What is Achieving the Dream (AtD)?

Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count is a multiyear national initiative to help more community college students succeed. The initiative is particularly concerned about student groups that traditionally have faced significant barriers to success, including students of color and low-income students. Achieving the Dream works on multiple fronts, including efforts at community colleges and in research, public engagement and public policy. It emphasizes the use of data to drive change.

Community colleges enroll almost half of all U.S. undergraduate students, and the American public appreciates their commitment to providing broad access.  But access alone isn't enough. Currently fewer than half of community college students meet their educational goals. Achieving the Dream is working to help more students earn certificates or degrees that open the door to better jobs, further education, and greater opportunity.

Reports

	Valencia AtD Proposal
	Fall 2005 Update
	Spring 2006 Update
	Spring 2007 Update
	Supplemental Learning Spring 2006 Data Report
	AtD Strategies Report
	AtD Executive Summary

Presentations

	GAPS and Strategies
	Spring 2005 Background Data
	Spring 2005 Data Presentation to College
	Welcome Back
	Data Presentation of SL vs. non SL courses
	Data Presentation of SL attendees vs. non SL attendees
	Spring 2006 SL Data Presentation
	Fall 2006 AtD Data Strategy Presentation

Timelines

• AtD Timeline Priority I: Improving Student Outcomes Through a First-Year Experience:

	Year One (05-06)
	Year Two (06-07)
	Year Three (07-08) Coming Soon!

• AtD Timeline Priority II: Improving Student Outcomes Through Data Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement

	Year One (05-06)
	Year Two (06-07)
	Year Three (07-08) Coming Soon!

National Initiative Data Notes

	February 2006
	March 2006
	April 2006
	May 2006
	June 2006
	July/August 2006
	September/October 2006
	November/December 2006
	January/February 2007
	May/June 2007
	November/December 2007

Organization Chart

AtD Coordinating Team

• Julie Phelps, Ph.D. – AtD Project Director
• email or call 407 582-2527
• Joyce Romano, Ph.D. – Vice President for Student Affairs
• Ann Puyana – Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

AtD Consultant Team

• Mary Allen – Student Success Director
• Shelby Ballenger –SL Collegewide Coordinator
• Fiona Baxter –Assistant Vice President, College & Community Relations
• Nick Bekas –Director/Ombudsman of the Educator Preparation Institute (EPI)
• Roberta Brown – Assistant Director of Learning Assessment
• Cali Campanella –Adjunct Employment Coordinator
• Christy Cheney – LinC Collegewide Coordinator
• Helen Clarke – Teaching / Learning Academy
• Jeff Cornett - Director of Institutional Research
• Kurt Ewen – Director of Institutional Assessment
• Paul Flores – Professor of Mathematics
• Tracy Harrison – Professor of Reading
• David Hosman –West Campus LinC Coordinator
• Sonya Joseph – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
• Susan Kelley –Vice President for Institutional Advancement
• Vivian Matos –Staff Assistant
• Patrick Nellis – Faculty Development
• Barbara Shell – Assistant Director, Community & Alumni Relations
• John Stover – Coordinator of Diverse Students
• Rose Watson –Faculty Council President
• email or call 407 582-2511

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