Porterville College: Pathways Session

Dr. Al Solano

Session Outcomes• Learn what a “redesign” means in relation

to existing and future efforts• Understand the “why” of guided pathways

specifically for Porterville• Create a draft plan of action for each team

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theWhat

What is Guided Pathways exactly?

Guided Pathways Four PillarsGuided Pathways

Create clearcurricularpathways toemploymentand furthereducation.

Help studentschoose andenter theirpathway.

Help studentsstay ontheir path.

Ensure thatlearning ishappeningwithintentionaloutcomes.

STEM “Meta-Major”

STUDENT SUCCESS

• Biology• Chemistry• Computer Science• Engineering • Geology • Mathematics • Physics

3,200 studentsInstructional Faculty Leads

Administration Lead

STEM Counselor(s)

Career Counselor Data Coach

Financial Aid Technician

Peer Mentors

Admin Support

Student Support Experts (e.g., SI Coaches)

Education Business Health Agriculture Social, Behavioral, Human Services

Arts, Humanities, & Communication[2463 overall; FTIC 477]

Business [2583 overall; FTIC 447]

Education [1750 overall; FTIC 359]

Health Sciences [4450 overall; FTIC 981]

Industrial & Transportation Technology [1157 overall; FTIC 317]

Public Safety [1222 overall; FTIC 176]

Social & Behavioral Sciences [3,798 overall; FTIC 835]

STEM [2450 overall; FTIC 527]

Personal & Career Exploration [1637 overall; FTIC 290]

Bakersfield College Meta-Majors Completion Coaching Communities

Institution-wide Services

Technology | Library | Registration | Financial Aid | Campus Safety | Outreach | Etc.

Continuous Improvement

STEM Meta-Major Example:Data shows less than 5% of biology majors (the largest) reach calculus. Yet success rates in biology are 75%.

How to continuously improve services to help overcome challenges with math?

The redesign helps to ensure the 4 pillars of guided pathways are implemented effectively

IntegratedPlanning

Cross Functional

Inquiry

Student Support

Basic Skills

Guided Pathways Steering

CommitteeEXAMPLE:A campus structured their teams according to the four elements of the Guided Pathways work plan they agreedto address.

Structure Teams

Guided Pathways Teams

Entry

Mapping Existing

Curriculum

Academic Clusters

Student SupportAdvising

Communication

Guided Pathways Steering

Committee

• Entry: Outreach, enrollment, matriculation

• Mapping Existing Curriculum: Sequencing majors with pre-requisites

• Student Support: Tutoring, financial aid, and other special support services and programs

• Advising: Academic and career advising

• Academic Clusters: ”Meta-majors” or “areas of interest”

• Communication: Messaging to students and staff about GP work. Also, GP info from CCCCO, and promising practices from other campuses.

Another Example:

• Entry: Outreach, enrollment, matriculation

• Mapping Existing Curriculum: Sequencing majors with pre-requisites

• Student Support: Tutoring, financial aid, and other special support services and programs

• Advising: Academic and career advising

• Academic Clusters: ”Meta-majors” or “areas of interest”

• Communication: Messaging to students and staff about GP work. Also, GP info from CCCCO, and promising practices from other campuses.

Porterville Completion Teams

• Career & Technical Education

• Fine & Applied Arts

• Health Careers

• Language Arts

• Kinesiology

• Mathematics

• Natural Science

• Social Science

Faculty Lead, A&R classified, Financial Aid classified, Counselor, Ed Advisor, Admin Lead

the How

Action Plan Activity

Why Create a Logic Model?

Logic models provide a “Road Map” of a program. –Drawing a picture of expected program achievements

and how the achievements will be realized. –Creating a visual of relationships hypothesized to exist

between the program activities and the intended program effects

Logic Models describe expectations/intentions of a program.

Thank you!

Al SolanoContact: dr.alsolano@gmail.com