Guided Pathways 101 An Introduction to Guided Pathways

Guided Pathways 101: An Introduction to Guided Pathways at OCC Stephen Tamanaha, Dean Student Success and Support Programs Anna Hanlon, Professor, Public Health; Curriculum Chair

Clarify the Path Enter the Path Stay on the Path Ensure Learning Overview Guided Pathway Pillars

OCC Strategy January 2018 All campus meeting Onboarding Review all aspects of the enrollment process from first point of contact to first day of school Intervention Examine support structures that keep students on their path Pathways Provide campus leadership in creating detailed curricular pathways for academic program or career clusters that lead to specific employment or transfer outcomes.

Development of cohesive, crossfunctional teams to conduct inquiry related to three areas: onboarding, intervention, and (curricular) pathways Focus 2018 -19 Conduct detailed inquiry in all related to their charge.

Completed inquiry Onboarding Reviewed and deconstructed existing onboarding processes • Outreach • Application, Financial Aid, and Special Programs (in conjunction with AB 19) • Orientation and Registration • First day of class and Preparation • Counseling, Education/Career Planning & Mapping (in conjunction AB 705) • Technology and Support Continued inquire • Community Partnerships & Collaborations • Student input, especially students with very different journeys and experiences (involve IT and Institutional Effectiveness) Next Steps • Research OCC demographics to identify various pathways for onboarding • Define design framework • Provide training/expectations for each employee group

Completed Inquiry Intervention Assess, improve, and develop interventions using best practices • Determine where students typically “fall off the path”; review technology that keeps students “on the path” (included student input) • Completed a SWOT analysis regarding OCC services and resources • Took inventory of current services, programs and resources available to students. • Students’ needs for intervention were divided into three categories: • Academic, Support Services/Programs, Social Support • Looked at various software programs and technology that the college uses that support intervention: Civitas, Canvas, OCC Mobile App • Communication plan to increase awareness of services and resources Continued Inquiry • Early Alert Systems (pilot program) Next Steps • Recommendations to campus

Completed Inquiry Pathways Identify likepathways; create maps • Reviewed, assessed, and reflected upon meta majors from many other colleges • Review of several career coaches and other external tools • Recommended web based strategies designed for effective student discovery and identification of majors, academic goals, and/or careers. • First draft of cluster disseminated to the campus and feedback collected from students and faculty; Program sorts of all degrees/certificates within sample clusters was completed by student groups, the design team, and faculty senate • Status report on work completed by committee was communicated to faculty and constituent groups at the end of each primary term Continued Inquiry • Review of second draft cluster in Fall 2019 Next Steps • Faculty mapping of program requirements, including suggested GE • Identify key performance indicators

How do you see your constituency group connecting to GP? Thought Provoking Question

Move from transactional to relational Through put Student-centered, equity focused What does student need in their circumstance? What is scalable vs individual needs Systems thinking – feedback loops Connection Classified

Holistic view of “program” (mapping) Move to equity mindedness in our dealings with students Beyond discipline Unique narratives that may differ from mine GE supports educational goal Validate their identities as capable student Provide information on resources Connection Faculty

Be an Agent of Innovation Connection Administration Lead with an Equity Lens Communicate “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. ” Levitt Using equity principles in planning, decision making, and resource allocation Does everyone know why and how we are doing this?

Thank you! Stephen Tamanaha Questions? stamanaha@occ. cccd. edu Anna Hanlon ahanlon@occ. cccd. edu