Student Services Performance Group

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John Allen

Team player

Having a good repore with all depts. can only enhance the student experience

John Allen

Show your jazz

Let the students see that you're excited about what you do. After awhile it will rub off.

John Allen

Start the day off right

Just smiling and greeting students as they come in eases alot of tension they may carry with them. The class may be their escape from a tough situation, so lets help them out

Steve Nelson CHEP

Ongoing Orientations

Since our program is so long with little regular departmental interaction with students, do you find a benefit in giving some type of orientation, on day one of your class, that re-affirms the student’s goals & where help can be found? If so, how do you present it?

Steve Nelson CHEP

The Value Equation

Consider the value equation (retention = perceived value/cost). Other than tuition, what are the 3 most common costs that your students say they have? What perceived values do you help them understand that helps them to offset those costs?

James Carter, IV

The problem of a split curriculum

I have the problem of having a former six week class split in to 2 three week classes with no consideration of the instruction. The class and course was designed to be taught as straight six weeks. Now with students entering every 3 weeks into a new class, the introduction must be redone and this leads to the continuing students seeing the same thing over again. Topics have to have clear stopping timesto meet the requirements of the departing students and we cannot start the next phase until the next class has started.

John Perrin

First week, the right place at the right time!

It is very important to ensure that the student feels comfortable in their surroundings at this time in their lives. Making them feel welcome, assisting with job searches, living arrangements, school professionalism expectations, first course syllabus, testing requirements, class times, issuing books are all EQUALLY important to making them feel that they are in the right place at the right time.

Danny McKay

positive impact

understanding and caring for students have a positive impact on them

Danny McKay

mentoring

its important to be a mentor

Danny McKay

learning styles

i think it's important to know the learning styles of your students

Scott Humphrey CHEP

Add Music

During the orientation week , when students are working in groups, put on some proper music to calm them down. Scott Humphrey.

Luis Marty

Student text book

Student text books should be used as a supplement to class room instruction. Text books contain extra information that will enhance a student's learning experience and therefore text book classroom and/or homework assignments can be beneficial.

Luis Marty

admissions process

The overall quality of the admissions process is a great start to effectuating retention.

Daniel Butler

intro

I find it hard sometimes to brag myself up , I am a very modest person , sometimes I feel I didnt give them enought information about myself.

Patty Aronoff

Enroll the right students

The first step is to enroll people that have PASSION for the field that they will be learning! You can only keep a student engaged if they want to be there.

Billy Raibourn

Interactions

Even though we have little participation at the orientation at our technical school we provide the student with the needed information during their training for perfomance, attitude, interactions with each other and later after they graduate to network with each other to better help them selves and their customers as they progress through out classes.

HUONG NGUYEN