DistrictWide Student Services Task Force Presented by Vice Presidents amp Deans of Student Services April 20 2012 1 Mission Statement Creating a Community of Success 2 Retention Factors ID: 260566
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Creating a Sustainable and Collaborative Orientation
District-Wide Student Services Task ForcePresented by: Vice Presidents & Deans of Student ServicesApril 20, 2012
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Mission Statement:
Creating a Community of Success
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Retention Factors
Retention is multi-variant and single causal factors are difficult to ascertain.Persistence depends on the extent to which an individual has been integrated into the academic and non-academic components of the campus environment (student engagement).Students do not come to college with a cognitive map of functioning and prospering.
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Promising Practices in Student Success
Planning for success:Assessment & PlacementOrientation
Goal setting & planningInitiating success:
Accelerated Developmental Education
First Year Experience
Student Success Course
Learning community
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Promising Practices in Student Success
Sustaining successClass AttendanceEarly alert & Intervention
Experiential LearningTutoring
Supplemental Instruction
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Elements of Successful Orientation (Learning Assistance Programs)
Demystify the college experience
Decode the environment
Diagnose individual readiness
Develop academic preparedness
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Orientation Objectives
Introduce the college community to new students from both an academic and personal perspectiveProvide information and assistance to new students so that they may succeed academically and develop personally
Ensure that students feel adequately prepared to face the challenges of their first yearAllow students to meet each other and develop new relationships
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Orientation Objectives
Provide peer counselors who can share their own experiences as a source of support and informationExpose students to the wide range of issues facing them as PCCD students, including factors affecting their personal health & safety
Introduce the variety of students services that are available on campus, so that students feel able to navigate the college on their own as they transition into their second year
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Re-framing Orientation – Learning Assistance
Orientation is an on-going process that is designed to providing students the right information at the right time. It is not a static event but an evolving and holistic process of educational development.
Orientation requires the intelligent leveraging of resources both human and fiscal.Orientation is collaborative learning process – student/faculty; staff/faculty and, staff/student.
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Orientation as a Continuum
Core Elements
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Orientation Manifesto
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Student Support ManifestoSlide13
Proposal: Two Part Orientation
1. Intensive: One to two day Orientation (occurring prior to the beginning of the semester and prior to counseling and enrollment into classes).
2. Continuous: One or two semester – First Year Experience
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Intensive
One to Two Day Orientation Model:
Presentations – General overview, interactive, student panels, mock classesSpecialized program orientations
Campus Tours
Centralized Advising, Course Scheduling and Enrollment.
Financial Aid Support Workshops
SLO Assessment
Success Checklist
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Team Presentations
EOPS/CAREFinancial Aid
DSPS Counseling
Tutoring
Teaching Faculty (CTE and other cohort programs)
English
Math
Library
Learning Communities
Career Center
Health Center
Student Panel/Clubs and Organizations/Leadership
Veterans
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Process Flow
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New Orientation Model: Continuous
Year Long:College Success CourseFirst Year Experience Program (cohort)
Contextualized and/or Accelerated Instruction
Career Development Course
Learning Community
End-of-year Orientation
Student Educational Plan
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First Semester
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Second Semester
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Program Elements
Mandatory for all new students New students could not enroll prior to intensive orientationNew students could not enroll late
Program begins 2013New students have priority enrollment for the second semester
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Online Orientation*
WelcomeSuccess TipsEvery section has a testFinal test at end of orientation
45 minutesResults will be submitted and included in matriculation process
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SLO for Online Orientation
Student Learning Outcomes
Assessment Methods
When will you collect this information?
Students will be able to identify the matriculation process at Merritt College
Student will complete online orientation quiz
After the completion of online orientation quiz, (possible cut score)
Students will have information to Merritt College services that will support their educational and personal goals, e.g. libraries, information technology, academic, counseling and student services departments
Student will complete online orientation quiz
After the completion of online orientation quiz, online certificate
Students will have an appointment or have signed up for their Math /English assessment
(as a measure of current skill levels in reading, writing, and mathematics)
Student will complete online orientation quiz
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Implementation Timeline
Stakeholder consultation and campus planning teams to develop detailed plans - nowPeralta teams communicate with feeder high schools, and other local community agencies/organizations beginning in fall of 2012 to describe the program.Begin Spring 2013 as a pilot
Full implementation – Fall 2013
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Issues to Address
Definition of new and/or matriculating studentsOn-line orientation implementationInvolve students in planning and develop student peer advising component.Clarifying the scope of "First Year Experience“, and Learning Communities within the framework of Orientation.
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Shared Governance
Stakeholders that need to be involved in planning:District and college matriculation committeesDistrict and college academic senatesVP/Deans of Instruction and Student ServicesIT (mandatory holds, etc.)
Admissions & RecordsCollege Counseling and Teaching faculty and classified staffAssessment staffDistrict and college marketing staff
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Questions?
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