Early Alert
Bellevue College’s Early Alert Program is a Faculty and Student Affairs led student success initiative that aims to support the whole student and close equity gaps. The Early Alert Program strives to connect students to integral campus resources, services, and faculty that will support, encourage and empower them and their academic success at Bellevue College and beyond. The Early Alert Program also works to
- Advocate for course continuation or withdrawal as it best meets the needs of each individual student receiving an Early Alert.
- Educate students as they navigate the college environment, so they develop the relationships, resilience and confidence to seek out support.
When an instructor observes a student meeting one of the following criteria they are strongly encouraged to submit the Early Alert form:
- Never attended (If this is selected a reminder will pop up to please only submit if the student is still not attending after the fifth day of the quarter)
- Missing classes/stopped logging in to Canvas
- Missing assignments (If this is selected, a comment box will appear to request additional details. For example, is this the first missed assignment, is this one of several missing assignments, what is the significance in terms of percentage or points for the class.)
- Low performance on testing (If this is selected, a comment box will appear to request additional details. For example, if the exam is a high stakes exam or any other helpful information.)
It is recommended that faculty consider the following process when submitting Early Alerts:
- Week 1: Instructors actively reach out to via Canvas and/or Bellevue College email to students who have not attended their class. If students are still not attending AFTER the fifth day of the quarter instructors should submit an Early Alert for students.
- Weeks 2-4: Instructors submit Early Alert for students who are missing classes/stopped logging in to Canvas, students with missing assignments, and for students with low performance on testing.
Starting Winter 2024 the Early Alert form will remain turned on indefinitely in an effort to streamline the reporting process for faculty and to ensure students are getting the just-in-time support they need at any point in the quarter. Questions? Email Melissa Martinez at melissae.martinez@bellevuecollege.edu
Once an Early Alert form is submitted for a student, that student will receive an automated email customized with their name and the type of alert (missing classes, missing assignments, etc.). This email provides resources and information to assist the student. This automated email will go out for ALL Early Alert submissions. Students will then receive a follow up phone call by on of the Student Success & Retention Peer Educators. Peer Educators will try at least three times, either by phone and/or email, to connect with and support students with an Early Alert.
Last Updated August 28, 2024