Forum participants engaged in roundtable discussions, which focused on the priority areas identified within the work plans of Pennsylvania's Achieving the Dream colleges. Small groups shared strategies and promising practices, as well as identifying common definitions, policies and procedures to enhance student success.

Section one outlines the common strategies, promising practices and questions that emerged in each priority-area roundtable. Section two outlines the partnership and alignment themes that emerged from the various discussion topics. Communication, collaboration, engagement, alignment and the development of partnerships contribute to college and career readiness and student success. This document is available in PDF format for easy printing.    

STRATEGIES,  PROMISING PRACTICES AND QUESTIONS

Placement Tests and Cut-off Scores

• staff community college testing centers with an advisor or counselor
• offer a refresher course before administering the placement tests

Summer Programs

• various summer programs exist or were suggested, such as pre-college, summer college, summer bridge and summer “Math Jam” (an intensive course on basic math)
• Should summer programs be designed for high school students or developmental education students?