ACMEAlignment & Completion of Math & English
Alignment and Completion of Math and English (ACME) uses Guided Pathways design principles and expertise in CT State Community College to develop and recommend policies and practices that facilitate student completion of college level math and English within the first year.
ACME
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Courses
Advanced English Proficiency Certificate
Contacts
- Dr. Hannah Moeckel-Rieke, ACME ESOL Coordinator
Co-Chair, ESL Council
Hmoeckel-rieke@norwalk.edu - Melanie Majeski, ACME ESOL Coordinator
Co-Chair, ESL Council
Mmajeski@nv.edu
Resources
- Immigrant community CT Data (forthcoming)
- White Paper (forthcoming)
- Language Acquisition Theory (forthcoming)
- Learning Communities (forthcoming)
- Bridge Programs (forthcoming)
- Generation 1.5 (forthcoming)
- TESOL link
ACME
English Courses
CURRICULUM TEMPLATES
- ENG 1010, ENG 1010H
ENG 1010: Composition satisfies the Written Communication I requirement. It is additionally offered in an Honors format.
- ENG 0910
ENG 0910: Composition Workshop is the linked corequisite course for ENG 1010.
- ENG 1020, ENG 1020H, ENG 1030, ENG 1030H, ENG 1080
ENG 1020 /1020 H: Composition II and Literature, ENG 1030 / ENG 1030 H: Composition II and Non-fiction Texts, and ENG 1080: Composition II: Technical Writing and Presentation each satisfy the Written Composition II requirement. These are included here to illustrate the progression from Written Communication I to Written Communication II. They are not directly part of the ACME project.
Contacts
- Dr. James Gentile, ACME English Coordinator
jgentile@manchestercc.edu - Andrew Sottile, ACME English Coordinator
asottile@manchestercc.edu - Dr. Rachel Jasiczek, English Team Chair
rjasiczek@ncc.commnet.edu
Resources
ACME
Math Courses & Pathways
Documents
- CT State Math Course Numbers
- Math Course Outlines
- Math Course Crosswalks
- Math Courses Flowchart
- Path to Calculus Flowchart
Contacts
- Debora Rimkus, ACME Math Coordinator
drimkus@qvcc.commnet.edu
Resources
ACME
Resources
ACME Phase 1 --Fall 2023 Watch Presentation Download Slides |
Dec. 6, 1-2 PM | James Gentile, Andrew Sottile, Hannelore Moeckel-Rieke, Melanie Majeski, Deb Rimkus, Andre Freeman, Amy Feest, Michael Stefanowicz |
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ACME
Committees
Extended Huddle
Members
- Michael Buccilli MBuccilli@commnet.edu CT State
- Joseph Cullen JCullen@commnet.edu CT State
- Kimberly Dragan KDragan@nwcc.commnet.edu Northwestern
- Amy Feest AFeest@commnet.edu CT State
- James Gentile JGentile@mcc.commnet.edu Manchester
- Forrest Helvie FHelvie@ncc.commnet.edu Norwalk
- Miah LaPierre-Dreger MLaPierre-Dreger@ccc.commnet.edu CT State
- Amanda MacTaggart AMacTaggart@commnet.edu System Office
- Jesse-Douglas Mathewson JMathewson@commnet.edu CT State
- Laura McCarthy LMcCarthy@nwcc.commnet.edu Northwestern
- Francine Rosselli-Navarra FRosselli-Navarra@mcc.commnet.edu System Office
- Michael Stefanowicz MStefanowicz@commnet.edu CT State
- Hannelore Moeckel-Rieke HMoeckel-Rieke@ncc.commnet.edu Norwalk
- Andrew Sottile ASottile@mcc.commnet.edu Manchester
- Tamara O'Day Stevens TODayStevens@commnet.edu CT State
- Andrew Pelletier APelletier@hcc.commnet.edu Housatonic
Meeting Agendas/Minutes
ACME Advisory Council
The ACME Advisory Council is a multi-stakeholder group charged with providing input on the implementation of the Alignment and Completion of Math and English policy. Meeting several times a year, this council will also receive updates from the ACME Extended Huddle and other relevant workgroups and bring relevant information back to their respective constituents.
Members
- Amanda Sweeney, Gateway Math, Co-chair CMAC
- Amit Savkar, UConn Mathematics
- Melanie Majeski, ESL Council
- Elizabeth Hart, SCSU Math Faculty
- Michelle Breaker, Transitional Council
- Jennifer Meny, Admissions Council
- JD Mathewson, Institutional Research
- Andrew Pelletier/Brian Cleary, Tutoring
- Jason Scappiticci, Pre-matriculation programs
- Susan Murphy/ Ron Chomicz, Learning Disabilities
- Kerry Beckford, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Robin Avant, Academic Student Affairs Dean
- Mike Buccilli, Advising
- Jill Rushbrook, First Year Experience
- Ajit Gopalakrishnan, SDE
- Mike Stefanowicz, Interim AVP of Academic and Student Affairs
- Fran Rosselli-Navarra, Interim AVP of Academic Affairs
- Mike Rooke, Interim President of CT State
- Miah LaPierre-Dreger, Interim Provost of CT State
- Amy Feest, Associate VP of Programs and Curriculum
- Tamara Day-O’Connor, Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning
- Joe Cullen, Director of Program Review and Assessment
- Manuel Gomez, Associate Vice President of Academic Operations
- Amanda MacTaggart, Associate Director of CSCU Student Success Center
- Georgette E. Hyman, Assistant Director, Disability Services & Testing Coordinator
Meeting Agendas/Minutes
ACME
The Policy
Policy Document
All elements of this policy will be implemented no earlier than fall 2023 and no later than fall 2025 by decision of the planning and design teams described throughout this document.
View the ACME PolicyUpdates
May 26, 2022 - ACME Year End Report 2021-2022
May 13, 2022 - ACME Update
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that CT State Community College will begin implementing the Alignment and Completion of Math and English (ACME) Policy to scale in Fall 2023. Approved by the Board of Regents in May 2021, this policy aims to increase completion of English 101 and the appropriate college-level gateway math course during a student's first year through implementing corequisite education. All students will begin their community college education in English 101 and the college-level gateway math course most appropriate for their program with the corequisite supports as needed. This policy also directs the offering of accelerated English as a Second Language (ESL) sequence, which has been piloted at some colleges.
Between 2018 and 2021, as part of the Guided Pathways work in CSCU, and led bythe CSCU Student Success Centerand its Guided Pathways Managers, hundreds of faculty, staff, and administrators collaborated on recommendations that set the foundation for the BORACMEpolicy. Over the past year, faculty working groups, with continued support from national experts from the Dana Center, have dedicated hundreds of hours to readying the components of theACMEpolicy for implementation. Over the coming year, much work remains ahead of us that will see faculty working groups studying and refining the implementation ofACMEto ensure that at scale it meets the BOR expectation of advancing equitable student success.
James Gentile and Andrew Sottile lead the English faculty workgroup, Debora Rimkus leads the math faculty workgroup, and Hannelore Moeckel-Rieke leads the ESL faculty workgroup. Each discipline workgroup consists of faculty members from across the CT State Colleges and Universities, all of whom contribute to the design and implementation ofACME. TheACMECore Steering Committee coordinates the activities of the discipline workgroups, and it developed a website to share information aboutACMEwork:ACME. It serves as a repository for meeting information, presentations, and other resources and links to discipline-specific webpages.
ACMEand corequisite education provide a fundamental shift from our current practice of prerequisite developmental education. Gateway math and English courses are prerequisites or corequisites for many courses. Therefore, all faculty must consider the implications of this policy on their programs and courses over the coming academic year. The leads for each discipline group are preparing professional learning opportunities and resources to support faculty and staff during this transitional period.In the meantime, the leads are available to answer questions as needed and will keep faculty updated on developments through CMAC, CCET and ESOL councils.Faculty teaching corequisite courses will receive targeted outreach and professional development opportunities to support successful implementation of these courses.
Thank you once again to everyone who has helped make this equity-informed, faculty-led, and student-centered work a priority. I look forward to the rollout in Fall 2023 but recognize that the work is far from done. I encourage all faculty and staff to become actively involved in the rollout, so that together, we deliver the best possible corequisite supports to our students.
Miah LaPierre-Dreger, EdD
Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
CT State Community College
mlapierre-dreger@ccc.commnet.edu