1. Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) Wed
Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) Wed. May 11, 2 pm Board of Trustees

2. GISS measures are…
based on the student achievement initiative (new accountability system in SBCTC), which measures…
Building towards college level skills (basic skills gains, passing precollege writing or math)
First year retention (earning 15 then 30 college level credits)
Completing a college level math course (prof-tech and academic transfer)
Completions at tipping point (degrees, 1- or 2-year certificates, apprenticeship training)
cohort-based (mostly following students who started in fall 2006)

3. GISS measures… Academic transfer students
Long-term measure: Progress 4 years after students started (shown for all students and by race/ethnicity)
Intermediate measure: Achievement of college math point by the end of second year by pre-college math status (shown for all students)
Professional-technical students
Long-term measure: Progress 4 years after students started (long-term measure, shown for all students and by race/ethnicity)
Intermediate measure: Earned 30 college level credits by the end of second year (shown by race/ethnicity)
Basic skills students
Long-term measure: Progress 4 years after students started (shown for all students)

4. Cohort does not include…
Cohort includes…
only state-funded students
only students who entered during fall 2006
former Running Start students
part-time and full-time students
international students
current Running Start students 
Cohort does not include…

5. A. Transfer Students

6. 1a. Transfer Students: Long-Term Measure – Progress 4 Years After Students Started (Fall 2006 Cohort)

7. 1b. Transfer Students (Whatcom): Long-Term Measure – Progress 4 Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)

8. 2. Transfer Students (Whatcom vs System Total): Intermediate Measure – Achievement of College Math Point by the End of Second Year by Pre-College Math Status (Combined Fall Cohorts 2006, 2007, and 2008)

9. B. Professional-Technical Students

10. 1a. Professional Technical Students: Long-Term Measure – Progress 4 Years After Students Started (Fall 2006 Cohort)

11. 1b. Professional-Technical Students (Whatcom): Progress 4 Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)

12. 2. Professional-Technical Students (Whatcom vs System Total): Intermediate Measure – Percent who Earned 30 College Level Credits by the End of Second Year by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 Cohort)

13. 3. Basic Skills Students

14. 1. Basic Skills Students: Long-Term Measure – Progress of Students Four Years After Start (Fall 2006 Cohort)

15. Questions?

16. 1c. Transfer Students (System Total): Progress Four Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)

17. 1c. Professional-Technical Students (System Total): Progress 4 Years After Students Started by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2006 cohort)