Metrics Simplification Project

1. Metrics Simplification Project Barry Gribbons, Deputy Chancellor, College of the Canyons Kate Williams Browne, Skyline College John Stanskas, ASCCC Vice President Rebecca Eikey, ASCCC Executive Committee

2. Overview • Why Simplify and the IEPI Indicators Recommendations • Metrics Simplification Workgroup – Charge and Scope • Metrics Simplification Workgroup – Meetings 1 and 2 • Future of Metrics Simplification Effort

3. Why Simplify? Current Reporting and Planning Metrics: • Scorecard • Strong Workforce • IEPI Indicators • Student Equity Plans • Basic Skills Plans • SSSP

4. IEPI Indicators Recommendation • Develop a core, limited set of metrics used for various initiative and institutional planning • Reduce differences and inconsistencies in indicator systems to the greatest extent possible • Utilize existing talent in the field to develop a plan • Widely vet the plan to seek input from a variety of constituent groups

5. Chancellor’s Office Response • Creation of the Metrics Simplification Project • 3 meetings with a representative group • Finished recommendation by May 1

6. Metrics Simplification Charge • Focus is strictly on students and their educational journey • Outcome should be simplified set of metrics drillable for detail • This set of metrics should displace all others

7. Metrics Simplification Charge • Metrics broken into three categories: • Access • Practices • Student Outcomes • Align with Guided Pathways and Completion by Design if possible • Equity not viewed as a separate activity but across all metrics

8. Metrics Simplification Progress • Further refined ways to view student journey • Connection • Entry • Progress • Completion • Ongoing Education • Employment • Considered 20 possible metrics

9. Metrics Simplification Progress • Connection • Equitable Access • Applicants who enrolled in college • Alignment of course schedule with student pathways • Entry • Completed comprehensive education plan • Successfully completed Transfer-level English and math • Recommended move to Progress

10. Metrics Simplification Progress • Progress • Course taking milestones • Second year persistence • Progress in pathway • Transfer-ready • Support Services/Student Engagement

11. Metrics Simplification Progress • Completion • Completed and/or Transferred • Completed and/or Transferred in 3 years • Average Units for Associate Degree Earners • Ongoing Education • Earned Multiple Credentials • Completed Next Segment within Six Years

12. Metrics Simplification Progress • Employment • Employed after one year • Employed in Job Related to CTE Field of Study • Change in Earnings • Median Annual Earnings • Attained Living Wage

13. Summary of Recommended Metrics • Connection • Equitable Access • Entry • Progress • Successfully Completed Transfer-Level English and math in 1-year • Student Services/Engagement • Completion • Completed or Transferred • Ongoing Education • Employment • Change in Earnings

14. Additional Possible Ideas • Core set of indicators with additional indicators that can be drilled into • Disaggregations Fall 2015 Plenary Local Senates Irvine, California

15. Future Metrics Simplification • April 23 – Final meeting of the Statewide Workgroup • April 30 - 3rd Statewide Webinar (10AM) • Concern about how metrics may be used with Funding Formula discussion in progress – no definitive answer at this time

16. Questions? Comments Fall 2015 Plenary Local Senates Irvine, California

17. Thank You Barry Gribbons barry.gribbons@canyons.edu John Stanskas jstanskas@valleycollege.edu Kate Williams Browne brownek@smccd.edu Rebecca Eikey rebecca.eikey@canyons.edu