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Student Success Plan A Cross-Industry Collaboration to
Enhance Student Support
What we are going to cover today
• What is the Student Success Plan (SSP) open-source product?
• What is the role of the community college?• What is the role of the non-profit?• What is the role of the commercial
provider?• How does this collaboration elevate the
final result?
What is the Student Success Plan (SSP)?
The SSP is a Open Source software system and supported processes for student success, designed to increase the persistence, success, and graduation rates of targeted students.
Through holistic advising, counseling, web-based support systems, and intervention techniques, students are identified, supported and monitored.
Tools Include:• Case Management Software• Academic Advising Tools (MAP)• Early Alert / Faculty Access (EAL)• Student Interface (Tasks, MAP, Self Help, Schedule)• Student Information System (SIS) Integration• Reporting Tools / Data Collection
Why a college might want to use SSP? Improve student retention & success Increase graduation rates Implement a systematic, comprehensive advising, counseling and
intervention process Implement an Early Alert intervention process Develop and maintain referral sources for addressing student
challenges and opportunities Remove silos between offices that support students, Faculty &
Chairs Create self help tools to connect students to resources that help
them overcome challenges to their success Create clear plans of action for students
Research
• 10+ years of longitudinal research on student retention & success at Sinclair Community College
• St. Petersburg College initial research shows impacts on student success
• Research paper by Gateway to College National Network
http://studentsuccessplan.org/research.pdf
Example Outcomesfrom
• Active students in the PTC program have a 40% higher average year to year retention rate than students not designated at-risk.
• The 2.5 year accumulated average term to term retention of minority PTC students is 29% higher than non-PTC (not at-risk) students. Minority student’s average term to term retention is 97%.
• The average Year to Year retention of PTC minority students is 51% higher than non PTC (not at-risk) students. Minority student’s average year-to-year retention is 84%.
PTC/Transitioned SSP Students
Five times more likely to graduate within 6 years (2005-2011)
Fund
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• NGLC Wave I b follow on funding ($1.5mil) Open Source project funded until Nov 1st 2014
• North Carolina CBD Implementation (5 Colleges)• North Carolina IPAS Implementation (3 Colleges)• Ohio CBD Implementation (2 Colleges)• Other Anticipated Projects • SSP 2.0 GA – Now Available!• Continued development of the SSP platform
What's Next
• Leading provider of IT Consulting, Services, and Open Source Support for the education technology market
• 2013 - 4th Largest Computer Consultant in Phoenix Area
• Founded in 1993• Approximately 150 employees• Headquartered in
Gilbert, AZ and staffed throughout the US
Unicon’s Domain Expertise
Mobile
MediaLearning
Student Recruitment, Success, and Retention Identity and Access Management
• LMS• Content Creation and Delivery• Assignments, Gradebook and
Assessment
• Authenticated personalized content
• Support across multiple devices and browsers
• Responsive Design
• Web Single Sign-On• Federated ID• Groups Management
• Admissions• Case Management• Early Alerts
• Rich-media capabilities for:LMSPortal
Portals• Online Campus • Community Development• Collaboration
The SSP services team includes architects, developers, integration consultants, project managers, and systems administrators.
Unicon’s Services for SSP
Services for Student Success Plan
• Pre-Implementation Assessment
• Implementation Planning• Project Management• Installation and Configuration• SIS & LMS Integration• Custom Development • Technical Support• Hosting / Managed Services
A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATION MODEL SERVING DROPOUT YOUTH
Gateway to College empowers youth who have dropped out of school or are not on track to graduate to earn a diploma and dual credit in a supportive college environment.
What We Do
GtCNN Consulting ServicesChange management• Strategy development• Operations assessment• Advising for staff buy-in Records management• Data flow mapping• Procedure improvement• Data entry staff training Management consulting• Goal setting• Project planning• Staff communication
Evaluation and reporting• Stakeholder reporting• Program monitoring & day-to-day tracking• Continuous improvement
Process management• Process documentation• Work flow assessment• Strategic improvement recommendations
Training & Manuals• Manual & Process• Customized training & coaching on specialized topics.
The research behind SSP• Structured Pathways– Advising options
and MAPs• Holistic Student
Support– Intrusive advising,
intake assessments and early alerts
• Engagement
More at: http://studentsuccessplan.org/research.pdf
Core Principles of Holistic Student Support
1. Building genuine relationships
2. Providing a safe environment
3. Focusing on student strengths
4. Using a solution focused approach
5. Providing a supportive community
Examples of work to date
• Face-to-Face engagements• Implementation Plans• On-going Check-in Calls &
Recommendations• Configuration Services• Supporting Documents• Team Work
Student Success Plan A Cross-Industry Collaboration to
Enhance Student Support
Contact InformationBen ByersAssociate VP of Operations Gateway to College National NetworkDirect: [email protected]
www.gatewaytocollege.org
Russ LittleProject Director Sinclair Community CollegeDirect: [email protected]
www.studentsuccessplan.org
