Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 1 ATTENDANCE PROPOSAL Sinclair Community College April 1, 2004 (This is a slightly revised version of the presentation given to Faculty Senate on Feb. 25 th. Note added by Fred Thomas, Senate Secretary)

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 2 BACKGROUND Assessment Strategy Plan Action Item Study of attendance – “Top 45” student performance Fourth year of work

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 3 PROCESS Research accomplished –Within Sinclair –Within Literature –Within League

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 4 “TOP 45” CLASSES Viewed total enrollment figures Nonsuccess defined as W, N, D, F Average nonsuccess rate %

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 5 “TOP 45” STUDY MAT 101 – Fall, 2001 COM 206 – Spring, 2002 ACC 111 – Spring, 2002

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 6 MAT GRADES/ATTENDANCE “A” students average - 94% “B” students average - 90% “C” students average - 87% “D” students average - 83% “F” students average - 55% 35% of students attended 90% time

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 7 COM & ACC NONSUCCESS RATES 3.6% when absent less than 10% 11.9% when absent 10 – 24% of time 37.1% when absent 25 – 49% of time 83.3% when absent 50% or more

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 8 SINCLAIR FINDINGS Correlation between percent of classes missed and grade points is -.613, statistically significant correlation. As percent of classes missed increases, grade point decreases. Findings consistent across all groups

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 9 SINCLAIR FINDINGS Strong professional and personal standards, beliefs widespread. Few College-wide policies Separate, program-specific policies. Widespread support for central policy or guidance

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 10 LITERATURE FINDINGS Higher the GPA, fewer absences Reason for absences most highly correlated to attendance - being absent will not affect grade When teachers do not assess attendance, do not provide lively, meaningful instruction, absences increase. (Friedman, Rodriguez, McComb)

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 11 LITERATURE FINDINGS “...the most valuable and important time commitment in a course was the time actually spent in the classroom.” (Mankato ) “Where attendance is not legally required, it surely ought to be morally demanded so that subsidizing agencies know they are getting their money’s worth.” (Petress)

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 12 LEAGUE FINDINGS Community College of Denver Kirkwood Community College Valencia Community College Palomar Community College

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 13 ACTION Develop policy which contributes to –Student success –Workforce development –Stewardship of resources

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 14 RATIONALE Attendance contributes to: –Academic Success –Respect for what happens in classroom –Workplace and career success –Stewardship of public trust, resources

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 15 PROPOSED POLICY Presented to: –Assessment Committee –Curriculum Committee –Instructional Council –Faculty Senate

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 16 PROPOSED POLICY Fills gap in Sinclair policy/guidance Makes attendance student success issue Ties Learning College Principles & practice

Feb. 25, 2004For Discussion Only -- Faculty Senate Attachment FSMA B 17 PRESENT STATUS Students are expected to be present at all class sessions. It is the student’s responsibility to read and understand the class attendance policy or the web/video course participation policy that will be defined in the syllabus for each course. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to define attendance or participation requirements and to monitor and record the students’ fulfillment of these requirements. It is a program’s prerogative to have specific policies across multiple sections due to the unique requirements of that program. Attendance for traditional classes or participation for web/video classes may affect final grades, financial aid eligibility, and VA benefits.