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Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS)

Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS). November 2010. URRS Outcomes. The anticipated outcomes of the URRS include:

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Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS)

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  1. Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS) November 2010

  2. URRS Outcomes The anticipated outcomes of the URRS include: • aligning institutional targets with the URRS and providing feedback to institutions of higher education (IHEs) regarding promising practices to support attainment of institutional targets. • increasing efficiency by combining or aligning reporting .

  3. IHE Recruitment and Retention Institutions reported the following elements in the 2009 report: • IHEs partnership with high-need public schools, (e.g., Dual Credit) • pre-college academic outreach, (e.g., Summer Bridge programs) • application assistance (e.g., Admissions and Financial Aid) • strategic financial aid assistance (e.g., Work-study) • academic support program (e.g., Supplemental Instruction) • tutoring/mentoring program (e.g., Collegiate G-Force Mentors) • academic advising (e.g., high school and college students)

  4. URRS Data 2009 Type of Program Number of Students Served Academic Advising 107,032 Academic Support 65,292 Application Assistance 31,223 Dual Credit 64,870 Financial Aid 84,674 Mentoring 46,823 Tutoring 40,284 Other Program Type 885,289 TOTAL 1,325,487

  5. Recommendation for 2010 • Reviewers and IHE stakeholders recommended that the reporting form be revised for 2010 to capture additional promising practices to support attainment of institutional targets. • URRS Report requirement for 2010 is a brief statement of an IHEs recruitment and retention strategy and any promising practices.

  6. Next Steps • Nov. 2010 -  Jan.  2011        THECB Staff Review Data • Dec. 1, 2010 URRS Report due • Feb. 2011                              IHEs selected to provide/receive technical assistance Recruit Volunteer Experts to assist with Site Visits • Mar. 2011 – June 2011         Site Visits • June 2011                                Update Report to Closing the Gaps Committee

  7. Next Steps • Criteria/Data that we will use to select Best Practice Site IHEs and Technical Assistance IHEs: • Achieving the Dream Benchmarks of Student Success • Growth in Hispanic Students/African American Male Student headcount • Graduation Rate (Hispanic Students/African American Male Students) • Graduation  and Persistence Rate (Hispanic Students/African American Male Students) • Degrees Awarded (Hispanic Students/African American Male Students) • Closing the Gaps Critical Fields

  8. Advice/Feedback for Site Visits What elements of a program/strategy would you like to see if you visit a Best Practice IHE? What type of technical assistance do you think an IHE would need to receive on a site visit?

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