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Considerations for Strengthening Concurrent Support Courses in English and Math, October 2024
Brief provides evidence-based strategies for corequisite and enhanced support models. Insights pertaining to structural considerations for effective concurrent support and strategies for improving learning with concurrent support are includes as well as examples of corequisite and enhanced course models at three colleges are included.
10/15/2024
Preparatory Pathways and STEM Calculus Completion for Special Populations: Implications of the AB 1705 Standards Webinar, September 2024 (Recording)
Webinar recording sharing the results from the report: Preparatory Pathways and STEM Calculus Completion for Special Population: Implications of the AB 1705 Standards.
09/23/2024
Statewide College Attendance Decisions Survey Results - Fall 2023, January 2024
Report providing a summary of findings from a survey of prospective and previously enrolled California community college students during fall 2023. The survey included topics to understand the factors affecting students’ college attendance decisions.
01/26/2024
STEM Faculty Focus Groups, December 2023
Slides from two focus groups for STEM faculty sponsored by the ASCCC in collaboration with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to inform revising math course sequences and the implementation of AB 1705 for STEM programs.
12/13/2023
AB 1705 Non-STEM Validation, Business Administration and Template Assistance, June 2023 (PPT)
Slides used in webinar focused on assisting colleges with submitting additional validation for non-STEM programs of study to meet AB 1705 requirements. Results from a recent analysis of Business Administration student outcomes are shared, with information about how to replicate the analyses locally. In addition, guidance on submitting local validation of non-STEM programs to meet validation requirements are discussed.
06/20/2023
AB 1705 Non-STEM Validation, Business Administration and Template Assistance, June 2023 (Recording)
Webinar recording focused on assisting colleges with submitting additional validation for non-STEM programs of study to meet AB 1705 requirements. Results from a recent analysis of Business Administration student outcomes are shared, with information about how to replicate the analyses locally. In addition, guidance on submitting local validation of non-STEM programs to meet validation requirements are discussed.
06/15/2023
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.
11/30/2022
Through the Gate Meets Guided Pathways: Redesigning the Student Supports Around Experiences of Transfer, October 2022
Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/07/2022
IVC’s Guided Pathways Completion Teams: Where We Discuss Data, Equity, and Institutional Change, October 2022
Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022
Guided Pathways in Action: State-Level Transformation and Modeling, October 2022
Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022
Holistic Student Supports as a Foundation for Guided Pathways and Student Equity, October 2022
Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022
Advancing Equity in Guided Pathways Through Project Teams, October 2022
Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022
Integrating Data Coaching to Support Equity and Guided Pathways, April 2022
Presentation and/or materials delivered at RP Conference 2022.
04/13/2022
Developing a Framework for Assessing the Effectiveness of Guided Pathways Meta Major Initiatives, April 2022
Presentation and/or materials delivered at RP Conference 2022.
04/12/2022
Leveraging Resources, Partnerships, and Technology to Improve Student Outcomes: A Regional Guided Pathways Story, October 2021
Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/15/2021
Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students' Transfer Journeys, October 2021 (Recording)
Webinar featuring new findings from a survey of nearly 8,000 California Community Colleges students about how COVID-19 is impacting their transfer experience and what colleges and universities can do to increase their retention and success.
10/15/2021
Counseling and Guided Pathways: Remembering that Guided Pathways is about Guiding Students, October 2021
Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/14/2021
Addressing Inequities Between Students in a Cohort Program and General Population Students: El Camino College’s Journey to Becoming a Guided Pathways College - Handout, October 2021
Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/13/2021
Addressing Inequities Between Students in a Cohort Program and General Population Students: El Camino College’s Journey to Becoming a Guided Pathways College - Presentation, October 2021
Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/13/2021
Best Practices and Benefits of Utilizing Students in your Guided Pathways and Equity Efforts, October 2021
Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/13/2021
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Statewide College Attendance Decisions Survey Results - Fall 2023, January 2024

Report providing a summary of findings from a survey of prospective and previously enrolled California community college students during fall 2023. The survey included topics to understand the factors affecting students’ college attendance decisions.
01/26/2024

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.
08/17/2021

Statewide COVID Survey Results - Spring 2020 (December 2020)

Report provides a summary of the findings from two statewide surveys to California Community students and practitioners to learn about their experiences transitioning to a remote educational environment during spring 2020. The surveys included topics such as: experiences with remote environment, basic needs, well-being, and overall needs.
12/11/2020

LFM 2019 Evaluation Report, September 2020

Middle Leaders in College Redesign
09/01/2020

Through the Gate Transfer Study: Phase 2 Technical Report, July 2020

Technical report providing additional detail on the Phase 2 research and includes an overview of the methodology, summary of the survey and interview findings, and list of advice from student interviewees.
07/16/2020

The Ethic of Love: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of How Umoja Supports Its Students’ Academic and Life Success, September 2019

Report highlighting key themes and findings from quantitative and qualitative research designed to explore the impact of Umoja programs on students.
09/01/2019

Students Shaping Change: Engaging Students as Essential Partners

Guide offering a foundational definition and six design principles — grounded in both theory and practice — for meaningful student engagement in Guided Pathways development; developing in partnership with the Chancellor’s Office.
08/21/2019

Redesign for Student Success, (SEM), Los Medanos College, Fall 2019

Abstract discussing Los Medanos College's Strategic Enrollmenet Managmeent plan utilizing the Guided Pathways framework to support student completion and success.
08/01/2019

LFM 2018 Evaluation Report

Middle Leaders in the Design and Development of Guided Pathways
05/01/2019

The State of Veteran Students in California Community Colleges: 2018 Statewide Study, March 2019

Report providing a snapshot of the state of the Veteran Resource Centers in the California Community College system, and of the Veteran student population and their unique academic experiences in that system.
03/01/2019

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.
02/20/2019

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.
01/11/2019

Perspectives, July 2018

Issue covers AB 705 recommendations and example articles as well as Guided Pathways-focused article.
10/31/2018

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.
10/01/2018

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.
10/01/2018

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.
09/15/2018

MMAP and AB 705 Adjustments - Infographic, August 2018

Infographic illustrating how the MMAP team created the AB 705 adjustments.
08/05/2018

Umoja Community: Insights and Feedback from Program Coordinators on Available Supports and Resources

Report providing an overview of statewide efforts by the Umoja Community Education Foundation to support Umoja program coordinators. It includes suggestions and recommendations for strengthening Umoja's resources and capacity building and professional development offerings.
08/01/2018

MMAP Implementation Survey, Full Report, Spring 2018

Report sharing all responses to all questions in the survey, including open-ended responses that may be helpful to colleges who would like to learn from others.
05/15/2018

CCCCO: Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative Legislative Report

Report on the California Community Colleges’ Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI).
04/08/2018

Factors Enabling and Constraining Implementation of Guided Pathways

Report intended to help inform California Community College leadership about the implementation experiences of guided pathways in other states via interviews and other sources.
02/01/2018
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Considerations for Strengthening Concurrent Support Courses in English and Math, October 2024

Brief provides evidence-based strategies for corequisite and enhanced support models. Insights pertaining to structural considerations for effective concurrent support and strategies for improving learning with concurrent support are includes as well as examples of corequisite and enhanced course models at three colleges are included.
10/15/2024

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.
11/30/2022

Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students' Transfer Journeys, October 2021 (Recording)

Webinar featuring new findings from a survey of nearly 8,000 California Community Colleges students about how COVID-19 is impacting their transfer experience and what colleges and universities can do to increase their retention and success.
10/15/2021

Moving from Student Voices to Action Insights from Practitioners at 10 California Community Colleges, March 2021

Brief offers insights from 10 California Community Colleges where the RP Group conducted student focus groups to support student-centered, equity-minded change.
Authors: Ireri Valenzuela, Alyssa Nguyen
03/29/2021

The Importance of Belonging and Acceptance to Black Student Success, September 2019

Brief summarizing key takeaways from a comprehensive mixed-method study examining the influence of Umoja practices on students' personal and academic success.
09/01/2019

Evaluating an Inventory of SEM practices to incorporate in a Revised SEM Plan aligned with Guided Pathways, Reedley College, Fall 2019

Abstract discussing Reedly College's Strategic Enrollmeent Management Plan.
08/01/2019

Pierce GROWs (Growing through Retention, Outreach, and Wrap-Around Services), (SEM), Los Angeles Pierce College, Los Angeles Community College District, Fall 2019

Abstract discussing the Pierce GROWs project.
08/01/2019

Redesigning Core Institutional Systems to Better Support Student Success, Victor Valley College, Victor Valley Community College District, Fall 2019

Abstract discussing Victor Valley College and Victor Valley Community College's Redesigning Core Institutional Systems to Better Support Student Success project.
08/01/2019

GP (+SEM), Madera Community College, Fall 2019

Abstract discussing Madera Community College's Strategic Enrollment Management project.
01/01/2019

Metro Academies Cost Study

Research brief summarizing analysis that shows Metro Academies lower an institution’s cost per graduate.
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STEM Faculty Focus Groups, December 2023

Slides from two focus groups for STEM faculty sponsored by the ASCCC in collaboration with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to inform revising math course sequences and the implementation of AB 1705 for STEM programs.
12/13/2023

AB 1705 Non-STEM Validation, Business Administration and Template Assistance, June 2023 (PPT)

Slides used in webinar focused on assisting colleges with submitting additional validation for non-STEM programs of study to meet AB 1705 requirements. Results from a recent analysis of Business Administration student outcomes are shared, with information about how to replicate the analyses locally. In addition, guidance on submitting local validation of non-STEM programs to meet validation requirements are discussed.
06/20/2023

Through the Gate Meets Guided Pathways: Redesigning the Student Supports Around Experiences of Transfer, October 2022

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/07/2022

IVC’s Guided Pathways Completion Teams: Where We Discuss Data, Equity, and Institutional Change, October 2022

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022

Guided Pathways in Action: State-Level Transformation and Modeling, October 2022

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022

Holistic Student Supports as a Foundation for Guided Pathways and Student Equity, October 2022

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022

Advancing Equity in Guided Pathways Through Project Teams, October 2022

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC22.
10/05/2022

Integrating Data Coaching to Support Equity and Guided Pathways, April 2022

Presentation and/or materials delivered at RP Conference 2022.
04/13/2022

Developing a Framework for Assessing the Effectiveness of Guided Pathways Meta Major Initiatives, April 2022

Presentation and/or materials delivered at RP Conference 2022.
04/12/2022

Leveraging Resources, Partnerships, and Technology to Improve Student Outcomes: A Regional Guided Pathways Story, October 2021

Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/15/2021

Counseling and Guided Pathways: Remembering that Guided Pathways is about Guiding Students, October 2021

Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/14/2021

Addressing Inequities Between Students in a Cohort Program and General Population Students: El Camino College’s Journey to Becoming a Guided Pathways College - Handout, October 2021

Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/13/2021

Addressing Inequities Between Students in a Cohort Program and General Population Students: El Camino College’s Journey to Becoming a Guided Pathways College - Presentation, October 2021

Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/13/2021

Best Practices and Benefits of Utilizing Students in your Guided Pathways and Equity Efforts, October 2021

Presentations and/or materials delivered at the SSSC21.
10/13/2021

Using Data to In(re)form Equitable Placement, December 2020

Presentation for a conversation around equitable placement with IRPE professionals and highlights of qualitative and quantitative studies focused on AB 705.
12/07/2020

Beyond Math and English: Gatekeeper Courses by Program, and Ensuring Success for All, October 2020

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC20.
10/30/2020

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.
10/23/2020

Guided Pathways and Learning Communities: How Hearing Student Voice Changed the Way We Work, October 2020

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC20.
10/09/2020

Student Support (Re)defined Meets Guided Pathways: Redesigning Student Onboarding in Light of COVID-19

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC20.
10/02/2020

Transforming Program Review: Getting to Equity via Guided Pathways Webinar, October 2020

Powerpoint used in webinar on beginning conversations with colleges around how and why program review data can be and should be reimagined to become more program- and student-centric (vs. the traditional focus on departments or org chart units).
10/01/2020

Where the Six Success Factors and Affective Strategies Meet to Support Online Learning, August 2020

Webinar providing new ways to engage and support students in an online environment through affective non-cognitive approaches guided by our Six Factors. Accompanying webinar presentation materials.
08/19/2020

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.
11/13/2019

From Challenge to Opportunity: How Design Thinking Can Reinvigorate your GP Redesign

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/11/2019

Intersegmental Pathways: K-12-16 Partnerships and Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/11/2019

Design Thinking: Creative Hacks for Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Institutional Renewal in a Guided Pathways Framework: Program Review

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Should English as a Second Language (ESL) Be "Accelerated"?

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Redesigning the Student Experience for Holistic Engagement

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Razor Wire, Cell Blocks, and No Tech: A Neo-Traditional Model of Student Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Guided Pathways OS 2.0: And Now This...

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

A Model of Guided Pathways Implementation at Santa Ana College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Institutional Renewal in a Guided Pathways Framework: Program Review (Handout)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Building a Foundation for a Strong Guided Pathways from High Schools to Community College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Onboarding at Reedley College to Guided Pathways Adoption with Support from Regional Coordinators

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Using a High-Tech,High-Touch Approach to Maximizing Student Success through Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Contexualization in a Guided Pathways Framework: Career Outcomes and Designing with the End in Mind

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Partnering with Librarians to Integrate Information Literacy Support fo Student Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Lessons Learned about Designing Data Coaching for Equity

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Engaging Student Perpectives and Participation in the Los Angeles College Promise

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Guided Onboarding: Engaging Students from the Beginning for Sustained Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Reframing Enrollment Management Utilizing the Core Principles of Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/09/2019

Building Guided Pathways through a Labor Market Perspective

Presentation and/or materials delivered at the 2019 RP Conference.
04/04/2019

Each One, Reach One: A High-Tech, High-Touch Approach to Maximizing Student Success through Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at the 2019 RP Conference.
04/03/2019

Getting Local: Using the Through the Gate Transfer Study Methodology to Support Guided Pathways and Equity Planning at Your College

Presentation and/or materials delivered at the 2019 RP Conference.
04/03/2019

CATESOL 2018 Annual Conference: Research Update on ESL and AB 705 from the RP Group, December 2018

CATESOL packet sharing Cypress College ESL Courses to Fulfill Requirements for GE C2, CSU GE Breadth C2, and IGETC 3B at 2018 CATESOL Conference.
12/08/2018

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.
12/08/2018

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.
11/07/2018

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.
10/25/2018

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.
10/09/2018

Developing an AB 705 Evaluation Plan, October 2018

PowerPoint sharing how to develop an AB 705 evaluation plan at 2018 Strengthening Student Success Conference Post-conference workshop.
10/05/2018

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.
10/05/2018

CAP Math Breakout Session: CAP Design Principles For High-Challenge, High-Support Curricula and Pedagogy, October 2018

Presentation material sharing CAP design principles for high-challenge, high-support curricula and pedagogy at 2018 Strengthening Student Success Conference Post-conference workshop.
10/05/2018

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.
10/05/2018

College Access for Marginalized Communities Leveraging Partnerships to Better Serve Alternative Schools, Adult Learners, and Formerly Incarcerated Students

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/05/2018

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.
10/05/2018

Get Started Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/04/2018

Humanities 101: Gateway to Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/04/2018

Multiple Paths Forward: Diversifying Mathematics as a Strategy for Student Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/04/2018

Reform Equitable Mind: The Economic Underpinnings of Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/04/2018

Using Guided Pathways Data in the Classroom and Meta Majors

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/04/2018

Working across Silos for Student Success

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/04/2018

A Case Study: How One College Used Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiatives (IEPI) Integrated Planning Tools in Implementing Guided Pathways

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/03/2018

California Community Colleges Guided Pathways: Chancellor's Office update

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/03/2018

Choose Your Own Adventure: Practicioners Share Journeys in Creating Meta-Majors

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/03/2018

Equity, Pathways, OER: Implementing California's Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/03/2018

Guided Pathways as a Yellow Brick Road to Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/03/2018

Helping Students Get a GRIP in Math

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/03/2018

PCC Pathways Program 2.0: Threading Career from Orientation to Completion

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 SSSC.
10/03/2018

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.
09/13/2018

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.
08/08/2018

Adapting MMAP to AB 705 - Full Post Conference Workshop Video, July 2018

Slides of the full post-conference workshop on AB 705 in.
08/01/2018

Veterans Data Disaggregation: Age- and Gender-Adjusted Access to Community College

Powerpoint sharing how to include gender, age, and other demographic characteristics in access analyses for veteran student populations.
05/01/2018

Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 RP Conference.
04/11/2018

Integrating Your Integration

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 RP Conference.
04/11/2018

Integrating Your Integration Planning Map

Presentation and/or materials delivered at 2018 RP Conference.
04/11/2018

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 supporting the system’s leap forward under AB 705 at 2018 RP Conference.
04/11/2018

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

California Guided Pathways: Achieving Equity in College Completion

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

Guided Pathways: Transforming our Colleges with Students at the Center

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

Equity - Driven Guided Learning Pathways for Student Success

RP Conference presentation (2016) on session on key elements of how to design equity-driven guided learning pathways that embed high-impact practices and defined learning outcomes with equity goals to promote student engagement and success.
04/07/2016
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Using Data to Identify and/or Verify Meta-Majors, December 2020

Short guide providing practitioners with an illustration of how data can be used to support meta-major development and validation work as part of the college’s Guided Pathways efforts.
12/22/2020

Using Student Support (Re)defined's Success Factors to Ensure Student Learning (Guided Pathways Pillar Four), June 2020

Guide highlighting examples of affective, non-cognitive practices and strategies that instructors can incorporate into their classes to help their students experience the six success factors identified in Student Support (Re)defined.
06/04/2020

Grounding College Redesign in the Student Experience: A Student-Centered Guide for Institutions (UPDATED February 2020)

Guide for examining how students experience your college based on the Student Support (Re)defined success factors and identifying redesign priorities at the programmatic, division, and/or institutional levels.
02/19/2020

Student Engagement in Guided Pathways Development

High level summary offering a foundational definition and six design principles — grounded in both theory and practice — for meaningful student engagement in Guided Pathways development; developing in partnership with the Chancellor’s Office.
10/01/2019

Get Started....Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design (Print Version)

Introductory guide offering steps for systematically listening to students throughout Guided Pathways inquiry and design; based on full guide Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design: Why Do It, How It Works, and What It Looks Like in Action.
05/11/2019

Recruiting, Training, and Supporting Data Coaches to Advance Guided Pathways Development, April 2019

Guide for developing a professional development program for data coaches, with a focus on equipping individuals to lead collaborative inquiry and support equity goals as part of Guided Pathways.
04/01/2019

Get Started…Data Coaching to Inform Guided Pathways Development (log-in required)

Quick guide located in the Vision Resource Center introducing data coaching as a strategy for building data literacy and use throughout Guided Pathways development, including examples of data coaching models from three California Community Colleges.
03/13/2019

Get Started...Data Coaching to inform Guided Pathways Development (Print Version)

Printable version of the Quick guide introducing data coaching as a strategy for building data literacy and use throughout Guided Pathways development, including examples of data coaching models from three California Community Colleges.
03/08/2019

Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design: Why Do It, How it Works, and What It Looks Like in Action, February 2018

Guide offers steps for systematically listening to students throughout Guided Pathways inquiry and design; based on guide Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design: Why Do It, How It Works, and What It Looks Like in Action.
02/02/2018

Guided Pathways and Strategic Enrollment Management Strategies & Practices for Student Success, Equity, and Sustained Institutional Effort, January 2016

Guide covering overlap between Guided Pathways pillars and Strategic Enrollment Management strategies.
01/01/2016

Principles of Redesign: Promising Approaches to Transforming Student Outcomes, April 2013

Inquiry guide presenting eight core ideas to help colleges address the fundamental challenges to student success.
04/01/2013

The Nuances of Completion: Improving Student Outcomes by Unpacking the Numbers, April 2013

Inquiry guide examining the hidden complexity of completion outcome data and offering an approach that teases out the complex factors that affect student completion and success.
04/01/2013

Building a Culture of Inquiry: Using a Cycle of Exploring Research and Data to Improve Student Success

Inquiry guide exploring the concept of a culture of inquiry and introducing a framework to strengthen a college’s ability to better use research and evidence to inform improvement efforts.

Understanding the Student Experience Through the Loss/Momentum Framework: Clearing the Path to Completion

Inquiry guide introducing an approach to examining students’ own experiences at community colleges, identifying factors that catalyze and impede student progress, and using these insights to address opportunities to improve student outcomes.
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Be a Transfer Advocate: How Faculty Can Strengthen Students’ Transfer Success, March 2021

Resource developed in partnership with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges offering suggestions for faculty to boost students’ transfer capacity in the classroom and at the program level, as well as statewide action to support.
03/12/2021

Redesigning Community College Student Onboarding Through Guided Pathways, May 2020

Practitioner packet providing guidance to colleges seeking to redesign their new student onboarding practices to better help students explore, choose, and plan a program of study best suited to their interests and aspirations.
12/24/2020

Think and Act Like a Middle Leader: Logic Model Template, 11x17, September 2020

Tool from Think and Act Like a Middle Leader: Tools and Strategies for Leading Change.
09/03/2020

Think and Act Like a Middle Leader: Iceberg Template, 11x17, September 2020

Tool from Think and Act Like a Middle Leader: Tools and Strategies for Leading Change.
09/02/2020

Think and Act Like a Middle Leader: Tools and Strategies for Leading Change, September 2020

Collection of graphic tools drawn from the LFM curriculum in support of planning, communication, and progress assessment of change initiatives designed to provide students with more effective and more equitable educational experiences.
09/01/2020

Current Version of DI Calculator (updated with PPG-1 methodology)

RP Group DI tool democratizes access to the DI methods employed by the CO.
06/20/2020

Student Experience Crosswalk: Where Student Support (Re)defined and Guided Pathways Meet, June 2020

Crosswalk that demonstrates how implementing the Guided Pathways pillars can help a college realize the Six Success Factors; provides concrete examples of these intersections on campus and their potential impact on the student experience.
06/04/2020

10 Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success, May 2020

Handout summarizing top 10 actions tutors can take to support student success.
05/14/2020

Tutor Coordinator Context for 10 Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success, May 2020

Companion resource to 10 Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success recognizing the central role of tutor coordinators in developing tutor training and tutoring programs.
05/14/2020

Get Started...Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design (Online Learning Module) (log-in required)

Online module introducing steps for systematically listening to students throughout Guided Pathways inquiry and design.
05/11/2019

IEPI ASK: Guided Pathways Topic Area

"Key elements of Guided Pathways include a structured onboarding process, a set of clear course-taking patterns related to students’ career goals, integrated academic and support services, redesigned basic skills, and early warning systems. Guided Pathways materials for this site are in active development. Come back soon for more information and resources. In the mean time, check out the California Community Colleges Guided Pathways website for general information, an electronic tool kit, research, podcasts, presentations, and more."
04/08/2018

CCCCO's Alphabetic Listing of Community Colleges

List of California Community Colleges in alphabetical order.
04/08/2018
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LFM 2019 Evaluation Report - Executive Summary, September 2020

Middle Leaders in College Redesign - Executive Summary
09/01/2020

Building a Foundation for a Strong Guided Pathways from High Schools to Community College (Executive Summary)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

MMAP and AB 705 Adjustments - Methodology, August 2018

Summary sharing how the MMAP team created the AB 705 adjustments.
08/05/2018

MMAP Implementation Survey, Summary - Spring 2018

Survey summary providing feedback on the implementation process and preparations for AB 705.
05/15/2018

LFM 2018 Evaluation Report - Executive Summary

Middle Leaders in the Design and Development of Guided Pathways - Executive Summary
05/01/2018
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A Multivariate Approach to Disaggregating Data

Paper introducing the concept of multivariate disaggregation and concrete examples that highlight real-world applicability.
05/01/2018

Next Level Disaggregation: Examining Program Level Information, Additional Student Characteristics, and Labor Market Data

Paper providing colleges with five data points from the Launchboard practitioners can review use inform discussions about improving student outcomes.
05/01/2018

Disaggregating Students by Metamajor and Program of Study: A Guided Pathways Project

Paper sharing two CCC case studies of how data disaggregation was used to understand students’ progression through pathways leading to program completion and career advancement.
03/01/2018

Data Disaggregation in Action: Examining Student Success by Ethnicity at the Instructor Level

Paper sharing two CCC case studies disaggregating data at the instructor level and using it to explore and address observed student equity gaps.
02/01/2018
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Transforming Program Review Webinar Chat, October 2020

Chat history from Transforming Program Review: Getting to Equity via Guided Pathways Webinar.
10/01/2020

Transforming Program Review Webinar Audio Transcript, October 2020

Audio transcript of Transforming Program Review: Getting to Equity via Guided Pathways Webinar.
10/01/2020

10 Ways Faculty Can Support Students' Success

Handout summarizing top 10 actions students participating in Student Support (Re)defined say faculty can take to support their success.
05/13/2020

From Challenge to Opportunity: How Design Thinking Can Reinvigorate your GP Redesign (Handout)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/11/2019

From Challenge to Opportunity: How Design Thinking Can Reinvigorate your GP Redesign (Handout)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/11/2019

From Challenge to Opportunity: How Design Thinking Can Reinvigorate your GP Redesign (Handout)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/11/2019

Engaging Student Perpectives and Participation in the Los Angeles College Promise (Handout)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

Engaging Student Perpectives and Participation in the Los Angeles College Promise (Handout)

Presentation and/or materials delivered at SSSC19.
10/10/2019

How the RP Group Can Support Your Guided Pathways Work

Flyer describing the areas of support offered for college’s Guided Pathways planning and implementation.
08/05/2019

CCCCO Guided Pathways Website

Chancellor's Office webpage containing information, resources and tools on Guided Pathways.
04/12/2018

Chancellor's Vision for Success

A vision for the future of California's education.
04/08/2018

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

Leading from the Middle Academy Information

Professional learning program information for cross-functional college teams to build their individual and collective capacity as “middle leaders,” in the context of Guided Pathways adoption; includes three different academy offerings in 2019.
01/01/2013

Student Support (Re)defined

Suite of tools to help colleges operationalize the findings from Student Support (Re)defined through their Guided Pathways adoption, focusing on key issues: identification of student success issues to solve through Guided Pathways reform, student onboarding, meta-major development and program mapping, AB 705 adoption, student-centered advising.
01/01/2011
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Perspectives, Fall 2019

Issue covers how one college increased survey effectiveness; reading in the time of AB 705; and how performance art narratives improved the lives of Asian American students.
11/13/2019

Perspectives, January 2019

Issue covers AB 705, College Readiness, Guided Pathways Data Calls for Greater Researcher and Faculty Collaboration, and more...
01/01/2019

Perspectives, November 2018

Article featuring college applications of the Through the Gate methodology.
12/14/2018

Chancellor's Office Today News

Curated, aggregated, important news articles about the CCC field.
04/08/2018
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Preparatory Pathways and STEM Calculus Completion for Special Populations: Implications of the AB 1705 Standards Webinar, September 2024 (Recording)

Webinar recording sharing the results from the report: Preparatory Pathways and STEM Calculus Completion for Special Population: Implications of the AB 1705 Standards.
09/23/2024

AB 1705 Non-STEM Validation, Business Administration and Template Assistance, June 2023 (Recording)

Webinar recording focused on assisting colleges with submitting additional validation for non-STEM programs of study to meet AB 1705 requirements. Results from a recent analysis of Business Administration student outcomes are shared, with information about how to replicate the analyses locally. In addition, guidance on submitting local validation of non-STEM programs to meet validation requirements are discussed.
06/15/2023

Students Speak: Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on their Transfer Journeys, October 2021

Webinar highlighting key findings from a statewide student survey to understand their transfer experiences during the pandemic.
10/12/2021

Workshop 1: Designing Metamajors to Address Equity Gaps

Thursday, May 6, 2021 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Presented by WestEd
Presenter: Kathy Booth

  • Clarify how you can construct metamajors that help students imagine their futures, connect with others who share their dreams, and practice the essential skills within related disciplines.
  • Learn a new framework to help students imagine, connect, and practice throughout their college journey.
  • Leave with a set of tools that help to identify core skills at the metamajor level that connect academic pathways to jobs--particularly for non-CTE disciplines.

Workshop 2: Leveraging Student Support (Re)defined in Guided Pathways

Thursday, May 13, 2021 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Presented by RP Group
Presenter: Darla Cooper

  • Examine the Imagine-Connect-Practice Framework through the lens of the Six Success Factors in order to support a more effective and holistic approach to providing students with a valuable experience in their metamajors.
  • Explore what metamajors would look like if students were experiencing the Six Success Factors as they Imagine, Connect, and Practice.

Workshop 3: Aligning Course Learning Outcomes to Occupations

Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Presented by JobSpeaker
Presenter: Jarlath O’Carroll

  • View the end-to-end technical support structure that will help students see their pathway through education into jobs and a career. The technical support provides a front-facing view into the metamajors but also provides on-going engagement of a skills pathway that ensures students see the benefits of their work.
  • See how the technical support helps students stay on the path, collect essential skills, find work-based learning opportunities, and understand how their path leads into employment.

Transforming Program Review: Getting to Equity via Guided Pathways, October 2020 (Recording)

Webinar focused on beginning the conversations with colleges around how and why program review data can be and should be reimagined to become more program- and student-centric (vs. the traditional focus on departments or org chart units).
10/15/2020

Transforming Program Review: Getting to Equity via Guided Pathways Webinar, October 2020

Webinar focused on beginning the conversations with colleges around how and why program review data can be and should be reimagined to become more program- and student-centric (vs. the traditional focus on departments or org chart units).
10/07/2020

Where the Six Success Factors and Affective Strategies Meet to Support Online Learning, August 2020

Webinar providing new ways to engage and support students in an online environment through affective non-cognitive approaches, strategies, and practices guided by our Six Success Factors.
08/19/2020

Focus on Equity: Identifying Disproportionate Impact Using Excel, June 2020

Webinar featuring an excel tool to identify disproportionate impact and a demonstration of the tool for examining various student outcomes data.
06/13/2020

Focus on Equity: Identifying Disproportionate Impact Using Excel, June 2020

Webinar featuring an excel tool to identify disproportionate impact and a demonstration of the tool for examining various student outcomes data.
06/13/2020

Student Engagement Learning Cluster, December 2019 (Recording)

Webinar sharing the experience, lessons learned, and how other institutions can adopt a similar community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) model for inquiry and design principles for engaging students in an intentional way in Guided Pathways design.
12/15/2019

Student Engagement Learning Cluster

Webinar introducing the concept of student participatory research and an example of it at Cerro Coso College.
11/13/2019

Student Support (Re)defined + Guided Pathways: How Your Institutional Redesign Can Operationalize What Students Say They Need to Succeed, May 2019

25-minute webinar highlighting Student Support (Re)defined's key findings and themes and showing how implementing the four Guided Pathways pillars helps students experience the Six Success Factors.
05/01/2019

Developing an AB 705 Evaluation Plan, November 2018

Webinar discussing how to develop an evaluation and/or research plan to track and monitor student placement and throughput under AB 705.
11/07/2018

Embedding Data Literacy in GP Design with Equity in Mind

Webinar introducing the concept of data coaching and an example of it at Santa Monica College.
11/01/2018

AB 705 Adjustments, Ethnicity, Gender and Special Populations, October 2018

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.
10/25/2018

Evaluating Innovative Curriculum Under AB 705, October 2018

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 1805.
10/09/2018

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

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