Montana's Two-Year College Initiative
Developmental Education Reform Taskforce
This taskforce will focus on the following items:
- Conduct baseline analysis of MT Developmental Education Programs
- First-time freshman versus adult learner
- Campus assessment/placement
- Tracking of progression from one level to the next and on to college level course work
- Utilize data from statewide ACT testing to inform planning and high school intervention opportunities
- Analysis of existing national research and promising practices
- Analysis of promising existing Montana developmental education reform efforts
- Research prospective grant/external funding options to support reform efforts
- Develop recommendations to be presented to BOR in May 2013
- Consistent approach system-wide for providing developmental education
- Creating consistency of faculty status of developmental education instructors
- Creating consistency of oversight of developmental education courses/services to the two year campuses
- Standardization for reporting developmental education success and student progression through college level course work via an annual report to the BOR
- Recommendations to the BOR in May 2013 for reform based on local and national best practices and research
Workgroups:
| WORKGROUP | CHAIR | OCHE REPRESENTATIVE |
| Define and Get A Better Handle on College Readiness | Heidi Pasek | Karin Janssen (444-0607) |
| Assessment/Placement Models and Tools | Doug Downs | David Hall (444-0608) |
| How to Do Remedial Education: What Models Will Work for Montana? Course Design | Leanne Frost | Sue Jones (444-0318) |
| Standards Consistency Across the System, Acknowledging One Size Will Not Fit All | Sharon O’Hare | Karin Janssen (444-0607) |
| Non-Academic Student Support, Implementation, and Advising | Anneliese Ripley | Sue Jones (444-0318) |
Taskforce Notes:
- Meeting Notes, April 29, 2013
- Presentation to Baord of Regents, March 8, 2013
- Progress Report as of March 5, 2013
- January 23, 2013 - Conference Call Meeting Notes
- December 17, 2012 Meeting: Agenda | Minutes
Taskforce Members:
Name |
Position |
Representing |
| John E. Cech | Dep. Commissioner, 2-Year & Comm. College Education | Montana University System |
| Mark Cracolice | Faculty | University of Montana |
| Bob Currie | Director | Montana Digital Academy |
| Doug Downs | Faculty | MSU-Bozeman |
| Leanne Frost | Director, Development & Transfer | Great Falls College MSU |
| David Hall | College!NOW Program Coordinator | Montana University System |
| Karen Henderson | Faculty | Helena College UM |
| Bob Hietala | Dean | Gallatin College MSU |
| Jim Hirstein | Faculty | University of Montana |
| Karin Janssen | Common Course Numbering Manager | Montana University System |
| Sue Jones | Director, 2-Year Mission Integration | Montana University System |
| Jan Lombardi | Director, GEAR UP | Montana University System |
| Neil Moisey | Interim Dep. Commissioner, Academic, Research, & Student Affairs | Montana University System |
| Tom Moore | Assistant Superintendent | Great Falls Public Schools |
| Sharon O'Hare | Assistant Vice President for Student Success | University of Montana |
| Dennis Parman | Dep. Superintendent | Office of Public Instruction |
| Heidi Pasek | Associate Dean, 2-Year | Great Falls College MSU |
| Sarah Pett | Faculty | Miles Community College |
| Richard Pierce | Academic Dept. Chair | City College at MSU Billings |
| Carole Pinnell | Faculty | Flathead Valley Community College |
| Anneliese Ripley | Dean, Outreach & Research | University of Montana Western |
| Amy Verlanic | Director, 4-Year Technical Outreach | Montana Tech |