Starfish EARLY ALERT Generally AvailableEarly Warning & Student Tracking System
 Accessible with a single log-in to an institution's course management system (e.g., Blackboard), Starfish EARLY ALERT automatically detects students who are at-risk in real time by reviewing grades in the online grade book, monitoring participation in online portions of a course and recording when students do not complete their course work by the assigned deadlines.
The system also allows a student's support network (e.g., instructors, advisors, counselors) to manually flag students that have poor attendance, academic trouble, financial difficulty, or social stresses. When a student is identified to be at-risk, Starfish EARLY ALERT, in compliance with FERPA guidelines, immediately notifies the appropriate individuals to directly intervene.
"Given the current financial pressures facing higher education, improving student success and retention is an important priority for colleges and universities. A new generation of software solutions offers institutions the ability to identify in real time which students are struggling - providing an incredible advantage for any institutions seeking to improve student retention," said Nicole Engelbert, lead analyst for Datamonitor. "By connecting to course management systems, Starfish has created a powerful and efficient way of providing timely information that helps improve how at-risk students are identified and then connected to the myriad of institutional support resources that can help them succeed." |
Kettering University Initiates Starfish Pilot
Institution Shifts from Paper-Based System to Online Success Platform
Formal pilots of Starfish EARLY ALERT and Starfish CONNECT at Kettering University, a leading institution in science, engineering and business education, will provide instructors and advisors with an improved way to identify, track, and connect with at-risk students.
 "Kettering University is very pleased with the direction that Starfish is taking its early warning system," said Carol Brooks, director of academic services at Kettering University. "Our previous red-flag system required a lot of paperwork and manual look-ups. The current pilot program with Starfish is aimed at getting at-risk students in for help faster, increasing the number of students who are receiving support, and closing the loop with faculty that have alerted us to the issue." |
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New Clients Join Starfish!
Since January, the following institutions have licensed Starfish CONNECT to help link students to the resources and people on campus that can help them succeed.
Duquesne University
Gallaudet University
The University of Chicago |
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Did you hear?
Starfish Retention Solutions has been recognized by Melly's DLA Blog as one of the things to look out for in 2009. Read more.
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Upcoming Events
NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
March 7-11, 2009
Seattle, WA
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American Association of Community Colleges
April 4-6, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
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The Higher Learning Commission of NCA
April 17-21, 2009
Chicago, IL
Distance Learning Administration Conference
June 21-24, 2009
St. Simons Island, GA
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July 14-16, 2009
Washington, DC
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