Trustees Conference, November 15, 2018 Dr. Kathleen Cleary

Key to a Strong Start…. “If I were giving a young man advice as to how he might succeed in life, I would say to him, pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio.” WILBUR WRIGHT

Ohio Strong Start to Finish Goal: Move the percentage of students completing gateway mathematics and English courses in the first year from 33% to 50%, while closing attainment gaps for underserved students.

Governance Council Ohio Department of Higher Education Inter-University Council Ohio Association of Community Colleges

Participating Institutions 12 Universities 28 Community Colleges 5 Community Colleges Are Affiliate Members

Commitment to Priority Actions Clearly structured programs of study for all majors; Align gateway mathematics and English courses to major; Implement co-requisite remediation at scale; Build advising structures to help meet the goal.

Benefits to the Institutions--SSTF Learning Network Annual meetings and cross-site sharing to address critical implementation needs Implementation Forums: work groups Sova Solutions: change management support Climate Scans: self-assessments Campus-level Action and Success Supports (CLASS): Sub-grants based on self-assessment of needs

Long-term Benefits Social Mobility for the Community New Networks Performance Based Funding More Educated Community

Learning Networks May 2, Orientation for Leads Fall, 2018 Spring, 2019 Capstone

Implementation Forums Data Standards Equity Placement Advising Co-requisite Models Is there interest in serving on one of the Forums?

Climate Scans Sova Solutions Review Campus Climate on Issues Related to Four Priority Actions Opportunity for Group Reflection Basis for Grant Requests Is there interest in serving on one of the Forums?

Authentic Engagement Use it or lose it!

Table Talk What is the role of trustees in establishing the culture of a campus? What challenges does your campus face with helping under-served populations complete college-level math and English in one year? Is there interest in serving on one of the Forums?

Campus-Level Action and Success Supports (CLASS) Institutional coaching to address gaps Grants for faculty or staff reassigned time Technical assistance

Tying Strong Start to Finish to Campus Completion Plans Chancellor’s priorities are related to student success and workforce development; alignment includes: Increasing the percentage of students completing gateway mathematics and English; Placing students on clear pathways to graduation or transfer and careers; and Outcomes for students over age 25.

Questions? Ohio Strong Start to Finish For more information, please contact: kcleary@highered.ohio.gov