1. Academic Coaching Not Just Another Project League for Innovations
Washington DC
March 19, 2018

2. Dr. Rebecca Goosen Associate Vice Chancellor for College Preparatory San Jacinto College Houston, TX

3. Today’s Agenda Define coaching
Case example of classroom coaching in action
Implementation and scaling; moving forward

4. Difference between Academic Advising Academic Coaching Process
Checklist
Academic Coaching
Relational
Who has the most potential contact points with students?

5. Sue Sue has two semesters to go until she gets her AA degree.
She is transferring to University of Houston in Engineering.
She has a 3.99 GPA.
She has taken a STEM Pathway course sequence.
If you are the academic advisor what are you going to talk to her about?

6. Sue, a little more information…….
Sue is in your 8 am Engineer I course, attends everyday, contributes to the class. What you don’t know?
She has been thrown out of her house because her father did not want her there anymore.
She is sleeping on a friends sofa.
She wanted to be an Engineer because her mother wanted her to be.
Sue shows some interest in retailing and loves the beach.
As her academic coach how does that conversation differ?

7. Academic coaching is Relational
Where is the most contact with students occur?
An institutional culture of coaching
Not just for faculty or advisors
Everyone's responsibility from President to the grounds keepers

8. Components Powerful questions Building relationships
Ongoing accountability
Student lens drives the conversation
Acknowledging the students interests, abilities, desires, etc.
Accountability

9. Application of Coaching Framework to Intentional Connections
Students that enroll at all three of the lowest levels of developmental education never receive any kind of credential
ABE level with a high school credential
Enroll in learning communities
Intrusive instructor and advisor intervention
Career services and site visits
Informal coaching is one reason it works

10. What happened? Fall 2011 Fall 2017 GPA 1.19
Persistence (fall to spring) 81.0%
Course success A-C 70%
Fall 2017
GPA
Persistence (fall to spring) 79.7%*
Course success A-C 74%
Hurricane Harvey occurred fall 2017, over all College Prep saw a 35% decrease in enrollment from spring 2017

11. Why did it happen?
Informal Coaching Faculty Advising Someone Noticed (imposter syndrome)

12. Where do we go from here?
35% of these students are still general studies at the end of the first semester
Know that African American Males benefit from the advising contact
Add the structured coaching skills to the trained faculty advisors to strengthen that piece
Expand training to administrators and staff as well

13. Question?
Rebecca Goosen Associate Vice Chancellor for College Preparatory San Jacinto College, Houston, TX