Student Services Mission Statement Organization - Centralia College

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Standard Three 42and educational needs of the community. The College has measurableand clear directives in its mission to recognize, respect, and value eachindividual. Many activities on campus demonstrate this commitment suchas the Clocktower Project, Dr. Martin Luther King pamphlets andspeakers, Native American storytellers, and ethnic cultural presentations.Although only 4% of the population of Lewis County are people of color,13% of the students at Centralia College are people of color.Student PlacementAs an open-door, public institution, Centralia College uses placementguides from ASSET to advise and place students into coursescommensurate with their academic level and technical skills. The ASSETis a standardized test from the American College Testing Service, andcourse placement score indicators were selected after reviewingWashington state research data, then adjusting them to Centralia Collegedata. The tests measure reading, English, and math skills and aremandatory in order to receive priority registration as a matriculatedstudent.Test results are kept for three years, and students must retest if they havenot taken classes during this time period. Test results may recommendcourse placement and/or additional ABE level testing for students whoare below college level. Placement is not mandatory and some studentschoose not to follow the placement recommendations.Basic education students (ABE/GED) are required to take theComprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) placementtest before being advised into courses. Staff then rely on competencytesting for later advancement.Non-native English speakers who wish to take ESL courses are placedfollowing oral testing and intake interviews. As of July 1, 1999, theCollege began use of a state mandated initial placement tool, the SecondLanguage English Proficiency test (SLEP), with this group of students.
Standard Three 43"Ability to Benefit" testing is provided to students who do not have a highschool diploma or a recognized equivalent but wish to qualify for financialaid. The Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE, level A form 5 or 6) wasselected from the approved list of tests and has been used sinceDecember, 1992. ASSET was added as an Ability to Benefit instrumentduring summer quarter 1999. All standardized testing procedures are inplace and students earning the appropriate level scores have Ability toBenefit notices sent to Financial Aid for processing. Results are good for12 months.Students who are able to document technical skills from high school orwork experiences are allowed to enter higher level classes based oninstructor permission under tech-prep agreements with local high schoolswhich are in place to grant credit for courses with equivalent content andskill standards. These agreements are renewed annually.AnalysisChanges in state recommended tests for work with literacy and adultbasic education students have required the College to change some of itsstandard testing practices over the past year. Efforts are made to providetesting to students at all levels in a positive, friendly way. However, formany students the need to undergo assessment is very intimidating.Centralia College has chosen to address this by allowing students someflexibility in retesting, and when in doubt, students are provided specialtesting arrangements such as individualized testing versus group testing.With appropriate documentation, extended time is also available.The College has performed only limited research on the selection of itscutoff scores for course placement. Thus the accuracy of cutoff scoreshas not fully been validated. In spring of 1999, American College Testing(ACT) performed a comprehensive analysis of Centralia's cutoff scoresfor ASSET. During 1999-2000, this research will be used to validatecutoff scores and, if necessary, modify them for improved accuracy.
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