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
Early Alert & Intervention Two main suggestions on continuing the discussions and support to sustain Early Alert & Intervention
Early Alert & Intervention Identify your target student population
Early Alert & Intervention Target populations First-time, first-year students Returning sophomores First-time transfer students
Early Alert & Intervention WMU is a “Moderately Selective” institution as defined by CSRDE First Semester Math2009 (%)2010 (%)2011 (%)2012 (%)2013 (%) Calculus II or higher Calculus I Precalculus Algebra II Algebra I *** No Math Data *** Admitted to Exploratory Advising
Early Alert & Intervention Select the marker/trigger for intervention
Early Alert & Intervention Marker/Trigger for Intervention Previous term GPA Underperform in STEM courses in previous term
Early Alert & Intervention Identify the unit at your institution who can provide the data on marker/trigger
Early Alert & Intervention Office of Institutional Research
Early Alert & Intervention How would you build your Early Alert System to identify potential at-risk students?
Early Alert & Intervention Early Alert System Cognos report, searchable by: Student classification STEM course grades Early Work/Mid-Term grade if instructors report them
Early Alert & Intervention Implement an Intervention Program
Early Alert & Intervention Intervention Program A meeting with either STEP PI/GA to Diagnose academic difficulty
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
Early Alert & Intervention Create the assessment/documentation system Evaluate effect of intervention
Early Alert & Intervention Assessment/Documentation Pre/post intervention course grades Student comments Checklist placed in student advising folder
Next Steps Identify your target population Identify your proposed trigger Contact Anetra Grice to post your progress