcomes, April 2022
  Slides from the presentation at the 2022 RP Conference Workshop. Highlights new research on intersectional throughput rates, ESL throughput, math completion, and ideas for looking at instructor variability and ensuring learning.

• Transition in Math from High School to Community College Before and After AB 705, February 2022 (Recording)
  Webinar highlighting findings from the research brief examining changes in math enrollments based on math enrollments students completed in high school before and after AB 705.

• Transition in Math from High School to Community College Before and After AB 705, February 2022 (PPT)
  Slides from webinar highlighting findings from the research brief examining changes in math enrollments based on math enrollments students completed in high school before and after AB 705.

• How Does Algebra 2 Affect Math Throughput?, September 2021 (Recording)
  Webinar recording reviewing the evidence and recommendations from a new Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) research paper that explores the impact Algebra 2 completion has on transferable, college-level math throughput for students in STEM or SLAM pathways.

• How Does Algebra 2 Affect Math Throughput?, September 2021 (PPT)
  Slides from webinar reviewing the evidence and recommendations from a new Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) research paper that explores the impact Algebra 2 completion has on transferable, college-level math throughput for students in STEM or SLAM pathways.

• A Qualitative Exploration of AB 705, February 2021
  Slides sharing the results of interviews with 14 colleges statewide on their implementation of AB 705.

• Access and One-Year Throughput in the California Community College System, January 2021
  Slides from webinar sharing one-year throughput rates from fall 2015 to fall 2019 disaggregated by various student groups.

• A Qualitative Look at AB 705, October 2020
  Slides sharing the results of interviews with 14 colleges statewide on their implementation of AB 705 at the Strengthening Student Success Conference.

• Executing AB 705: Does it Work for All?, October 2020
  Slides at the Strengthening Student Success conference sharing the results from the statewide analysis of transfer-level English and math courses between fall 2015 and fall 2019.

• Early Outcomes of Transfer Level Placement in English and Math, March 2020
  Slides sharing early outcomes of AB 705 in the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) at 2020 CAP Conference.

• Transforming Colleges and Closing Equity Gaps: AB 705 Early Outcomes, November 2019
  Slides sharing early outcomes of AB 705 in transforming colleges and closing equity gaps at 2019 Community College League of California Conference.

• We are in This Together: Building a Community around AB 705 Implementation, October 2019
  Slides sharing ways to build a community around AB 705 implementation at 2019 Strengthening Student Success Conference.

• AB 705 In Action! Experiences of Early Implementers, September 2019
  Slides used in webinar sharing examples from the English and Math departments at Citrus College and College of the Redwoods on their work adapting to AB 705 changes a year in advance of compliance.

• Access, Enrollment, and Success in Transfer-Level English and Math Courses in the California Community Colleges, September 2019
  Slides used in webinar presenting the results from the statewide analysis of transfer-level English and math courses between fall 2015 and fall 2018.
  Note: Slides 11 & 12 in the audio recording have been updated. Please refer to the Slides.

• A Rising Tide Lifts all Ships, or Does it? A Look at Early AB 705 Outcomes, April 2019
  Slides examining early AB 705 outcomes at 2019 RP Conference.

• CAP Workshop Slides: AB 705: Ready or Not, Here it Comes , October 2018
  Slides sharing how to maximize student completion of transfer-level courses in one year at 2018 Strengthening Student Success Conference Post-conference workshop.

• MMAP and AB 705: Why and How to Maximize Throughput in English and Math, October 2018
  Slides sharing why and how to maximize throughput in English and math at 2018 Strengthening Student Success Conference.

Infographics

• English or ESL Pathways for English Language Learners Who Are U.S. High School Graduates? Effective Community College Placement Strategies, September 2020
  Infographic exploring ESL pathways that maximize throughput with a focus on US high school graduates.

Reports/Briefs

• Investigating the Predictive Validity of Common ESL Tests: Maximizing Gateway English Throughput for International Students in the California Community Colleges, January 2023
  Technical report summarizing findings on how well information about international students’ initial curricular pathway (English or ESL), level of placement in the pathway, and ESL placement test score(s) can predict their throughput in gateway English. The focus is on the value of different commonly used ESL placement tests, including the Combined English Language Skills Assessment (CESLA) and multiple types of ACCUPLACER tests.

• English Learners' Pathways in California's Community Colleges Under AB 705, June 2022
  Publication in Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) that finds that ELs who graduated from a US high school and enrolled in a community college experienced higher throughput when enrolled directly in transferable, college-level English than if they were directed to the ESL Pathway. Recommendations include (a) improve placement for this subgroup of ELs, (b) integrate English support into academic instruction throughout college-level courses, and (c) better track the academic pathways of ELs from high school to college in administrative data sets.

• Emerging Practices in ESL Guided Self Placement, January 2022
  Guide providing ESL community college stakeholders with key practices and strategies to assist in the development and implementation of a Guided Self Placement (GSP) model to effectively assess English Language Learners.

• ESL College Spotlights
  College Spotlights feature ESL innovations taking place in California Community Colleges that support ESL student success. This includes an overview of key information relevant to other institutions that may be interested in implementing ESL course transferability practices.

  • City College of San Francisco - Steps to Credit Program

  • College of San Mateo - Word Jam

  • Cypress College - ESL Course Transferability

  • Cypress College - ESL Milestone Certificates

  • Orange Coast College - SLO Assessments

• Assessment Measures for English as a Second Language Students in College: Summary of Relevant Literature, February 2021
  Summary featuring recent ESL research on the benefits and challenges of different types of assessments as well as key considerations for colleges seeking to implement one or more of the main ESL assessment and placement strategies.

• Maximizing English Language Learner's Completion of Transferable English Composition in Community College: A focus on US High School Graduates, September 2020
  Report exploring ESL pathways that maximize throughput with a focus on US high school graduates.

• Noncredit English Language Learners' (ELL) Transitions to Credit Courses: Summary from a Mixed-Methods Analysis, May 2019
  Report providing the results of a mixed-methods analysis of transitions from adult education programs or noncredit ESL programs to credit ESL programs. Also includes an analysis of CASAS data.

• Review of Literature: Assessment Measures for English as a Second Language Students in College, February 2019
  Report reviewing literature on various assessment measures used for ESL programs to explore effective assessment methods.

Survey Findings

• AB 705 Implementation Survey Results - ESL Focused Responses, January 2019
  Survey results of the AB 705 Implementation Survey administered in fall 2018 and includes all questions and responses regarding ESL courses and students.

Webinar/Presentation Materials

• Investigating the Predictive Validity of Common ESL Tests: Maximizing Gateway English Throughput for International Students in the California Community Colleges, February 8, 2023 (Recording)
  Webinar highlighting how well information about international students’ initial curricular pathway (English or ESL), level of placement in the pathway, and ESL placement test score(s) can predict their throughput in gateway English. The focus is on the value of different commonly used ESL placement tests, including the Combined English Language Skills Assessment (CESLA) and multiple types of ACCUPLACER tests.

• Investigating the Predictive Validity of Common ESL Tests: Maximizing Gateway English Throughput for International Students in the California Community Colleges, February 8, 2023 (PPT)
  Slides highlighting how well information about international students’ initial curricular pathway (English or ESL), level of placement in the pathway, and ESL placement test score(s) can predict their throughput in gateway English. The focus is on the value of different commonly used ESL placement tests, including the Combined English Language Skills Assessment (CESLA) and multiple types of ACCUPLACER tests.

• Emerging Practices and Resources to Support ESL Placement and Throughput: Innovations and Practices, November 2021 (Recording)
  Webinar highlighting innovations and practices from a few community colleges designed to support English language learners in the California Community College system.

• Emerging Practices and Resources to Support ESL Placement and Throughput: Innovations and Practices, November 2021 (PPT)
  Slides highlighting innovations and practices from a few community colleges designed to support English language learners in the California Community College system.

• Emerging Practices and Resources to Support ESL Placement and Throughput: Guided Self-Placement, October 2021 (Recording)
  Webinar showcasing examples of GSP models used at different colleges and highlight relevant research around effective GSP practices.

• Emerging Practices and Resources to Support ESL Placement and Throughput: Guided Self-Placement, October 2021 (PPT)
  Slides showcasing examples of GSP models used at different colleges and highlight relevant research around effective GSP practices.

• MMAP: AB 705 and ESL, April 2020
  Slides used in webinar sharing the ESL structures at Irvine Valley College and Laney College and the Guided Self-Placement Models for ESL students at Laney and Cerritos Colleges.

• Landscape of ESL in California Community Colleges, March 2020
  Slides sharing the landscape of ESL in California Community Colleges at 2020 CAP Conference in collaboration with the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

• MMAP Analysis for AB 705 ESL Subcommittee: Overview and Summary, January 2020
  Slides summarizing multiple presentations to the ESL Subcommittee throughout 2019 combined into one concluding presentation.

• ESL Pathways: Mapping the Whole Student, November 2019
  Slides sharing how to map ESL students at 2019 California Institutional Research Conference.

• AB 705 and ESL: Preparing for Fall 2020 Implementation, October 2019
  Slides from Cuyamaca College ESL department and Irvine Valley College ESL department sharing ESL data in preparation for AB 705 and ESL fall 2020 implementation.

• ESL and AB 705: Research and Implementation, October 2019
  Slides used in webinar sharing examples from Cuyamaca College’s ESL department and research pertaining to statewide ESL student journey types.

• Exploring Different Options for ESL - AB 705 and Beyond, July 2019
  Slides exploring different options for ESL at 2019 Academic Senate for California Community College (ASCCC) Curriculum Institute.

• ESL and AB 705: A Data-informed Perspective, June 2019
  Slides sharing credit and non credit ESL pathways shared at 2019 CADE conference.

• Education Level Workshop: Community College Research Update on ESL and AB 705 from the RP Group, December 2018
  Slides presenting research update on ESL and AB 705 from the RP Group. 2018 MMAP presentation delivered at 2018 CATESOL Conference.

• AB 705, ESL and English Composition, August 2018
  Slides used in joint webinar by RP Group and CATESOL sharing AB 705, ESL, and English Composition.

• AB 705 ESL Work Group: ESL Student Typology and Reporting Options, June 2018
  Slides sharing ESL student typology and reporting options to the ESL Work Group, a subcommittee of the AB 705 Implementation Committee.

• Post-AB 705: Supporting Colleges Through the Transition for ESL, April 2018
  Slides with CATESOL sharing supporting college throughout the transition for ESL post-AB 705.

• Multiple Measures Assessment Project Post-AB 705: Supporting Colleges Into and Through the Transition for ESL, April 2018
  Slides addressing how to support colleges into and through the transition for ESL post AB 705 at 2018 RP Conference.

Reports/Briefs

• The Math Default Placement Rules Post AB 705: Predicted vs. Actual Transfer-Level Success for Students in the Lowest Placement Band, December 2023 
  Report examines the success for students with lower levels of high school performance who began in transferable, college-level math post AB 705 in order to compare the predicted versus actual success rates of these students as a validation of the placement rules. The analysis confirms the accuracy of the original placement rules and underscores the strong recommendation that colleges provide concurrent support for these students.

• Is AB 705 Contributing to Enrollment Loss in California's Community Colleges?, September 2023
  Brief explores two research questions: are enrollment changes experienced by California community colleges in fall 2019 explained by AB 705 implementation, and how did enrollment changes in California’s community colleges in fall 2019 compare to large community college systems in other states? The analysis concludes that fall 2019 implementation of AB 705 reforms does not explain relative enrollment changes at the state or college-level in that year.

• Predictive Validity of High School Grade Point Average Before and After AB 705, September 2022
  Brief examines the validity of high school GPA in predicting course grades in students' first community college course in either English or math when that course was at transfer. The brief reviews the methodology used and highlights key findings and conclusions. As this summary demonstrates, strong evidence continues to support high school GPA as a valid measure for community college placement into transfer-level English and math.

• Institutional Research and Remediation Reform: A Contextualized Exploration of Interactions Among New Metrics, Innovative Curricula, and Policy Changes, Fall 2020
  Scholarly article published in the Journal of Applied Research in the Community College. Article provides a history of remedial reform in California and discusses metrics aligned with policy changes associated with AB 705 implementation.

Webinar/Presentation Materials

• Moving from Compliance to Ensuring Learning: Conducting Ongoing Examination, Evaluation, and Reflection, February 2022
  Slides used in webinar providing colleges with ideas to continue to evaluate implementation of transfer level placement beyond AB 705 compliance. Ideas shared include using the Student Success Factors to ensure learning, collaboration ideas between research and faculty, how to evaluate disproportionate impacts, and considerations post Covid.

• AB 705 Evaluation, April 2020
  Slides used in webinar addressing the requirements of title 5, AB 705, and AB1805, how to evaluate pre-transfer level curriculum and placement models that deviate from the default placement rules. It also addressed ideas on how to deal with online spring 2020.

• Analysis, Evaluation, and Collaboration: AB 705 for Institutional Research Professionals, November 2019
  Slides used in webinar helping IRPE professionals support and evaluate local AB 705 implementation.

• Designing an Evaluation Plan for Local Evaluation of AB705, November 2018
  Slides used in webinar discussing how to develop an evaluation and/or research plan to track and monitor student placement and throughput under AB 705.

• Evaluating Innovative Curriculum Under AB 705, October 2018
  Slides used in webinar providing a method for proposing and evaluating corequisite and two-semester developmental innovations. The process and methods covered will provide clarity regarding how colleges are coming into compliance with AB 705 and AB 805.

• Designing an Evaluation Plan for AB705 & Leading Evidence-Based Change, October 2018
  Slides sharing how to develop an AB 705 evaluation plan at 2018 Strengthening Student Success Conference Post-conference workshop.

• Developing an Evaluation Plan, April 2018
  Slides sharing information to design an evaluation plan for AB 705 and leading an evidence-based change at 2018 RP Conference.

Infographics

• MMAP and AB 705 Adjustments Infographic, August 2018
  Infographic summarizing how the MMAP team created the AB 705 adjustments.

• Placement in a Post-AB 705 World, March 2018
  Materials showing success rates of students whose first course was statistics and who had a 2.3 or lower HSGPA to the Implementation Committee.

Reports/Briefs

• Demographic Profiles of AB 705 Implementation Memo High School Performance Bands, June 2019
  Report providing detailed demographic breakouts by high school GPA band, as used in the AB 705 default placement rules. Demographics include ethnicity and financial aid status.

• Gender and Ethnicity: Comparative Throughput Analysis for AB 705 Implementation, October 2018
  Research brief disaggregating the results of the AB 705 placement and support recommendations for English, statistics, and pre-calculus by gender and ethnicity.

• EOPS and DSPS Populations: Comparative Throughput Analysis for AB 705 Implementation, October 2018
  Research brief disaggregating the results of the AB 705 placement and support recommendations for English, statistics, and pre-calculus for EOPS and DSPS students.

• MMAP and AB 705 Adjustments - Methodology, August 2018
  Summary sharing how the MMAP team created the AB 705 adjustments.

Tools/Guides

• AB 705 Success Rate Estimates -Technical Paper, September 2018
  Technical paper providing the methodology behind the AB 705 adjusted rates used in the CCCCO's placement and support recommendations for English, statistics, and precalculus.

• Implementing Multiple Measures Assessment, April 2018
  Materials sharing how to implement multiple measures assessment at 2018 RP Conference.

Webinar/Presentation Materials

• Paradigm Shift: From Developing Multiple Measures Practice to Informing Mandates, November 2018
  Slides sharing the paradigm shift from developing multiple measures practices to information mandates at 2018 CAIR Conference.

• AB 705 Adjustments, Ethnicity, Gender and Special Populations, October 2018
  Slides used in webinar sharing the default placement rules disaggregated by various student populations. Examples were shared on how various colleges are supporting special populations to help them succeed in transfer-level courses.

• Ready or Not, Here it Comes! Preparing for AB 705, October 2018
  Slides sharing ways to prepare for AB 705 at 2018 Strengthening Student Success Post-conference workshop.

• Replicating the AB 705 Adjustments Locally, September 2018
  Slides walking participants through the process of accessing their college data from CalPass Plus and running the adjustments to determine if any variations exist between the statewide default rates and local rates.

• Understanding and Interpreting the AB 705 Adjustments, September 2018
  Slides and small, topic-specific videos breaking down the methodology behind the default placement rules.

• Adapting MMAP to AB 705 - Full Post Conference Workshop Video, July 2018
  Slides of the full post-conference workshop on AB 705 in.

• 2018 ASCCC Curriculum Institute, July 2018
  Slides sharing the assessment process in a post AB 705 world at 2018 ASCCC Curriculum Institute.

• Placement in a Post-AB 705 World: Reviews and Considerations, May and June 2018
  Slides sharing reviews and considerations in a post-AB 705 world, including placement and support recommendations for English and math to the Implementation Committee.

• Validating Placement Systems: It’s All About Throughput, April 2018
  Slides sharing how to validate placement systems at 2018 RP Conference.

• Placement in a Post-AB 705 World, March 2018
  Slides sharing how MMAP will look in a post-AB 705 world at 2018 CAP Conference.

• Placement in a Post-AB 705 World, February 2018
  Slides of presentation given to the Implementation Committee on the research and findings behind MMAP Classic and introducing the AB 705 adjustments for Math and English.

• 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.