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Breakthrough Collaborative Student Standards (Postsecondary Success) Google Site
Breakthrough Collaborative Student Standards (Postsecondary Success) Google Site
You can access all information and resources related to Breakthrough Postsecondary Success Collaborative Standards on this Google Site. Resources include the standard benchmarks and glossary, an overview of their development, a timeline for implementation, and more.
Slides_Zooming in on the Strategic Plan: Collaborative Standards for Postsecondary Success.pdfDraft Postsecondary Success Collaborative Standards.pdf2024 Breakthrough National Conference Resources
2024 Breakthrough National Conference Resources
At the 2024 Breakthrough National Conference, attendees joined a session titled, "Zooming in on the Strategic Plan: Collaborative Standards for Postsecondary Success." In this session, the group reflected on some of Breakthrough's postsecondary success work and what it will mean for affiliates, previewed standards that the college success pilot group drafted, and aligned on the path forward and ways that affiliates can provide input over the next several months.
You can access the slides and draft postsecondary success collaborative standards on the left side of this page.
This toolkit is a first draft - it is a living document that will be continuously iterated upon from now until the second version is launched in June, 2024. Additionally, we will explore the toolkit in person with our Breakthrough colleagues during our college success session at National Conference.
We invite you to check it out, and offer feedback if you have any. We will be accepting feedback from toolkit users on a rolling basis through direct comments or suggestions in this Commentable Google Doc Version of the Toolkit, or overarching feedback through this feedback form (submissions here can also be anonymous). The CS Pilot group will process all feedback, and make real-time adjustments to the Public-facing Google Doc version of the toolkit, noting the date of the last update in the document title. To be clear, there are 2 Google Doc versions of the CS Toolkit - one is a view-only document that is for folks to consult and use when working on their CS programming, and the other contains the same content but is editable so folks can add feedback (in case there is any confusion about the 2 docs!).
Kudos to the CS Pilot project team for their hard work in creating this toolkit. Andrea Guengerich-Harper, Amee Naik, Jesenia Gervacio, Diane Gomes, George Mailat, Olivia Nuñez, and Beth Onofry all contributed from their affiliates (CTX, GB, SJC, and NY, respectively), and so many folks at the National Office have supported this project, especially Ambler, Alex, Jee, Phyllis, Tori, Sara, Meredith, Michael, and Rachel.
This resource is intended to provide an overview of the features of the college success programs at each Breakthrough affiliate participating in the College Success Pilot Project, including: Breakthrough Central Texas, Breakthrough Greater Boston, Breakthrough New York, and Breakthrough San Juan Capistrano.
In this resource, you can explore tables comparing program structures, key services offered, and data measures at each of the pilot affiliates. These comparison tables provide a birds-eye view of the work happening at each affiliate, and indicate aspects of college success programs that are happening at multiple affiliates as well as those that are unique to individual affiliates.
Additionally, each affiliate has created an in-depth profile which provides context into their program history, staffing structure, services offered, key partnerships, data metrics, upcoming initiatives, bright spots and challenges. Through the individual profiles, you can see how each affiliate’s college success program is unique and adapted to the local landscape and needs of their community.
Supporting Students Through College Literature Review (Nov 4 2022).pdfThis review was prepared by to inform the planning of the Breakthrough Collaborative’s College Success Pilot Network Improvement Community. It describes the challenges college students face today and identifies research- and practice-based evidence of best practices and strategies to support students enrolled in college through completion of their degree, with a focus on students who are similar to those served by Breakthrough Collaborative affiliates: i.e., first-generation college goers, students from minoritized racial/ethnic groups, and students from economically disadvantaged households.
Detailed in this literature review are 10 strategies that may assist Breakthrough in supporting its students through college:
Provide financial support
Guide students’ college choice
Reduce summer melt
Support the transition to college
Provide counseling and advising
Support students’ mental health well-being
Cultivate student-to-student connections
Support students’ career development
Partner with higher education institutions
Use data to monitor success
These dashboards shows Breakthrough students' college access, persistence, and success data. It is typically updated in late winter-early spring depending on when National Student Clearinghouse data becomes available. Check out our guide for a breakdown of the different sections and national comparison data.
The dashboards include key information such as current college enrollment, persistence into years 2, 3, and 4, and college graduation rates.
Dashboards:
Collab. Wide: College Access, Persistence, Success: shows Breakthrough's aggregate college data.
My Site: College Access, Persistence, Success: shows the affiliate specific college data.
NSC Webinar 2.6.25 (final)
Breakthrough National Student Clearinghouse Webinar: February 2025
Breakthrough National Student Clearinghouse Webinar: February 2025
We held a National Student Clearinghouse Webinar on 2/6/25 for all affiliate staff. You can access all of the resources mentioned in the webinar below:
Webinar Recording (Passcode: v=tp36zS) and Slide Deck
Resources for Accessing National Student Clearinghouse data on SalesForce:
National Student Clearinghouse SalesForce Dashboard Google Site Page (links below are also linked on this page)
Reason Exited Program Salesforce report shows how your student alumni are currently coded. Only students with “Graduated Program” or “Program End” listed as their “Reason Exited Program” will show up in your NSC Dashboards.
Additional Breakthrough Resources:
Breakthrough National Office Staff Office Hours:
College Access and Success (Tuesdays, 2 PM ET/ 11 AM PT with Sam)
SalesForce (Wednesdays, 2:30 PM ET/ 11:30 AM PT with Tori)
Research and Evaluation (Tuesdays, 1 PM ET/ 10 AM PT with Jee, Jenny or Jane Hawthorne)
External Resources:
National Student Clearinghouse:
NSC Research Center: “Publishes relevant, objective data on postsecondary metrics to serve the community”
NSC News: Posts press releases and information on new reports/findings.
National Center for Education Statistics: houses education data and reports from the Department of Ed.
National College Attainment Network (NCAN) Data and Outcomes Resources:
NCAN Data, Evaluation & Research group listserv (email Bill DeBaun to join!)
Recommended Next Steps:
Explore your NSC data in SalesForce
Join National Staff Office Hours to dig more into your data
Check out the College Student Connections sheet to start connecting your students
Consult other resources like the National Student Clearinghouse, NCAN, and NCES to see your data in context
Plan for upcoming student rostering to make sure that you are correcting incorrect birthdays and names
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us (Sam, Tori or Jee) via email with any questions, or to join our office hours to chat more.
2023 Breakthrough Spring Training Resources
2023 Breakthrough Spring Training Resources
At the 2024 Breakthrough Virtual Spring Training, attendees joined a session titled, "Breakthrough's College Success Pilot: Building the Foundation for Post-secondary Success across the Collaborative." In this session, the group learned about the work of Breakthrough's College Success Pilot, reflected on next steps of Breakthrough's postsecondary success work and what it will mean for affiliates, and previewed resources generated by the pilot group.
You can access the slides and session recording (Passcode: 7gR=pL4S) on the left side of this page.
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