RETENTION DISASTERS
My school talks about retention all the time, but it never donned on me the importance of it until I took this class. I thought it was the job of the admission staff and financial aid staff. Boy was I wrong. Now I know I am suppose to ask questions about retention fixes. I like this class so far.
Rhonda, how does your institution define accountability? Does that concept extend to staff and faculty?
I think retention begins the second the student says hello. Around here we have several steps we take in specific order to "keep" a student in school. By making the accountable for their activities they seem to show up a lot more often. Accountability around here is key to student success. . . not to mention a pretty high retention rate for the campus.
Thanks, Vanessa. Have you identified any specific practices that you will implement?
