21st Century Scholar Success Programfor Indiana College Students

August 2018

1) Program Milestones & Performance Data

– College Readiness

– College Access

– College Completion

2) College-Level Scholar Success Program Proposal

21st Century Scholars Background

Today’s Agenda

Program Milestones

1990 Indiana creates 21st Century Scholars program

1995 First 21st Century Scholars enroll in college

2011 Indiana creates Scholar Success Program for high school students

2012 ScholarCorps launches at 10 college campuses (23 in 2018)

2013 Indiana creates college credit completion requirements

2015 First Scholars required to graduate high school with a 2.5 GPA

2017 First high school class required to complete Scholar Success Program

2018 Indiana extends Scholar Success Program to college students

High School

• Minimum 2.5 GPA

• Core 40 diploma

• Scholar Success Program

College

• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

• Credit Completion Requirements

• FAFSA

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Strengthening the Scholars Program

Scholar Success Program

College Readiness

ScholarTrack: June 2017

63% of graduating 2017 Scholars have completed requirements

ScholarTrack: June 2018

68% of graduating 2018 Scholars have completed requirements

Scholar Success Program: 2017 vs. 2018

2017 2018

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Scholars Maintaining Eligibility

58%

47%44%

57%

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20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2014 2015 2016 2017

2.5 GPA SSP

% of Scholars Maintaining Eligibility

College Access

Scholars Outpacing Students Overall in College Access

Scholars Closing the Gap in Early College Success

Early Success Indicators

No remediation

Completed all attempted credits

Persisted to 2nd year

College Completion

More Scholars are Graduating On Time

College Completion for Scholars

Scholars now more likely to graduate on time than their low-income peers at Indiana public colleges:

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Students Overall: 39% on-time grad rate

Scholars: 30% on-time grad rate

Other Low-income: 22% on-time grad rate

College Completion for Scholars

Scholars more likely to graduate on time than students overall at Indiana two-year campuses:

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Scholars: 17% on-time grad rate

Students Overall: 13% on-time grad rate

Other Low-income: 8% on-time grad rate

Scholars are Closing the Achievement Gap

Scholar Success Program(College Level)

The Charge

CHE: Extend 21st Century Scholar Success Program expectations beyond high school graduation through college completion.

IGA: Begins with Scholars matriculating to an eligible higher education institution after August 31, 2019.

Development Process

• Analyzing Scholar Data

• Reviewing Best-Practice Research

• Soliciting Feedback

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American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

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Three strongest contributing factors to alumni well-being:

1) Graduated from college on time

2) Had a mentor or professor who made them excited about learning, cared about them as a person

3) Engaged in deep, experiential learning:

• Internship or job,

• Long-term school project, or

• Extracurricular/service activities

Gallup-Purdue Index

College Feedback

• College Advisory Group: Engages representatives from state’s public and private colleges (Student Success & Career Services)

• Statewide Campus Survey:

– 28 Institutions Participated

– 45 Campus Responses

Goals / Focus

• College Transition: Smooth transition from high school to college, build self-efficacy skills and strengthen connections to campus resources.

• College Performance: Ensure students perform academically and stay on track to complete college.

• Career Preparation: Build employability skills and smooth transition from education to employment.

Survey Findings

• Consensus: Majority (89%) of respondents agreed that proposed categories were the right focus areas

• Capacity: Every campus offers multiple activities in each category for students to satisfy potential requirements (Intentionality is key.)

• Clarity: Respondents expressed a need to clarify campus expectations and participant outcomes.

Proposed Requirements(Initial Draft )

Proposed Requirements (Draft #1)

COLLEGE TRANSITION COLLEGE PERFORMANCE CAREER PREPARATION

REQUIRED

• Summer Bridge Program, • First-Year Experience, AND/OR

• Living-Learning Community

• Credit Completion AND

• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

• Work-Based, • Research-Based, AND/OR

• Service-Based Learning Experience

RECOMMENDED

• Campus/Faculty Mentor

• Academic Advising/ Tutoring

• Career Advising/ Capstone Experience

Proposed Requirements(Final Draft)

Proposed Requirements

COLLEGE PERFORMANCE COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT CAREER PREPARATION

ANNUALLY (ALL 3) 1+ PER YEAR 1+ PER YEAR

Complete 30 Credits Per Year Summer Bridge Program AND/OR

New Student Orientation

Informational Interview AND/OR

Job Shadow

Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

First Year Experience AND/OR

Living-Learning Community

Professional RésuméAND/OR

Portfolio

File Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Campus Involvement* AND/OR

Study Abroad*

Internship* (or equivalent)AND/OR

Student-Faculty Research*

Mentor/Champion

*Activity may be repeated for multiple academic years to renew scholarship.

Proposed Implementation Timeline

• Spring/Summer 2018: Develop/Vet Requirements

• Fall 2018 (August): Requirements Finalized

• Fall 2018/Spring 2019: ScholarTrack DevelopmentDefine Requirements Expand Campus Support

• Fall 2019/Spring 2020: Campus Pilot

• Fall 2020/Spring 2021: Statewide Implementation

Increasing Campus Support for 21st Century Scholars

ScholarCorps

• Focused on student success in 4 priority areas:– Academic Performance & Persistence– Student Engagement & Enrichment– Career Exploration & Preparation– Financial Literacy & Debt Management

• Required activities:– Scholar Kick-off Night (social) (1)– Scholarship Requirements (1)– Career Interest & Exploration (1)– Service & Civic Engagement (2) – FAFSA & Financial Literacy (1)

ScholarCorps Impact

• 2016-2017:– 24,116 hours of direct service– 6,328 Scholars participated in educationally-purposeful activities– 332 new campus- and community-based partnerships– 75 campus or community days of service

• 2017-2018 (mid-year):– 24,817 hours of direct service – 7,456 Scholars participated in educationally-purposeful activities– 404 new campus- and community-based partnerships– 72 campus or community days of service

Questions?