Achieving the Dream: How it Works

Current Structure of ATD at MVCC

ATD Team Flow Chart

Achieving the Dream is led by the Student Success Council comprised of faculty and staff. They have responsibility for leadership, communication, and strategy of ATD and are the bridge connecting ATD activities with all other elements of MVCC's Strategic Plan. The team is led by Dina Radeljas and Stephanie Reynolds.

The work of ATD is supported by the Council for Initiative Analytics. This council is also comprised of faculty and staff. Their primary responsibility is to coordinate college-wide data collection and analysis in support of efforts to increase student completion at the College. The team is led by Marie Miknavich.

First Triennial Structure of ATD – 2014-2017

ATD Team 2014 to 2017 Flow Chart

Notes:

  • The expectation is that the Data Team, Policies & Procedures, and any Implementation Team will communicate directly to Core in order to maintain awareness of all activities being undertaken.
  • Implementation Teams: Newly developed teams to strategize & address gaps as identified by student & faculty focus groups.
  • P/P/S has been disbanded as of 11/24/15 due to redundancy and workgroups fall directly under the purview of Core.

Achieving the Dream is led by a Core Team of faculty, staff, and Trustees. They have responsibility for leadership, communication, and strategy of ATD and are the bridge connecting ATD activities with all other elements of MVCC's Strategic Plan. The team is led by Stephanie Reynolds, Maria Ramos, and Jill Heintz and their charter.

One of the Core Team's primary responsibilities is ATD planning and communicating MVCC's plans to Achieving the Dream's national headquarters. In May 2015, MVCC identified students' reading performance and their preparedness to use technology as the two main areas to address in the first year of MVCC implementation. Read the full implementation plan.

It is important to remember that ATD implementation is a team effort! Teams are created, and may grow or shrink, as the process moves forward, at the discretion of the Core Team. To keep the community abreast, additional team charters are here: