Achieving the Dream HonCC Implementation Plan

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Achieving the DreamHonCC Implementation Plan

• Town Hall Meeting
• November 25, 2008

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AtD A five-year initiative

• Goal is to increase number of students who
  successfully
• complete remedial/developmental courses
• complete gatekeeper courses
• complete all enrolled courses with C or higher
• re-enroll from one semester to the next and
• earn certificates and/or degrees, or transfer.

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National partner organizations

• American Association of Community Colleges
• Community College Leadership Program
• Community College Research Center
• Institute for Higher Education
• Jobs for the Future
• MDC (managing partner) MDRC and
• Public Agenda.

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Hawaiis Partners and Funders
The Kamehameha Schools The Office of Hawaiian
Affairs The University of Hawaii, Community
Colleges
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Achieving the Dream colleges
SOUTH CAROLINA Aiken Technical College,
Aiken Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College,
Orangeburg Technical College Of The Lowcountry,
Beaufort Trident Technical College,
Charleston TEXAS Paris Junior College,
Paris The Victoria College, Victoria University
Of Houston, Houston VIRGINIA Northern Virginia
Community College, Annandale
Springfield Technical Community College,
Springfield MICHIGAN Bay De Noc Community
College, Escanaba Henry Ford Community College,
Dearborn Jackson Community College,
Jackson Lake Michigan College, Benton
Harbor North Central Michigan College,
Petoskey Wayne County Community College,
Detroit OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City Community
College, Oklahoma City Rose State
College,Midwest City Tulsa Community College,
Tulsa
2007 (4th Round) ARKANSAS National Park
Community College, Hot Springs Ouachita
Technical College, Malvern Phillips
Community College, Helena Pulaski Technical
College, North Little Rock
HAWAII The University Of Hawaii
Community College System, statewide MASSACHUSETTS
Bunker Hill Community College, Boston Northern
Essex Community College, Lawrence Roxbury
Community College, Roxbury
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We are committed to

• examining data on student achievement
• basing decisions on data
• confronting and addressing achievement gaps
• monitoring our progress closely and
• sharing our findings broadly.

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Share the Facts andAct on What Youve Learned

• Take nothing on its looks take everything on
  evidence. Theres no better rule.
• Charles Dickens (18121870) Great
  Expectations

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HCC Achieving the Dream Team

• Tim Cubero
• Robert Dotson
• Leon Florendo
• Ralph Kam
• Ken Kato
• Erika Lacro
• Femar Lee
• Charles Miller

• Lianne Nagano
• Jannine Oyama
• Jan Petersen
• Jim Poole
• Steven Shigemoto
• Cynthia Smith
• Jonathan Kama Wong

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If they dont come back they dont complete
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Achieving the Dream Timeline

• Year 1 - Data Collection, Creation of Campus
  Plan
• Year 2 Implement Plan
• Years 3, 4, 5 - Evaluation and Revisions
• What works, what doesnt work, what can we do
  better.
• How are we measuring AtD success?

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CC Strategic Planning (tentative)
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CC Strategic Planning (tentative)
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Campus Coordination

• Achieving the Dream Team
• Recruitment and Retention
• Marketing Committee
• Individual Departments

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What is the RR Committee Doing?

• Top 4 Ideas for Recruitment
• Campus beautification
• Summer bridge programs
• Overall website improvements
• High school advertising

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What is the RR Committee Doing?

• Top 4 Ideas for Retention
• Mandatory student orientation for traditional
  students
• Campaigns retention as a campus wide task
• Professional development for faculty on new
  learning styles
• Early alert system

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HonCCs Implementation Plan Priorities
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Priority A Financial Aid Participation

• A1. Develop an ongoing student focus group
  initiative to solicit student feedback annually
  on the financial aid process. The group will
  focus on the communication of financial aid
  opportunities, the application process,
  recommendations for improvement and
  identification of potential issues / concerns
  from the student perspective.

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Priority A Financial Aid Participation

• A2. Develop a cross-campus team to evaluate and
  recommend necessary changes to provide enhanced
  customer service to students through admissions,
  registration, financial aid and other student
  services.
• Team Members A1 and A2 Jannine Oyama, Leon
  Florendo, Grace Funai, Nova Suniga, Business
  Office rep and student rep

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Priority Area B Developmental Intervention

• B1. Begin pilot program of embedding student
  tutors in math and English developmental and
  remedial courses to focus on better completion
  rates.

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Priority Area B Developmental Intervention

• B2. Begin pilot program of embedding student
  tutors in math and English developmental and
  remedial courses to focus on greater student
  participation in supplemental instruction.
• B1 and B2 Team Members Femar Lee, Tim Cubero,
  Ina Miller-Cabasug and Linda Laine
• Status Ongoing

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Priority Area B Developmental Intervention

• B3. Use current analysis tools (e.g.
  log-likelihood tests) and analyze pervious
  remedial classes for impact of instructional
  methods and their applicability to current
  classes.
• Team Members Charles Miller, Steven Shigemoto
• Status Baseline data under review

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Priority Area B Developmental Intervention

• B4. Evaluate the ability to provide scholarships
  for students in remedial classes based on
  academic performance and planned/continued
  pursuit of educational goals.
• Team Members Lianne Nagano, Ina Miller-Cabasug
• Status Launch in Spring 2009

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Priority Area B Developmental Intervention

• B5. To improve completion rates in remedial
  classes, a retention specialist provides active
  interventions, such as early alert system,
  in-class study skills sessions, in-class support,
  and student guidance sessions.
• Team Members Ina Miller-Cabasug , RR Early
  Alert team
• Status Early Alert pilot to launch in Spring
  2009

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Priority Area C Successful Progress and
Graduation or Transfer

• C1. Develop and encourage participation in
  faculty development opportunities to encourage
  curriculum redesign and incorporate best
  practices in teaching styles.
• Team Member Jerry Cerny
• Status Excellence In Education Day focus on
  student engagement

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Priority Area C Successful Progress and
Graduation or Transfer

• C2. Develop other learning communities that may
  improve success rates in gatekeeper courses.
• Team Members Robii Dotson, Ross Egloria,
  Charles Miller, Jonathan Wong, LC instructors,
  student rep
• Status Evaluation of learning communities
  success and launch of new communities

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Priority Area C Successful Progress and
Graduation or Transfer

• C3. Develop student focus groups to provide
  feedback on learning communities.
• Team Members Robii Dotson, Ross Egloria,
  Charles Miller, Jonathan Wong, LC instructors,
  student rep
• Status

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Priority Area C Successful Progress and
Graduation or Transfer

• C4. Encourage faculty to participate in
  discipline wide community college meetings to
  discuss roadblocks and possible action steps to
  improve success in gatekeeper courses.
• Team Members Deans, Cynthia Smith, Karadeen
  Kam, Fumi Takasugi, Jennifer Higa-King
• Status

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Priority Area C Successful Progress and
Graduation or Transfer

• C5. Establish targeted groups to allow for
  effective counseling and notification of learning
  community courses.
• Team Members Robii Dotson, Ross Egloria,
  Charles Miller, Jonathan Wong, LC instructors,
  student rep
• Status

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Priority Area C Successful Progress and
Graduation or Transfer

• C6. Utilize technology in communicating program
  requirements and progress to degree completion
  through the STAR Academic Journey.
• Team Members Erika Lacro, Sandy Matsui,
  Marilynn Ito-Won
• Status Launched Fall 2008

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Priority Area D Data Collection, Analysis and
Utilization

• D1. Publish and communicate the results of data
  collection and assessment through campus-wide
  discussions.
• Team Members Erika Lacro and Steve Shigemoto
• Status Launched.

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Next Steps

• Analysis of cohort data
• Drill down for specific inquiries
• New data collection
• Community college inventory
• Implementation plan roll-out, tracking and
  evaluation

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Math 20BCD Enrollment, Grade Distribution, and
Completion Rates
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Re-enrollment of Math 20D Completers at HCC the
Ensuing Fall
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Re-enrollment of Math 20D Completers in Math 24
the Ensuing Semester
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Eng 20BCDE Enrollment, Grade Distribution, and
Completion Rates
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Re-enrollment of Eng 20E Completers at HCC the
Ensuing Fall
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Re-enrollment of Eng 20E Completers in Eng 22 the
Ensuing Semester
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• Questions?