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Improv ing student success—whether that success is determined by graduat ion rates, t ime to degree, retent ion, or pers istence—is a pr ior i ty for many inst i tut ions today. But too of ten, inst i tut ions lack the informat ion they need to make a rea l impact. Responsib i l i ty for student success is of ten spread across your campus, and so is the data you need to make informed, strategic decis ions. W ith accountabi l i ty for student success on the r ise hav ing the abi l i ty to analyze, measure, and improve student success in i t iat ives is increasingly cr i t ica l .

SunGard Higher Educat ion’s Banner Student Retent ion Performance is a t ight ly integrated package of scorecards, dashboard, reports, and analyt ic capabi l i t ies designed to help your inst i tut ion move the needle on student success. W ith Banner Student Retent ion Performance, you can examine student success indicators, understand how your programs are or aren’t work ing, analyze t rends over t ime, and gain the ins ight you need for successfu l retent ion and student success in i t iat ives.

Banner Student Retent ion Performance takes advantage of the weal th of data a l ready avai lable to you in Banner Student and Banner Relat ionship Management. You can look at data about a student’s behavior, academic per formance, and community involvement to get a better understanding of who is at r isk and why. You can examine student cohorts by a var iety of factors to understand who your programs are reaching and what you need to do to make them more successfu l .

Rapid implementat ion opt ions, made possib le in part through c lose integrat ion between Banner Student Retent ion Performance and Banner Performance Report ing and Analyt ics, means that your inst i tut ion can achieve a quick t ime to va lue and get your programs—and students—on track for success that much sooner.

A C lear V iew of Progress to Goa ls Execut ives and administrators charged with improv ing retent ion and student success across campus need a c lear understanding of how thei r programs are per forming. Banner Student Retent ion Performance’s scorecards prov ide a v isual ly appeal ing v iew of inst i tut ional goals and object ives and progress towards those object ives. Scorecards can be used out-of- the-box or conf igured to ref lect your inst i tut ions strategies and plans. Easy access to key student success metr ics, inc luding actual and target va lues as wel l as to lerance and var iances, g ive you the k ind of business inte l l igence you need to affect rea l change at your inst i tut ion.

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Shared Da ta fo r More E f fec t ive Dec is ion Mak ingStudent success is a shared responsib i l i ty. W ith Banner Student Retent ion Performance’s ro le-based dashboards, everyone across your campus—facul ty, adv isors, inst i tut ional researchers, admin ist rators, and execut ives—can f ind the informat ion they need to answer cr i t ica l quest ions about student success quick ly and effect ive ly. V iews can be conf igured for v i r tua l ly any ro le—a s igni f icant benef i t when responsib i l i ty for student success is d ist r ibuted across many funct ions. Staff can monitor the per formance of the i r effor ts and make adjustments quick ly to del iver the best possib le programs and serv ices.

The Too ls You Need to Manage Per formanceNot every user has the same informat ion needs. That’s why Banner Student Retent ion Performance has been designed to address a range of report ing requirements—from ad hoc quer ies to mult i -d imensional analys is. Whatever the i r needs, Banner Student Retent ion Performance puts t imely, accurate in format ion into the hands of those who need i t to support student success. Longi tudina l p lanning, analyt ic capabi l i t ies, and t rend, deta i l , and summary report ing prov ide a deeper perspect ive on the per formance of your programs and in i t iat ives. And a robust ad hoc query ing and report ing env i ronment mean everyone involved in student success wi l l have the tools they need to f ind answers quick ly.

An In tegra ted Bus iness In te l l igence P la t fo rm The largest cost of bui ld ing a business inte l l igence solut ion for student success is integrat ing the data f rom var ious systems and creat ing a shared reposi tory of accurate and t imely data. Banner Student Retent ion Performance is integrated with Banner Student and Banner Relat ionship Management, g iv ing you immediate access to the va luable data in your source systems whi le extending the data secur i ty requi rements you have a l ready def ined for your inst i tut ion. W ith comprehensive, out-of- the-box integrat ions, upgrades are s impler, data is more secure, and your inst i tut ion can rea l ize a faster t ime to va lue.

Ensur ing Success wi th S t ra teg ic Consu l t ing Ser v icesStrategic consul t ing serv ices can help your team th ink d i fferent ly about how to advance the leve ls of in format ion and serv ice that your inst i tut ion prov ides to students, staff , and facul ty. Our exper ienced profess ionals look hol ist ica l ly at your inst i tut ion’s env i ronment, your per formance object ives, and the strategic imperat ives that dr ive your retent ion in i t iat ives. They then col laborate wi th your team to a l ign your retent ion p lan with your inst i tut ional goals. Our consul tants can help you determine appropr iate per formance indicators and ta i lor scorecards and reports to meet your unique requirements. Bui ld ing th is expert ise into your appl icat ions and business processes ear ly in the engagement wi l l he lp you develop the capabi l i t ies you need to support retent ion in i t iat ives as they mature.

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