1. Promoting Faculty Development through a Student Success Center: the Michigan ALP Story
Jenny Schanker, Ed.D.
Director of Research and Institutional Practice
Michigan Center for Student Success

2. Agenda Overview of Student Success Centers
History and outcomes from the Michigan ALP Network
Leveraging lessons from the ALP experience

3. Student Success Centers
Currently operating in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas
Funded with seed money from the Kresge Foundation
Centers help to “connect the dots” between many initiatives in a state

4. A National Strategy

5. Michigan Center for Student Success
Created in 2011 and housed within the network-centric structure of the Michigan Community College Association
Currently two full time and one part time staff members
Originally funded by a three-year, $1,000,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation
In 2014, MCCA Board of Directors approved an additional assessment for 50% of MCSS operating budget
Additional funding is provided by Kresge and other foundation support

6. Michigan ALP Network 2012 Kresge Foundation grant to CCBC
Original plan was to pilot at 4-6 colleges
Initial interest from 17 colleges (!!!)
Kicked off the network in November 2012 with 14 colleges
First pilots in Spring 2013
first full year
Expanded to 5 additional colleges in 2014
Added one additional college in 2015
2013 Michigan students have enrolled in ALP sections since January 2013

7. Faculty-Led Development Process
Initial interest
Campus leads
104 at Faculty Development Institutes
State and national presentations
Currently developing a “train the trainer” model

8. Two Years of ALP Student Data
Registered in
Developmental Course
Passed
Developmental Course
College Level Course
Passed College Level Course
Non-ALP Baseline
18 colleges
11316
7366
65.1%
3401
30.1%
2362
20.9%
ALP Total
13 colleges
964
793
82.3%
 964
100%
 710
73.7%
1049
797
76%
1048
99.9%
740
70.5%
2-yearr Total
2013
1590
79%
2012
1450
72%

9. Where the Magic Happens: Faculty Engagement in the Classroom
Resources
Planning and Organization
Student Outcomes

10. Network Development Model
Gauge Interest
Hold a focus group or webinar for all interested colleges
Explain the opportunity and expectations
Solicit Commitment
Ask for a letter of interest from leadership
Identify campus contacts (very important)
Schedule Network Activities
Target activities for specific participants
Provide "expert" technical assistance
Provide Virtual Support
Online resources
Conference calls
Webinars
Evaluate and Sustain
Collect data and feedback
Create homegrown “experts”

11. Leveraging the Development Model
“Dedicated” Resources (initially)
ALP
Guided Pathways Institute Cohorts
“Embedded” Resources
Math Pathways, a.k.a. “The Right Math at the Right Time”
Reading Apprenticeship
Pending Resources
Gateways to Completion

12. Next Challenge
Sustainability

13. Questions? Jenny Schanker, Ed.D.
Director of Research & Institutional Practice
Michigan Center for Student Success
Michigan Community College Association
222 N. Chestnut St.
Lansing, MI 48933
@mccacss