As
a result of a 2012 Act titled PA12-40, Concerning College Readiness and
Completion, Middlesex Community College and Adult Education and Career Centers
in Middletown, Meriden, and Wallingford are receiving funds to support students
who place at the Transitional Strategies Level after their initial registration
and skill assessment placement exams.
With these funds, MxCC and the college’s Adult Education partners in Middletown, Meriden and Wallingford will provide students three different “refresher course” packages for the Spring 2015 semester, free of charge. Students can select any one of the three packages that are being offered at the three Adult Education locations to help earn college credit or to better prepare them for eventual Math and English credit courses.
With these funds, MxCC and the college’s Adult Education partners in Middletown, Meriden and Wallingford will provide students three different “refresher course” packages for the Spring 2015 semester, free of charge. Students can select any one of the three packages that are being offered at the three Adult Education locations to help earn college credit or to better prepare them for eventual Math and English credit courses.
The
Basic Skills Assessment testing that students take when they register for
classes is meant to ensure they have the skills necessary to excel in the
college classes they take. Being placed at a Transitional Strategies level
means that a refresher course is needed in either arithmetic or elementary
skills for Math, or essay writing, grammar, and reading comprehension for
English. The Transitional Strategies Packages are meant to enable MxCC students
to put forth their best work and get into classes that allow them to earn
credits.
“This
is an extraordinary opportunity for students who place at the Transitional
Strategies level in Math and English” said Donna Bontatibus, professor of
English at MxCC.
Each available package includes a Freshman Seminar course FS100 with a Math and/or an English Fast Track Workshop.
Each available package includes a Freshman Seminar course FS100 with a Math and/or an English Fast Track Workshop.
“With
FS100, students will earn three college credits. With the Fast Track Workshops,
students will be provided the opportunity to improve their skill sets in Math,
Writing, and Reading,” said Bontatibus
At
the end of the workshops, students are given the opportunity to retake their
assessment tests in Math and/or English to see if they can progress to a College
Level Math or English.
For more information on the packages in Middletown, contact Donna Bontatibus, dbontatibus@mxcc.edu; Meriden contact Tami Christopher, tchristopher@mxcc.edu; and Wallingford contact Mary Rayappan, mrayappan@mxcc.edu
For more information on the PA12-40 Act Concerning College
Readiness and Completion visit http://www.ct.edu/files/pdfs/12-40-overview.pdf or
http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/dev-education 
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