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Setting the Stage for Excellence in Completions. ARCC 2012 Annual Report to the Board of Trustees SOCCCD October 29, 2012. Accountability Reporting in the California Community Colleges. Designed as a statewide performance measurement system
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Setting the Stage for Excellence in Completions ARCC 2012 Annual Report to the Board of Trustees SOCCCD October 29, 2012
Accountability Reporting in the California Community Colleges • Designed as a statewide performance measurement system • Focus on local contribution to statewide performance • Measures general, not specific to segments of students • Public reporting and disclosure of performance • ARCC 2.0 Implementation with SSTF Legislation • Increased utility of measures at the local level • Dynamic data with drill down capability • Easier identification of performance gaps • Increased stability of peer grouping methodology
Saddleback Context • Development of new strategic plan • Student Success Task Force Legislation • National Completion Agenda • ARCC metrics as foundation and point of departure for local measures, analysis, monitoring of progress • Focus on student success metrics • Comparisons to upper and lower bounds peer groupings and state average
Performance Overview • Saddleback College outperforms the state on five of the seven ARCC performance measures; including the main metric associated with the national completion initiative – the Student Progress and Achievement Rate. • Successful course completion rates for CTE courses are on par with the state; performance has remained consistent over time. • The college ESL Improvement rate has increased 7.3 percentage points over the baseline year.
Saddleback Consistently Records Higher Performance Levels Than the State in Transfer, Degree, and Certificate Completion
Students at Saddleback are More Likely to Persist Than Students Statewide
Saddleback Students Record Consistent Performance in CTE Courses
Basic Skills Students Exhibit Consistent Performance Slightly Better Than the State
Basic Skills Course Improvement Rates Have Been Relatively Stable Over Time
ESL Course Improvement Rates Have Increased Substantially Over the Period
Saddleback Students Outperform Students StatewidePerformance Has Also Improved Over Time
Synopsis and Next Steps • Room for improvement – particularly on metrics associated with completion agenda • Strategic Planning • Metrics • Performance Monitoring