The school has mentors to assist students that are facing difficulty throughout their classes. Also, the instructors are acting as liaison to communicate if extra help is needed to a student to get back on track.
We have Commitment based selling in Admissions. The admissions teams makes sure that the student is ready for the committment of coming to school. If they are, we will accept them into the program. Once they are in the program, the Academic team does several things to demonstrate student commitment. One of these things is the portfolio piece to be submitted in each class. The portfolio serves as a reminder to the student of their accomplishments, goals, and why they came to school in the first place. Each class has a different and unique portfolio piece for the student to keep in their portfolios.
Where I work we all live by these values and it really shows. 1.Customer Service to our students 2.Integrity 3.Respect for the individual 4.Team work 5. Achievement
At our school we have quarterly academic recognition where students with the highest GPA are recognized and congratulated. Also those who achieve a high GPA are given a little token showing their achievement that is placed on their uniform.
One of the things we do is start with attendance and call the students as soon as they miss one day. We left messages or sent them e mails so that the students feel a real concern for them.
Like this example: "Hello Patrick how are you? we missed you in class today, is everything ok? ; when they see that I care about them as a student, I start having better communication with them and They be more committed with the class and with me as their instructor.
I really appreciate this. Students mean so much to me. I often start my classes by telling the students I am there for them. Whatever they need, I am there to help. Sometimes, I believe that the students at my institution are not treated the same by all which I believe is a huge injustice.
Student Advisors at our school track the success and maintain weekly contact with our students. In addition to monitoring attendance, they provide encouragement, emotional support, guidance and also act as motivators. Our students need a firm hand to guide them along and to remind them of their career goals after graduation; all faculty and staff maintain constant contact with the students. We believe our students come first, and when one provides personalized attention the student's confidence and sense of importance grows. Taking the time to reach out and build ongoing relationships with our students communicates that we are dedicated to their success and that they matter as an individual.
We have a program in which an instructor calls any student that has missed a class to find out if everything is allright and if there is anything the school can help with in getting that student from missing more days
One of the main things that our school does to show its commitment to the students is it really listens to the students comments and complaints and acts to try to fix the problem. They do this through the regular surveys they get the students to fill out. These surveys help point out problem areas and also shows the students their commitment to keeping them and showing how important they are.
Another thing they encourage is for the students to have like a council. Students are elected to the council or as an embasador. This way other students can direct their concerns to the sudent council or body who then in turn talk directly to the school administrators about their complaints. This helps with students who feel more comforatble talking to their peers, than directly to school administrators.Another form of school commitment.
the instructors contact students (via phone or email) whenever they miss class. Once in a while a student will actually say, "Thanks for calling, professor!"
We have in place a specific day each week set aside for tutoring of students that are having difficulty with a particular area of study or coursework.
This instrument is valuable only if it is useful consistently and used well. Reaching out to the student is only the beginning of the process.
my school give every instructor the instrument for us to get incontact with those student that are on a risch of failing for any reason. this way the school is commited to each student to help them succed
At our school, each faculty memeber sends out the same information, which was prepared by Student Services.
Yes, the retention of all students is part of every persons review. The college veiws that it is the responsibilty of each and everyone's job to keep students in school. We hold weekly sessions on exactly what each student's performance is. We report to the student affairs departtment as to thier progress and they follow-up with each student to see what they can do to assist the student. This reduces the temptation to drop out and gives the student more coping abilities in order for them to continue in their career at the college. It is very successful. We strive for above a 90% retention rate.
Weekly newsletters are a great idea, but I would imagine could be burdensome. Does each faculty member send out the same information? Is there a template with school happenings and job postings provided to the instructors? If so, who prepares that common information?
Our school uses faculty advisor to reach our students and let them know we are there for them. We check in with our advisees regularly and aid them in anything we can. I think it helps them understand that our responsibility to them does not end in the class room.
What's the difference between an academic termination and probation? Are there situations where a student's appeal could be denied?
How do the faculty feel about terminating a student for lack of academic progress only to see them back in their classroom after appeal?
This sounds like a great model, Dan. How is it working? Are the teams able to identify problems early enough to help solve them before they lead to a drop out?
It sounds like the admissions personnel stay involved, 'revisiting each student on a quarterly basis'. Is this correct? Is persistence a part of their performance review?
Each instructor is assigned as an academic mentor/coach to a group of students. We disseminate information from the college to these students, advise them on how to succeed in the classroom, talk to them about making good decisions, etc. We also call each and every student if they are absent for more than a couple of days. This lets the student know the college is invested in their success.
