Student Success Plan A Cross-Industry Collaboration to Enhance Student Support.

Student Success Plan A Cross-Industry Collaboration to

Enhance Student Support

What we are going to cover today

• What is the Student Success Plan (SSP) open-source product?

• What is the role of the community college?

• What is the role of the non-profit?• What is the role of the commercial

provider?• How does this collaboration elevate the

final result?

What is the Student Success Plan (SSP)?

The SSP is a Open Source software system and supported processes for student success, designed to increase the persistence, success, and graduation rates of targeted students.

Through holistic advising, counseling, web-based support systems, and intervention techniques, students are identified, supported and monitored.

Tools Include:• Case Management Software• Academic Advising Tools (MAP)• Early Alert / Faculty Access (EAL)• Student Interface (Tasks, MAP, Self Help, Schedule)• Student Information System (SIS) Integration• Reporting Tools / Data Collection

Why a college might want to use SSP?

Improve student retention & success

Increase graduation rates

Implement a systematic, comprehensive advising, counseling and intervention process

Implement an Early Alert intervention process

Develop and maintain referral sources for addressing student challenges and opportunities

Remove silos between offices that support students, Faculty & Chairs

Create self help tools to connect students to resources that help them overcome challenges to their success

Create clear plans of action for students

Research

• 10+ years of longitudinal research on student retention & success at Sinclair Community College

• St. Petersburg College initial research shows impacts on student success

• Research paper by Gateway to College National Network

http://studentsuccessplan.org/research.pdf

Example Outcomesfrom

• Active students in the PTC program have a 40% higher average year to year retention rate than students not designated at-risk.

• The 2.5 year accumulated average term to term retention of minority PTC students is 29% higher than non-PTC (not at-risk) students. Minority student’s average term to term retention is 97%.

• The average Year to Year retention of PTC minority students is 51% higher than non PTC (not at-risk) students. Minority student’s average year-to-year retention is 84%.

PTC/Transitioned SSP Students

Five times more likely to graduate within 6 years (2005-2011)

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• NGLC Wave I b follow on funding ($1.5mil) Open Source project funded until Nov 1st 2014

• North Carolina CBD Implementation (5 Colleges)• North Carolina IPAS Implementation (3 Colleges)• Ohio CBD Implementation (2 Colleges)• Other Anticipated Projects • SSP 2.0 GA – Now Available!• Continued development of the SSP platform

What's Next

• Leading provider of IT Consulting, Services, and Open Source Support for the education technology market

• 2013 - 4th Largest Computer Consultant in Phoenix Area

• Founded in 1993• Approximately 150 employees• Headquartered in

Gilbert, AZ and staffed throughout the US

Unicon’s Domain Expertise

MobileMobile

MediaMediaLearningLearning

Student Recruitment, Success, and RetentionStudent Recruitment, Success, and Retention Identity and Access ManagementIdentity and Access Management

• LMS• Content Creation and Delivery• Assignments, Gradebook and

Assessment

• Authenticated personalized content

• Support across multiple devices and browsers

• Responsive Design

• Web Single Sign-On• Federated ID• Groups Management

• Admissions• Case Management• Early Alerts

• Rich-media capabilities for:LMSPortal

PortalsPortals• Online Campus • Community Development• Collaboration

The SSP services team includes architects, developers, integration consultants, project managers, and systems administrators.

Unicon’s Services for SSP

Services for Student Success Plan Services for Student Success Plan

• Pre-Implementation Assessment

• Implementation Planning• Project Management• Installation and Configuration• SIS & LMS Integration• Custom Development • Technical Support• Hosting / Managed Services

A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATION MODEL SERVING DROPOUT YOUTH

Gateway to College empowers youth who have dropped out of school or are not on track to graduate to earn a diploma and dual credit in a supportive college environment.

What We Do

GtCNN Consulting ServicesChange management• Strategy development• Operations assessment• Advising for staff buy-in Records management• Data flow mapping• Procedure improvement• Data entry staff training Management consulting• Goal setting• Project planning• Staff communication

Evaluation and reporting• Stakeholder reporting• Program monitoring & day-to-day tracking• Continuous improvement

Process management• Process documentation• Work flow assessment• Strategic improvement recommendations

Training & Manuals• Manual & Process• Customized training & coaching on specialized topics.

The research behind SSP• Structured

Pathways– Advising options

and MAPs• Holistic Student

Support– Intrusive advising,

intake assessments and early alerts

• EngagementMore at: http://studentsuccessplan.org/research.pdf

Core Principles of Holistic Student Support

1. Building genuine relationships

2. Providing a safe environment

3. Focusing on student strengths

4. Using a solution focused approach

5. Providing a supportive community

Examples of work to date

• Face-to-Face engagements• Implementation Plans• On-going Check-in Calls &

Recommendations• Configuration Services• Supporting Documents• Team Work

Student Success Plan A Cross-Industry Collaboration to

Enhance Student Support

Contact InformationBen ByersAssociate VP of Operations Gateway to College National NetworkDirect: [email protected]

www.gatewaytocollege.org

Russ LittleProject Director Sinclair Community CollegeDirect: [email protected]

www.studentsuccessplan.org