south seattle GP

1. Board of Trustees
Annual Guided Pathways Update
Jesse Knappenberger, Dean of Student Achievement / Guided Pathways Co-lead
Erin Barzen, Director of Title III Grant
December 19th, 2019

2. Our Guided Pathways Vision
Guided Pathways at South is a collective effort to...
•Culturally and systematically change the way our
students interact and engage with the College
•Remove barriers and confusion
•Promote an increase in retention and completion
•Close achievement gaps among our students
•Achieve these goals with equity and evidence at the
center

3. SBCTC Guiding Principles
Vision
A system that advances racial, social, and economic justice by achieving equitable student aspiration, access,
economic progress, and educational and career attainment.
Mission
The Washington Student Success Center works to create an equitable system that prepares all learners to
engage in a diverse society and workforce, achieve economic mobility through educational attainment and
contribute to a socially just society.
Guiding Principles
1.Guided Pathways requires urgent, radical, equity-minded, transformation organization change.
2.Guided Pathways requires a culturally responsive commitment to racial and social equity by dismantling
systemic policies and practices that perpetuate inequities.
3.The voices of students, faculty, staff, and community members are essential to fully engage in adaptive
problem focused inquiry processes leading to meaningful action and sustained systemic change.
4.Guided Pathways requires intentional collaborative learning through partnerships, professional, and
resource development.
5.Guided Pathways requires a focus on learning and outcomes aligned with community values and industry
needs.

4. Our Commitment
“GUIDED PATHWAYS ARE THE
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM BY
WHICH WE WILL CREATE EQUITY.”

5. A Structure Student Experience
Essential
Elements of
Guided
Pathways

6. Three key metrics for Guided Pathways
Focus on leading indicators of student success
•Admissions conversation rate
• Application to enrollment
•Retention
• Fall to Winter & Fall to Fall
•Unsuccessful Grades
• Fail, withdrawals

7. South’s History of Guided Pathway work
2014
Established
South 2017
initiative
2015-2017
Joined AACC
Guided
Pathways
Project cohort
(with 30
colleges)
2016
-
2021
Established
GP Guiding
Team
SBCTC/College
Spark Guided
Pathways 5-
year grant &
cohort
2018-2023
Title III Grant

8. System-wide Expansion
• State Legislature investment in Guided Pathways
• $30M for all colleges in CTC system
• State-wide Launch meeting January 15, 2020
• SBCTC Student Success Center leading GP efforts
for CTC system
• Supported by College Spark

9. Local Funding Sources at South
• Two College Spark Grants
• Guided Pathways
• Math Redesign
• Title III Strengthening Institutions Program Grant
• South 2018-2023
• North 2018-2023 & Central 2019-2024

10. Title III Grant
Two main goals:
• Increase completion and retention rates and decrease time to completion by
designing and implementing a Guided Pathways structure that is supported
with data tools, integrated systems, and robust communities of practice
composed of faculty, staff, and expert coaches.
• Identify and address problems such as equity gaps by building a “culture of
evidence” supported with data tools, integrated systems, and professional
development that foster a whole college practice of continuous improvement.
Total funding:
• 2.1 million

11. Four Pillars of Guided Pathways
Clarify the Path
• Areas of Study
• Academic
Program Maps
• Exploratory
options/First
Year Experience
Help Students
Choose & Enter a
Path
• Structured
Onboarding
processes
• Early program &
career
discernment
Help Students Stay
on the Path
• Early alert
systems
• Proactive
Academic and
career advising
Ensure Students Are
Learning
• Instructional
support and co-
curricular
activities

12. South’s Three Critical Work Groups
•Culture of Evidence
•Student Voice
•Equity
A culture of evidence is an ongoing practice of
gathering and curating inclusive and meaningful
data, both quantitative and qualitative. This
provides insight into the success and failure of
our efforts, and informs adaptive decision
making for student success. ​
Culture of Evidence + Equity Practices ​
= Culture of Excellence

13. South’s Essential Practice Work Groups
• Faculty/Staff Engagement
• Intake, Onboarding & Exploratory Sequence
• Program Mapping & Scheduling
• Advising Redesign, Intervening & Redirecting Students
• College level English and Math in the 1st year
• Milestone Courses & Ensuring Students are Learning
• Program Monitoring & Technology
• Communication

14. Recent Accomplishments
•Program mapping (phase 1)
•New coding for program pathways
•Starfish student success technology & Early Alert
•Directed Self Placement (DSP) for English
•First Year Experience learning outcomes
•PSESD Racial Equity training
•Faculty professional development

15. Our Areas of Focus for 2020
•Continue focus on three critical work groups, especially Student Voice
•Each essential practice has quarterly and yearly goals supported by data and informed by
student input
•Intake, Onboarding and Career Exploration
•Math Redesign
•Program mapping next iteration
•Course-level Dashboards and faculty professional development
•Deeper campus-wide engagement in the 3 metrics
•Collaborate with Guided Pathways teams at North and Central, and with the Seattle Pathways
group

16. Questions