The Student Success Committee is a standing committee of the Academic Senate. “The Student Success Committee will research, evaluate, and make recommendations to the Senate regarding staff development, instructional practices, and related resource allocation as they pertain to student success, including basic skills development, student learning, and related statewide or national initiatives. Recommendations regarding organizational and administrative practices, program components, and related resource allocations as they pertain to student success efforts will be made by the Committee to the institution.” (http://8m7x.3588612.com/departments/governance/academicsenate/documents/2011-12/SENATE%20BYLAWS%203.30.2011.pdf)
While the Student Success Committee was created from the Basic Skills Initiative (BSI) Committee with our Title III grant, which sunset September 30, 2013, the Student Success Committee continues to foster innovation and improvement in support of student success and completion. Currently, the Student Success Committee makes recommendations to Leadership regarding appropriate expenditures for BSI/SSBS (BSI 2.0) funds, and coordinates student success-related efforts across campus with Student Equity, Student Success and Support Program (both credit and non-credit), the Innovation Award, the Basic Skills Student Outcomes and Transformation Grant ("Transformation"), the Guided Pathways initiative, and other campus programs.
Student Success Committee-Supported Initiatives
Needed to support the mission and objectives of the Student Success Committee.
Travel Expenses for Professional Development in Support of Student Success initiatives and activities.
Allows BSI funds to continue as recommended by the CCCCO to support professional development directly related to implementation or activities supporting effective practices
Coordination of BSI funding stream administration and reporting, and Student Success Committee activities and initiatives.
Needed to coordinate the Student Success Committee's efforts and to meet CCCCO reporting requirements for BSI.
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The Student Success Committee supports 1) Course Success in Basic Skills, 2) Developmental Sequence Completion, and 3) Transfer level Math and English completion through nurturing innovation and adoption of best practices in Basic Skills program delivery.
The Student Success Committee has been supporting the college through its facilitation of several Strategic Directions and Priorities as follows:
Strategy 1.a.2, Providing the appropriate mix of high-tech and high-touch services: The committee has approved and overseen implementation of a prototype Proactive Registration program for students in pre-transfer-level classes in hopes of increasing retention, completion, and persistence for students in these classes. Data on outcomes is pending analysis.
Strategy 1.c.2, ...effectively onboarding developmental students: The committee has been making onboarding students its topical focus for the 2017-2018 academic year. Activities have included real-time and simulated experiences of aspects of the onboarding process from the student's perspective. At the request of Student Services, the committee is helping to improve onboarding processes by providing feedback to Student Services about current procedures.
Strategy 1.d.5, Supporting faculty to help students progress: Under the committee's auspices, the Student Success Coordinator has also facilitated communications with faculty regarding NetTutor, CAS Spanish-language tutoring, and other resources that faculty may guide students into accessing.
Strategy 2.b, Employee Development: The committee embeds relevant professional development in its meetings, as well as coordinating, collaborating on, and funding professional development opportunities on and off campus in Basic Skills-related arenas.
This does not apply to the Student Success Committee.
1. Support English, LEAD, Math, Reading, and ESL programs in developing "on-ramping" and embedded supports and services for integrating pre-transfer-level students into pathways under the Guided Pathways initiative.
2. Improve and expand to outlying centers the Proactive Registration program for pre-transfer-level students to facilitate their retention, completion, and persistence.
3. Continue to develop integrated planning processes, documentation, and communication among Student Equity, SSSP, Transformation, BSI/SSBS, Innovation, and other funding streams across campus.
4. Integrate with, expand on, and plan for sustainability of Transformation Grant initiatives.
5. Continue to support the effectiveness and development of the ESL program.
Strategy 1 - Support Student Progress and Completion
As lead committee for numerous tasks on the Butte College Progress and Completion Model, guide efforts to support successful student entry, progress, and completion, as outlined in the document. Manage communication to the campus community in support of these efforts.
Effective coordination among various funding streams facilitated through the Student Success Committee maximizes efficient use of resources, reducing duplication of efforts and distributing resources more equitably among student populations with demonstrated needs.
Strategy 2 - Support Campus Student Success / BSI Projects
Support initiatives and/or activities that are recommended by the Student Success Committee from:
1. Initiation by members of the committee
2. Development by the committee at monthly meetings
3. Proposals submitted to the committee by non-members
The following is part of the mission statement of the Student Success Committee:
"Recommendations regarding organizational and administrative practices, program components, and related resource allocations as they pertain to student success efforts will be made by the Committee to the institution.” Having funding to support such recommendations allows the college to move forward approved initiatives.
Strategy 3 - Support Professional Development
Continue to Support Travel and Training in Support of Student Success Projects
Specific training is being offered by 3CSN for specific effective practices on an ongoing basis. Other valuable training is available via conferences such as the Strengthening Student Success Conference (RP Group), Leading from the Middle, and specific professional organizations (CRLA, ACTLA, NADE, SI, FYE, TESOL, ASCCC, Carnegie Foundation, etc.). This strategy supports efforts of the Student Success Committee to identify effective practices, make program improvements, and network with colleagues in the state in support of CCCCO, BSI, Student Equity, SSSP, and SSTF recommendations.
None at this time.
BSI/SSBS (BSI 2.0) funding can cover all currently anticipated costs for the 2018-19 year. Note that the prior Basic Skills Initiative program terminated at the end of the 2017-18 fiscal year, and has been succeeded by the incoming Student Success and Basic Skills program (commonly referred to as BSI 2.0), which incorporates a new allocation formula and revised (less restrictive) expenditure guidelines. This change has resulted in a dramatic expansion of the 2017-18 allocation from $108, 637 to $319,162, but the long term outlook for funding under the new formula is unclear, making planning for ongoing costs such as personnel very challenging.
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | Student Success Committee-Supported Initiatives | various | $0.00 | $45,000.00 | ||
| Funding to implement recommended student succcess initiatives | Needed to support mission and objectives of the Student Success Committee. |
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| 2 | Student Success Committee - Professional Development | Operating Expenses | 12.212.600.1.499900 | 55200 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Travel Expenses for Professional Development in Support of Student Success initiatives and activities. | Allows BSI funds to continue as recommended by the CCCCO to support professional development directly related to implementation or activities supporting effective practices. |
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| 3 | Student Success Committee - Coordination | Personnel | 12.212.600.1.499900 | $0.00 | $52,000.00 | |
| Coordination of BSI funding stream administration and reporting, and Student Success Committee activities and initiatives. | Needed to coordinate the Student Success Committee's efforts and to meet CCCCO reporting requirements for BSI. Note that the increase from the prior year reflects the expectation that the BSI coordinator's work will be funded entirely out of BSI, not shared with Innovation. |
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| 4 | Student Success Committee - Administration | Personnel | 12.212.600.1.499900 | $0.00 | $6,000.00 | |
| Administrative support, materials, etc. for Student Success Committee and BSI activities. | Needed to support the Student Success Committee's activities and other Basic Skills-related events. |
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| 5 | Student Success Specialist, ESL | Personnel | 12.212.600.1.499900 | 51290 | $0.00 | $55,005.00 |
| Student Success Specialist, ESL | Building on the promising practices trialed under BSSOT, the committee is recommending that a bilingual (Spanish/English) Student Success Specialist be hired and funded out of BSI to provide embedded support specific to the needs of ESL students in our non-credit and CTE (ECE bilingual) programs. These students have long been underserved by the college, as evident in their low non-credit-to-credit and certificate-to-degree bridge rates. The ESL Facilitator reports that ESL faculty and students also note repeatedly the need for increased access to student services (which are generally supported during business hours on main campus, while most ESL classes occur in the evenings at the outlying centers): a primary responsibility of a Student Success Specialist. Another responsibility of this hire, assisting with outreach, would also bring in more students not currently being served by the college, increasing enrollment. (10 month, 100%, CSEA Range 25, Step 1, salary $35,503 + benefits $19,526) |
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