Student Success and Support Program: Scaling Up

Mia Keeley, A&R/EAP/SSSP, CCCCO

CSU CCC Counselors ConferenceFall 2014

• Origins and Purpose of the Student Success and Support Program (SSSP)

• Budget/Funding Update

• Core Services

• Associate Degrees for Transfer

• Priority Enrollment Update

Presentation Overview

SSSP Mission

To increase community college student access and success by providing effective core services, including orientation, assessment and placement, counseling, academic advising, and early intervention. SSSP ensures student equity in assessment, student services, and access to college resources and provides a foundation for students to achieve their educational goals.

Student Success & Support Program

• 3 funded core services• Institutional AND student requirements• Incentives for student completion of core

services• Incorporates student equity planning• Linked to the Student Success Scorecard

SSSP Planning & Implementation Timeline

Fiscal Year 2012-13

Fiscal Year 2013-14

Fiscal Year 2014-15

Fiscal Year 2015-16

System-level Planning Year:• Implementation

workgroups convened October 2012 to develop proposals for title 5 Matriculation revisions, new allocation formula, & revised MIS data elements & definitions

• New program planning & budget process developed

• SB 1456 effective January 1, 2013

District/College-level Planning Year:• Allocations based on

enrollment only, new formula not applied

• Funding targeted to core services (1-year exemption permitted by request)

• Regulations effective October 19, 2013

• Develop program plans• Implement MIS changes

for accurate & complete data reporting

• Convene noncredit work group

District/College-level Implementation Year 1:• Program plans and

budgets submitted• Continue to ensure

accurate and complete data reporting

• Allocations based on enrollment only, new formula not applied

• First legislative implementation report due July 1, 2014 (biannually thereafter)

Implementation Year 3:• FY 16-17

allocations based on 15-16 year-end data reported

• 50% of prior year funding guaranteed (returns to 95% thereafter)

• Legislative report dueJuly 1, 2016

Fiscal Year 2016-17

Implementation Year 2:• FY 15-16 allocations

based on 14-15 year-end data reported

• Application of funding formula begins this year

• 80% of prior year funding guaranteed

SSSP 2014-15 State Budget

• Additional $100 M to SSSP in 2014-15$196.6 M Total

• (Excludes Student Equity and $2.5 M for Tech Asst.)

$ 181.7 M to be allocated to districts• Excludes State Set Aside and $14.3M for Statewide

Technology Projects

• Split between Credit and Noncredit

• New Credit match of 2:1 on all credit SSSP categorical funds:Due to substantial increase in funding for 2014-15

• Clarify and broaden the definition of what can be counted toward the match:Make the “transitional services” permanentAdd institutionally-funded tutoring and supplemental

instruction costs for at-risk students.

2014-15 Credit SSSP Match

SSSP 2014-15 State Budget: Advance Allocations

• Advance allocations are generally calculated at 95% of the prior year’s allocation.

• Due to the size of the budget increase, for 2014-15 the advance allocation will be 125% of 2013-14For credit

Student Success and Support Program Core Services

SSSP funding must be expended on Core Services:• Orientation • Assessment • Counseling, Advising & Other Education Planning

Services• Follow-up for at-risk students (§ 55525)– Enrolled in Basic Skills, no identified ed goal or course

of study, on academic/progress probation

Student Success and Support Program

Core ServicesOrientation:A process that acquaints students and potential students with, at a minimum, college programs, student support services, facilities and grounds, academic expectations, institutional procedures, and other appropriate information…

Title 5, Section 55521

Student Success and Support Program

Core ServicesAssessment for Placement:The process of gathering information about … the student's study skills, English language proficiency, computational skills, aptitudes, goals, learning skills, career aspirations, academic performance, and need for special services. Assessment methods may include, but not necessarily be limited to, interviews, standardized tests, attitude surveys, vocational or career aptitude and interest inventories, high school or postsecondary transcripts, specialized certificates or licenses, educational histories, and other measures of performance.

Education Code section 78213

Student Success and Support Program

Core ServicesCounseling, Advising, Other Education Planning Services:

All first-time students expected to have:

• Abbreviated Ed Plan is 1-2 semesters in length

- or -

• Comprehensive Ed Plan …take(s) into account a student’s interests, skills, career and education goals, major, potential transfer institutions, and the steps the student needs to take…to complete their identified course of study.

Title 5 Section 55524

Student Success and Support Program Core Services

Student Follow-up:Required for at-risk students• Enrolled in Basic Skills courses• Have not identified an education goal and course of

study• Are on Academic or Progress Probation –

at risk of losing enrollment priority and BOG Fee Waiver

Service % MIS Data Element

Frequency in Formula

Initial Orientation 10% SS06 once during time student is served by the college *†

Initial Assessment 10% SS07 once during time student is served by the college *†

Abbreviated Student Education Plan

10% SS09 once during time student is served by the college *†

Counseling/Advising 15% SS08 once per year per student during time student is served by the college

Comprehensive Student Ed. Plan

35% SS09 once during time student is served by the college † (revisions or a new SEP in subsequent terms are counted under “other follow-up service”)

At Risk Follow Up Services 15% SS10 once per term during time student attends the college (after first term)

Other Follow Up Services 5% SS11 up to four times during the year during time student attends the college (after first term)

Funding Formula/MIS Data Elements

• Justifiable • Reasonable• Used to support and meet costs of core services• Any expenditure not in SSSP Plan must be approved

by the Chancellor’s Office.• Noncredit requires a minimum of ninety percent of

funds expended on direct services to students.

Allowable Use of Funds: General Rules

• Builds upon the Student Success Task Force recommendations by prioritizing access for certain groups of students

• Specifies how certain qualified groups of students should receive enrollment priority

• Outlines requirements for students to lose enrollment priority

• Amended July 2014 to reflect statutory changes, conform to other regulatory changes and provide clarification

Priority EnrollmentTitle 5 § 58108

Regulation Amendments

Regulation Amendments

• Clarifications:– Term “continuing student” replaced with “not new

student” to clarify that students not meeting the definition of new student per 55530, must meet academic standards/unit cap requirements to be eligible for priority enrollment

– Colleges may create subcategories of similarly situated students by units if necessary for server capacity; however, no one statutory group may register before another

Priority Enrollment Eligibility

• All new students, including those in statute, must have completed orientation, assessment, and developed student education plans to be eligible for Priority Enrollment

• Students that are not new, must be in good academic standing and not have exceeded unit cap to be eligible

AA-T/AS-T Degrees – 4 Years Later

32 (TMC) Major Templates Available 1,416 degrees active, 354 in the pipeline 87% of the target reached Thousands of degrees awarded and students transferred

TMCs AvailableAdministration of Justice Kinesiology

Art History Mathematics

Business Administration Music

Communication Studies Psychology

Early Childhood Education Physics

Elementary Education Political Science

English Sociology

Geology Studio Arts

Geography Theater Arts

History Computer Science

Journalism Anthropology

Spanish Philosophy

Radio, Television, Film Agriculture (3x)

Nutrition and Dietetics Chemistry

Child and Adol. Development Economics

And others in progress…

In Progress and Next Steps

SB 440, Follow-up legislation signed October 2013 Among other things, calls for additional TMCs to be established in

at least four “areas of emphasis” by 2016-17

Rollout of e-verify online degree verification this fall for Winter/Spring applicants

Rollout (est. October) of the ability to search by major, CCC or CSU campus for degree paths on www.adegreewithaguarantee.com

Questions?

Contact Information:Mia Keeley, A&R/EAP/SSSPmkeeley@cccco.edu(916)323-5953