The early alert initiative is a collaborative effort between Advising Programs and the Academic Schools that aims to identify and support students who might be experiencing challenges that could impact their academic success. This effort includes proactive monitoring, timely interventions, and personalized support early in the semester to enhance student success and retention. Currently, GGC utilizes the Progress Report Campaign feature in Navigate 360 for early alert.
Key Performance Indicators include:
- Engagement metric: Percentage of faculty who respond to progress report campaigns.
- Academic performance: Number/Percentage of flagged students who complete the course with a grade of ABC
These measures are reviewed at the end of each semester. For the 23-24 AY we had an average response rate of 37%. The goal for next year is a 45% average response rate with increases of 10% each of the following years. 53% of the students who were flagged earned a grade of A, B, or C in the course.
During the 23-24 AY, progress report campaign requests expanded to include all instructors in the corequisite English and math courses. Prior to that year only instructors in the momentum learning communities were included in the campaigns. Progress report campaigns are now being used for targeted student populations including athletes and students in our GROW program.
To increase the response rate, we plan to work with Deans and department chairs on messaging to increase faculty awareness about the purpose and impact of the campaigns. The Student Success Advising Director has met with department chairs to provide more specific guidance on how faculty can more effectively use the Progress report and campaign tools in the Navigate platform.
In addition to improving messaging, we will develop a plan to incorporate ad-hoc early alerts, so all faculty are able to submit reports as needed.
Challenges: Staffing could be a challenge to our ability to expand our early alert efforts
Support Needed: Our upcoming engagement with NISS (National Institute for Student Success) will provide additional support as we expand these efforts. The NISS team will make a campus visit and provide a playbook for addressing areas of need in our student success work.
