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Title V at GateWay Community College. Student Success: Starting Strong and Staying on Track Award # P31S09950. What is Title V?. U.S. Department of Education Grant for Hispanic Serving Institutions to: Improve student success
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Title V at GateWay Community College Student Success: Starting Strong and Staying on Track Award # P31S09950
What is Title V? U.S. Department of Education Grant for Hispanic Serving Institutions to: • Improve student success • Build the capacity of the college to serve students
Goal 1 • Improve student persistence and course completion by strengthening developmental education and expanding academic support
Goal 2 • Improve student preparedness for academic success by implementing early student support strategies for students as they enter the college
Goal 3 • Improve student support services by establishing a data collection and tracking system that provides information on student progression
Student Success at GateWayJennifer Bradley Early Alert Peer Advocate Program Student Learning Plans Virtual Student Success Center Student Success Day
Early Alert • Re-launched in Spring 2011 • Sustained outreach effort • Emphasis on prompt response and communication • Of the students who were submitted in danger of failing, 43% passed the course with C or better
Peer Advocate Program • Main resource of the Early Alert Program • Student Wellness Checks • Orientation Enrollment
Student Learning Plans • Helps students start to think about why they are going to school • Asks students to think about their goals and achievement of those goals • Gives advisors a better picture of where the student is and where they’re going • Sample Student Learning Plan
Virtual Student Success Center • Resources when students are not on-campus • Holistic approach to student success
Student Success Day • 40 participants • Student Conference • 20 break-out sessions
Learning Center Expansion and STAR Program Robert Oliverio
Learning Center Expansion • LC philosophy: to help students become independent, successful learners • How • Tutoring • Learning strategies consultation • Learning tools • Educational software • Handouts • Title V helps
Learning Center Expansion • Drop-in tutoring • Math: 25 hours • Writing: 15 hours • Results • Math Center • Writing Center • LC added even more drop-in hours • Doubled tutoring visits
Learning Center Expansion • Learning Associate • Facilitates smooth operation of LC • Tutors students • Leads workshops • Trains tutors • Runs reports • Does other projects
STAR Program • Students Teaching Academic Responsibility • Partnership between Learning Center and Counseling • Peer mentoring and Supplemental Instruction • Trained in counseling and group facilitation • Assigned to particular class
STAR Program • Office hours • S.I. sessions • Duties • Modeling good student behavior • Providing students connection • Addressing students’ needs • Tutoring
STAR Program • Fall 2010 • CPD 150 • MAT 091 • MAT 121 (x2) • Spring 2011 • CPD 150 • MAT 092 & MAT 122 • MAT 121 • Fall 2011 • Added ENG081
Instructional Services Jennifer Mansfield
Innovation Mini-grants • Split into two contracts • Development (Analysis, Design, Development) • Implementation (Implementation, Evaluation) • Round One (5 participants) • Round Two (9 participants) • Round Three (kicking off next week) • http://tinyurl.com/gwcgrants
PLCs • Modeled after Japanese Lesson Studies • Three groups (each has own wiki) • English/Reading • Math/Science • Developmental Education • Up to 5 faculty members per group • $500 per semester • Meet every two weeks • http://tinyurl.com/gwcplc
Adjunct Faculty Institute • Six sessions (2 hours each) • Class discussion • Computer lab • Cross-curricular • Nominated by division chairs • $1100 a semester • Currently on second round • http://tinyurl.com/gwcadj
New technology • LivescribeSmartpens • Mimio • Tablets (iPad & Android) • http://tinyurl.com/gwctech
Workshops, webinars, resources • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) • Bb Tips for Student Success • Weekly Tips • Individual trainings • Various Webinars • Faculty Resources Portal
Gateway Community College Title V Student Success: Starting Strong and Staying on Track Award # P31S09950