Action Plan

Team proposes draft plan to college.

Team to ask for volunteers to participate. Team also asks for incentives/funding for student, staff/faculty participation in studies and deliverables. The team will be tasked with

• Identify and connect with programs/departments to learn about programs efforts to increase retention by staff and faculty
• Work with IR to identify to programs (i.e. learning communities, majors of study, etc.) with high completion rates
• Help with focus groups (develop content, logistics, summarize finding)
• Identify and connect with students to learn about their experience
• Map out attrition points in the student experience
• Identify strategies to address attrition points to improve retention

Identify team members and tasks. Agree upon timeline for deliverables.

Begin planning for study of the student experience at De Anza

• Work with IR to identify to programs (i.e. learning communities, majors of study, etc.) with high completion rates
• Interview special programs (learning communities, EOPS, ISP, etc.) staff/faculty about their support structure/program and learn what works, and what can be improved upon
• Outline focus group structure (develop content, logistics, summarize finding)
• Convene focus groups for special program staff/faculty--understand all supports: inside classroom, outside classroom, etc.

Continue studying any retention efforts at De Anza

• Convene focus groups for special program staff/faculty--understand all supports: inside classroom, outside classroom, etc.

Outline student voices focus group structure (develop content, logistics, summarize finding)

• Define student population and study "Who is getting left behind" through a student focus group
• Define the needs of students (i.e. financial aid, internships, basic needs, sense of belonging) and study "What is getting in their way of achieving their educational goal?" through a student focus group

Reflect on information gathered.

Begin writing student experience recommendations to college.

• This may include professional development opportunities for faculty to develop best practices for the classroom, need for student messaging or resources, etc.
• Deliverables might also include: best practices for student retention for Student Service; best practices for student retention for the classroom, etc.