Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) Wed Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) Wed. May 11, 2 pm Board of Trustees

GISS measures are… based on the student achievement initiative (new accountability system in SBCTC), which measures… Building towards college level skills (basic skills gains, passing precollege writing or math) First year retention (earning 15 then 30 college level credits) Completing a college level math course (prof-tech and academic transfer) Completions at tipping point (degrees, 1- or 2-year certificates, apprenticeship training) cohort-based (mostly following students who started in fall 2006)  

GISS measures… Academic transfer students Long-term measure: Progress 4 years after students started (shown for all students and by race/ethnicity) Intermediate measure: Achievement of college math point by the end of second year by pre-college math status (shown for all students) Professional-technical students Long-term measure: Progress 4 years after students started (long-term measure, shown for all students and by race/ethnicity) Intermediate measure: Earned 30 college level credits by the end of second year (shown by race/ethnicity) Basic skills students Long-term measure: Progress 4 years after students started (shown for all students)

Cohort does not include… Cohort includes… only state-funded students only students who entered during fall 2006 former Running Start students part-time and full-time students international students current Running Start students  Cohort does not include…

A. Transfer Students

1a. Transfer Students: Long-Term Measure – Progress 4 Years After Students Started (Fall 2006 Cohort)

1b. Transfer Students (Whatcom): Long-Term Measure – Progress 4 Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)

2. Transfer Students (Whatcom vs System Total): Intermediate Measure – Achievement of College Math Point by the End of Second Year by Pre-College Math Status (Combined Fall Cohorts 2006, 2007, and 2008)

B. Professional-Technical Students

1a. Professional Technical Students: Long-Term Measure – Progress 4 Years After Students Started (Fall 2006 Cohort)

1b. Professional-Technical Students (Whatcom): Progress 4 Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)

2. Professional-Technical Students (Whatcom vs System Total): Intermediate Measure – Percent who Earned 30 College Level Credits by the End of Second Year by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 Cohort)

3. Basic Skills Students

1. Basic Skills Students: Long-Term Measure – Progress of Students Four Years After Start (Fall 2006 Cohort)

Questions?

1c. Transfer Students (System Total): Progress Four Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)

1c. Professional-Technical Students (System Total): Progress 4 Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)