Remedial and Developmental Education

Action	Rationale	Savings	Impact
1.Require flexible delivery of remedial and developmental programs to allow students to move into college-level courses faster. (M)	Ensures more efficient and/or effective assessment, placement and remediation.Examples include web-based instruction, lab tutorials, supplemental instruction and intensive fast-track programs.	Reduced time to graduation and costs to state and students; less expensive testing and teaching tools that may be fee-based.	Improved recruitment and retention. Reduced number of faculty hours devoted to remedial and developmental courses.
2.Reduce credit hours awarded for each of the eight remedial and developmental courses to a maximum of three. (L)	Increases consistency in course offerings and student requirements among institutions.	Reduced cost to state and students.	Students move into college-level courses faster. Reduced number of faculty hours devoted to remedial and developmental courses.
3.Reduce stateand student costs for developmental courses at universities to community college levels. (L)	Eliminates the need to shift developmental students to 2-year institutions for cost reduction reasons, reducing inconvenience to students.	Reduced cost to state and students.	Permits students needing developmental work to continue obtaining it at most convenient institution.
4.Align standards for high school graduation with standards for higher education admission. (L)	Improves student learning and eliminates need for remedial and developmental work for new high school students.	Reduces cost to state and students.	Better prepared students entering college. Increased participation in higher education. Improved graduation rates.
5.Remove remedial programs from 4-year institutions with 5 years. (L)	Supports higher admission standards at universities and moves remedial work to the lowest-cost environment.	Reduced cost to state and students.	Requires students needing remedial work to enroll in community college or exercise other options for acquiring 8^th grade level skills. Potential negative impact on athletes and financial aid recipients.

(Definitions for “remedial” and “developmental” to be added.)12/07/01