Creating a Culture of Evidence for Student Success Oregon Community Colleges Student Success Plan Dr. Camille Preus, Commissioner, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development Laura Massey, Director Institutional Effectiveness, Portland Community College

Overview Context: Why now ? Compared to Others: Oregon same, better or...? Update: What have we learned?

Goal: (See Handout)

Call for Action Budget Note attached to HB 5012 Adopted June 2007

Current Reporting to Legislature 13 Key Performance Measures (KPMs) with Targets Outcome rather than progress oriented “Owned” by the Legislature

How Can We Better Tell the Complex Student Success Story?

By Better Understanding Ourselves

Getting Started CCWD created the Community College Student Success Committee Committee Charges: 1.Review where we are, how we compare, and national promising practices 2.Develop a plan to improve student success and measure progress/results

Oregon is going to have... Disclaimer Graphs in this presentation were originally created by Dennis Jones, the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). Some have been modified from their original format.

Projected Population % Change Source: U.S. Census Bureau More People Oregon % U.S %

Who are Older and More Diverse projected +/

Oregon’s Educational Attainment is Decreasing

% Adults w/Associate Degrees or Higher Source:OECD, Education at a Glance 2007 US OREGON

Highest Educational Attainment Population Age (2005) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS PUMS

No % OR Residents w/No High School Diploma By Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 ACS PUMS

Givens Demand for training/education beyond high school has never been higher Educational attainment is directly tied to a state’s ability to strengthen state and local economies

...over the next 10 years, 92% of high- paying jobs in Oregon will require postsecondary education Oregon Employment Department

Bigger Picture The American Graduation Initiative 5 million additional community college graduates by 2020 U.S. regain the highest proportion of college graduates in the world

Improved Educational Attainment “A Must”

“Measure What You Treasure” Part One: Student Success Committee Findings - Chapters 1-8 Part Two: Action Plan for Improving Student Success - Includes recommendations to the State Board of Education Appendices A – F (220+ pages)

New Student Success Indicators (page 3 of handout) In addition to KPMs Measure the Educational Journey –Framework based on Access, Progress and Goals Similar to Washington Model –Milestones and Momentum Points

Page 3 of handout

Lessons Learned and Next Steps