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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Please see below for links to new Guided Pathways reports, including the long-awaited WSIPP report -
</span><a href="https://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Publications?reportId=688">Guided Pathways: Preliminary Report on Implementation and Student Outcomes</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">Director of Transfer Education</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to share with you two significant reports concerning Guided Pathways in Washington State.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">First, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) has released their long-awaited report titled "<a href="https://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Publications?reportId=688">Guided Pathways: Preliminary Report on Implementation and Student
Outcomes</a>." This report is an component of RCW 28B.50.925, which outlines the minimum requirements for Guided Pathways implementation statewide, and is being shared with the Washington State Legislature.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Drawing from surveys submitted by our colleges in Winter 2023, this report offers a primarily qualitative analysis. It also presents a summary of outcomes trends spanning from 2012 to 2019. Specifically, it compares metrics such as retention
rates, course completion, credit accumulation, and Grade Point Average between early adopter colleges and the rest of the system. However, it's essential to note that the report refrains from providing statistical analysis due to the complexity of assessing
the impact of Guided Pathways across such a diverse group of colleges. In addition, the authors separated out the early adopter colleges (“GP colleges”) and later colleges (“Non-GP colleges”) but it is recognized that all colleges are implementing GP framework
strategies at some level.<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking ahead, WSIPP plans to publish a final report in 2029, which will build upon the insights of this initial report. The forthcoming report will delve deeper into colleges' implementation efforts and endeavor to examine additional student
outcomes, including degree completion, transfer rates to four-year institutions, employment status, and earnings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to the WSIPP report, the Community College Research Center (CCRC) has released a new research brief titled "<a href="https://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/lessons-two-major-evaluations-guided-pathways.html">Lessons From
Two Major Evaluations of Guided Pathways</a>." This brief includes insights from various evaluations, including the "<a href="https://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/whole-college-guided-pathways-reform.html">Whole-College Guided Pathways Reform Practices:
Scale of Adoption by Community Colleges in Three States</a>" evaluation, which incorporated results from the 2022 Scale of Adoption Survey administered by CCRC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In the upcoming weeks, I will be collaborating with CCRC to host a webinar discussing these reports in detail. Please stay tuned for further details on this event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Should you have any questions or require further clarification on either of these reports, please don't hesitate to reach out.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monica,<o:p></o:p></p>
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Wilson </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764"><a href="https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743"><span style="color:blue">(she|her|hers)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Director, Student Success Center & Strategic Initiatives<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cell: 503-307-1555 | e:
<a href="mailto:mwilson@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:blue">mwilson@sbctc.edu</span></a> | website:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">www.sbctc.edu</span></a><br>
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</span></i><span style="color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864"> “Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864"> within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864"> in service to our diverse communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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