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Creating an Evidence-Based Action Planto Improve Persistence & Completion
An Information Overview
January, 2015
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Ses
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Who We Are
What We Do
The Issues
The Solution
How to Apply & Fees
Questions and Discussions
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Who
We
Are
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Who
We
Are
We ARE NOT a Software Company
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Who
We
Are We ARE NOT a Software Company
We ARE Internationally Recognized Student Success Experts
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Who
We
Are We ARE NOT a Software Company
We ARE Internationally Recognized Student Success Experts
(And We Have Some Sweet Software)
FoE & G2C Participating Institutions: 2003-2015
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Signature Processes and ServicesW
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o Foundations of Excellence®
Gateways to Completion®
Retention Performance Management™
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The
Issu
esPublic Policy and Perception
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The
Issu
esPublic Policy and Perception
• The First Year and Transfer Are Broken
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The
Issu
esPublic Policy and Perception
• The First Year and Transfer Are Broken
• Unacceptable Levels of Failure in Lower Division & Remedial Education Courses (a.k.a., Gateway Courses)
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The
Issu
esPublic Policy and Perception
• The First Year and Transfer Are Broken
• Unacceptable Levels of Failure in Lower Division & Remedial Education Courses (a.k.a., Gateway Courses)
• Completion Rates Are Too Low• And Costs are Too High
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The
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• What is RPM?• On What Theory is RPM Based?• How Does RPM Analyze and Plan Work?
– Why RPM Analyze and Plan?
• How Does RPM Act and Monitor Work?– Why RPM Act and Monitor?
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What is RPM?
• A Suite of Retention & Completion Process & Tools
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What is RPM?
• A Suite of Retention & Completion Process & Tools• Drawing on Decades of Experience
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What is RPM?
• A Suite of Retention & Completion Process & Tools• Drawing on Decades of Experience• Piloted in 2014-15
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What is RPM?• Fits Institutions of Various Sizes• Flexible
– Transition Phase (Sophomore, Etc.)– Subpopulations (Race / Ethnicity, STEM Majors, Etc.)– Many Stages (Need a Plan, Have a Plan, Etc.)
• Based on Task Force Based Assessment and Action • Draws on Multiple Forms of Evidence• Provides a Range of Tools Including Analytics
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RPM Analytics
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RPM Analytics
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Analyze & Plan Act & Monitor
Retention Data Analytics System
Planning Retreat
Action Plan Templates and Support
Optional Visit
SIPS Survey
Advisory Support
To Build a Plan
To Implement a Plan
Implementation Templates and Support
Optional Retention Data Analytics System
Optional Visit
SIPS Survey
Advisory Support
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Foundations of Excellence®
Tinto Theory of Student Departure
Pascarella & Terenzini / French & Oakes
• Evidence-Based Action Planning
• Task Force-Based Assessment (Faculty)
• Academic & Social Integration
• Other External Influences
• Integration and Goal Orientation
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Tinto’s Theory of Student Departure
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Tinto’s Theory of Student Departure
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Tinto’s Theory of Student Departure
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Roles
Liaisons(At Least 2)
Serve as overall project leaders/managers
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Liaisons(At Least 2)
Committees for RPM Analysis & Planning
(2 Committees)
One committee for: 1) Academic / Curricular; 2) Social / Co-curricular / Other External Influences. Each committee led by one chair or two co-chairs.
Roles
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Liaisons(At Least 2)
Steering Committee
Committees for RPM Analysis & Planning
(2 Committees)
Comprised of Liaisons, Committee chairs, and other key stakeholders
Roles
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RPM Analyze & Plan
Why?
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RPM Analyze & Plan – How it Works
• Timeframe – 6 months– Can be done faster
• Identify Liaisons• “Complete” Retention Data Analytics System Upload
– Feedback from Gardner Institute
• Student Integration, Persistence and Satisfaction Survey (SIPS)– Based on French and Oakes Institutional Integration Survey
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RPM Analyze & Plan – How it Works
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• Identify Retention Phase / Issue– First-Year; or– Sophomore; or– Student Subpopulation
• Populate Task Force– Steering Committee– Two Committees
• Conduct Retreat (2 Days)– Gardner Institute Virtual Presence (Optional In Person)
RPM Analyze & Plan – How it Works
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• Write 3 Syntheses – One Synthesis for Each RPM Analysis and Planning Focus
• Academic / Curricular• Social / Co-curricular / Other External Influences
– Comprehensive Synthesis• With 4-8 Recommended Actions
– Gardner Institute Feedback on All 3 Reports
• Move to Implement Retention Plan
RPM Analyze & Plan – How it Works
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RPM Act & Monitor
Why?
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RPM Act & Monitor – How it Works
• Time Frame – 1 Year• Implementation Team (Not Necessarily Task Force)• 4 Phases of Implementation
– Feedback on each phase
• Student Integration, Persistence and Satisfaction Survey Readminister
• Retention Data Analytics System Update• Optional Visit
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The Value Added
• Opportunity Cost– How Your Faculty and Staff Spend Their Precious Time
• Flexible, Fast, and Financially Sound• Established Record of Effectiveness• Expertise from the Academy for the Academy
– Scholars– Practitioners– Student Success Innovators / Pioneers
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The Return on Investment
• Drake 2010 and 2011 Foundations of Excellence Studies– External Evaluator
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The Return on Investment
• Drake 2010 and 2011 Foundations of Excellence Studies– External Evaluator
• Average Retention Increases = 5.62 percentage points
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The Return on Investment
• Drake 2010 and 2011 Foundations of Excellence Studies– External Evaluator
• Average Retention Increases = 5.62 percentage points
• Average Return on Investment = $26.32 for each $1 Invested
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The Return on Investment
• Drake 2010 and 2011 Foundations of Excellence Studies– External Evaluator
• Average Retention Increases = 5.62 percentage points
• Average Return on Investment = $26.32 for each $1 Invested – Annually
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Fees
• Based on Institutional Size• Discounts for:
– Additional Forms of RPM (20%)
• Optional Services– Visits
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How to Apply for RPM
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How
to A
pply
for
RP
M www.jngi.org/rpm-apply
Deadline: September 15, 2015
Start Date: October 15, 2015
April 12-14, 2015Annual Gateway Course Experience Conference
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Questions & Discussion
Contact
Dr. Drew Koch ▪ [email protected] ▪ 828-877-3549