About EPIC
Dr. David Conley presenting at a conference hosted by the College Board.
About EPIC
EPIC's mission is to improve educational policy and practice that will increase student success, particularly with students historically underserved by public schools. EPIC conducts a range of policy-related research studies and is distinguished by its pioneering use of state-of-the-art, criterion-based, standards-referenced methods of course and document analysis. EPIC seeks to create a climate of change along with practical tools and techniques that support a dramatic improvement in college and career readiness for students in U.S. schools.
CollegeReady Resources
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College Ready School Diagnostic
Generate a profile of a schoolʼs program in relation to the Four Facets of College Readiness -
Course Alignment (CA) System
Upload and analyze course content to determine horizontal and vertical alignment of a school’s curriculum with college readiness standards -
SyllabusMaker
Develop high school syllabi that contain the elements necessary to conduct alignment analyses and to communicate course expectations clearly to students, parents, and other staff -
College-Readiness Performance Assessment System (C-PAS)
Gauge student development of the Key Cognitive Strategies from 6th- through 12th-grade
CollegeReady Services
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Assessment
Research and design academic tools to create new methods and assess the college and career readiness of high school students -
High School/College Alignment
Create instructional materials demonstrating high school-to-college alignment -
Course Content Analysis
Develop and apply methods and tools to analyze the content of courses -
Discrepancy Analyses
Identify gaps between high school expectations and college expectations -
Policy Recommendations
Act upon all that has been learned about college and career readiness and identify policy changes necessary to support student success -
Standards Development
Develop standards that define college and career readiness -
Validity Studies
Validate and refine college and career readiness standards by comparing them to the content of high school courses and entry-level college courses