Meet with students, one on one, so they become more comfortable with me and get to know them sooner.
Keep them aware of there progress in class at the end of each week.
Develop and discuss my wanting them to succeed.
Provide students with tutoring support if they are having trouble with a certain skill, make each student feel supported in their decisions regarding school and provide guidance, and keep daily classroom moral high in spirit, and help all to maintain a positive attitude.
Campus Vue has been very effective in monitoring students at risk for dropping.
I will send out a mass e mail periodically to connect with students and let them know I am there if they are struggling. I will call stdents as soon as possible if they are absent and have not notified me. I will offer an ongoing lab on Fridays to practice/addres any student issues in a less formal manner;this will give students a chance to vent frustrations and make suggestions.
Being more understanding of my students struggles.
Offering solutions for thier struggles.
Telling them what is important to worry about and what is not.
1. Make them feel important as too they are doing something that will benefit their life.
2. Get monthly statistics as too why retention could be a problem.
3. Go outside the box and use other instructors ideas on how to improve the retention in your program.
3 specific steps I plan to take within the next 30 days to improve retention at my institution are:
1. Survey students and follow up with vertical probe. I think this will be helpful in improving retention.
2. I would also like to recommend a suggestion box for student's to be able to voice opinions.
3. We have "pot luck's" which student's love and it is a great time to be able to sit with students and talk. I haven’t done this in a while but I will start again. It helps build a connection for them to feel comfortable but yet still remains a professional atmosphere.
i have mad it my busness to go class to class on a daily basis and ask all the instructors who is absent, and if they know why? i will also hold the instructors accountable by getting feed back from them at the end of every shift on absent students and if they done thier part by calling, then i will call, and if no answer go and find in the cevue, to see if thier is anouther # to call and just make a brief call and ask them how are they doing and if thier is any thing we can do to make sure they do not miss any more days of school or if thier out sick did they call thier instructor to see what was misses and give them an opportunity to make it up if necesary.
The first thing I will do that will improve retention is greet every student I see when I walk into the school on my way to class. I do my best to stay connected to the students whom I have already been a instructor for and I attempt to make all the other students who I have not yet had in class feel welcome in the school.
The second act will be volunteering as a tasting judge for a student culinary competition, demonstrating my commitment to their continuing culinary education.
The third thing I will do will be to make contact with each student every day who is in or missing from my class.
Better assessment of students to determine if they are at risk of withdrawing from program.
Help increase their confidence level when practicing clinical skill by encouraging them to keep going, if they make a mistake help them resolve it so they see is not about the mistake is what you do if you make one.
Be like a role model for them.
For me the one thing I have feared is calling the students to ask them how I can help or find out why they missed class. This was pushed on me recently and I found it was not that bad and thus helped one student realize that she had a test in the next class.
email is good, but I think phone is more personal and shows that you are committed to help that student, to keep them in class.
The three steps I will take to assist in retention is to provide a reward system within my own program such as paralegal of the month certificate or pin or both; incorporate an event such as a pizza party, bagel breakfast, donut break, etc.; have a meet & greet session shortlyy after the beginning of the new term; have students exchange information with another student of the same class to be a support system, etc. (Oops! I gave you four)
1. I will start with changing some of the ways that I present class material. I am going to incorporated way for the student to present the material to each other.
2. I am going to revamp my student Academic counseling session to include more what about you question
3. i am going to these practices in to place.
(1) immediate action to any student who is absent via a phone call (2) Thorough follow up to any student issue (3) communication of any student issue with thier program director
I would like to develop a success story bulletin board,sort of like a "Where are they now?" with graduates of my program on the board.
I am going to institute more guest speakers in the classroom.
I like to get the upperclassmen involved with the new students, I would like to encourage more interaction with this.
Here are three things I would suggest to management.
1. Take the "Chain of Command" "off the wall" Put a copy of this important procedural process into the hands of the student during orientation and put it on the student portal. (So they know who to go to when a problem arises).
2. Implement a system of giving the students the opportunity to presents problems through the computer.
3. Remind faculty who else is responsible for retention, when and where. I like the idea of taking the "burden" off the faculty and help the see themselves as part of a bigger process for retaining students.
1. Contact students who miss a class and inform them of the subject matter that was discussed that day, following up with an email to them.
2. I will be available 1 hour before class and 1 hour after class for students.
3. A guest speaker from our industry will come into class to interact with students.
Three different steps I can do in the next 30 days to help retain students are contact them when they are not in class to see if they are alright, let students know as soon as possible if they are doing academically well in class so they have as much time to improve their situation, and act as a mentor when they have any life issues that would interfere with their education.
Maintain a positive attitude. Ensure all students feel welcome and free to ask questions. Clarify performance objectives.
Mike our school has used this system with great feed back being documented.
