INSIDE NOTES – SSI Steering Committee Update

November-December 2010

DATA COLLECTION ANALYSIS & USE

  • More than 100 faculty, staff and students met to analyze and discuss institutional and departmental snapshots at the Annual Data Retreat 2010.
  • Developmental Education snapshots have been revised to better facilitate analysis and use.
  • Focus group sessions were conducted with African American and Latino men in November. Reports will be available in January.
  • The mandatory orientation subcommittee evaluated ACC 101 and reviewed student surveys to improve the process in Spring 2011.

INTRUSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT

  • Eighty-four percent of First Time in College (FTIC) students have participated in mandatory orientation; this represents a 50 percent increase in orientation participation.
  • More than 1,600 students were served through the case management program for students who placed into developmental education during the Spring and Fall 2010 semesters.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

  • Enrollment increased by 51% in the new Math 0385, an alternative course to Intermediate Algebra for students who are going on to one of the college-credit courses.
  • More than 300 current and prospective students participated in the Men of Distinction program from June to December 2010. The program is expanding with a process holder committee and counseling on all campuses.
  • Four new students have joined the SSISC and are working on subcommittees.
  • Peer tutors served over 1,000 students through the Supplemental Instruction program during the Spring and Fall 2010 semesters.

FACULTY & STAFF ENGAGEMENT

  • Sixteen new faculty are participating in the second year of the Faculty Coach program.
  • The first round of 19 coaches are beginning phase II of the program and are collaborating with department chairs with support from Instructional Development Services to develop departmental improvement and evaluation plans.
  • Staff developed the Employee Success and Engagement Plan to organize activities and goals around the SSI.
  • Over 150 faculty and Student Services staff participated in a 2-hour professional development seminar on Oct. 8 to learn about the state expectations and to discuss institution-wide support for Developmental Education.
  • The SSI Staff and faculty-student mentoring and college coaching program is leading student group sessions through collaborative efforts with Student Life’s leadership program.
  • The SSI website was redesigned to facilitate use and accessibility to information.
  • Staff and faculty are participating in the SSISC’s Cultural Competency workgroup to assess the college’s organizational climate and receptivity to diversity.

THE INFORMATION PORTAL SYSTEM

The Information Portal System (TIPS) is ACC’s new web-based query system that provides interactive reports on data related to the Student Success Initiative. Currently, TIPS provides interactive access to information about student retention, grades, performance from one course to another course in the sequence, and reasons for withdrawal. Work is ongoing to add more reports to the portal system.

TIPS can be found here.

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