Advancing Student Success in the California Community Colleges Presentation to the American Association of Community Colleges April 2013

Our Community Serving 2.4 Million Students 20% of all U.S. Community College Students 112 Colleges and 72 Off-Campus Centers

Fueling California’s Workforce Our graduates and certificate earners: Keep you safe ~ 80% of firefighters, EMTs and police officers are trained at our colleges Keep you healthy ~ 70% of California nurses are educated at community colleges Innovate ~ 48% of UC bachelor’s degree holders in STEM majors transferred from a community college

Transfer Mission 28% of UC graduates and 55% of CSU graduates start at a community college.

High Return on Investment Californians with a degree will earn $1.3M more than with a high school diploma. For every $1 California invests in a college graduate, it receives a net return of $4.50. Californians with an associate degree nearly double their earnings in three years.

California and the U.S. Need More College-Educated Workers Business leaders say hiring and retaining a qualified workforce is a daunting task. In 2009, the Public Policy Institute of California estimated that by 2025 California will be short 1 million college degree and certificate holders. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that jobs requiring an associate degree will grow by 19% through 2018 – twice the rate of jobs requiring a bachelor’s degree.

Shrinking Budget vs. Growing Demand Over the past four years… Funding for community colleges has been cut $1.5 billion Enrollment has decreased by more than 600,000 students (more students than currently attend all CSU campuses) Demand has soared, with workers seeking retraining, record numbers of high school graduates, veterans returning and students being shut out from UC and CSU

Need for policies and practices that ensure student success Recession substantially reduced resources. 47% of students cannot enroll in needed classes, compared to 28% nationwide Low completion rates. Of the 77% of students who begin below transfer-level, only 41% ever achieve a certificate, degree, or transfer preparation If we are forced to ration education, shouldn’t we do it rationally?

Student Success Task Force In January 2011, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors established the Student Success Task Force Task Force Goal: Examine best practices and models for accomplishing student success and present recommendations Task Force Composition: 20 members from diverse internal and external stakeholders groups 12-month strategic planning process to improve student success January – June 2011: The Task Force began analyzing and discussing topics such as college readiness and assessment, student services, basic skills instruction, and performance-based funding. July – September 2011: Developed recommendations. September 30, 2011: Released draft recommendations, currently being vetted statewide at conferences and public town halls. November 9, 2011: The Task Force met to review feedback on draft recommendations. January 2012: Final report presented to the Board of Governors in January and adopted.

A Bold Plan for Refocusing on Student Success The Student Success Initiative will… Improve educational outcomes and workforce preparedness and close achievement gaps for historically underrepresented students Decrease time it takes students to earn a degree, certificate and/or transfer Save students and taxpayers money through efficiencies

Task Force Recommendations Overview Comprehensive plan to improve the System’s capacity to serve students: Rebalance priorities within the community college system to better focus on the core missions of workforce preparation and transfer, while protecting access Make community colleges more responsive to the needs of students and the economy Increase student success rates for certificate and degree completion and transfer to four-year institutions

Re-Thinking How We Serve Students to Promote Success for All Identify and close equity & achievement gaps: Scorecard & Student Equity Planning Triage services based on student needs Broader approach to service delivery: Pre- and post-enrollment services & supports, “just in time,” and intrusive services Supports for at-risk students Re-thinking student assessment– moving towards a more holistic approach based on a multiple measures & assessment of college readiness

Re-Thinking How We Serve Students to Promote Success for All Improving communication to students on college expectations and strategies for student success in college Early career and education goal planning – exploration of career interests (pre-application, pre-enrollment, and post-enrollment) Declaring program of study and creating student education plan (initial & comprehensive) Strengthen links with community groups and other partners: K-12, local workforce agencies, etc.

Eight Areas of Focus Increase college and career readiness Strengthen support for entering students Incentivize successful student behaviors Align course offerings to meet student needs Improve education of basic skills students Revitalize and re-envision professional development Enable efficient statewide leadership and increase coordination among colleges Align resources with student success recommendations

Putting Recommendations into Action Task Force made 22 specific recommendations Action has been taken on 20 of the recommendations Mix of implementation methods: Statutory and regulatory changes, adoption of best practices

Student Success Act of 2012 The Student Success Act of 2012, Senate Bill 1456, signed into law in September 2012 Targets funding to core services of orientation, assessment, counseling/advising to assist students with development of education plans Focuses on helping new students define goals and get on track to achievement

Key Provisions Mandates assessment, orientation, and education planning Requires students to declare a course of study Targets student support services funding model Sets minimum academic standards for state financial aid Establishes Student Success Scorecard at all colleges 7.3 Student Success Scorecard: Implement the accountability scorecard 2.1 Centralized Assessment: As a condition of receipt of funds, requires colleges to adopt common assessment if the college uses standardized assessment tests (when CCCAssess becomes available)

Other Approaches to Incentivize and Support Goal Completion Statewide enrollment priorities that reward students for use of services and academic progress More creative approach to service delivery to improve effectiveness and efficiency Integrating institutional student success and student equity planning to address achievement gaps

Student Success Scorecard Builds on previous accountability system and continues to measure “high-order” outcomes: Degree, Certificate, Transfer Also measures “momentum points” Focuses on institutional progress, rather than comparison with other colleges Expands populations measured Data broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, age group, and level of college preparation

Implementing the Scorecard Accountability Advisory committee met January through June 2012 Created new and expanded data definitions Refined focus on final outcomes and significant momentum points Simplified levels of reporting and identified proper reports for different audiences

The Reporting Triangle

The Scorecard Went live second week of April 30,000 clicks in first two days http://scorecard.cccco.edu

Student Success Scorecard homepage http://scorecard. cccco

Statewide tab

Student Success Initiative homepage http://californiacommunitycolleges

Thank you.