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PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AT SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE
Overview and Two Models
How It Began: Fall 2004
A discussion about the Student Equity Plan and the high numbers of underprepared students entering the College
A meeting between the Senate President and the leaders of successful campus programs about the need for a strong faculty voice in the discussion
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The Issues
Faculty concern about basic learning skills across campus Reading Writing Math Critical thinking Social skills
The need for a faculty-driven effort to find ways to address these problems
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The Evolution: Part I
Spring 2005: A Senate-appointed Faculty Student Success Committee
A request from the College President to the Senate: Assume leadership for planning a Student Success Initiative
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The Evolution: Part I (cont’d) Summer 2005: Three-day Senate
Task Force meeting with representatives from all divisions, students and administrators The goal: Identify obstacles to student
success; brainstorm possible solutions The challenge: What do we do now???
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The Evolution: Part II
Fall 2005 Faculty In-Service Task Force presentations Student panel Division and department discussions
Campus-wide call for proposals Fall Task Force
Review of over 60 proposals, committee reports, student surveys
Presentation of unranked proposals to the Senate: “Building Communities: Planning the Student Success Initiative”
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The Evolution: Part II (cont’d) Appointment of Senate subcommittee to
review proposals and make recommendation to the Senate
Final recommendation for Student Success Initiative (now Partnership for Student Success) from the Senate to the College President in Spring 2006
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The Recommendation
Expansion of programs: Gateway to
Success program Writing Center Math Lab Instructional Aides
for online classes SLO project
Creation of Academic Achievement Zone
Increased professional development opportunities
Funding of departmental initiatives
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The Result
President, EVP, and Senate President worked with College governance bodies Secure funding for the Partnership for
Student Success Institute annual evaluation of its
effectiveness Fully implemented in Fall 2006 Comprehensive annual evaluations ever
since
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WRITING CENTER
Writing Center
Hired 2 LTAs to work with Director to Hire tutors Develop and implement training
materials Implement default tutoring sequence to
enhance consistency of practice among diverse tutors and students
Hired receptionist to manage appointments and regulate tutor-student contact http://www.sbcc.edu/
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The Writing Center Sequence Make an appointment or drop in
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Fill out a Directed Learning Activity
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Meet the Tutor
Make a tutoring plan based on DLA
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Use Writing Assignment to Develop Skills
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Time Management
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Tutor and Student Complete Session Record
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The Session Record Form
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Fill Out the Tutorial Evaluation
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Writing Center Evaluation Form
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Evaluation
Gives another opportunity to review session
Is easy on time and effort Can be used to gather SLO data
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Records Indicate Success
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Number of Writing Center Visitors
Number of students that used the Writing Center services and the number of times they visited the Center from 2005-06 to 2007-08
Writing Center Visitors and Visits2005/06-2007/08
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Course Completion: All Students Successful course completion rates
for users and non-users of the Writing Center; relationship between frequency of visits to the Center and successful course completion rates
Successful Course CompletionAll Students
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Course Completion: Basic Skills
Successful course completion rates for users and non-users of the Writing Center; relationship between frequency of visits to the Center and successful course completion rates in Basic Skills writing classes only (ENG 65, 80, 100)
Successful Course CompletionBasic Skills Writing Classes (ENG 65, 80, 100)
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Tutor Training
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Tutor Training
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Tutoring Practice
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GATEWAY TO STUDENT SUCCESSIncreasing the Academic Success of First-Year Students
Gateway to Student Success Designed to increase academic
success of first-year college students Faculty-driven and faculty-managed Academic Senate approved Campus-wide Implemented Fall 2006
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Increase in Number of Gateway Sections
Semester Gateway Sections
Success Rate
Spring 2006 60 65.5%Fall 2006 150 66.1%Spring 2007 200 68.3%Fall 2007 207 71.7%Spring 2008 306 71.5%
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Gateway Sections for Fall 2009
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Instructional method
G = Gateway
Gateway Center Tutoring Sessions
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Gateway Directed Learning Activity
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Successful Course Completion: Gateway
Students in Gateway sections achieved a higher course completion rate than students enrolled in comparable non-Gateway sections
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Successful Course Completion: Basic Skills Gateway Classes
Fall 2006 Spring 2007
Fall 2007 Spring 2008
Count
Rate Count
Rate Count
Rate Count
Rate
Gateway 894 64.1%
1,065
65.2%
1,894
75.7%
2,047
69.0%
Non-Gateway
1,967
60.9%
1,715
58.5%
3,607
62.4%
2,281
63.3%
Successful Course CompletionBasic Skills Gateway Classes
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Successful Course Completion: All Gateway Classes
Fall 2006 Spring 2007
Fall 2007 Spring 2008
Count
Rate Count
Rate Count
Rate Count
Rate
Gateway 2,416 68.5%
2,676 67.6%
5,650 71.2%
6,739 70.5%
Non-Gateway
4,985 65.5%
4,093 63.9%
8,652 66.8%
8,006 68.3%
Successful Course CompletionAll Gateway Classes
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Supporting Your Tutor
First week: Introduce the tutor to your class
Meet periodically to discuss student progress
Provide clear guidelines on what you want your tutor to do
Ask your tutor for feedback, input, and opinions
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Effective Practices for Tutors
Tutors can… Support individual and small group work
in class Answer questions after class Prepare students for tests
Role play Additional examples
Proctor tests Grade objective quizzes for immediate
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Effective Practices for Tutors (cont’d) Tutors can…
Provide early intervention Procrastinators No-shows…
Assist students with study and organizational skills Note-taking…
Connect students to campus support systems
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Gateway Tutoring
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Gateway Tutoring
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Gateway Tutoring
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QUESTIONS?
THANK YOUPartnership for Student Success at Santa Barbara City College