Since 2008, the Hewlett Leaders in Student Success program has honored seven community colleges that demonstrate promising and innovative approaches to success in basic skills. Their programs are outstanding models for other colleges determined to help every student succeed. To this end, the Hewlett Leaders received $15,000 to support dissemination of their best ideas through peer outreach including colloquia, workshops, and mentorships.
Honoring the 2009 Hewlett Leaders:
Chaffey College, College of the Canyons and Mendocino College
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Video Profile Hear Laura Hope on teaching to a student's ability rather than skill. More about Chaffey College |
Video Profile Hear Audrey Green on making math relevent to the working environment. More about College of the Canyons |
Video Profile Hear Kathy Lehner on providing support for all students. More about Mendocino College |
2009 Recognition Ceremony
These colleges were honored at the Strengthening Student Success Conference. More photos
2009 Hewlett Leaders with Executive Director, Linda Umbdenstock.
Selection Criteria
The colleges demonstrate promising and innovative approaches to success in basic skills. Their purposeful efforts yield coherent, structured, and systematic activities with investment in assessment and actual improvement in basic skills.
Key elements are:
Curriculum integrated, aligned and organized for effectiveness
Learner-centered classroom practices, e.g. pedagogy and assessment
Integration of academic support and student services
Equity, valued and pursued by assessing learning and progress rates by cohort
Institutional leadership and support, reflected in leadership that is distributed throughout the college, and by planning, professional development, investment and use of data for improvement
2009 Colloquium
Follow this link to see video excerpts of the colloquium in May that followed the announcement of the 2009 Hewlett Leaders.
Hewlett Leaders in Student Success is administered by the R esearch and Planning Group of the California Community Colleges, and funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Foundation has committed to support it for two additional years.
2008 Hewlett Leaders:
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