Student Success Team
Meeting Minutes from September 9, 2010
The Student Success Team met for the first time on September 9, 2010 in BA 105 at the
Meramec campus. The meeting began at 3:30 p.m. with a welcome and an ice breaker led by
Teresa Huether, co-chair of the Student Success Team.
Donna Dare, co-chair of the Student Success Team, reminded the group of its charge based on
the following purpose statement approved by the College Leadership Team to support the work
associated with Achieving the Dream:
Purpose of the Student Success Team
The primary purpose of the Student Success Team is to serve as the college’s strategy
team for affecting student success, student learning outcomes, and, ultimately,
institutional effectiveness. To fulfill its purpose, the Student Success Team will:
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Analyze data related to 5 indicators of student success
i) completion of developmental courses and progression to credit-bearing courses,
ii) completion of gatekeeper courses, particularly first college-level or degree-credit
courses in math and English,
iii) completion of attempted courses with a C or better,
iv) persistence from term to term and year to year, and
v) attainment of credentials
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Identify specific factors that influence gaps in student achievement within the context of
those indicators
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Engage college constituencies in analyzing factors that influence gaps in student
achievement
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Develop and prioritize strategies for addressing achievement gaps across the institution
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Collaborate with the Assessment Council and other mission-based assessment
subcommittees to identify related assessment needs
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Review recommendations related to student success and student learning outcomes
from the Assessment Council that can potentially influence the student success agenda
of the college
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Make recommendations and requests to the Leadership Team and/or various college
councils (e.g., the Presidents’ Council, the VCASA/VPs Councils, the Academic Dean’s
Council, the college governance councils, DFAC, DESC, the Campus Leadership
Teams), as applicable and appropriate, regarding resource allocation and budgeting
regarding student success and student learning outcomes
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Oversee the ongoing implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of goals,
strategies, and measurable outcomes related to student success and student learning
outcomes
Donna asked if anyone in the group had questions or comments regarding the charge of the
team or the 2010 – 2011 plan that was submitted to the Achieving the Dream (ATD)
organization. A brief discussion was held.
Greg Works and Denise Coyne commented on the STLCC data sent to ATD. They made clear
that an ATD cohort is defined differently from an STLCC cohort. They told the group that an
ATD cohort includes the following attributes:
• New to STLCC (not necessarily new to college)
• Full or Part time student
• Degree or Certificate Seeking
They also informed the group that the national data set is on the ATD website.
Kelli Burns led the group through a visit to the ATD website and showed where the link to the
instructional video was
(http://www.achievingthedream.org/media/atddatatools/Institutional_Dashboard_Training_Video.
swf)
so the group could view it at their leisure and then search national data they might want to
review. She also showed how to access college data, eventually to include data for the ATD
cohort, via the IRP portal (http://collegeweb.stlcc.edu/irp/thefacts.htm).She gave a brief
overview of what kinds of data can be found there that are pertinent to the ATD-related work of
the college. She informed the group that they will all have a Hyperion License to access STLCC
data.
Teresa closed the meeting with giving out homework as well as the dates/locations of the
remaining meetings. For fall 2010, all meetings will be held from 3:30 – 5 pm on the Meramec
campus.
• Sept 20 (Confluence room)
• Sept 30 (SC 125 – small dining room)
• Oct 13 (SC 125 – small dining room)
• Oct 26 (Confluence room)
• Nov 10 (Confluence room)
• Nov 23 (Confluence room)
The meeting ended at 5 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa Huether, Co-Chair, Student Success Team