1. Porterville College: Pathways Session
Dr. Al Solano
Notes by Dr. Al Solano.
These slides were created to help those planning and implementing guided pathways to provide visuals for their respective campuses on what it means to redesign the institution (the “what” of GP).

2. Session Outcomes
Learn what a “redesign” means in relation to existing and future efforts
Understand the “why” of guided pathways specifically for Porterville
Create a draft plan of action for each team

3. theWhat

4. What is Guided Pathways exactly?

5. Guided Pathways Four Pillars Guided Pathways
Create clear
curricular
pathways to
employment
and further
education.
Help students
choose and
enter their
pathway.
Help students
stay on
their path.
Ensure that
learning is
happening
with
intentional
outcomes.
Note: Introduce GP pillars as provided by CCCCO GP PowerPoint

6. Instructional Faculty Leads Admin Support
STUDENT SUCCESS
Education
Business
Health
Agriculture
Social, Behavioral, Human Services
STEM “Meta-Major”
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Physics
3,200 students
Student Support Experts
(e.g., SI Coaches)
Instructional Faculty Leads
Admin Support
Administration Lead
Peer Mentors
STEM Counselor(s)
Financial Aid Technician
Career Counselor
Data Coach

7. Bakersfield College Meta-Majors Completion Coaching Communities
Arts, Humanities, & Communication
[2463 overall; FTIC 477]
Business [2583 overall; FTIC 447]
Education [1750 overall; FTIC 359]
Health Sciences [4450 overall; FTIC 981]
Industrial & Transportation Technology [1157 overall;
FTIC 317]
Public Safety [1222 overall;
FTIC 176]
Social & Behavioral Sciences
[3,798 overall; FTIC 835]
STEM [2450 overall; FTIC 527]
Personal & Career Exploration
[1637 overall; FTIC 290]
Notes courtesy of Dr. Janet Fulks, Bakersfield College Faculty Member
This is another visual to explain the redesign. At Bakersfield College, the comprehensive support system for each meta-major is called a “Completion Coaching Community.”
The community is made up of at least one of each of the red circle functional roles creating multi-functional communities to consider and care for the students within their group. People always want to know how many students these teams care for. Bakerfield views them as everyone in the college and FTIC – First Time in College. The needs for the sub-group, guidance, nudges, and other pro-active measures are greater.

8. Continuous Improvement
STEM Meta-Major Example:
Data shows less than 5% of biology majors (the largest) reach calculus. Yet success rates in biology are 75%.
How to continuously improve services to help overcome challenges with math?
Continuous Improvement
Institution-wide Services
Technology | Library | Registration | Financial Aid | Campus Safety | Outreach | Etc.

9. The redesign helps to ensure the 4 pillars of guided pathways are implemented effectively

10. Guided Pathways Steering Committee
Structure Teams
Cross Functional
Inquiry
Integrated
Planning
Guided Pathways Steering Committee
EXAMPLE:
A campus structured their teams
according to the four elements of the
Guided Pathways work plan they agreed
to address.
Student Support
Basic Skills

11. Guided Pathways Steering Committee
Guided Pathways Teams
Another Example:
Entry
• Entry: Outreach, enrollment, matriculation
• Mapping Existing Curriculum: Sequencing majors with pre-requisites
• Student Support: Tutoring, financial aid, and other special support services and programs
• Advising: Academic and career advising
• Academic Clusters: ”Meta-majors” or “areas of interest”
• Communication: Messaging to students and staff about GP work. Also, GP info from CCCCO, and promising practices from other campuses.
Mapping Existing
Curriculum
Academic Clusters
Guided Pathways Steering Committee
Student Support
Advising
Communication

12. Porterville Completion Teams
Faculty Lead, A&R classified, Financial Aid classified, Counselor, Ed Advisor, Admin Lead
• Career & Technical Education
• Fine & Applied Arts
• Health Careers
• Language Arts
• Kinesiology
• Mathematics
• Natural Science
• Social Science
• Entry: Outreach, enrollment, matriculation
• Mapping Existing Curriculum: Sequencing majors with pre-requisites
• Student Support: Tutoring, financial aid, and other special support services and programs
• Advising: Academic and career advising
• Academic Clusters: ”Meta-majors” or “areas of interest”
• Communication: Messaging to students and staff about GP work. Also, GP info from CCCCO, and promising practices from other campuses.

13. the How

14. Action Plan Activity

15. Why Create a Logic Model?
Logic models provide a “Road Map” of a program.
Drawing a picture of expected program achievements and how the achievements will be realized.
Creating a visual of relationships hypothesized to exist between the program activities and the intended program effects
Logic Models describe expectations/intentions of a program.

19. Thank you!
Al Solano
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