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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 termsDeveloped 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 completers2. Retention/Persistence

Number / 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 graduates4. TransitionNumber percent of students transferring to another WTCS college, other 2 or 4 year public or private university prior to program completion5. 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

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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: morna.foy@wtcsystem.eduPaul Gabriel: pgabriel@districtboards.orgLori Weyers: weyers@ntc.eduKeith Cornille: kCornille@madisoncollege.eduLaurie Borowicz: borowiczl@ntc.edu