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How to Implement an Early Alert & Intervention Program to Improve Student Success & Retention Edmund Tsang Paul Engelmann Interim Dean Assistant Dean College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Western Michigan University
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Early Alert & Intervention Two main suggestions on continuing the discussions and support to sustain Early Alert & Intervention
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Early Alert & Intervention Identify your target student population
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Early Alert & Intervention Target populations First-time, first-year students Returning sophomores First-time transfer students
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Early Alert & Intervention WMU is a “Moderately Selective” institution as defined by CSRDE First Semester Math2009 (%)2010 (%)2011 (%)2012 (%)2013 (%) Calculus II or higher7.97.53.44.35.0 Calculus I34.340.738.037.135.1 Precalculus27.925.234.031.733.4 Algebra II22.019.116.824.220.8 Algebra I7.66.88.4*** No Math Data0.30.702.42.6 *** Admitted to Exploratory Advising
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Early Alert & Intervention Select the marker/trigger for intervention
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Early Alert & Intervention Marker/Trigger for Intervention Previous term GPA Underperform in STEM courses in previous term
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Early Alert & Intervention Identify the unit at your institution who can provide the data on marker/trigger
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Early Alert & Intervention Office of Institutional Research
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Early Alert & Intervention How would you build your Early Alert System to identify potential at-risk students?
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Early Alert & Intervention Early Alert System Cognos report, searchable by: Student classification STEM course grades Early Work/Mid-Term grade if instructors report them
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Early Alert & Intervention Implement an Intervention Program
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Early Alert & Intervention Intervention Program A meeting with either STEP PI/GA to Diagnose academic difficulty
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Early Alert & Intervention Customized recommendation for academic habit and strategy change Time management Use of Student Success Center Study partner/study group The Learning Cycle Academic/career advising Non-academic factors
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Early Alert & Intervention Create the assessment/documentation system Evaluate effect of intervention
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Early Alert & Intervention Assessment/Documentation Pre/post intervention course grades Student comments Checklist placed in student advising folder
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Next Steps Identify your target population Identify your proposed trigger Contact Anetra Grice to post your progress anetra.grice@wmich.edu
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