Placement, Readiness, and Progress: First Year Success Council (PReP)

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Purpose

The Placement, Readiness, and Progress: First-Year Success Committee promotes equitable access and first-year success by evaluating placement, onboarding, and instructional practices that support student achievement in the earliest stages of their academic journey.

Functions

The Council's functions are to:

• Recommend equitable placement, assessment, orientation, and counseling strategies in alignment with state policy and best practices.
• Analyze disaggregated first-year student data to identify disproportionate impact and guide instructional and structural improvements.
• Recommend early academic support strategies, such as co-requisite models and first-year learning communities.
• Collaborate with the Office of Research and Institutional Effectiveness (RIE) to assess the impact of onboarding and gateway course interventions.
• Recommend professional development that advances culturally responsive pedagogy for first-year success.
• Ensure that equity considerations are embedded in early curriculum, outcomes assessment, and program development processes.