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Overview of Early Alert Systems  Ultimate goal is to improve student retention and graduation rates.  This is done by identifying at-risk students as early in the term as possible.  Connect those students to college resources or interventions that can help the student be successful. 2

Which Students are at-risk?  Any student, who in the opinion of the faculty or staff, is unlikely to be successful in a given course or term.  This could be due to attendance, lack of participation, academic difficulties, personal hardships, etc. 3

Background Information about TEAMS The Student Navigator initiative was proposed as part of TCSG’s FY15 budget request. With one per college, the student navigators will be tasked with coordinating an early alert system that will help track student performance in required courses and targeted interventions. They are responsible for “intrusive, on-time advising.” The funding recommendation was approved as follows: 24 Student Navigators - $75,000 per college ($1,800,000) 1 Retention Coordinator at the System Office ($90,000) Student Success Early Warning and Intervention Data System ($700,000) 4

Various Types of Early Alert Systems Predictive Analytics The system uses historical data to predict how well a student will perform based on similar students in the past. Real-Time Analytics The system uses data as it is generated during the term to flag students when they become at risk. Human Analytics The faculty or staff flag a student based on warning signs from their interactions. Hybrid Models BannerDegreeWorksAngelGALIS 5 GED

What Colleges asked for… A hybrid model that incorporates real-time analytics, human analytics, and predictive analytics – using all available data sources (Banner, DegreeWorks, & Angel primarily). The solution should be… Easy to Use Web-based Automated to the extent possible IT solution supported by the System Office, but application managed by the College Customizable by the college 6

Role of the JAD Team The JAD Team consists of college staff from IT, Student Affairs, and Academic Affairs from the following colleges: Athens, Chattahoochee, Coastal Pines, Columbus, Gwinnett, Lanier, North Georgia, and Wiregrass Georgia. The JAD Team assisted in setting the development priority and features functionality. Members assist in defining common functions versus customizable functions. Participate in user acceptance testing. 7

TCSG Early Alert Management System ~ TEAMS Predictive Analytics GALIS PASSPORT Navigator Future Options 8 Phase I

Hardware & Software Architecture 9 Database TCSG Cloud TEAMS Users The TEAMS Website and Database reside in the TCSG Data Center. There is no on-campus software or hardware to install. All TEAMS users access the website, either from on-campus or off-campus, through

Overview of TEAMS & its Modules  TEAMS is a web-based early alert system that allows colleges to identify at-risk students, communicate with them, track the application of interventions, and monitor their success.  Phase I involves manually submitted alerts, but later phases will have automated alerts. 10

TEAMS’ Basic Workflow 11 Alert is Submitted (ex: Attendance) It is Routed to a Team Unassigned (ex: Retention Team) All Members of the Team Receive the Alert Team Member ‘Works the Alert’ It is now Assigned Team Member Reviews Alert & Academic History Team Member Communicates w/ the Student Team Member Recommends Interventions… Records Contact Attempts & Success (Y/N)… And Closes the Alert

TEAMS’ Modules TCSG Admin Module: Allows for the overall management of TEAMS by the TCSG staff. College Admin Module: Allows for the college-level configuration of TEAMS to meet specific college needs (Manage Personnel, Alert Routing, Interventions, and Student Processing). Dashboard Module: Provides user access to the Dashboard, Alert Details, Communications, and Interventions forms. Submit Alert Module: Allows users to manually submit alerts. Reporting Module: Grants users access to available reports. 12

Phase I Implementation Strategy  Plan is to support our most at-risk population - Learning Support students.  Phase I will focus on students enrolled in Learning Support courses taught by full- time faculty.  Student support teams will be trained as well. 13

Phase I Alert Types Specific:  Academic Concerns  Attendance  Personal Hardships  Withdrew All Courses 14 General:  Academic Affairs  Business Office  Financial Aid  Student Affairs  Student Navigator

Leadership Role  Faculty should be strongly urged to submit a referral as soon as the situation occurs  Staff should provide students with options to address and resolve the issue, better the outcomes, and in turn positively affect the retention and completion rates at the college  Student Navigators should periodically assess the operative processes and modify as warranted  Executive teams should emphasize TEAMS’ role in the completion agenda 15

Unfinished Business… Version 1.0 TEAMS Components still under Development 1.Spell-check is not implemented site-wide 2.Clickable/re-sortable Grids 3.Student will be based on Banner and not the Yahoo test address. 4.Preserve Sort and Filter on Dashboard 5.Expand/Collapse Alert Details Message 6.Communications marked as Private not fully implemented yet 7.Fine-tuning the Security Features (who has access to which alerts and what they can do with them) 8.Mobile Platforms – may or may not work as is right now. DPR will test in December. 9.TEAMS User Management through Active Directory 16

Beyond Version 1.0 (What’s Coming?) Method to batch run alerts against Source Systems (i.e. Banner) Integration of Attendance and Grade data from LMS Ability to run Population Selections against Banner Integration of Predictive Analytics Integration of other Source Systems (GALIS, DegreeWorks, GED) Adding CC, BCC, Forward, and non-TEAMS accounts Changes based on user feedback. 17

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