Achieving the Dream Issues Workshop
January 11, 2008
Agenda
 Welcome and Discussion of Session Objectives (S. Harvey): 8:30 – 8:45 am
 Report from Data Team (J. Morgan Dees and S. Crynes): 8:45 – 9:05 am
 Update on Existing Student Success Initiatives (S. VanSchuyver): 9:05 – 9:25 am
 Break-out Groups:
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Explanation of Process: 9:25 – 9:30 am
Developmental: 9:30 – 10:00 am
Course Completion: 10:00 – 10:30 am
Persistence/Retention: 10:30 – 11:00 am
Agreement on Issues: 11:00 – 11:15 am
 Next Steps: 11:15 – 11:30 am
 Lunch: 11:30 am
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Session Objectives
 Review demographic information from the Data team.
 Learn about progress and challenges of current student success
projects.
 Determine 5 – 10 high priority developmental education, course
completion and persistence/retention issues.
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Where We Are In the Process
Oct. 2007 – Jan. 2008
Today
Research and discuss
course completion,
retention and
demographic statistics.
Select 5 –
10 key
issues to
focus
interventions
or strategies.
Jan. – Mid - Feb.
2008
Late - Feb. – MidMarch 2008
Mid-March –
May 2008
Strategy teams
research potential
interventions and
make
recommendations
to leadership team.
Draft of strategy
document
prepared and
circulated.
Strategy
document
approved by AtD
and strategy
implementation
begins.
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Issue Selection Criteria
1.
The data that have been provided makes a compelling case for choosing
this particular issue over another.
2.
The problem or issue falls within the responsibilities of the college and
that staff and faculty can develop concrete initiatives to address it.
3.
Initiatives to address the problem or issue would most likely be scalable.
This means that a small pilot project could be inexpensively or easily
replicated with a relatively large number of students.
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Breakout Process
1.
Divide into 5 groups – see sheets for your assignment and tents for your table.
2.
Appoint a recorder and a presenter.
3.
Discuss the list of developmental education issues on your worksheet. (You may
want to reference which ones you individually selected from your homework). As a
group, select the two most important issues by marking the boxes on the
worksheet. At the bottom of the page write down why you selected each issue.
When you are completed the presenter from each table will be called upon to give
their selections and a brief summary of the group’s rationales.
4. & 5. Repeat the process for the lists of course completion and
retention/persistence issues.
6.
As a combined group we will then come to agreement on 5 – 10 issues with at
least one developmental education, one course completion and one
retention/persistence issue.
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Next Steps
 Three strategy teams will research and propose solutions:
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Tamara Carter and Carlotta Hill will be co-chairs of the developmental
education strategy team.
Susan VanSchuyver and Anita Williams will be co-chairs of the course
completion strategy team
Marion Paden and Felix Aquino will be co-chairs of the
persistence/retention strategy team.
 Other members have not been named yet. Please let us know if you
have a particular preference.
 Next meeting: January 23.
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