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Strengthening Institutions Program

Title III

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About Title III

  • Title III is a $2.2 million Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant awarded by the Department of Education. The grant supports Highline programs and projects aligned with closing student equity gaps in courses and program completion.

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  • Title III Strategies and Objectives align with Highline College MFR, Degree Pathways, and Mission/Vision/Values.

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Title III Grant

October 2021 – September 2026

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Title III Objectives

Objective 1

    • Increase pass rates in key degree-required courses (overall, and disaggregated for Black and Hispanic students)

Objective 2

    • Increase pass rates in key gateway (Prof-Tech) courses (overall, and disaggregated for Black and Hispanic students)

Objective 3

    • Increase percent of Black and Hispanic students completing 30 credits in their first year.

Objective 4

    • Increase Fall to Fall retention rates for all students.

Objective 5

    • Increase three and six year graduation rates for all students.

Objective 6

    • Increase number of newly enrolled students meeting with an Entry Advisor

Objective 7

    • Faculty and Staff will attend professional development to close equity gaps (data literacy and equity & inclusion)

Objective 8

    • Increase number of faculty who have adopted culturally responsive practices.

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Title III and MFR

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Title III Strategies

Strategy 1

Implement course specific supports to increase pass rates, retention, and graduation.

Strategy 2

Increase campus data capacity to support decision-making in closing equity gaps.

Strategy 3

Redesign the onboarding process to give students a strong start.

Strategy 4

Transform advising to increase student momentum and completion in chosen pathways.

Strategy 5

Implement comprehensive professional development to close equity gaps.

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Title III Employees

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Title III Steering Committee

  • Kelsey Anderson, Research Analyst
  • Gabrielle Bachmeier, Dean for Workforce Partnerships and Extended Learning
  • Emily Coates, Director of Institutional Research
  • Erich T. Elwin, Ph.D, Equity Strategies Faculty Lead
  • Kael Godwin, IT Data Management Specialist
  • Juli Hammond, Title III Program Specialist 2
  • Maribel Jimenez Ed.D, Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Transformation
  • Jennifer Johnston, Title III Strengthening Institutions Project Director
  • Jesse Knappenberger, Dean for Advising and Enrollment Services
  • Emily Lardner, Ph.D, Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Learning and Teaching Center Faculty Leads
  • Kareen Maloney, Entry Advising Director
  • Dr. Jamilyn Penn, Ed.D, Interim Vice President of Student Services
  • Lyall Rudenskjold, Academic Success Center Director
  • Krystal Welch, Director, Cohort Learning Communities
  • Elizabeth Word, Dean for Academic Pathways and Student Learning Resources

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Preview of Year Two

Objective Outcomes�Progress Report

Year Two Annual Performance Report will be due to the Department of Education in early spring 2024.

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Title III Grant Objectives Overview

Objective

Outcome

Yr 2 Target

Obj 1: Pass Rates for Grant Degree-required Courses

Overall

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77%

Black

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75%

Hispanic

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73%

Obj 2: Pass Rates for Grant Prof-Tech Gateway Courses

Overall

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68% ✔

Black

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65% ✔

Hispanic

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64% ✔

Obj 3: Students Completing 30 Credits in Their First Year

Black (estimated)

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32%

Hispanic (estimated)

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38%

Obj 4: Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates for First-Time Students

Overall (estimated)

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45%

Obj 5: Graduation Rates for First-Time Students

3-Year (estimated)

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24%

6-Year (estimated)

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37%

Obj 6: Entry Advising for New Students

Overall

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65%

Obj 7: Faculty & Staff Attending Title III Professional Development

Overall

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50 ✔

Obj 8: Faculty Adopting Culturally Responsive Practices

Overall

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30 ✔

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Engagement Opportunities

Communities of Practice 2023-24

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Other Course-Level Interventions

  • E-tutoring
  • Embedded Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction
  • Academic Excellence Workshops
  • In-Class Advising
  • OER
  • Anti-racist/Culturally Responsive pedagogy Repository (see libguide and Canvas course)

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Title III Budget

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Title III has supported

  • CampusWorks Data Literacy Workshops
  • Entry Advisor and Faculty advisor to attend NACADA
  • Six professional advisors to attend Appreciative Advising Institute--they will present at Professional Development Day

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  • Sharing costs with Academic Affairs to support 30 faculty attending ACUE Effective Teaching Practices Courses

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  • Multiple short term, affordable equity trainings for staff and faculty (through SpeakOutNow)

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  • Speakers for Equity Development Institute

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Title III has supported

  • Faculty participation in Community of Practice structure planning
  • 2022-23 Juntos, a group of staff, administrators and faculty who attended AHSIE and studied ways to address the needs of Latinx students at Highline College.

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  • Umoja Summer Learning Institute for improving service to Black students at Highline College (Umoja faculty and student support staff)
  • ELCAP Faculty Trauma-Informed teaching for adult learners workshop
  • 4 Connections trainings for Student Services staff
  • Achieving the Dream Data Summit attendance for Title III leaders
  • ESCALA Moving Toward Serving Training and consultation for Highline College as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (November 2023)

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Questions & Discovery

Title III Webpage: https://president.highline.edu/strategic-priorities/title-iii/

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Contact:

Jennifer Johnston jjohnston@highline.edu 206-592-3505

Building 12, Office of the President

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Strengthening Institutions Program

Title III