1. Starfish Advisor Training 2016 Erie Community College

2. Early Warning & Student Tracking System Process
Starfish Solutions
Student concerns can be manually flagged when observed, or through Progress Surveys completed by faculty and staff.
Automatic flags are raised based on online grade book data.
Recommendations are communicated to the student.
Appropriate Support Services are informed of flags raised and provide outreach.
“Close the loop” with faculty when progress is made.
Early Warning & Student Tracking System Process

3. Role Activities and Expectations
Instructors
Raise flags when appropriate.
Submit Progress surveys when ed within the expected timeframe.
Academic Advisors/Student Services Staff
Receive notifications from Starfish.
Record follow up actions in Starfish:
Add notes
Clear flags
Students
Receive and read notifications when flagged. Contact appropriate support office and/or professor.
Follow up on recommendations.
Everyone
Complete your Profile so students know more about you.
Use your dashboard to track student progress.

4. Configure Your Profile
Click Profile in the top frame navigation.
Edit your contact information. Then, select the address(es) where Starfish notifications should be sent.
Click the Save button.
Students will see your profile information when they
view their Success Network

5. Email Notifications Go to Profile. Choose Email Notifications.
Select preferences for type of item and when to send.
Click Save .
You can change your notifications settings
at any time.

6. View a Student Folder
From your Students list, click the hyperlink of a student’s name.
This brings you to the student’s folder. Depending on your level of access, you will find information on…
Grades (past/current)
Notes (you added/shared with you)
Tracking history (raised/cleared)
From the student folder you can…
Raise/clear a flag
Add a note, update a flag
Anywhere you see a student’s name as a hyperlink will take you to their student folder.

7. Student Success Score
Predictive Analytics Formula
Flags created by faculty and staff through Starfish
Student Success Score

8. Interpreting the Student’s Success Score
Likelihood of Persisting:
Good: 70 or Above
Median: Between 50 and 70
Poor: 50 or Below

9. Links to Remember For Help using Starfish:
Terrie Page ISS
Erica Goddard ISS
Heather Cruz
Fabio Escobar
Starfish
sharepoint.ecc.edu/sitedirectory/starfish