MISSION:
Promote a campus-wide culture that fosters and supports student learning, access, success, goal completion, and institutional effectiveness.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Review and analyze college student success data.
2. Develop broad, comprehensive strategies for improving student success.
3. Analyze and understand the common barriers and momentum points that students experience.
4. Use data to identify patterns of demand to inform schedule building to support student goal completion.
5. In conjunction with the Access Committee, form a workgroup to complete the Student Success and Support Program Plan and Student Equity Plan.
6. Report to the Governance Council and other college committees regarding issues relating to student success. Make appropriate recommendations to the Governance Council.

I. Approval of Minutes

II. Innovation Grant Opportunity

III. Committee Goals

–Coordinate the development of the SSSP plan with the Student Equity Plan
–Develop a research agenda and review initial data/research (understand, and establish foundation)
–Compile data in accessible spot organized by category on website (will need to request from IR)
–Identify initial goals and outcomes for continued research
–Establish data teams/workgroups to investigate the data
–Prioritize goals and outcomes in light of Success, Equity, Strategic Plan, Institution Set-Standards and Completion by Design Framing Model
–Identify strategize to address and monitor equity issues and mitigate disproportionate impact on student access and achievement
–Implement next steps in 2015-2016 to monitor student access and achievement, as well as the impact of SSSP requirements, etc.

IV. Strategic Plan

V. Data Teams

a. Completion by Design

b. Student Support (Re)defined

• Directed: have a goal and know how to achieve it
• Focused: stay on track—keep eye on prize
• Nurtured: feel somebody wants to help them succeed
• Engaged: actively participate in class and extracurricular activities
• Connected: feel like they are part of the college community
• Valued: skills, talents, abilities, and experiences are recognized; they have opportunities to contribute on campus and feel their contributions are appreciated

c. Institution Set Standards

Remedial/Basic Skills Course Success
Retention
Persistence
Completion of 30 units
Degree/Cert Completion

d. Success and Equity Plans

Student Success & Support Program Plan
Orientation
Assessment
Counseling, Advising, and Other Education Planning Services
Follow up for At-Risk Students

Equity Plan
Access
Course Completion
ESL and Basic Skills Completion
Degree and Certificate Completion
Transfer

GOAL…Close achievement gaps in access and success!

VI. Next Meeting
TBD

Student Success Committee Agenda-Dec 11, 2014

Members Present:

Fernando Lara, Candace Duron, Stacie Rancano, Nancy Artiga, Laura Riss, Juana Escobedo, Vicki Jacobi, and Jill Brown

Approval of Minutes

• Minutes for the 11/13/14 meeting were approved.

Innovation Grant Opportunity (Jill Brown)

• Jill discussed a one-time grant opportunity for the District.
• The money can be spent on innovative projects with no restrictions.
• The deadline is January 9, 2015.
• Jill stated she would be working with CSUB and BC in submitting the application for this award.
• Jill asked for ideas and projects to be emailed to her to include in her write-up such as mentor program, supplies such as IPad, etc.
• Jill stated she will review the requirements, reporting, and tracking of this grant in more detail and forward the information to the committee for their review also.
• Jill stated she needed information on innovative projects done in the past such as with STEM, CTE, TUHS, SI, internships, and ADT to include in her report. (Past-Present-Future)

Committee Goals

• Darcy reviewed several committee goals developed for the SSC for Spring 2015.
• There were concerns expressed that there were too many goals at once and maybe we should focus on 1 or 2 at a time.
• Researching and gathering data was a big concern.
• Incomplete and/or inaccurate data and not being able to rely on the data to make decisions was also a concern.
• Understanding the data and who will provide the data was a concern.
• It was recommended to divide in smaller working groups with a lead person and charge to address a specific goal or changes that need to be made based on data or feedback.
• Each group could analyze the data, create a plan or idea, and summarize their findings and recommendations for the committee to review.
• It was suggested to focus on goals #1 and #2:
  1. Coordinate the development of the SSSP plan with the Student Equity Plan.
  2. Develop a research agenda and review initial data/research (understand and establish a foundation)
• Goal #5 “Establish data teams/workgroups to investigate the data” could easily follow after goal #1 and #2 were achieved.

Next Meeting

• TBD

Student Success Minutes (12.11.14)

Members Present:

Candace Duron and Stacie Rancano

Approval of Minutes

Minutes for the 10/9/14 meeting were approved with a correction to the date noted for the next meeting to reflect Thursday.

Committee Goals

• Darcy requested members to create committee goals to achieve the mission of the committee.

Strategic Plan

• Darcy reviewed the District’s Strategic Action Plan which was created from the Master Education Plan.
• The Strategic Action Plan outlines specific objectives in areas such as student learning/success, equity, business/industry/community, facilities, and institutional planning/effectiveness along with action items, due dates, expected outcomes, and champion (responsible party).
• She asked the member to review the Strategic Action Plan and visualize how to incorporate these with the committee’s goals.
• Darcy stated we need to review the Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and align them with our goals to create Student Service Outcomes for program effectiveness.
• Darcy suggested a student survey to begin the process of reviewing the effectiveness of our programs and services. She would like to review the results in December.
• If you have any feedback on the Strategic Action Plan, please email Darcy or Eric Bérubé.

Data Teams

• Create data teams to analyze data such as surveys, reports, etc. to review effectiveness and equity of services and programs for our students.
• Implement plans and ideas to build support for student success at Taft College.
• The data teams will be working groups with leads and will help determine the best way to impact students’ base on the data studied.

Other

• It was suggested that the Student Services staff participate in quarterly team-building activities to help strengthen relationships and build moral within the department.

Next Meeting

• Thursday, December 11, 2014, 2:10-3:30pm, Cougar Room

Student Success Minutes (11.13.14)

MISSION:
Promote a campus-wide culture that fosters and supports student learning, access, success, goal completion, and institutional effectiveness.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Review and analyze college student success data.
2. Develop broad, comprehensive strategies for improving student success.
3. Analyze and understand the common barriers and momentum points that students experience.
4. Use data to identify patterns of demand to inform schedule building to support student goal completion.
5. In conjunction with the Access Committee, form a workgroup to complete the Student Success and Support Program Plan and Student Equity Plan.
6. Report to the Governance Council and other college committees regarding issues relating to student success. Make appropriate recommendations to the Governance Council.

I. Approval of Minutes

II. Committee Goals

III. Strategic Plan

IV. Data Teams

a. Completion by Design

b. Student Support (Re)defined

• Directed: have a goal and know how to achieve it
• Focused: stay on track—keep eye on prize
• Nurtured: feel somebody wants to help them succeed
• Engaged: actively participate in class and extracurricular activities
• Connected: feel like they are part of the college community
• Valued: skills, talents, abilities, and experiences are recognized; they have opportunities to contribute on campus and feel their contributions are appreciated

c. Institution Set Standards

Remedial/Basic Skills Course Success
Retention
Persistence
Completion of 30 units
Degree/Cert Completion

d. Success and Equity Plans

Student Success & Support Program Plan
Orientation
Assessment
Counseling, Advising, and Other Education Planning Services
Follow up for At-Risk Students

Equity Plan
Access
Course Completion
ESL and Basic Skills Completion
Degree and Certificate Completion
Transfer

GOAL…Close achievement gaps in access and success!

V. Next Meeting

Thursday, Dec 11th, 2:10-3:30, Cougar Room

Student Success Committee Agenda-Nov 12, 2014

Members Present:

Jill Brown, Stacie Rancano, Karen Ziegler, Candace Duron, Fernando Lara, Nancy Artiga, Sam Aunai, Mark Williams, Darcy Bogle, and Daisy Guitron (ASB Rep)

Members Absent:

Lourdes Gonzalez, Vicki Jacobi, Juana Rangel-Escobedo, Paul Blake, and Linda West

Success and Equity Presentation

• Darcy reviewed the committee’s charter and responsibilities (copy attached to official minutes).
• Darcy also reviewed the Student Equity Plan Overview and the Student Success and Support Program Plan (copy attached to official minutes).
• Darcy reviewed the Student Success Score Card found on the Chancellor’s website.
• The Student Success Score Card is a performance measurement system of students in the areas of access, completion, and retention by factors such as gender, age, and ethnicity.
• These are tools for the committee to use and see how we stand as a District and state-wide to other colleges.
• The committee needs to determine what is student success and what should the District focus on to assist students in succeeding at Taft College.
• As student success specialists, we need to determine what role we play in student success.
• Darcy stated we are looking at following the “Completion by Design” Model by Robert Johnstone to redesign systems and programs for student success and focus on student completion. The model takes a look at the following factors and the role they play in student success:
  • Connection
  • Entry
  • Progress
  • Completion
• Darcy stated we need to also understand common barriers and close achievement gaps in access and success.
• Mark discussed the concept of “equity” as defined by the use of the 80% rule. The 80% rule is used as a benchmark to determine “equity” among students,
• Mark stated this tool allows us to see what areas/groups we may need to focus on and work towards a common goal.

3SP Plan

• Darcy stated they are currently working on the 3SP plan and has requested input from all areas.
• She requested departments to send any hiring needs, priorities, or purchase requests that will assist in working towards the goal of student success and equity to include in the 3SP plan.
• Darcy gave examples of some suggested needs such as a Programmer, Bi-lingual counselor, and hiring new faculty. There were also other needs from areas such as new computers and staff training/professional development.
• It was suggested to involve a more diversified group of students in the meetings to provide input. It was also suggested to use surveys such as with Blackboard for quick feedback and possibly offer incentives to students who complete the survey.
• It’s also important to keep in mind that funding decreases each year; next year it reduces to 80% then to 50% the 3rd year.
• Equity is funded at $200,000 with no match required and cannot be used to fund current expenses.

Next Steps

• Darcy stated at the next meeting the committee will need to gather data and analyze how Taft College is doing in the area of student success and set goals. This process may take a year.
• The 2nd year we will need to implement and put forward our ideas and goals.

Next Meeting

• Wednesday, November 13, 2014, 2:00-3:30pm, Cougar Room

Student Success Minutes (10.9.14)

I. Success and Equity Presentation

II. Next Steps

III. Next Meeting

Thursday, Nov 13th, 2:10-3:30, Cougar Room

Student Success Committee Agenda-Oct 9, 2014

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Student Success Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 27, 2014
2:10 pm – 3:30 pm
S-11

I. Approval of minutes

II. Charter

The charter was reviewed and modified based upon feedback from Governance Council and additional discussion with the committee. Mission and responsibilities seemed appropriate. Membership representation was slightly modified to include key individuals across campus.

III. Enrollment Priorities

Changes to the overall enrollment priority process were reviewed, and it was agreed that the current priorities meet the interest of our students, and the new mandates of 3SP. Further discussion was recommended on separate enrollment periods for summer and fall, and when enrollment priorities should begin (before or after the semester is completed).

IV. Celebrate Success

A Recognition Dinner is scheduled for Friday, April 25th, 6:00-8:00pm. Approximately 25 students and 25 employees will be honored. The dinner is designed to be a fun night to celebrate the accomplishments of our successful, influential, dedicated and hard working students, staff, faculty, and community partners. All honorees will receive a glass globe award, and a gift certificate to the Cougar Corner Bookstore!

I. Next Meeting

Thursday, April 24th, 2:10-3:30, S-11

Student Success Minutes (3.27.14)

I. Approval of minutes

II. Charter

III. Enrollment Priorities

IV. Celebrate Success

Recognition Dinner: Friday, April 25th, 6:00-8:00pm RSVP by Friday, April 11th

V. Next Meeting

Thursday, April 24th, 2:10-3:30, S-11

Student Success Committee Agenda-March 27 2014

I. Approval of minutes

II. Charter

III. Enrollment Priorities

IV. EMP-Educational Master Plan

V. Celebrate Success

VI. Resources

a. cccco.edu
b. scorecard.cccco.edu
c. salarysurfer.cccco.edu
d. adegreewithaguarantee.com
e. doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu
f. icanaffordcollege.com

VII. Next Meeting

Thursday, March 27th, 2:10-3:30, Cougar Room

Student Success Committee Agenda-Feb 27 2014

I. What is Student Success?

Taft College is Dedicated to Success, and supports the recommendations of the Student Success Act and the newly implemented Student Success & Support Program (formerly matriculation). Student Success & Support Program (SSSP) is a process that enhances student access to the California Community Colleges and promotes and sustains the efforts of credit students to be successful in their educational endeavors. The goals of Student Success & Support Program are to ensure that all students complete their college courses, persist to the next academic term, and achieve their educational objectives through the assistance of the student-direct components of the student success & support program process: admissions, orientation, assessment and testing, counseling, and student follow-up.

Program SLO: After completing the matriculation process, students will attain their educational goals.

Budget: Credit—$427,904 Non-Credit—$23,891 TOTAL—$451,795

II. Current Plan Components

• Admissions
• Orientation
• Assessment
• Counseling/Advising
• Follow-up
• Coordination and Training
• Research and Evaluation
• Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Advisories

III. Student Success Act of 2012: Overview and Implementation Plan

IV. Bill Updates (for details and specific bill language, go to www.leginfo.ca.gov)

a. EC 78210: Renames Matriculation Act of 1986 as the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012

b. EC 78211: Delineates the Legislature’s intent for the Student Success Act

c. EC 78212: Delineates the student’s and the institution’s responsibilities, requires the BOG to establish a reasonable, phased-in implementation period based on resources available to serve students, & establishes name of program as the: “Student Success and Support Program.”

d. EC 78212: Student Success & Support Program funding targeted to core matriculation

e. EC 78215: Defines role of BOG in developing policies and processes for mandated student participation in core services, exemption categories, and appeals process

f. EC 78216: Requires BOG to develop funding formula for Student Success and Support Program, including criteria such as services provided.

g. EC 78216(b)(4): Links funding to centralized assessment & the new Scorecard

h. EC 78216(b)(5): Provides BOG with the authority to fund other services, as funding allows.

i. EC 78216(c): Delineates plan requirements

j. EC 76300: BOG Fee Waiver conditions

V. Future Agenda Items & Meetings

Student Success Committee Agenda-Jan 9 2014