CBC EARLY ALERT PROGRAM
The CBC Early Alert
Program (EAP) is an intrusive advising intervention program to which faculty
can report students to a CBC Academic Success Coach when concerns of academic
performance or disengagement are observed. The goal of the program is to help
students succeed and achieve their educational goals. The EAP allows
instructors to refer students whom they feel are having difficulties in class
and can benefit from extra support.
By reporting an
Academic Early Alert, CBC instructors note that the student is showing
increasing signs of academic withdrawal and distress. By identifying students
in need, the Academic Success Coach can work one-on-one with students to
determine potential issues and make necessary academic or personal support
service referrals. This process ensures that students receive needed help
crucial to increasing academic motivation, developing tools for success,
focusing on academic achievement, and improving skills.
EARLY ALERT PROCESS
Step 1: Identifying the Student
Instructors must
first identify students experiencing academic difficulties
Step
2: Report an Academic Early Alert
At critical points
each semester, faculty will be prompted to submit Academic Early Alert referrals
using an online form located on the Early Alert web page.
EARLY ALERT REFERRAL FORM
Below are some of the reasons why an EAP referral may be submitted:
• Attendance/Tardiness
• Low Test/Quiz Scores
• Lack Preparedness/Participation
• Lack of Study Skills
• Several Incomplete Assignments
Step 3: Academic
Success Coach Contact
Upon receipt of the
referral, one of the CBC Academic Success Coaches will contact the student to
recommend that they meet as soon as possible. Students can meet with the
Success Coach in person or on the phone. The CBC Academic Success Coach will
work individually with the student to determine the type of services that will
be most beneficial. Students will be informed that they have been referred to
the Early Alert program.
EARLY ALERT PROGRAM HISTORY
Coastal Bend College
is continually committed to the success of our students. The Early Alert
Program (EAP) was developed through the Title V Cooperative Grant "Celebrando
Educación" in Fall 2012 to foster success, persistence, and
retention. CBC has institutionalized the program and continues to serve
students through this necessary intervention.