Shifting Developmental Studies into High Gear: A System Approach to Redesign in Tennessee
Paula Myrick Short and Treva Berryman
Tennessee Board of Regents This PowerPoint was presented at the 2009
ECS National Forum on Education Policy in Nashville, Tennessee.

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• Employ the National Center for Academic Transformation’s Program in Course Redesign at six TBR institutions to redesign developmental math or English courses.

Currently funded projects:

• Austin Peay University
  (elementary algebra and intermediate algebra)
  
  
• Chattanooga State Technical Community College
  (basic math, elementary algebra and intermediate algebra)
  
  
• Cleveland State Community College
  (basic math, elementary algebra and intermediate algebra)
  
  
• Jackson State Community College
  (basic math, elementary algebra and intermediate algebra)
  
  
• Northeast State Technical Community College
  (basic and developmental reading)
  
  
• Columbia State Community College
  (basic reading, developmental reading, basic writing and developmental writing)

• Align developmental studies curriculum with high school and college level curriculum. Alignment occurs through English and math curriculum revision committees of 7-9 expert faculty.
  
  
• Evaluate current assessment policies and tools to ensure improved placement of students and measurement of impact of developmental studies efforts. A task force of faculty and TBR administrators are reviewing policies and making recommendations to TBR.
  
  
• Integrate the developmental studies redesign project with other state P-16 efforts like Tennessee’s participation in the American Diploma Project. ECS annually convenes state policymakers, education leaders and representatives from the Tennessee P-16 council to explore how developmental studies efforts can be integrated into state P-16 policy discussions.

Upcoming meetings featuring the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign Initiative:

Association for the Study of Higher Education
Annual Conference
November 4-7, 2009
Vancouver, B.C.
Bruce Vandal, ECS, will present at a session on developmental education policy (Session L).