Resources 

Data Coaching Resources for data coaching throughout Guided Pathways development, collecting student voices and engaging students in Guided Pathways inquiry and design, leveraging Student Support (Re)defined research for Guided Pathways planning, and using existing metrics and sources to design key Guided Pathways components (e.g. meta-majors).

DATA COACHING

• Recruiting, Training, and Supporting Data Coaches to Advance Guided Pathways Development, April 2019
  Guide for developing a professional development program for data coaches, with a focus on equipping individuals to lead collaborative inquiry and support equity goals as part of Guided Pathways.

• Get Started…Data Coaching to Inform Guided Pathways Development (log-in required)
  Quick guide located in the Vision Resource Center introducing data coaching as a strategy for building data literacy and use throughout Guided Pathways development, including examples of data coaching models from three California Community Colleges.

• Get Started...Data Coaching to inform Guided Pathways Development (Print Version)
  Printable version of the Quick guide introducing data coaching as a strategy for building data literacy and use throughout Guided Pathways development, including examples of data coaching models from three California Community Colleges.

• Embedding Data Literacy in GP Design with Equity in Mind
  Webinar introducing the concept of data coaching and an example of it at Santa Monica College.

STUDENT VOICES AND ENGAGEMENT

• Moving from Student Voices to Action Insights from Practitioners at 10 California Community Colleges, March 2021
  Brief offers insights from 10 California Community Colleges where the RP Group conducted student focus groups to support student-centered, equity-minded change.

• Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design: Why Do It, How it Works, and What It Looks Like in Action
  Full guide offering steps for systematically listening to students throughout Guided Pathways inquiry and design; based on full guide Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design: Why Do It, How It Works, and What It Looks Like in Action.

• Student Engagement Learning Cluster
  Webinar introducing the concept of student participatory research and an example of it at Cerro Coso College.

• Student Engagement in Guided Pathways Development
  High level summary offering a foundational definition and six design principles — grounded in both theory and practice — for meaningful student engagement in Guided Pathways development; developing in partnership with the Chancellor’s Office.

• Students Shaping Change: Engaging Students as Essential Partners
  Guide offering a foundational definition and six design principles — grounded in both theory and practice — for meaningful student engagement in Guided Pathways development; developing in partnership with the Chancellor’s Office.

• Get Started...Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design (Online Learning Module) (log-in required)
  Online module introducing steps for systematically listening to students throughout Guided Pathways inquiry and design.

• Get Started....Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design (Print Version)
  Introductory guide offering steps for systematically listening to students throughout Guided Pathways inquiry and design; based on full guide Collecting Student Voices for Guided Pathways Inquiry and Design: Why Do It, How It Works, and What It Looks Like in Action.

INTERSECTIONS WITH STUDENT SUPPORT (RE)DEFINED

• Student Experience Crosswalk: Where Student Support (Re)defined and Guided Pathways Meet, June 2020
  Crosswalk that demonstrates how implementing the Guided Pathways pillars can help a college realize the Six Success Factors; provides concrete examples of these intersections on campus and their potential impact on the student experience.

• 10 Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success, May 2020
  Handout summarizing top 10 actions tutors can take to support student success.

• Tutor Coordinator Context for 10 Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success, May 2020
  Companion resource to 10 Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success recognizing the central role of tutor coordinators in developing tutor training and tutoring programs.

• Using Student Support (Re)defined's Success Factors to Ensure Student Learning (Guided Pathways Pillar Four), June 2020
  Guide highlighting examples of affective, non-cognitive practices and strategies that instructors can incorporate into their classes to help their students experience the six success factors identified in Student Support (Re)defined.

• Grounding College Redesign in the Student Experience: A Student-Centered Guide for Institutions (UPDATED February 2020)
  Guide for examining how students experience your college based on the Student Support (Re)defined success factors and identifying redesign priorities at the programmatic, division, and/or institutional levels.

• Grounding Onboarding in the Student Experience
  Guide for examining and redesigning how students experience onboarding based on the Support (Re)defined six success factor framework.

• Student Support (Re)defined
  Suite of tools to help colleges operationalize the findings from Student Support (Re)defined through their Guided Pathways adoption, focusing on key issues: identification of student success issues to solve through Guided Pathways reform, student onboarding, meta-major development and program mapping, AB 705 adoption, student-centered advising.

META-MAJORS

• Using Data to Identify and/or Verify Meta-Majors, December 2020
  Short guide providing practitioners with an illustration of how data can be used to support meta-major development and validation work as part of the college’s Guided Pathways efforts.

DATA DISAGGREGATION

• Current Version of DI Calculator (updated with PPG-1 methodology)
  RP Group DI tool democratizes access to the DI methods employed by the CO.

• A Multivariate Approach to Disaggregating Data
  Paper introducing the concept of multivariate disaggregation and concrete examples that highlight real-world applicability.

• Next Level Disaggregation: Examining Program Level Information, Additional Student Characteristics, and Labor Market Data
  Paper providing colleges with five data points from the Launchboard practitioners can review use inform discussions about improving student outcomes.

• Veterans Data Disaggregation: Age- and Gender-Adjusted Access to Community College
  Powerpoint sharing how to include gender, age, and other demographic characteristics in access analyses for veteran student populations.

• Disaggregating Students by Metamajor and Program of Study: A Guided Pathways Project
  Paper sharing two CCC case studies of how data disaggregation was used to understand students’ progression through pathways leading to program completion and career advancement.

• Data Disaggregation in Action: Examining Student Success by Ethnicity at the Instructor Level
  Paper sharing two CCC case studies disaggregating data at the instructor level and using it to explore and address observed student equity gaps.

Leading from the Middle academy resources for developing middle leadership to drive Guided Pathways redesign; IEPI Guided Pathways Regional Workshops and regional learning clusters to help colleges build data literacy and coaching capacity and adopt approaches for engaging students as partners throughout Guided Pathways inquiry and design.

• LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE

  Leading from the Middle Academy Information
  Professional learning program information for cross-functional college teams to build their individual and collective capacity as “middle leaders,” in the context of Guided Pathways adoption; includes three different academy offerings in 2019.

Research activities and reports completed to understand/support Guided Pathways.

• Statewide COVID Survey Results - Spring 2020 (December 2020)
  Report provides a summary of the findings from two statewide surveys to California Community students and practitioners to learn about their experiences transitioning to a remote educational environment during spring 2020. The surveys included topics such as: experiences with remote environment, basic needs, well-being, and overall needs.

• Launching Guided Pathways across CCCs: Preliminary Findings from CCCs Guided Pathways Phase I Work Plans (2018)
  Report to the Chancellor’s Office summarizing colleges’ Guided Pathways priorities for Phase I, based on the most pressing key elements identified and the top support needs requested by a high majority of institutions.

• California Community Colleges Guided Pathways Self-Assessment Tool (2017)
  Self-assessment tool developed in collaboration with the Chancellor’s Office and partners to determine college’s state of Guided Pathways adoption, looking at 14 key elements for Guided Pathways inquiry, design, and implementation.

• California Community Colleges Guided Pathways Work Plan (2018)
  Phase I (2018-2019) work plan developed in collaboration with the Chancellor’s Office and partners to identify colleges’ Guided Pathways priorities, support needs, and intended approach to AB 705 implementation during their first funding period.

• Transforming Program Review: Getting to Equity via Guided Pathways Webinar, October 2020
  Webinar focused on beginning the conversations with colleges around how and why program review data can be and should be reimagined to become more program- and student-centric (vs. the traditional focus on departments or org chart units).
  Review the accompanying PowerPoint Presentation
  Transforming Program Review Webinar Audio Transcript
  Transforming Program Review Webinar Chat Room Messages

• Where the Six Success Factors and Affective Strategies Meet to Support Online Learning, August 2020
  Webinar providing new ways to engage and support students in an online environment through affective non-cognitive approaches, strategies, and practices guided by our Six Success Factors.
  Review the accompanying webinar presentation materials.

• Focus on Equity: Identifying Disproportionate Impact Using Excel (June 2020)
  Webinar featuring an excel tool to identify disproportionate impact and a demonstration of the tool for examining various student outcomes data.
  Review the associated PowerPoint Slides