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Creating a Statewide Culture of Student Success 2013 ACCT Leadership Congress
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Presenters Paul Gabriel, Executive Director, Wisconsin
Technical College District Boards Association Morna Foy, President, Wisconsin Technical
College System Dr. Lori Weyers, President, Northcentral
Technical College Dr. Keith Cornille, Vice President of Student
Development, Madison College Dr. Laurie Borowicz, Vice President of Student
Services, Northcentral Techncial College,
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Wisconsin Technical College System
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History: Wisconsin’s Student Success Initiative 2010 Summit on Completion – ACCT Toronto 2011 Symposium on Student Success: generating a Policy
Action Agenda – ACCT Dallas 2012 Shaping the Policy Action Agenda – Wisconsin Trustee
Student Success Workshop with ACCT Staff (January, 2012) State association collaborative efforts with college
presidents, instructional leaders, student services leaders (2012 to present)
Adoption of the ACCT Board Policy Action Agenda (all 16 Wisconsin college boards) (2012-13)
Statewide “Celebration of Student Success” – Statewide trustee association event with state leaders, presidents and college student success leaders (April, 2013)
State trustee association 2014 strategic initiatives (August, 2013, Board Retreat)
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Student Success Initiative Collaboration – How did we get started?
WTC Boards Association Interagency Committee
Presidents Association
Student Services
Administrators
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Presidents’ Association student success strategic plan
A. Collaborate with the WTC District Boards Association Interagency Committee to advance a common understanding of student success for WTCS students.
B. Assess the work of ACCT’s national Student Success initiative and share Wisconsin’s best practice when appropriate.
C. Track and report WTCS student success through appropriate measures.
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Student Success framework - Student Services Administrators
1. Identify current WTCS college best practices in student success
2. Develop a framework of student success
I. Provide a common definition of student success
II. Create a glossary of termsIII. Determine indicators and measures of
student success
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Student Success framework development Leadership request of Student Services
Administrators (SSA) Examine national models and existing
research on student success, including CCA, AACC, ACCT
Assessment of WTCS best practices in student success (presented July 2012)
Student Services Administrators bi-weekly conference calls
Collaboration / discussion with instructional services administrators, presidents, WTCS office staff, other WTCS leadership groups.
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WTCS Best Practices in Student SuccessEffective student success and retention programs are:
Coordinated Highly structured Integrated Intentional, and Create welcoming and supportive
environments
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WTCS Best Practices in Student Success Common driving themes of student success:
1. Academic environment2. Student support programs and
services 3. Institutional commitment
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Outcome I: Common definition of student success
In the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS), a student is defined as being successful when they achieve their educational goal. Indicators of student success including the WTCS measures of course completion, retention, program completion, transfer and/or job placement.
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Outcome II: Glossary of common terms
Developed to ensure common understanding for stakeholder groupsExample of terms defined: Customized & continuing education
training Pre-college courses Retention Persistence Successful course
completion
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Outcome III: Indicators of student success1. Course completion
Number/percent of successful course completers
2. Retention/PersistenceNumber / percent of students retained from fall to spring semesterNumber / percent of students retained from fall to following fall semesterThe number / percent of students transitioning from ABE/ELL and GED courses to post-secondary courses
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Outcome III: Indicators of student success (cont.)
3. Program Completion/GraduationNumber/percent of program students graduating in 3 years, 5 yearsNumber/percent of certificate graduates
4. TransitionNumber percent of students transferring to another WTCS college, other 2 or 4 year public or private university prior to program completion
5. Job PlacementNumber/percent of program students that attain employment in their field of study 6 months and 5 years after graduating Average wages of program graduates 6 months and 5 years after graduating.
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Next stepsEstablish metrics for indicators of student success
Subcommittee representing WTCS office, Presidents, Instruction, Student Services, and Institutional Research Leaders.
Crosswalk indicators with other key initiatives (WTCS strategic directions, performance measures)
Examine existing data measures, identify gaps
Set goals and benchmarks
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Making it happen Clear expectations for leadership Commitment of time Communicate with stakeholder groups Collaborate with other groups to solicit
feedback and secure buy-in
Current Status of Performance Funding in States
WA
OR
CA
AK
NV
MT
CO
OK
WI
NE
HI
ID
WY
AZ
KS
ND
IA
AR
UT
NM
TX
MN
MO
LA
SD
MS
KY
IL
MI
NY
GA
SC
VA
AL
TN
INOH
PA
FL
NC
WV
DE
NJ
ME
VTNH
MA
CT
MD
RI
Implementing
Development/Interest
*as of 7/26/2013, source: NCSL & HCM Strategists
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Student Success and State Performance-Based Funding
Proactive approach with governor and state policymakers.
Proposed performance based funding in budget request to Governor.
Governor included our recommendations in budget bill; adopted by legislature with additional criteria and improvements.
Proactive approach to defining performance based on what is important and what we can measure and already measure.
Ongoing collaborative process to implement the new law. Complementary with over-arching focus on student
success.
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Trustee Takeaways Student success drives community and
technical colleges Accountability is here to stay; embrace
it Be proactive with policymakers and the
public Be collaborative One size of success does not fit all (the
problem with “completion”)
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Thank you for attendingFor additional information contactMorna Foy: [email protected] Gabriel: [email protected] Weyers: [email protected] Cornille: [email protected] Borowicz: [email protected]