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This report presents results from the College-ABLE Partnership Project. It is a description of 27 developing Developmental Education Initiative (DEI) partnerships between various State of Ohio Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) programs and the twenty-three 23 Ohio community colleges and four branch campuses. The primary objectives of the study were to: understand principles of solid DEI partnerships, develop guidance for establishing and maintaining DEI partnerships, highlight ways to expand DEI partnerships, and recommend policy changes to support DEI partnerships.

The report contains five chronologically organized sections. Section one offers acknowledgement to those who helped to make this report possible, the preface of why a college-ABLE partnership may lead to greater student success, and introduction to the Developmental Education Initiative (DEI). Section two outlines the DEI pilot, the design for examining partnerships, along with key data analysis. Section three presents a synthesis of data collected through the survey and onsite reviews in order to condense the findings into eight key characteristics of successful DEI partnerships. Section four discusses additional partnership opportunities and considerations for state policy and support from the Ohio Board of Regents (OBR). Section five contains the appendices for the report. Some items include DEI protocols, survey instruments and results, case studies of the partnerships, an interpretation of open enrollment, and references. Show less