FOCUS—POWERED BY STARFISH
Megan Speakman
OVERVIEW
High-End Success Data
FOCUS Terminology
Early Alert Enhanced Features
Connect Overview
Connect Enhanced Features
Advising Demo
Future
LONGITUDINAL SUCCESS RATES
Autumn 12 Spring 13 Autumn 13 Spring 14 Autumn 14 Spring 15
Succ Rate 62.74% 66.42% 68.60% 69.04% 69.33% 69.55%
52.50%
57.50%
62.50%
67.50%
72.50%
62.74%
66.42%
68.60% 69.04% 69.33% 69.55%
Success Rates of courses using Early Alert
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LONGITUDINAL WITHDRAWAL RATES
Autumn 12 Spring 13 Autumn 13 Spring 14 Autumn 14 Spring 15
Withdrawal 13.62% 9.99% 9.27% 7.86% 7.54% 6.86%
1.00%
3.00%
5.00%
7.00%
9.00%
11.00%
13.00%
15.00%
13.62%
9.99%9.27%
7.86%7.54%
6.86%
Withdrawal Rates of courses using Early Alert
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SUCCESS DATA BY ACHIEVEMENT GAPS
USAGE OF THE SYSTEM
Early Alert InsightAdvisingConnect
FOCUS
Starfish Retention Solutions
WHAT DO ALL THESE TERMS MEAN?
EARLY ALERT: TRACKING ITEM ASSIGNMENT
Instructors raise flags (or concerns in FOCUS)
Based on the backend support connection, staff can follow up on these concerns
Assigning a Flag to someone or to yourself allows for the intervention to occur as soon as possible
FACULTY USE: SCHEDULING OFFICE HOURS + SUPPORT STAFF: SCHEDULING APPOI
Faculty appear in the students My Success Network
Full-time faculty members can set office hours and allow students to schedule appointments Directly syncs with Outlook Sends the student and faculty member email reminders
BACKEND SUPPORT USE: SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS
Support Staff appear in the students My Success Network
Support Staff can set office hours and allow students to schedule appointments Directly syncs with Outlook Sends the student and staff member email reminders
BACKEND SUPPORT: TRACKING WALK-INS
FOCUS offers a customizable kiosk where students can sign-in Tracks the student body Allows for electronic documentation Allows for cross-campus sharing of information to people in the student’s Success Network
BACKEND SUPPORT USE: INTERVENTION
Based on the relationship to the student, support staff can see the flags and kudos instructors raise and intervene as necessary
Scheduling meetings
Adding notes
Adding comments back to instructors
Tracking Item Assignment
CONNECT: SUCCESS PLANS
Series of To-Dos and Referrals
Can be tracked based on appointments/walk-ins
ADVISING MODULE: DEMO
Academic Plans
In-take Form
Integrated with DARS
Auto-generated emails
Advising Module
THE FUTURE OF FOCUS
Implementation of Advising Module Degree Audit Reporting System (pending decision)
Implementation of Insight Data Reporting (pending college decision)
Implementation of Colleague (Phase II)• STRK Notes, Financial Aid Notes• Military and Veteran Services• Student Conduct
Implementation of AQIP Proposal Midterm Reporting Non-attendance/Participation Verification Financial Aid Process
Understanding the Hobsons Merger Naviance (college credit plus)
Sync with Tutor Trac 4, Org Sync, and Learning Circle (college credit plus)