Training & Workshops
Get SMART!
The SMART Tool employs powerful but easy to use business analytical software that
allows college presidents, policymakers, faculty and counselors to perform analyses
over the web that once were the sole domain of IT or institutional research departments.
It makes readily available information and comparisons they simply could not get
before. Available now for community Colleges, the SMART tool will soon be released
for both K-12 member institutions and Universities – stay tuned…
Posted 9/22/2010 @ 3:00 pm PST
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Workshop
At this years’ RP Group “Strengthening Student Success” conference in Costa Mesa
(Oct. 6–8), Cal-PASS will be hosting a preconference workshop to discuss and demonstrate
the Cal-PASS Standardized Metrics for Analysis, Reporting, and Tracking (SMART)
Tool. Titled “Tools for Data-Driven Decision Making,” this preconference will be
held from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The workshop will cost $25 (separate
from the full conference registration) and does not require attending the full conference.
For a complete list of conference sessions and registration information, as well
as tips for finding funding for the event, go to
http://www.rpgroup.org/events/SSS10 For more information
about Cal-PASS’s preconference workshop, contact Terrence Willett at
twillett@calpass.org.
Posted 9/20/2010 @ 3:00 pm PST
Bridging Research, Information, and Culture
(BRIC) Initiative Workshops
The Bridging Research, Information, and Culture (BRIC) Initiative of the Research
and Planning Group of California (RP Group) aims to strengthen cultures of inquiry
and evidence in the California community college system (
http://www.rpgroup.org/projects/BRIC.html). To support this
effort, Cal-PASS is joining with the RP Group to offer a series of workshops. After
the BRIC workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the mission of Cal-PASS and the RP group including available data and services.
- Identify at least three sources of education data and their uses and limitations.
- Explain how to access the Cal-PASS SMART Tool and receive support.
- Contrast how you currently use data with how at least one other person in the workshop
uses data.
- Develop a plan to incorporate at least one new source of data into your daily practice.
The current workshop schedule is:
Friday, October 15 - Diablo Valley College
Friday, October 22 - Chaffey College
Friday, October 29 - Mesa College
Friday, November 5 - College of the Sequoias
These workshops will generally be from 9am to 1pm unless otherwise noted. Space
is limited to approximately 30 individuals for each workshop and will be provided
on a first-come, first-served basis. If interested in attending, please complete
this registration form:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YXH7SVW
For more information, contact:
Priyadarshini Chaplot
Project Coordinator, The Bridging Research, Information, and Culture (BRIC) Initiative
The RP Group
pchaplot@rpgroup.org
(213) 447-7463
Terrence Willett
Director of Action Analytics
California Partnership for Achieving Student Success
twillett@calpass.org
(831) 277-2690
Posted 9/20/2010 @ 3:00 pm PST