EARLY ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM
Working Together to Prepare
Students for College
Tom Reisz, San José State University
CSU Counselor Conference, Santa Clara
Friday, October 3, 2008
EAP
The goal of the
Early Assessment
Program is to help
California high
school graduates
enter the CSU
fully prepared for
college-level work.
English Proficiency
 SAT Critical Reading:
550 or above
 SAT Writing Skills:
680 or above
 ACT English test:
24 or above
 AP English:
3 or above
 A “C” or better in a community college English course that
satisfies the general education requirement in English
composition (English 1A).
 A status of READY on the CSU’s Early Assessment in
English
 A passing score on the CSU’s English Placement Test
(EPT)
Mathematics Proficiency
 SAT Reasoning Test :
550 or above
 SAT Subject Test (IC or IIC):
550 or above
 ACT Mathematics test:
23 or above
 AP Calculus or Statistics:
3 or above
 A “C” or better in a community college mathematics course
that satisfies the quantitative reasoning requirement (GE
requirement B-4).
 A status of READY (or CONDITIONALLY READY) on the
CSU’s Early Assessment in Mathematics
 A passing score on the CSU’s Entry Level Mathematics
examination (ELM)
CSU Incoming Freshmen
Historically, throughout the state…
 About 35% of first-time
freshmen enter the CSU
without demonstrating
proficiency in mathematics.
 About 45% of first-time
freshmen enter the CSU
without demonstrating
proficiency in English.
 About 55% of first-time
freshmen enter the CSU
needing remediation in at
least one subject.
Approximate Percent of Regularly
Admitted Freshmen in Remedial
Mathematics and English
Math Only
10%
English Only
20%
Both
25%
COLLABORATION
 California State Board of Education
 California Department of Education
 California State University
The CSU Early Assessment Program
EAP
The Early Assessment Program
 The Early Signal
11th Grade Testing
 The Senior Year Experience
12th Grade Intervention
 Professional Development for High School
Teachers
11th Grade Testing: What is it?
Students participate by responding to the voluntary items
that appear in their 11th grade CST Language Arts and
Mathematics test booklets.
 Mathematics (Algebra II and Summative High School
Mathematics tests only)
– 15 additional untimed multiple choice questions
 English
– 15 additional untimed multiple choice questions
– 45 minute analytical essay administered in March
Selected items from CST and additional EAP items
(including the essay in English) are used to determine
student readiness for college English and/or mathematics
11th Grade Testing: Why Participate?
 Identify the need for additional preparation for college-level
courses while in high school.
 Adjust senior-year coursework to prepare for
college-level courses.
 Earn an exemption from CSU placement tests. (Students
may soon be able to use the EAP to fulfill California
Community College placement requirements as well.)
 Avoid investing time and money in college remediation
courses that do not count toward a baccalaureate degree.
Level of Participation
 Peer-delivered EAP
advising
 Timely motivational
video
 Spring participation
reminder (email)
 Online results
notification (email)
http://www.csusuccess.org/juniors
11th Grade Testing: Results
 Ready
Exempt from the CSU placement examination in
mathematics or English
 Conditionally Ready (math only)
Exempt from the CSU math placement upon satisfactory
completion of a senior year math experience
 Not Yet Demonstrating Readiness
Must demonstrate readiness through the SAT, ACT, AP
tests, community college course work, or CSU placement
tests or enter remedial (developmental) classes
March:
Students sit for the EAP English essay. The essay may be
administered on multiple days at any school site.
April:
Students take the CST + EAP.
Summer:
ETS scores the exams.
August:
ETS delivers EAP results to district offices.
 EAP district roster, with students grouped by school
 2 copies of STAR student reports
 STAR student CD-ROM
 Transcript labels do NOT include EAP results
Then:
Districts mail STAR student reports to students’ homes. One copy
stays in students’ files at school. Released results are matched to
applications in CSUMentor and available for online look-up.
11th Grade Testing: Status Reports
 EAP results appear on the
lower left corner of the
second page of the STAR
Student Reports that are
mailed home in August.
 Students are referred to a
website for additional
advising.
EAP STAR Report Website
http://www.csusuccess.org/star
 Explanation of all EAP statuses
 Student video explaining the
importance of EAP
 Links to advising tools and
exam prep resources on the
Math and English Success
Websites
11th Grade Testing: Status Release
By filling in the release bubble, students…
 will be able to look up their
results online when they are
released.
 will have their results
matched to their applications
in CSUMentor if they apply
to the California State
University.
EAP results DO NOT affect the admissions process.
Online EAP Status Check
www.calstate.edu/eap/results
 Students can look up their EAP mathematics and
English status online at this website.
 Students then receive personalized advice for
fulfilling the CSU math and English placement
requirements in the most efficient way.
Replacement EAP Reports
Students who did not fill in the release bubble and lost
their STAR Student Reports may obtain replacement EAP
reports by emailing a request to
EAPDups@ets.org
The request should include the student’s…
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Full name
Date of birth
High school
School year in which he or she attended the 11th grade.
EAP results are valid only for the year following high school graduation.
 http://eap2008.ets.org/
Viewreport.asp
 http://eap2007.ets.org/
Viewreport.asp
 http://eap2006.ets.org/
Viewreport.asp
The Senior Year Experience for Students
in English
CSU English Success Website
http://www.CSUEnglishSuccess.org
“Exam Prep”
 Two full-length EPTs
 One set of Practice Questions
“Counselors”
 English proficiency requirement
 EAP status look-up
 Motivational videos
The Senior Year Experience for Students
in Mathematics
CSU Math Success Website
http://www.CSUMathSuccess.org
 ALEKS ELM preparation
 Online ELM tutorials
 Online practice tests
 ELM Problem Book
 Focus on Mathematics booklet
Authoritative Advice from “My Roadmap”
The “My Roadmap”
feature of both sites
allows students to
create personalized
pathways to CSUproficiency as early
as the 9th grade.
The Senior Year Math Experience
For Conditionally Ready Students
Students may fulfill their “conditional readiness”
requirements by…
 completing a math course that has Algebra II as a
prerequisite or AP Physics with a grade of “C” or
better. Note: A “C-” does not fulfill the requirement.
 completing an online senior year math experience
such as ALEKS in the spring semester.
http://www.csumathsuccess.org/elearning
ALEKS: Intelligent Math Tutoring
ALEKS is an online tutorial that helps students
prepare for the Entry Level Math (ELM) Exam
 It costs $35 through the CSU Math Success
website.
 Fee waivers are available.
 Students work at their own pace
 Students can track their progress by viewing
a pie chart that provides a snapshot of their
current knowledge state.
 A guided ALEKS course is available for
“Conditionally Ready” students who are not
taking math in their senior year. Passing this
course fulfills the CSU math placement
requirement.
Math Level and CSU Proficiency
First-time freshmen at CSU Chico, Fall 2004 through Fall 2006
Junior and Senior Coursework for Students
in English
Expository Reading and Writing Course
Schools that have sent English teachers to EAP
professional development workshops may also be
able to offer the ERWC, or individual modules from
the course, to juniors and seniors.
“B”-course approval was granted in June 2006.
Professional Development for Teachers
 Expository Reading and Writing Course
 Emphasizes in-depth study of expository, analytical, and
argumentative writing .
 Deepens students’ critical reading, writing, and thinking skills.
 Approved as a “b” course for juniors and seniors in the “a-g” college
preparation sequence.
 Reading Institutes for Academic Preparation
 Helps teachers across the curriculum at every grade level become
effective literacy instructors in their content areas.
 Mathematics Program
 Helps teachers recognize and create cognitively complex, multi-step
problems that require students to develop creative approaches to
problem solving
EAP Site Leader Handbook
This handbook will help you…
 review the main components
of the EAP.
 locate program resources.
 develop a school site action
plan.
http://www.calstate.edu/eap/documents/site-leader-handbook
What Next?
1. Advise your juniors to take the EAP English and mathematics augmentations
in the spring…and to fill in the status release bubble!
2. Have your juniors sign up at the Junior Portal for EAP reminders.
3. Connect your seniors to the appropriate resources, especially senior year
mathematics classes for Conditionally Ready students. (In the second
semester, refer students to ALEKS.) Find out which English teachers are
offering ERWC-based lessons.
4. Encourage all students to visit the CSU Math and English Success websites
and create roadmaps to readiness. Get to know the sites yourself!
5. Inform your school’s teachers about EAP professional development
opportunities.
6. Get to know your local EAP coordinator. Invite him or her to your campus to
talk to your students and staff.
7. Visit the CSU EAP Website at www.calstate.edu/eap to learn more about the
program and get your school’s data. Get the EAP site leader handbook at...
www.calstate.edu/eap/documents/site-leader-handbook
For further information, contact your
local EAP coordinator.
Tom Reisz
San José State University
408/924-3221
tom.reisz@sjsu.edu
Christa Amouroux
San Francisco State University
415/637-2792
amouroux@sfsu.edu
Aimee Sanchez
CSU Monterey Bay
831/582-3658
aimee_sanchez@csumb.edu
Claudia Quezada
CSU East Bay
510/885-3996
claudia.quezada@csueastbay.edu