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1 How to Implement an Early Alert & Intervention Program to Improve Student Success & Retention Edmund Tsang Paul Engelmann Interim Dean Assistant Dean College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Western Michigan University

2 Early Alert & Intervention Two main suggestions on continuing the discussions and support to sustain Early Alert & Intervention

3 Early Alert & Intervention Identify your target student population

4 Early Alert & Intervention Target populations  First-time, first-year students  Returning sophomores  First-time transfer students

5 Early Alert & Intervention WMU is a “Moderately Selective” institution as defined by CSRDE First Semester Math2009 (%)2010 (%)2011 (%)2012 (%)2013 (%) Calculus II or higher7.97.53.44.35.0 Calculus I34.340.738.037.135.1 Precalculus27.925.234.031.733.4 Algebra II22.019.116.824.220.8 Algebra I7.66.88.4*** No Math Data0.30.702.42.6 *** Admitted to Exploratory Advising

6 Early Alert & Intervention Select the marker/trigger for intervention

7 Early Alert & Intervention Marker/Trigger for Intervention  Previous term GPA  Underperform in STEM courses in previous term

8 Early Alert & Intervention Identify the unit at your institution who can provide the data on marker/trigger

9 Early Alert & Intervention Office of Institutional Research

10 Early Alert & Intervention How would you build your Early Alert System to identify potential at-risk students?

11 Early Alert & Intervention Early Alert System  Cognos report, searchable by:  Student classification  STEM course grades  Early Work/Mid-Term grade if instructors report them

12 Early Alert & Intervention Implement an Intervention Program

13 Early Alert & Intervention Intervention Program  A meeting with either STEP PI/GA to  Diagnose academic difficulty

14 Early Alert & Intervention Customized recommendation for academic habit and strategy change  Time management  Use of Student Success Center  Study partner/study group  The Learning Cycle  Academic/career advising  Non-academic factors

15 Early Alert & Intervention Create the assessment/documentation system  Evaluate effect of intervention

16 Early Alert & Intervention Assessment/Documentation  Pre/post intervention course grades  Student comments  Checklist placed in student advising folder

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19 Next Steps Identify your target population Identify your proposed trigger Contact Anetra Grice to post your progress anetra.grice@wmich.edu


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