Jan 16, 2016
College Leadership Team
PresentationJune 7, 2011
Completion By DesignPresented by: Christina CortezStudent Success Team Leader
Lone Star College System
Managing Partner
October 5, 2010 – Announced at White House Community College Summit
October 6, 2010 – RFA releasedOctober 25 – Bidders’ Conference Call heldNovember 19 – Proposal due dateMid-January to Late-February 2011 – Anticipated
site visits for finalistsMarch/April 2011 – Targeted for announcement of
Managing Partners by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mid-April to Mid May 2011 Completion by Design kick-off
Analyze their systems in order to understand where they are failing and succeeding
Restructure the student experience from intake to completion based on what they learn from that analysis by introducing proven and promising practices
Build linkages and interdependencies among the student success systems
Establish clear accountability for student success and completion
The Cadre is the planning and implementation team for Completion by Design. Made up of at least four community colleges or campuses within a state, the Cadre will work together to design and implement a model pathway to completion using proven and promising practices
• Alamo Community College• Dallas County Community College District• El Paso Community College• Lone Star College System• South Texas College
Managing Partner must have a cadre comprising campuses with a significant number of students receiving Pell grants.
Pilot Schools (Interdisciplinary Team of Eight)
ACCD – St. Philip’sDCCCD – Cedar ValleyEPCC – Valle VerdeLSCS – LSC-North HarrisSTC – Pecan College
Separately FundedAdvisory and Assistance GroupLed by Nan Poppe & Leslie Haynes
Extensive CC experienceCollege PresidentGateway to CollegeEarly College High School Initiative
Provide Managing Partners and their Cadres with the expertise
Five-year initiative intended to increase the proportion of low-income young adults completing
AND increase pace by which low-income young adults progress to postsecondary credential completion at public two-year community colleges
• 23 % of white students who enter public community colleges full-time complete an associate degree with three years
• 15% of Hispanic students
• 11% of African-American students
(IPEDS), 2007
te College Americahttp://www.completecollege.org/state_data
Challenge #1: Reaching consensus among 5 large college systems, each with a team of 8 representatives
Challenge #2: Difficulties in scaling a program across campuses in multi-college districts
Challenge #3: Large-scale reform in a current state deficit environment
Challenge #4: Policy change in a state with a complex higher education structure