Systemwide English Composition I placement measures and corequisite English developmental support are both critical to the AY 2024 - AY 2026 Performance Agreements. Currently, the English Professional Development Sessions are underway.
Corequisite English developmental support - Professional Development & Implementation
KBOR is facilitating professional development sessions to assist English faculty in creating corequisite developmental support sections for English Composition I. Dr. Casey Reid (University of Kansas), Dr. Melanie Burdick (Washburn University), and Kathy McCoskey, M.A. (Butler Community College) will be leading these sessions.
Please refer to the schedule and registration links below, and please note, content for each session will build upon the material from previous sessions, and the training sessions will be recorded. Individuals who participate in the training acknowledge that the recording may be used for professional development purposes.
| Date/Time | Registration |
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Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (KBOR policy/overview of corequisite English & models) |
Completed |
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Friday, Jan. 31, 2024 - 200 - 4:00 p.m. (Building corequisite instruction: integrating the "Reading Cycle," scaffolding, & teaching supporting reading) |
Click HERE |
| Friday, Feb. 28, 2024 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Supporting students' non-cognitive & affective needs) | Forthcoming |
| Friday, April 4, 2024 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Putting it all together: Working time & questions) | Forthcoming |
Multiple measures placement decisions
Per KBOR policy, each student who meets either a systemwide course placement measure OR an institutionally designated* course placement measure is eligible to enroll in a gateway course without developmental support. Each student meeting neither of the above shall be placed into the gateway course with developmental support. Placement measures for English Composition I are listed below.
English Composition I
18+ on ACT Reading AND ACT English; OR
500+ on SAT ERW (Evidence-based Reading and Writing); OR
255+ Accuplacer Reading AND Writing; OR
3.0+ high school cumulative unweighted GPA after five or more semesters; OR
16+ ACT Reading AND ACT English AND B or higher (not B-) in most recent high school English course; OR
2.7+ high school cumulative unweighted GPA after 5 or more semesters AND B or higher (not B-) in most recent high school English course
Systemwide English Course Placement Measures Committee
- Mary Beth Harris - Emporia State University
- Eric Leuschner - Fort Hays State University
- Karin Westman/Abby Knoblauch - Kansas State University
- Mary Jo Reiff - University of Kansas
- Janet Zepernick - Pittsburg State University
- Darren DeFrain - Wichita State University
- Melanie Burdick (co chair) - Washburn University
- Stephanie Joiner (co chair) - Barton Community College
- Melissa Gunby - Coffeyville Community College
- Geneva Diamond - Dodge City Community College
- Andrea Broomfield - Johnson County Community College
- Nate Arida - Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology