ACCT Student Success and Governance - Trustee · PDF fileDr. John W. Davies - Vice-Chair, ......
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Presenters:
Dr. Byron McClenney – Director of Student Success Initiatives Dr. Rod Risley - Executive Director Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honor Society, Jackson, MS Dr. John W. Davies - Vice-Chair, Board of Governors Northeast Community College, Norfolk, NE Shirley Petsche - Member, Board of Governors Northeast Community College, Norfolk, NE Dr. Michael R. Chipps - President
The Completion Agenda
Dr. Rod Risley, Executive Director Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honor Society
Student Success
Essential Elements to Change Culture: Transparency
Evidenced-Based Decision-Making Data Driven Decision
Open and Deliberate Discussions
Student Success
What it will take to be successful:
Transformational Leadership: Realign Priorities
Redefine Roles Realign Resources
Student Success
College Overview
Mission Statement:
Northeast Community College provides comprehensive, lifelong,
learning-centered educational opportunities and services to meet the diverse needs of our public.
III I Don Oelsligle, Tilden Shirley Petsche, Petersburg
II Keith E, Harvey, Creighton Larry W. Poessnecker, Atkinson
Steve Anderson, Concord Arlan Kuehn, South Sioux City
IV Terry F. Nelson, West Point Gene L. Willers, Pilger
V Dirk Petersen, Norfolk Julie Robinson, Norfolk
At-Large John W. Davies, Pilger
College Overview Governance
College Overview Service Area
• 20 Counties • 14,400 square miles • 160,000 constituents
Source: Director of Institutional Research 2013
College Overview Enrollments
2011-12 Students
Credit: 7,323 Non-Credit: 15,015
Full-Time Equivalents: 3,283
Source: Director of Institutional Research
College Overview Graduates
• 724
• 99% continuing education or have found a job
• 87% employed in career field
• 88% employed in Nebraska
• 91% continuing education in Nebraska
Source: Graduate Employment Report 2012
College Overview Strategic Plan 2010 – 2015
• Goal A – To provide quality education
• Goal B – To recruit and retain students and expand markets
• Goal C – To expand and strengthen student support services
• Goal D – To promote utilization and growth of institutional resources
• Goal E – To expand partnerships with emphasis on rural revitalization
Board Engagement Student Success
Government Institute for Student Success (GISS) November 12, 2012
44 Nebraska Community College Board members ACCT Board Leadership Service
GISS Board Discovery • Reviewed IPEDS graduation data as a benchmark • Discovered IPEDS data may not measure student
success • Identified need for additional measures,
including short-term training success and successful transfer without degree completion
Student Success
Developed Board Goals for 2013-14 1. The Board shall define student success and develop
an understanding of measures of student success at Northeast.
2. The Board shall maintain advocacy for Northeast at the state and national level.
3. The Board shall strengthen connections between Northeast and the College service area.
4. The Board shall establish a list of reports to be provided by College administration, faculty, and staff.
Governance Role Student Success
• Completed Board Self-Evaluation • Conducted Board Retreat to review self-evaluation
and GISS
Governance Role Student Success
Board and President 1) Develop timeline for research, discovery, creation
and measurement of factors to measure student success.
2) Create reporting system to illustrate student success outcomes.
Governance Role Student Success
Formalize Board's Commitment Board Policy
College Strategic Plan Board Self-Evaluation
Governance Role Student Success
1) Examine and review Board policies to ensure student success is not impeded by any of them.
2) Define student success, determine student success agenda, and ensure Board policy reflects the student
success agenda.
Governance Role Student Success
• Core Indicators of Institutional Effectiveness • Assessment of Student Learning Annual Report • Graduate Employment Report • Student Satisfaction and Engagement Surveys • Program Reviews
Governance Role Measures of Student Success
• Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) • Retreat and goal setting • Definition of student success • Establishment of measures of student success • Identification of reports to be provided to review
measurable outcomes
Governance Role Student Success
Organization and Structure
• Educate college community on the Completion Agenda and student success
• Realign human and financial resources to support student success agenda
• Ensure that Board’s student success agenda is making progress and goals are achieved
President’s Role Student Success
Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) and
21st Century Commission Goals • Redesign Students’ Educational Experience
• Reinvent Institutional Roles • Reset the System
President’s Role Student Success
Voluntary Framework of Accountability • New metrics and benchmarks, including dashboards • Disaggregation of data better isolates needed areas
for improvement. Better determine needs for specific student populations
• Statewide focus and synergy through ACCT grant
President’s Role
• Importance of student success • Better understanding of governance role
with student success • Defining measures of student success • Doing what Boards are charged to do
Board Lessons Learned
Ensuring that the best educational environment exists for students to
successfully complete their educational objectives