1. 2018 Leader College Application
Initial Certification

2. ATD PRESENTERS Dr. Elayne Reiss Susan Mayer Bonita Brown, JD
Director of Research
Susan Mayer
Chief Learning Officer
Bonita Brown, JD
VP of Network
Engagement
Nekeisia Booyer
Associate Director, Network Engagement

3. Agenda Welcome & Introduction Accessing Materials on ATD website
Eligibility
Criteria & Review Process
Application Process & Required Material
Data Specifications / Analyzing Data / Defining the Cohort / Defining Metrics
ATD Data Template
Submission
Q&A

4. Introduction
Achieving the Dream recognizes and celebrates colleges that achieved and sustained significant improvements in student outcomes.
Leader College is a 3 year designation that highlights colleges in 4 key areas:
Completion of Gateway Math and/or English in year one
Persistence from Year 1 to Year 2 (fall to fall retention)
Courses attempted / completed with C- or higher grade within one year of initial enrollment
Completion of a certificate or degree within four years of initial enrollment

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Leader Colleges are expected to transfer lessons learned across the national Network.
Leader Colleges are known across the country for the quality of their work (whole college reform resulting in increased completion rates for all students).

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8. Eligibility 3 years of ATD Active Participation
Active Current participation with paid invoice
Good Standing Accreditation
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9. Criteria & Review Process
Selection Process
Consultation and Feedback
Assessment: Evidence
Note: Unexpected Events
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10. Application Process & Required Material
Purpose of the Application Worksheet – College’s collaborative draft
The Leader College Application consists of three sections:
Section I: Quantitative (Data Template & Analysis)
Section II: Qualitative (Narrative)
Section III: Letter from President/Chancellor

11. Section I: Quantitative (Data Template & Analysis)
Colleges must report 4 years of data, show 3-year upward trend on 2 metrics, and narrow the equity gap on at least 1 metric:
Completion of Gateway Math and/or English in Year 1
Persistence from Year 1 to Year 2 (fall-to-fall)
Courses attempted / completed with C- or higher grade within one year of initial enrollment
Completion of a certificate or degree within four years of initial enrollment

12. Section I: Quantitative (Data Template & Analysis)
Data Analysis
Provide a narrative to describe the improvement in the two or more metrics you selected. The narrative should include a description of the equity gap you narrowed and the student population impacted.

13. Section II: Qualitative (Narrative)
Provide a reflection on how your culture promotes student success and demonstrate how your student success agenda is built on the foundations of the seven ICAT Framework.
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14. Section III: Letter from President/Chancellor
Submit a letter from your college President/Chancellor that explains why your institution should receive Leader College status.
Include how your college has contributed to the national ATD Learning Network and, if designated as a Leader College, how your college will contribute to the Network.

15. Data Specifications
To be eligible for consideration of Leader College status, ATD is requesting for your institution to provide at least four years of data on two selected metrics that can indicate an overall upward trend in progress over that span of time (base year to third follow-up year).
The following metrics are available for selection:
Completion of Gateway Math and/or English within one year of initial enrollment (three options: Math only, English, only, Math + English)
Persistence from Year 1 to Year 2 (fall-to-fall)
Courses attempted / completed with C- or higher grade within one year of initial enrollment
Completion of a certificate or degree within four years of initial enrollment

16. Data Specifications
In addition to schoolwide trends, each metric must be disaggregated by at least one student characteristic. Options include the following:
Ethnicity
Gender
Income status (Pell recipient status)
Veteran status
First-generation college student status
Each selected subgroup should represent a reasonable percentage of your student body.

17. Analyzing data
ATD has provided a template to help you organize your submitted data. (More on this shortly)

18. Defining the Cohort
Before selecting your metrics, you will need to choose how you would like your cohorts defined.
New to Institution: all students who entered your institution for the first time in a given fall, regardless of prior enrollment elsewhere. (includes transfer-in credits and former dually-enrolled high school students). This is the most inclusive option.
First-Time-Ever-in-College (FTEIC): all students who are both new to your institution AND have no prior credits (excludes new transfer in students and former dually-enrolled high school students). This is the most level option, as you include only students with no prior credits whatsoever.
All metrics must use the same cohort.

19. Defining Metrics
You have four metrics from which to choose. Measure 1: Completed Gateway English and/or Math in Year 1 Definition: Number and percentage of students successfully completing (with C- or higher grade) gateway courses within one year of initial enrollment. Reportable for (a) Math only, (b) English only, or (c) Math and English (for those who take both courses) Cohort Years: Fall 2014 through Fall 2017

20. Defining Metrics
You have four metrics from which to choose. Measure 2: Persistence of cohort from Year 1 to Year 2 Definition: Number and percentage of students persisting (re-enrolling) from year one to year two (fall-to-fall). Graduation counts as persisting. Cohort Years: Fall 2013 through Fall 2016

21. Defining Metrics
You have four metrics from which to choose. Measure 3: College credits earned vs. attempted with a grade of C- or higher (or P, for pass/fail courses) within one year of initial enrollment. Definition: Number of college-level (i.e., non-remedial) credits completed (with grade A-C- or P) by fall cohort students in their first full academic year divided by the total number of college-level credits attempted by students in the fall cohort within their first full academic year. (Numerator and denominator here are measured in number of credits, not number of students.) Cohort Years: Fall 2014 through Fall 2017

22. Defining Metrics
You have four metrics from which to choose. Measure 4: Four-year certificate or degree completion Definition: Number and percentage of students attaining a certificate or degree within four years from initial enrollment Cohort Years: Fall 2010 through Fall 2013 (starting cohort years)

23. Data Template
We’ll have a walkthrough of the data template, but here are a few tips to help you make the best use of it. Start with the first tab. Before entering data, make sure to visit the “Intro (START HERE)” tab. At a minimum, you’ll enter your school’s name as well as the cohort type. You won’t have to enter them again. Calculations will be done for you. If you enter numbers in the green boxes, percentages will automatically calculate. Definitions are provided. On each tab, you’ll see definitions on the right-hand side to help you figure out who should be included or excluded. Cohort years may change from tab to tab. We’re not asking for data that doesn’t exist yet. For example, you could feasibly provide statistics about first-year success for students in developmental courses in their first year for the Fall 2017 cohort. However, you can’t yet provide year-to-year persistence for the Fall 2017 cohort, because Fall 2018 hasn’t started. That’s why one tab may end with Fall 2017 and another with Fall 2016.

24. Data Template
We’ll have a walkthrough of the data template, but here are a few tips to help you make the best use of it. There is a “your choice” option. We’ve given you several single-variable options (gender, ethnicity, Pell status, veteran status, first-generation status), but there is also a custom group option if you have a unique group to otherwise examine. It is designed for a binary setup, so whatever you enter on the front page will populate through with that value on one line and “Not” <whatever you enter> on the next line. Gray boxes are present for a reason. The first set of numbers you enter will be denominators. As you scroll down the page, you’ll see a place where you can enter the numerators. Gray boxes represent where percentages calculate, so this only makes sense once you enter the numerators below.

25. Applications Due October 12, 2018
submission
Online application with ATD data Template and instructions can be found on the ATD website at
Applications Due October 12, 2018

26. Leader College Application Questions
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