1. List of Job duties with Photo
2. Call a student each day they are absent instead of once a week.
3. Implement "you ask.... we answered" So that students can actually see we value there input on surveys.
The ice cream social sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Will this happen during regularly scheduled class time? Hope you have something for the lactose intolerant.
1. Call each student everyday they are absent.
2. Request when the student return they arrive an hour before class to go over anything missed. (this helps them get back on track and also prevents them from interupting the current class).
3. Hold a success rally for all the students that have had perfect attendence for each 5 week term.
I will get back into the classes more which allows the students to see me in a different light.
I will continue to speak with them all as to show them we do care.
I will try to pull a few of the more closed off students into discussions.
Start a suggestion box in the library, hold study workshops for students who don't know/remember how, organize student clubs
Use orientation as a tool to inform students of resources available.
Inform faculty of resources available for students durign certain circumstances.
Encourage frequent meetings/discussions amongst staff to pinpopint possible student issues before they escalate.
Ask students why they are enrolled, make contact with them if they are absent; tardy or depart early; and encourage communication
3 specific steps to improve retention:
1 - conduct basic skills/school prep seminars for incoming students
2 - retrain and provide additional resources for faculty and staff
3 - implement club or mentor program for students
Making sure all students know that we do care and what each of our staff's responibilites are and who they can go to for help.
Giving positive reenforcement to all students when they reach a goal they have set.
Making sure teachers understand the importance of their role in retention.
There is a lot of great information in this modual. Happy to say most of them we do but there is always room for improvment.
Three items we will develop in the next 30 days and implement are:
1.An information guide to give out at orientation.
2.Take pictures of all staff and include those on our contact and responsibilities sheet.
3.Create a Student of the Quarter Award for each cohort.
In the next 30 days, we will be having an 'Ice Cream' social. For that day, the students are allowed to wear their regular clothes (instead of scrubs) and we serve ice cream 3 times in order to catch all the students. We also will raffle off door prizes. End of course surveys will be given out and any concerns will be addressed. As the Program Director, I check in with all classes on a weekly basis to see how they are doing and check attendance daily. Anyone who has missed I make a point to go see and speak with.
1. My department will send a friendly email to all of our students reminding them when the new term begins and encouraging them to have a successful term.
2. I will be spreading the word about what I've learned in this retention course with other departments.
3. Be more conscious of using the Survey method when working with students. I've found that I've instinctively done this, but now that the concept has been explained I will be more aware.
Create a manual for all students that includes all staff and who you would go to for what.
Start student council.
Create a resource manual (child care, apartments in the area, government assitance programs, etc.)
I will get from behind my desk and visit classrooms more often.
I will have lunch once a week with students.
I will have my advisors visit the classrooms more often.
Hello Loren,
Thank you for putting together such an interesting and relevant course.
The three things I will do in the next 30 days to improve retention include:
1) Track students to see which ones have fallen behind in their coursework.
2) Contact those students that have fallen behind to discuss their progress and dicuss a plan of action.
3) Ask each student's advisor to contact the student to discuss their progress and coordinate with the advisor.
Taking an interest in each and every student, making conversation with them. Trying to make every student everyday day feel like they are a key part of class. Try to re-ingnite their passion of why they decided to come to our school.
Establish a stronger relationship so they feel more comfortable talking if a problem should arise. Show them that I am there whenever needed.
Reiterate how important their success is to me and to them.
Ask my director if we can implement an awards program; attendance, academic, ect. To show that we care how well they are doing!
1. E-mail and request to meet students who have shown signs of academic distress and fatique to help them develop coping mechanisms and build support through a peer or mentor assignment.
2. Greet students at the door at the beginning of class on Mondays and then on meet them at the door on Thursdays before they leave class wishing them a nice weekend.
3. Announce to students my expanded office hours to help them with academic questions or if they need to talk about studying habits and improvements.
Positive reinforcement/feedback in the classroom.
One on one time with students.
Increasing the fun factor of learning.
1. We are striving towards being high on task and high on compassion. We want to hold students to a high standard and feel this can be done without sacrificing how much we care.
2. We are implementing new traning strategies for our staff so that we are consistent in what standard we hold our students to, and so that everyone knows that proper resource to refer students to.
3. We are recognizing the good, in our students and staff.
