The Developmental Education Reform Act (DERA) was signed into law in March 2021. DERA aims to address inequities in degree completion by race and income status by reforming developmental education placement and delivery. Developmental education allows academically underprepared students to build skills that are necessary for preparation and success in gateway mathematics and English courses as well as other college level courses.
Fiscal Year 2023 Status of Developmental Education Reform in the Illinois Community College System (Feb 15, 2023) – This report provides a status update on developmental education reforms for Illinois community college, as well as developmental education student outcomes by model as required by DERA.
Fiscal Year 2023 Status of Developmental Education and College-Level Coursework Placement Policy and Outcomes in the Illinois Community College System (June 30, 2023) – this report provides an overview of each community college’s developmental education and college-level coursework placement policy and the policy’s outcomes. The data is consistent with the Illinois Community College Board’s requirements for data collection and is disaggregated by developmental education course model, by gender, race and ethnicity, and federal Pell Grant status.
* Table 15 – Illinois Community College Gateway Course Completion for Fall 2021 First-Time, Full-Time Students by English/Language Arts Developmental Education Model (updated Sept . 2024)
* Table 16 – Illinois Community College Persistence and Retention for Fall 2021 First-Time, Full-Time
Students by English/Language Arts Developmental Education Model (updated Sept . 2024)
* Table B-4 – Statewide Summary of Students by Subgroup by Primary English Language Arts Developmental Education Model for Fall 2021 First-time, Full-time Student Cohort
* Table 15, Table 16, and Table B-4 of the June 30, 2023 Developmental Education Reform Act Report have been updated to correct an inaccuracy in the initial report. No other tables were impacted by this issue.
Developmental Education Reform 2024 Reporting Template and FAQ
Each community college is required to submit an annual report to the ICCB updating the institutional plan for scaling developmental education reforms and providing on the institution’s reform progress.
To assist you in completing this required reporting, the ICCB has developed a reporting template and provided an FAQ for reporting.
Institutional reports must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on December 30, 2024. Submissions should be emailed to iccb.studentservices@illinois.gov. If you have any questions, please reach out to Deana Schenk, Senior Director for Student Success, deana.schenk@illinois.gov.