General Overview
Windward Community College is committed to student success and retention. MySuccess is a system wide initiative that allows students, instructors and support services to communicate more effectively, identify students who are having challenges and connect them to appropriate campus resources.
Introducing MySuccess to your students
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Class Discussion
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Promote it in your class
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Include it in your course syllabus
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Example Introduction:
At Windward community college we want every student to be successful. MySuccess is a system wide effort that seeks to support students early in the semester when they first begin experiencing difficulty in class. If I feel that you're having difficulty in my class within the first few weeks of the semester (e.g. missing class, missing assignments, or low test scores)and working together to address your challenges shows that you would really benefit from being connected to resources outside of the classroom, I may refer you to your assigned counselor. Once referred, MySuccess will:
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Call you and send an email to your Hawaii.edu account to let you know about my referral; and
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have the MySuccess team follow up with you by phone or email to find out what kinds of help you might need and connect you with the necessary resources to help you devise a strategy for success.
I will not refer you without telling you. However, if I do refer you, know that I am doing so in an effort to connect you with all of the help you may need to do well this semester as your success is important to me.
MySuccess Early Alert
Making a Referral
Making a Referral Criteria:
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Student must be demonstrating a pattern behavior
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The instructor has made attempts to address the behavior and/or academic concerns, but attempts have been unsuccessful or the student is not getting enough support.
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The student should need additional support, outside of what is provided in the classroom.