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Living Our Values: Viewpoints from the
Michigan Center for Student SuccessWednesday, September 16, 2020
2020 Student Success Summit
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PRESENTERS
Precious Miller Erica Orians Jenny Schanker Katie Giardello
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Much more to come at our Virtual Summit!
This week:
THE PRIVILEGED POOR IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: REMOVING HIDDEN OBSTACLES TO HELP STUDENTS THRIVE (September 17)
REAL VALUES IN A VIRTUAL WORLD (September 18)
Next week:
POSTSECONDARY POLICY PERSPECTIVES: A DIALOGUE OF FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY ISSUES (September 23)
WHY MOBILITY MATTERS NOW: THE INTERSECTION OF EQUITY AND STUDENT TRANSITIONS (September 24)
PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE: SIX YEARS OF PATHWAYS INNOVATION IN MICHIGAN (September 25)
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ABOUT THE MCSS
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COMMITMENTS
1. Advocate for federal, state, and local policies that eliminate barriers to higher education, particularly cost;
2. Disaggregate student outcomes data by race, ethnicity, gender, and income, to identify gaps and address inequitable outcomes;
3. Increase the number and percentage of marginalized students who successfully complete college-level English and mathematics;
4. Create opportunities for more community college students, especially marginalized students, to transfer to bachelor’s degree granting institutions with acceptable transfer credit for all of their courses;
5. Increase the adoption of free textbooks through the expansion of open educational resources (OER);
6. Build a community of community college presidents to focus on inequality and social injustices.
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COMMITMENTS
1. Advocate for federal, state, and local policies that eliminate barriers to higher education, particularly cost;
2. Disaggregate student outcomes data by race, ethnicity, gender, and income, to identify gaps and address inequitable outcomes;
3. Increase the number and percentage of marginalized students who successfully complete college-level English and mathematics;
4. Create opportunities for more community college students, especially marginalized students, to transfer to bachelor’s degree granting institutions with acceptable transfer credit for all of their courses;
5. Increase the adoption of free textbooks through the expansion of open educational resources (OER);
6. Build a community of community college presidents to focus on inequality and social injustices.
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EQUITY
COHERENCE
INNOVATION
CHAMPION
CONNECT
CREATE
EVIDENCE
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OUR VISION
We provide state-level support to Michigan’s 28 community colleges by serving as a hub connecting leadership, administrators, faculty, and staff in their emerging and ongoing efforts to improve equitable student outcomes, emphasizing linkages between practice, research, and policy.
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OUR VALUES
Our values determine our actions
and define our commitment to
student success. We maintain
a relentless focus on ensuring
that coherence, equity, evidence
and innovation are infused across
all strategies and strands of our work.
EQUITY
COHERENCE
INNOVATION
CHAMPION
CONNECT
CREATE
EVIDENCE
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Eliminate barriers and increase
opportunities for all students
while addressing persistent
inequities for historically marginalized
students for whom higher education has traditionally
been inaccessible and unwelcoming.
EQUITY
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Organize, synthesize and disaggregate data from institutional, local, state and national sources to identify equity gaps, accelerate adoption of evidence-based student success reforms, and assess the effectiveness of interventions.
EVIDENCE
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Foster creative approaches
to the systemic problems
facing higher education,
promote evidence-based practices and
enable supportive policy solutions
that meet the local needs of community colleges.
INNOVATION
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Align initiatives to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve student success and enable collaboration among Michigan’s community colleges, national partners, policymakers, state agencies, universities, K-12, employers, and community-based organizations.
COHERENCE
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STRATEGIES
These strategies describe our tactical approach to improving equitable student success in Michigan. We actively create opportunities, connect stakeholders and champion evidence-based practices and policy solutions in every area of our work.
EQUITY
COHERENCE
INNOVATION
CHAMPION
CONNECT
CREATE
EVIDENCE
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In collaboration with Michigan’s
community colleges and other
partners, design evidence-based
initiatives and other opportunities to
substantially improve equitable student outcomes
while meeting the needs of Michigan’s community colleges.
CREATE
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Promote collaboration among community colleges to implement reforms, share successful practices and navigate challenges. Organize high-quality convenings to connect college practitioners and other stakeholders and serve as a hub to facilitate emerging opportunities for campus-based work and the integration of findings from national projects.
CONNECT
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Contribute expertise to ongoing policy conversations about addressing educational inequities, increasing access to higher education and credential attainment, providing holistic student support and expanding the use of data to support student success reform efforts across Michigan’s community colleges.
CHAMPION
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EQUITY
COHERENCE
INNOVATION
CHAMPION
CONNECT
CREATE
EVIDENCE
West of 6th written and performed by Larry Schanker ©Schanker Music Trust, 2020
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CURRENT INITIATIVES
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Supporting #MCSSEquityStrengthening Student Pathways
EQUITY
COHERENCE
INNOVATION
CHAMPION
CONNECT
CREATE
EVIDENCE
Guided Pathways is and will continue to be the foundation for our continued institutional transformation work, including strengthening holistic student support and improving equitable outcomes in developmental education and for students who transfer.
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Supporting #MCSSEquityStrengthening Student Pathways• GPI 2.0 Institutes: all materials now posted on event pages and at
www.miguidepathways.org
• SOAA: Collecting responses from Mentor and Study Circle colleges between now and mid-November (SOAA forms due September 30)
• Evaluation: Tune in to Pathways to the Future on Friday, September 25
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MI-BEST Update
Participating colleges: 25 Michigan Community CollegesMI-BEST Impact: 122,327 students Project Partners: Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Center for Inquiry and ImprovementPublic Policy AssociatesMichigan Association of United WayAmerican Association of Community Colleges Voluntary Framework of AccountabilityTrellis Research
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MI-BEST Update
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: Offers Navigation, Access and Referral partnerships which increases accessibility for students to navigate community-based organizations.
Student Financial Wellness Survey: The Trellis Company conducts an annual nationwide student financial wellness survey which explores the connection between student finances and academic success.
Michigan Association of United Ways: Offers ALICE Data to understand those in our communities who are disadvantaged due to being asset limited income constrained and employed.
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Supporting #MCSSEquity and #mibestcc
Normalized the receival of basic needs supports
Transportation vouchers
Partnering with 4-year institutions with counseling programs to offer mental health supports
Providing hot spots and laptop loans
Developed partnerships with local farmers and grocery stores for fresh produce
Organized mobile food pantries with the help of churches- delivering to students who don't have transportation
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Connecting MCSS Values with MI-BEST
The work of MI-BEST is centered around equity and is the heart of the collaborative work with Michigan Community Colleges and all of our project partners.
MI-BEST supports the work of student success at participating college’s while keeping our values in view.
EQUITY
COHERENCE
INNOVATION
CHAMPION
CONNECT
CREATE
EVIDENCE
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Supporting #MCSSEquityMiTransfer Pathways
10 new multi-institutional associate to bachelor’s degree transfer pathways in Art, Biology, Business, Communication, Criminal Justice, Exercise Science, Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work
create – connect – champion
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MiTRANSFER PATHWAY
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
4-YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
ART 24 14
BIOLOGY 28 13
BUSINESS 28 20
COMMUNICATION 23 18
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 28 14
EXERCISE SCIENCE 17 11
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 22 13
PSYCHOLOGY 28 20
PUBLIC HEALTH 16 7
SOCIAL WORK 26 13
Supporting #MCSSEquityMiTransfer Pathways Participating Institutions
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Supporting #MCSSEquityMiTransfer.org
• Enhanced advising tools and resources
•66 Participating Institutions
• Number of Equivalencies:
1,558,845
• In one week, 15,000+ course equivalency searches
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Supporting #MCSSEquityStrengthening MiTransfer Pathways
RM@RT Transferability Project• Reviewing transfer equivalencies for
• College Algebra• Introductory Statistics• Quantitative Reasoning
• Recommended MTA math pathway for each MiTransfer Pathway program
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Supporting #MCSSEquityStrengthening Transfer
• Partnership with the Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities (MICU) to better understand community college students’ transfer pathways in the liberal arts at private and independent institutions funded by the Teagle Foundation
• Proposal to strengthen MiTransfer Pathways in selected humanities programs
• Proposal to strengthen pathways in career technical education programs
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Supporting #MCSSEquity: Changing our approach to Developmental Education
EQUITY
COHERENCE
INNOVATION
CHAMPION
CONNECT
CREATE
EVIDENCE
A growing body of evidence suggests that completion of gateway English and mathematics is associated with improved outcomes for all students, regardless of racial, socio-economic status or academic preparation.The pathway to closing equity gaps leads through innovation in how we help all students make the transition to college-level courses within their first year of enrollment.
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Supporting #MCSSEquity: Scaling Up What Works
• MIStart2Finish colleges will implement/scale up proven models of co-requisite instruction and placement reform to increase completions of gateway English and math courses in one year• 14 colleges committed to deeper work • Quarterly roundtables for DE Faculty
• Progress tracking:• DE SOAA• VFA Early Momentum Metrics
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Supporting #MCSS Equity:Improving High School Transitions• Partnership Project with MCAN• Lead colleges will receive small
grants to collaborate with K-12 districts to design projects:• Placement• Transition courses (math focus)
• 2 Cohorts (January and June starts)
• A “Learning Circle” will also have access to virtual workshops
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Supporting #MCSSEquityVoluntary Framework of Accountability
Understand how to read VFA reports
Increase access to and use of VFA reports
Increase access to benchmarking with peer institutions
Share customizable templates to present college data
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VFA Metrics After Six Years
Degree Completion
Bachelor’s Degree (at CC)
Associate Degree
Transfer after receipt of degree
No Transfer after receipt of degree
Certificate Completion
Certificate Attainment
Transfer after receipt of award
No Transfer after receipt of award
Transfer
Transferred to another institution
Still Enrolled
Enrolled during the sixth academic year
Left
Left (earned ≥ 30 college-level credits)
Left (earned < 30 college-level credits)
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VFA Metrics after One Year
Credit Accumulation
Earned 6+ College Credits in First Term
Earned 12+ College Credits in First Term
Earned 15+ College Credits in First Year
Earned 24+ College Credits in First Year
Earned 30+ College Credits in First Year
Gateway Courses
Passed College Level Math
Passed College Level English
Passed College Level Math and English
Retention and Progress
Fall to Next Term Retention
Credit Success Rate
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VFA Sub-Groups
Gender
Male/ Female
Unknown/Other
Pell Status
Awarded Pell/ Not Awarded Pell
Enrollment Status
Full Time/ Part Time
College Ready
College Ready or Undetermined
Not College Ready
Age
Under 20 Years Old
20-24 Years Old
25-29 Years Old
30 Years or Older
Age Unknown
Racial/Ethnic Background
Hispanic (of any race)
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
White, Non-Hispanic
Two or More Races
Race/Ethnicity Unknown
Nonresident Alien
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Supporting #MCSSEquity:MCSS Mentoring Network
New Grant/Refreshed Strategy:• Mentors will provide support across initiatives/projects
• Moderators and panelists at institutes, workshops and events
• Support social media efforts• Assist with collecting information and feedback from
colleges via SOAA calls• Provide individualized coaching on short-term
improvement projects
Supporting #MCSSEquityMCSS Mentoring Network
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Supporting #MCSSEquityGrowing Faculty Connections
New Publication on the MCSS website!
Fall Faculty Roundtable Series • Hands-On Learning in a Virtual World (October 26)• Creating Connected Communities (November 2)• Hacking the System for Ideas that Work (November 9)
Cross-disciplinary conversation + subject-specific breakouts
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Other Highlights during our “Autumn of Equity”
• Equity Minded Teaching Strategies (September 29 and October 6)
• Equity Tools from NCII (October 7)
• #MCSSEquity Tweet Chats (October 29 and November 17)
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SESSION EVALUATION
Help us improve future events by completing this brief 5-question evaluation of the session at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020mcsssummit.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
• VFA for Economic Stability/ MI-BEST Workshop (September 30)
• VFA for Transfer (October 8)
• VFA for Student Success (November 10)
• Community College to Community College Transfer at the MACRAO Conference (November 19)
• MiTransfer in Michigan at MACRAO Conference (November 19)
• MI-BEST Workshop 3 (December 16)
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Contact Us
Erica Orians, Executive Director
Jenny Schanker, Director of Research and Institutional Practice
Katie Giardello, Manager of Network Engagement
Precious Miller, Coordinator of MI-BEST