NY Educ L § 6303-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University Article 126 - Community Colleges and State-Aided Four-Year Colleges 6303-A - Graduation, Achievement and Placement Program.

§   6303-a.   Graduation,   achievement   and  placement  program.  1. Definitions.  As used in this section, the following  terms  shall  have the following meanings:  (a)  "Plan" shall mean the graduation, achievement and placement (GAP) program plan to be developed by the state university  trustees  pursuant to  subdivision  two  of  this  section,  after  consultation  with  the community college presidents, councils and faculty.  (b) "Program" shall mean the GAP program to be developed by the  state university trustees pursuant to subdivision two of this section.   2.  By  no  later  than  July  first, two thousand fourteen, the state university trustees shall develop, as part of  the  master  plan  to  be submitted  pursuant to section three hundred fifty-four of this chapter, a comprehensive plan to be incorporated into its  two  thousand  sixteen master plan and fully implemented no later than July first, two thousand eighteen at each of the state university of New York community colleges. Such  plan  shall  seek  to  develop  a  remedial  education  program to accomplish the following goals:  (a) Improve community college outcomes by reducing the time to  degree completion or transfer to a four year college;  (b)   Reduce   state   and  local  sponsor  expenditures  on  remedial coursework;  (c) Improve overall community college graduation rates and  employment prospects.   3.  Each  community  college  shall  utilize  features  in its program identified in the SUNY task force on remediation report, issued pursuant to chapter fifty-seven of the laws of two  thousand  twelve,  and  shall consider  other features of successful existing programs, including, but not limited to the following:  (a) Adoption of a consistent definition  of  "college  readiness"  for student  placement  into  remedial  programs  using multiple measures of student achievement;  (b) Accelerated developmental education program offerings;  (c)  Incorporating  remedial  instruction  into   the   beginning   of college-level  programs,  either  as  introductory courses or integrated into initial college-level courses;  (d) Utilize supplemental academic support for  developmental  students enrolled  in  college  level  courses as well as other contextualization models;  (e) A consolidated course  schedule  that  permits  students  to  take classes  in  a  morning,  afternoon  or evening schedule so as to enable students to balance school, work and other personal responsibilities;  (f)  An  advisement  model  that  directs  counselors  with   assigned caseloads  to  meet  with  students  monthly  from  program  entry until graduation;  (g)  Career  and  employment  services  that  provide  students   with interview training, job skills and career planning;  (h)  Academic  support  services  that provide tutoring from qualified undergraduate or graduate students or faculty; and  (i) Comprehensive evaluation  and  the  use  of  data  to  assess  the effectiveness of the program.   4. Each community college shall be required to implement, on a partial basis,  its  program  by the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen academic year.   5. Each community college shall report on the  implementation  of  the program and shall report on measures of student success for each student enrolled  in  such program. Such report shall include but not be limited to:  (a) Annual number  and  percentage  of  entering  first-time  students enrolled   in   remedial  (developmental)  education  courses  in  math, english/reading or both and complete a college-level course in the  same subject.  (b)  Annual  number  and  percentage  of entering first-time degree or certificate seeking students  who  complete  entry  college-level  math, english  and  reading  courses within the first two consecutive academic years.  (c) Number and percentage of entering degree  or  certificate  seeking students  enrolling  from  fall  to  spring  and  fall  to  fall  at  an institution of higher education.