1. PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Santa Barbara City College

2. The Issues Faculty concern about basic learning skills across disciplines  Reading skills  Writing skills  Math skills  Critical thinking skills  Successful student skills The need for a faculty-driven effort to find ways to address these problems

3. A Brief History 2005-06 Academic Senate leads a Student Success Initiative  All divisions represented  Faculty, deans, managers and students participate  Recommendation: Expand existing tutor models (Gateway to Success, WCenter and Math Lab) and create a new Academic Achievement Zone

4. The Tutoring Model Peer tutor – mentor  Most desirable, especially from student perspective  Required in Gateway Minimum ten hour training at beginning of semester Tutor mentoring and support

5. Learning-Centered Practices Directed Learning Activities that help guide students through concepts and create tutoring “loop” Emphasis on asking questions and teaching relevant skills Not “triage” for students or student work

6. Collaboration Is Key Goal in all programs: increase student success Genuine support for other programs Monthly meetings to discuss problems/concerns and seek solutions

7. Program Evaluation Extensive annual evaluations Analysis of program strengths and weaknesses Improvement plans to address challenges

8. The Writing Center Features:  Additional discipline-specific training for tutors  Drop-in or by appointment  Extensive use of DLAs Students served  1,400 – 1,900 students a year  3,500 to 4,000 tutoring sessions  Center policy: up to two visits per week

9. Writing Center: Course Completion

10. Writing Center: Basic Skills Course Completion

11. Gateway to Success Program Features:  Faculty selected peer tutor – usually student who has been successful in the instructor’s class  Tutoring inside of and outside of class  Positive impact on peer tutor Students served by section  Total Gateway sections for 2014-15: 782  Basic skills: Math, English, and ESL – total: 320  1 st in sequence – total: 417

12. Gateway: Course Completion

13. Gateway: Basic Skills Course Completion

14. The Math Lab Features:  Additional discipline-specific training required  Drop-in Lab  Extensive use of DLAs Students served:  600 – 1,100 students a year (number decreasing as more math classes have Gateway tutors)

15. Math Lab: Course Completion Successful Course Completion Rates for Math Lab Users vs. Non-Users Fall Terms 80.0% 68.5% 70.2% 67.0% 64.4% 68.8% 60.0% 60.8% 60.7% 56.2% 55.4% 58.7% 40.0% 20.0% UsersNon-Users 0.0% Fall 2010Fall 2011Fall 2012Fall 2013Fall 2014 Successful Course Completion Rates for Math Lab Users vs. Non-Users Spring Terms 80.0% 67.7% 69.2% 67.9% 71.0% 72.8% 60.0% 55.2% 56.7% 58.9% 58.8% 59.9% 40.0% 20.0% Users Non-Users 0.0% Spring 2011Spring 2012Spring 2013Spring 2014Spring 2015

16. Math Lab: Visits vs Completion VisitsRateCountRateCountRateCountRateCountRateCount One60.6%23461.7%21667.1%21071.7%21371.8%186 Two66.8%15567.0%14868.4%12862.8%8664.7%90 Three to Four66.4%17868.2%16565.3%16066.1%8473.3%85 Five to Nine65.2%24965.7%18668.8%13761.3%9570.0%112 Ten to 19 75.5% 191 72.0% 162 72.3% 120 73.9% 102 74.8% 83 20 or more83.1%12391.1%15467.4%15188.7%13483.1%128 All Users67.7% 1,130 69.2% 1,031 67.9% 906 71.0% 714 72.8% 684 Non-Users55.2% 1,602 56.7% 1,608 58.9% 1,955 58.8% 1,981 59.9% 2,061 Difference12.5% 9.1% 12.3% 12.9%

17. The Academic Achievement Zone Features:  Tutoring and mentoring center for athletes  Modules that focus on college success, information processing, research, note taking, essay writing and active reading  Required for athletes placing below college level in Math and/or English, or athletes with a cumulative GPA of 2.4 or lower Students served:  An average of 250 student athletes each semester

18. AAZ Course Completion

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