PACE is Back - Fall 2021

Hi Chairs,

We managed to figure out a way to test students for the ENGL101+011 PACE program and are currently placing students into PACE sections.

If you remember, PACE allows IERW002 students to take a PACE section of ENGL101+011 based on their reading skills.

• We collect a writing sample through the remote placement process. Students who select IERW002, place into it, and submit a PACE-level writing sample are then allowed to take a reading test. 
• The remote placement advisors send students this info with a link to the test. If they score 80% or above, they can take one of our PACE sections.

This doesn't mean that they are truly credit-level students; it means that they wrote enough and passed a reading test that allows them to take a special section of ENGL101+011 that is smaller than usual and has an in-class coach an hour a week who works with them.

Below is the email I send students (from the PACE email) with specific instructions for registering for PACE sections and contacting me (pace@montgomerycollege.edu).

Could you please get the word out that PACE is back and to be on the lookout for my email? If a student shows them the email, please have people go over the email and show them the list of sections they can choose from. Please do not give overrides because they can register for non-PACE sections, and I'm tracking numbers etc.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. And thanks for your support.

Best,

Miriam

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Miriam W Simon (she/her/hers) 

Professor 

English & Reading 

PACE Coordinator 

Cadre Counseling 

Montgomery College  

Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus 

240 567 1663

miriam.simon@montgomerycollege.edu

Remote English Placement Information

1. Remote Placement Form
   
   
2. Course Syllabi: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/abeess/english-and-reading/index.html
   
   
3. Questions about Process:  EnglishPlacement@montgomerycollege.edu 
   
   
4. Screening Questions and Points of Contact

Continuing Education/Bridge to Academic Success Hold and Alternative Placement Program-English

To have the CE/Bridge hold removed, send Dean Rodney Redmond an email with the name and M-number of the student who has the APPE designation and the CE/Bridge hold and copy Debbie Crutchfield in WDCE. They will take care removing the hold so that the student can register. Debbie Crutchfield will add a comment in Banner that reads “hold removed for APP placement”.

Alternative Course Placement Program (APP) - Advising Notes

Please be aware of the following information that was discovered at the last CAPDI meeting regarding APP:

1. APPE scores placing students at college level for English indicate placement in ENGL101A not ENGL101. Banner should be programmed to permit EN101A registration only.
   
2. APPM scores placing students at college level for Math indicate placement in MATH110 or MATH117. Student needing other courses should follow their Accuplacer (or other) placements.
   
3. APP scores will expire in 1 year.

• This means students who want to take advantage of this alternate placement must register within 1 year of graduation.  If they do not, APP scores will no longer be valid for placement.
• If the student registers for the college level English or Math course within one year of graduation, and fail it, they will be able to repeat the course during the year without an override. 

Alternative Placement Program/College Level Scores in Banner

Alternative Placement Program (APP)

Instituted in FY17, APP provides an alternative pathway to placing college-capable students in college credit-bearing courses.  MC will place incoming Montgomery County Public Schools students in college courses based on a final semester grade of B or higher in one or more of the courses listed below.  Students who qualify for placement in college credit courses as part of the APP are deemed as “college and career ready” for Maryland State Department of Education reporting purposes.

o   AP Language and Composition

o   Honors English 12

o   Modern World History (including honors level or higher)

o   Algebra 2 (any level)

As you may recall, last year students received a letter and then had to visit the English and/or Math department for an override for the College level course – so they could track their success.

It is now a permanent program (no longer a pilot) so it is now coded in Banner – so students do not need to visit the English and Math departments for overrides.

The APPE (English) and APPM (Math) will both have a test score of 80 in SOATEST in Banner, which means students with these scores are college level (ENGL101, ENGL101A, MATH110, MATH117). Counselors do not need to give an override based on this coding. 

*The score of 80 will expire one year after the date of graduation.  A script will be run daily to search for scores that are older than one (1) year.  APP Scores that meet these criteria will be changed to a 70 to inactivate the score but to still reflect that the student had that score. The student will then be treated as a regular student. 

Banner will allow students with APPE score of 80 to register for ENGL 101 or ENGL 101A.

·         Reminder:

·         If a student took AP English Language and scored a 3 on the exam, s/he will have transfer credit for ENGL101

·         If a student took AP English Language and scored a 4 or 5 on the exam, s/he will have transfer credit for ENGL101 and ENGL102

·         The student should submit official AP scores to Admissions & Records to receive credit

Banner will allow students with APPM score of 80 to register for MATH 110 or MATH 117.

·         If student’s need a higher level math course for their major (MATH 130, 150, 165, etc.) they will need to use a different placement method: Accuplacer, SAT, ACT, AP Scores, Transfer Credit, etc.

·         Reminder:

·         If a student took AP Statistics and scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the exam, s/he will have transfer credit for MATH117

o   Other AP Math Exams:

·         If a student took AP Calculus AB and scored a 4 or 5 on the exam, s/he will have transfer credit for MATH181

·         If a student took AP Calculus AB Subscore and scored a 4 or 5 on the exam, s/he will have transfer credit for MATH181

·         If a student took AP Calculus BC and scored a 4 or 5 on the exam, s/he will have transfer credit for MATH181 and MATH182

·         The student should submit official AP scores to Admissions & Records to receive credit

You can view all AP scores and MC equivalencies by following this link and clicking on “List of AP Exams and MC Equivalencies”: https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/department2.aspx?id=15634

Additionally, here is an email that John Hamman, Dean of Mathematics & Statistics recently sent to Rockville Counseling:

All,

Sorry for the late afternoon email, but since I was included in this chain I thought I would add a little clarification if it is helpful.

The idea is that an appropriate score in certain classes in high school will act the same as a placement score taken here at the college.  We have worked to make the system match as closely to our other placement practices as we can.  If a student takes Accuplacer and gets a 45 on the college math section, this should look and work very similar to earning an A or B in the final semester of an Algebra II course at MCPS.  The work we did to get to this point dealt with looking closely at the alignment of the curricula at MCPS and MC. Because of this we are only working with MCPS at this time and only students who come to MC the year following graduation (or part of the dual enrollment program).  All students should be taking math and English in their first year and this is an additional incentive to follow that rule.

For math students, if they were able to read, write and communicate well enough to pass the Algebra II course at MCPS with an A or B, they have been deemed ready for college level math so no additional testing or documentation is needed.  They can register for MATH 110 or MATH 117.  As Ever pointed out, if they are hoping to take MATH 130 or MATH 165, etc. they will need to use one of our other placement methods – Accuplacer being the most common even if it is not the best method.

Right now we have about 1,100 student records from MCPS that have been coded in Banner with the APPM and/or APPE.  As more students are admitted to MC, we will be asking for more data from MCPS and then entering it into Banner.  There are no letters or transcripts necessary for this and we are asking everyone not to put in an override for this program (even if they seem qualified) since we want to carefully track the success of these students and will get all appropriate records from MCPS.  We can easily track anyone with an APPM or APPE code, but not those with an override.  It is very important to me that we have the ability to track these students, gather data and compare it to our other placements. I am convinced we can find better predictors for success than an Accuplacer score, but we need evidence not just my conviction.

Thanks for your work with this,

John

John Hamman

Dean of Mathematics & Statistics

Montgomery College

20200 Observation Drive

Germantown, MD 20876

240-567-7794

SAT & Course Placement (Fall 2017 Registration)

For fall 2017 registration, the College will use the following scores from both the new and the old SAT to place for College-level coursework in English, math, and reading.  If a student has both scores, the College will use the higher of all scores for appropriate placement.  Banner has been coded to accept the scores as listed below.  No overrides are needed.

College Level Placements

Placement	New SAT Score	Banner Test Code	Old SAT Score	Banner Test Code
ENGL 101	500 on Evidence-Based Read/Writing OR 27+ on Reading Subtest	S11 S13	500 on Critical Reading	S01
READ 120	500 on Evidence-Based Read/Writing OR 27+ on Reading Subtest	S11 S13	500 on Critical Reading	S01
MATH 110 or MATH 115 or MATH 117	500 on Math	S12	500 on Math	S02

Upper Level-Placements

English

Placement	New SAT Score	Banner Test Code	Old SAT Score	Banner Test Code
ENGL 102 – possible placement based on writing sample and evaluation by English department	600 on Evidence-Based Read/Writing OR 32+ on Reading Subtest	S11 S13	600 on Critical Reading 700 on Critical Reading	S01

Placement	New SAT Score	Banner Test Code	Old SAT Score	Banner Test Code
ENGL 102 – no writing sample required	700 on Evidence-Based Read/Writing OR 36+ on Reading Subtest	S11 S13	700 on Critical Reading	S01

Math

Placement	New SAT Score	Banner Test Code	Old SAT Score	Banner Test Code
MATH 110 or MATH 115 or MATH117	500 on Math	S12	500 on Math	S02
MATH 130 or MATH 150	550 on Math	S12	550 on Math	S02
MATH 165	600 on Math	S12	600 on Math	S02
MATH 170 or MATH 181 – possible placement based on consultation with math department	650 on Math	S12	650 on Math	S02

Cut Scores in Banner

1. Go to SOATEST
2. Click on blank space in Test Code field
3. Click on Help on the top menu
4. Click on Dynamic Query
5. See details in Help Text 

World Language Placement Testing

Students can complete French and Spanish testing online: http://webcape.byuhtrsc.org/nwcregister.php

·         Select Montgomery College and correct campus from the drop down menu

·         Enter password (specific to campus – see below)

·         Select “French” or “Spanish” from the drop down menu

·         Click “begin”

·         On next screen, fill in data elements (first name, last name, ID number and email)

·         Students can result an interrupted exam or view score from last attempt

NOTE: *Recently added for the Rockville Campus - Chinese, German and Russian placement tests!

** Results are not input by Assessment Center staff** 

Placement Testing (LINK: http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/department2.aspx?id=60756)

Placement testing in French and Spanish is now available for all three campuses online. The online placement tests ensure that students will enroll in the course that best suits their level of ability and it may be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection. Click on the link to take the WebCAPE Foreign Language Placement Exam and follow the directions. You will be prompted to select a language and complete a short informational survey before starting the test. *Recently added for the Rockville Campus - Chinese, German and Russian placement tests!

Rockville Campus WebCAPE  Rockville contact: christine.hunt@montgomerycollege.edu

Your password is: panthers1

Germantown Campus WebCAPE Germantown contact: sella.gesumwa@montgomerycollege.edu

Your password is: GTHS150

Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus WebCAPE Takoma Park/Silver Spring contact: ivonne.bruneau-botello@montgomerycollege.edu

Your password is: takomapark

If you are currently an MC student, you will need to enter your M number.  If you are not currently an MC student, please enter the following as your ID: NonMC.

Any student placing higher than the 101, 103 and 106 levels should contact the department office with questions.  Please contact the campus contact  listed above, if you are not currently a Montgomery College student.

Placement exam results are valid for six months. The Department of World Languages and Philosophy reserves the right to make the final decisions about placement.

Montgomery College College Ready Assessments Scores*

Montgomery College College Ready Assessments Scores*

June 2016

Assessment Used and Accepted by Montgomery College to Assess College Readiness	Score necessary to be considered College-Ready and Enroll in College-Level, Credit-Bearing Courses in English and Math
English Assessment and Minimum Score Requirement
ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension and ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills***	79 (Reading) and 90 (English)
ACT	21
Pre March 2016 Critical Reading SAT** Redesigned Reading SAT ****	500 27
AP Test English Language Composition AP Test English Literature Composition	3 4,5
TOEFL	575+ (paper-based exam) 90 (internet-based exam)
Math Assessment and Minimum Score Requirement
ACCUPLACER Algebra and ACCUPLACER College Level Math***	62 and 45 Student also needs a minimum English assessment along with the above math assessment
ACT	21
Pre March 2016 SAT** Redesigned Math SAT****	500 530
AP Credit for Score Requirement
AP Test Calculus AB AP Test Calculus BC AP Statistics AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science AB	4 or 5 4 or 5 3,4 or 5 5 4 or 5
MC Interim PARCC College Ready Scores
PARCC ALG02 PARCC ELA11	4 or 5 4 or 5

*This document is for informational purposes only.  Montgomery College reserves the right to adjust assessment scores. 

**These scores are good only on the pre-redesigned SAT.  Once concordance tables are established for the redesigned SAT, changes may be made to the college-ready scores.

*** These scores are good only on the pre-redesigned Accuplacer.  College ready score will be established for the redesigned Accuplacer.

**** Interim MC college ready scores for the redesigned SAT for summer 2016 and fall 2016 pending action of the Maryland Council of Community College Presidents to designate statewide college ready scores.

Pathways Schedule January 2013

I anticipate that I will be in the office, RC 108a on the following Wednesdays:


Jan 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm
Leon A. Gray, Adjunct Professor/Counselor
Workforce Development & Continuing Ed.
RC 108A, Takoma Park Campus, 240-5671607

MA116A Advising note

Please remember to advise students that MA116A is an accelerated course that combines the content of MA097 and MA116. Students should be confident in their math skills if they are electing to take this course and counselors may want to let the student know that they will have to take and pass an algebra competency exam or they will not be able to continue with the statustics portion of the course. Here is an exerpt from one TP/SS MA116A professor's syllabus:

The algebra content of the course is delivered during the first 11 classes. A student who does not earn a grade of 70% or higher on this algebra competency examination CANNOT earn a passing grade for the course.

If a student fails the algebra competency examination on the first attempt, the student may retake the examination only one more time. If the student passes the examination on the second attempt, then the score for the algebra competency will be recorded as 70%, regardless of the student’s actual score on the second attempt.
If a student fails the algebra competency examination on the second attempt, then the student CANNOT earn credit for MA 116A. The student will be given the option to enroll in an online version of MA 097 (Intermediate Algebra). If the student successfully completes the online MA 097 course, then the student will be eligible to take MA 116 in a subsequent semester.

Chem Placement Test

We should not need to put in overrides for CH101 after a student takes the test- score is in Banner 24 hours later. However, for your reference a current passing score is 21 (out of 42).

ACE Program- Pilot

Student who take the Accuplacer and have a RD 79+ and EN 80-89 will be identified as potential ACE students. The students will then be given the option to take an ACE writing sample test. Once the English Department scores the writing test the student will be contacted and informed of their placement (either EN002 or EN101A). Theses students will still need to complete the EMAP to receieve the rest of their placement information.

Questions can be directed to the English Department on each campus.

English Fast track referrals

Fast Track Courses will be offered for Fall 2011 for RD099, EN002, and EN101A. In order for students to register for these classes they will have to see Windy Jefferson-Jackson, Greg Wahl, or Michael Leger to seek permission to register.

World Language Overrides

All placement testing and resulting prerequisite overrides will take place in the Writing, Reading and Language Center. Students who take the exam and need a prerequisite override in order to register for the appropriate course will see Jason Rivera, Director of the WRLC. In Mr. Rivera’s absence, students will be sent to the “Quick Questions” desk where an available Instructional Assistant will enter the prerequisite override in Banner. We hope that this process will offer our students the “one stop shopping” that will move them seamlessly through registration for courses. Contact Shelley Jones with questions: 240-567-1673

Updated Course Placement Form

The course placement form and eMAP packet have been updated to reflect the new math changes starting Fall 2011.

New Course Placement Form: H:\TP\Counsel_Advising\Front Desk\Forms on Wall\Course Placements & Assessment Levels 11-12.pdf

eMAP Packet: H:\TP\Counsel_Advising\Front Desk\Forms on Wall\EMAP Packet 11-12.pdf

Both the new and old forms will be available at the front desk.