Degrees When Due Helping Students with Some College, No Degree Across the Finish Line Leanne Davis Assistant Director of Applied Research, IHEP
Page 2 Agenda ✓ Welcome and Opening Remarks ✓ DWD Overview and State Alignment ✓ Concurrent Breakout Sessions ✓ Coach Consultations ✓ Questions and Next Steps
Page 3 Our Journey ✓ Building off proven models ✓ Continuous improvement and infrastructure ✓ Bolstered resources, communications, and supports ✓ Sharing DWD’s impact
Page 4 DWD Participating Campuses 21 States and Systems 175+ COHORT 1 Participating Campuses COHORT 1 & 2 52 COHORT 2 COHORT 3 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
Page 5 Our Why
Page 6 Our Impact ✓ Leveraging student-level data to identify equity and completion gaps ✓ Equity is at the center of Degrees When Due ✓ Institutional policy and practice barriers
Page 7 Adapting to Change ✓ Higher education landscape ✓ Institutional resources and capacity ✓ Understanding the true impact of COVID-19 ✓ Leveraging our DWD Community of Practice
Page 8 DWD Implementation Tracks Original Track Revised Implementation Track Fall Restart Track (Cohort 3) Implementation Implementation Implementation Continue with both eligible Focus on eligible students (spring- Resume eligible and potential- and potential-completer fall); resume potential-completer completer student engagement engagement student engagement in Fall 2020 in Fall 2020-Fall 2021 Reporting Deadlines Reporting Deadlines Reporting Deadlines Eligible and potential- Eligible student data submission Eligible and potential-completer completer final report completed by September 30, 2020 reports completed by February submission completed by 28, 2021 , July 31, 2021 , and October 31, 2020 Potential-completer student data October 31, 2021 submission completed by February 28, 2021 and October 31, 2021
Page 9 Research Agenda 1. How does degree reclamation influence students’ education and employment outcomes? 2. How do students understand and perceive the value of their reclaimed degrees? 3. How does Degrees When Due influence institutional capacity to implement and scale degree reclamation?
Page 10 Why Data Matters ✓ Building a strong case for support ✓ Raise campus and community awareness ✓ Tell a compelling story ✓ Be a part of the solution
Page 11 New Cohort 3 Post-COVID Opt-in Metrics ✓ Understand the true impact of COVID-19 ✓ Track Spring 2020 stop-out students ✓ Leverage DWD framework and student communication and reengagement resources
Page 12 State Alignment
Page 13 State and Community Alignment Streamlining Program Paths (i.e., Guided Pathways) ✓ Program Maps for Returning Adults ✓ Reverse Transfer and Transfer Pathways Student Financial Aid and Free College Programs ✓ Returning Adult Incentives ✓ Associate’s Degree Incentives (i.e., 2+2 Programs, reverse transfer)
Page 14 State and Community Alignment Social Supports and Public Benefits ✓ On-Campus Social Supports ✓ Community-based Resources and Partnerships ✓ Assistance with Accessing Public Benefits (i.e., SNAP, etc.)
Page 15 Maximizing the Two DWD Tracks Connecting Adult Reengagement to Reverse Transfer ✓ Students in Universe of Interest who may be eligible for Reverse Transfer
Page 16 Maximizing the Two DWD Tracks Proactive Messaging for Reverse Transfer ✓ Value Proposition ✓ Early Promotion ✓ 2-Year Campuses: Early Advising ✓ 4-Year Campuses: Transfer Student Orientation
Page 17 Concurrent Breakout Session DWD Implementation
Page 18 Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Page 19 IHEP and Coach Support IHEP Support ✓ e-Newsletter communications and Progress Reports ✓ Host Community of Practice webinar series ✓ Co-facilitate statewide meetings (e.g., breakout rooms) ✓ Amplify promising practices from the field DWD Coach Support ✓ On-demand consultant, resource, and sounding board ✓ Monitor discussion boards, campus progress, and data support
Page 20 State Liaison Roles and Responsibilities Coordination and Engagement ✓ Coordinate statewide calls (bi-monthly) ✓ Monitor campus implementation via Progress Reports ✓ Serve as a liaison between IHEP, DWD research team, and campus implementation team ✓ Assist with identifying and amplifying promising practices
Page 21 Campus Commitments Implementation and Engagement ✓ Successfully progress through DWD implementation ✓ Meet with the DWD campus implementation team regularly ✓ Participate in regular statewide calls (bi-monthly) ✓ Satisfy all DWD reporting requirements (e.g., February, July and October)
Page 22 DWD Implementation Tracks Original Track Revised Implementation Track Fall Restart Track (Cohort 3) Implementation Implementation Implementation Continue with both eligible Focus on eligible students (spring- Resume eligible and potential- and potential-completer fall); resume potential-completer completer student engagement engagement student engagement in Fall 2020 in Fall 2020-Fall 2021 Reporting Deadlines Reporting Deadlines Reporting Deadlines Eligible and potential- Eligible student data submission Eligible and potential-completer completer final report completed by September 30, 2020 reports completed by February submission completed by 28, 2021 , July 31, 2021 , and October 31, 2020 Potential-completer student data October 31, 2021 submission completed by February 28, 2021 and October 31, 2021
Page 23 Maximizing Your Resources ✓ Pre-recorded Video Content ✓ DWD Resources Page ✓ Learning Management System ✓ IHEP and Your DWD Coach
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