{"id":18668,"date":"2024-11-20T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/?page_id=18668"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:45:41","slug":"metrics-that-matter-integrating-key-performance-indicators-into-program-improvement-efforts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/metrics-that-matter-integrating-key-performance-indicators-into-program-improvement-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metrics that Matter: Integrating Key Performance Indicators into Program Improvement Efforts<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Quick Links<\/h1>\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/Past-Participants.pdf\" title=\"\">Pilot Program Participants<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/metrics-that-matter-integrating-key-performance-indicators-into-program-improvement-efforts\/#resources\" title=\"\">Resources<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>All academic programs are encouraged to explore a broader, more holistic approach to student success using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as success metrics to complement the assessment of student learning outcomes. These broader measures include metrics critical to academic programs, Colleges, and the University, and can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>number of majors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>time to degree completion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>persistence rates (within the program, college and at the university)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>unproductive grade rates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engagement in alumni-based career readiness classes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Examining student success metrics such as these, and other metrics across various student groups (e.g., by race\/ethnicity, first-gen status, Pell eligibility) helps programs understand whether all students are progressing through a curriculum and succeeding, and provides the opportunity for faculty to respond the findings and to design interventions so that all students do have the opportunity to succeed.<br><br><strong>How to start?<\/strong> Program faculty are encouraged to start by identifying first the <em>most<\/em> critical indicators of interest. Next, consider where to find the data that will address the metric(s) and think about data sources that may need to be created such as exit surveys. Identifying the program&#8217;s expectations for success &#8211; success benchmarks &#8211; gives faculty the opportunity to think about the results, dive deeper as needed, identify strengths and weaknesses and strategically plan interventions to increase student success to ensure progress toward benchmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/Developing-KPIs.pdf-8.pdf\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/new-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Student Success Metrics At-a Glance Resource<\/h2><p>Click below to download and view this At-a Glance Resource to learn about KPIs and how to align them to program goals and URI&#8217;s strategic plan.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Download Here<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wnUTJriwidMjh0HgrT4s302CN95vrunS29D4Lkoejp4\/edit?usp=sharing\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-114503.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Student Success Metrics:  \nKPI Roadmap Worksheet<\/h2><p>Make a copy of the KPI Roadmap Worksheet to be guided through identifying key metrics for your program, creating benchmarks, collecting data, and developing interventions to support student success.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Open and Make a Copy Here<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metrics that Matter: Integrating Key Performance Indicators into Program Improvement Efforts All academic programs are encouraged to explore a broader, more holistic approach to student success using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as success metrics to complement the assessment of student learning outcomes. 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