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This is a remix of work that has been done by FPLC:  As part of the work that we are doing at Grant Wood AEA on High School redesign, defining student success is at the core the work that we are engaging in through this project.   Before we can begin developing what the school experience looks like, we must define what success will be as this project will adjust the high school experience for students, moving on from traditional practices and through that, we will have to find ways to define what success looks like.  This resource was loaded full of great resources that will help in this process and engage our development team in discussion.  The resources below can be used out our pilot sites as we seek input from students, staff and community.  

About the FPLC: This Faculty and Professional Learning Community (FPLC) sought to identify and analyze various conceptions of what is meant by the ubiquitous higher education phrase “student success.” Despite the phrase “student success” being used indiscriminately in numerous policies and initiatives, our research indicates that definitions of student success remain amorphous, ambiguous, and highly contextual. Our FPLC worked to identify and examine the extent of misaligned definitions in order to promote a more cohesive conversation about our universally stated goal of student success. While identifying a universal definition of "student success" may be neither possible, nor desirable (and was thus not our aim), efforts to identify and explore interpretations are productive for illuminating the complexities and nuances of a meaningful phrase. To further this goal, we placed special emphasis on eliciting student voices and notions of what their own success looked and felt like.

Slideshow overview: 

Student Success Presentation slides

About the FPLC Artifacts: Our FPLC engaged in three major projects:

1) Surveying, data gathering, and data analysis

Artifacts include:

• survey questions: 
• coded data and summary of analysis

2) A series of podcasts highlighting individual student voices and stories

·         Artifacts include: rough cut podcast episodes, interview template graphic (*note: polished and produced podcast episode "final cut" will be uploaded September, 2017)

https://soundcloud.com/user-883973829/opening-week-podcast-ernesto-mixdown-3 -- Podcast including student interview of Ernesto, followed by FPLC members responding to what they heard.

3) Video shorts focused on ideas of student success