What is an Early Alert?

Early Alert allows faculty to provide academic feedback on student performance early in the semester, before mid-term grades are assigned. The intent is to give students a glimpse of their early performance and seek help (or adjust their habits) before it is too late to impact their final grade. Early Alert sends clear messages to students who frequently assume 鈥渘o news is good news鈥� if they have no indication of how they are performing at 食色视频. With Early Alert, students can get specific feedback on their progress. This alert encourages them to speak with their faculty and/or seek academic support services such as tutoring, SI, office hours, and more.  The points of contact are used to also encourage the student to seek academic/personal help and discuss their options.  
Faculty working on early alert

Why should I submit an Early Alert?

  • Early Alerts address more than grades; they also highlight concerns such as academic effort, attendance, and class engagement.
  • Student success units reach out to students when an alert is made to open a dialogue, assess their needs, share available support options, and develop a plan that empowers them to succeed.
  • If a student is struggling in multiple courses, it may signal a larger issue, providing advisors with important insight to guide targeted intervention and support.
  • Data show that submitting Early Alerts promotes student success by connecting students with important campus resources and support services in a timely manner, allowing for earlier interventions that address academic or personal challenges.
     

Students with an early alert who engaged in student success services, including advising, the SMART Center, the Writing Center, Supplemental Instruction, and coaching, consistently earned higher GPAs and were more likely to reenroll the following semester than those who did not engage.

Early Alert Process

  • Faculty teaching flagged courses will receive an email from Sarah Matta with a link to their class roster(s) in Navigate beginning September 2nd.
  • All instructors are expected to complete the alert, even if no students are flagged as 鈥渁t risk.鈥�
  • Please complete the Early Alerts using the link provided in the email to ensure they are counted as part of the campaign.
  • Submissions are due by 5 PM Friday, September 19th.
  • Faculty should let students know when an Early Alert has been submitted for them and explain that the purpose is to connect them with resources and support that can help address challenges and promote success in the course.

Alert Reasons

  • Attendance Concerns/No Online Course Engagement
  • Missing Assignments
  • Needs Time Management/Study Skills
  • Needs to Discuss Grade with Instructor
  • Needs Tutoring

Each alert type routes to a specific student success unit (advisors, coaches, peer educators) for targeted follow-up. Choosing only one reason helps streamline our outreach.

If students are doing well, faculty can also submit 鈥淗igh Fives鈥� to encourage them.

Alert Responders

What Courses Participate in Early Alert?

    • EDUC 2130
    • INED 3300
    • INED 3304
    • ITEC 3100
    • LDT 3100
    • LDT 3200
    • LDT 4100
    • LDT 4200
    • LDT 4300
    • MAED 3316
    • MAED 3317
    • All courses
    • ACCT 2100
    • ACCT 2102
    • ACCT 3100
    • BLAW 2200
    • CYBR 3210
    • CYBR 4200
    • CYBR 4220
    • ECON 2105
    • ECON 2106
    • ECON 2300
    • ECON 3300
    • ENTR 3001
    • ENTR 4002
    • FIN 3100
    • FIN 4220
    • IS 2200
    • IS 3020
    • IS 3100
    • IS 3260
    • IS 3560
    • ISA 3100
    • ISA 3210
    • ISA 4220
    • MGT 3100
    • MGT 3200
    • MGT 3600
    • MGT 4173
    • MGT 4199
    • MKTG 3100
    • MKTG 3150
    • MKTG 3800
    • MKTG 4820
    • MKTG 4990
    • CS 3305
    • CSE 1321 and 1321L
    • CSE 1322 and 1322L
    • STAT 1401
    • BIOL 1107
    • BIOL 1108
    • BIOL 2251
    • BIOL 2252
    • CHEM 1151
    • CHEM 1152
    • CHEM 1211
    • CHEM 1212
    • CHEM 3361
    • CHEM 3362
    • MATH 1111
    • MATH 1113
    • MATH 1190
    • MATH 2202
    • PHYS 1111
    • PHYS 1112
    • PHYS 2211
    • PHYS 2212
    • SCI 1101
    • SCI 1102
    • All courses
    • BLCK 1102
    • ENGL 1101
    • ENGL 1102
    • GWST 1102
    • HIST 1111
    • HIST 1112
    • HIST 2111
    • HIST 2112
    • PHIL 2010
    • POLS 1101
    • PSYC 1101
    • PSYC 2500
    • PSYC 3000
    • PSYC 4100
    • PSYC 4499
    • CE 3201
    • CE 3501 
    • CE 4177 
    • CPE 1001L 
    • CPE 2200 
    • CPE 3000 
    • EE 1001L 
    • EE 2301 
    • EE 2302 
    • EE 2501 
    • EDG 2160 
    • ENGR 2214
    • ENGR 3122
    • ENGR 3125 
    • ENGR 3131
    • ENGR 3305
    • ENGR 3325
    • ENGR 3343 
    • ENGT 2000
    • IET 1001L
    • IET 2000
    • IET 2449
    • IET 3322
    • IET 3403 
    • ISYE 2600 
    • ISYE 3400 
    • ISYE 3600 
    • ISYE 4901 
    • ME 1311
    • ME 3101
    • ME 3440
    • ME 4141
    • MET 2124 
    • MET 3126 
    • MET 4112 
    • MTRE 2110 
    • MTRE 2710 
    • MTRE 3610 
    • MTRE 3720 
    • MTRE 4710 
    • ES 3900
    • HHS 2100
    • HHS 3240
    • HHS 3500
    • HHS4800
    • HPE 2050
    • HPAL 2100
    • HPAL 2250
    • HPAL 3750
    • HPE 3670
    • HS 2100/
    • HS 2200
    • HS 2300
    • HS 2410
    • HS 2420
    • HS 2430
    • HS 3000
    • HS 3110
    • HS 3200
    • HS 3300
    • HS 3400
    • HS 3600
    • HS 3650
    • HS 3950
    • HS 3960
    • HS 3980
    • HS 3990
    • HS 4100
    • HS 4200
    • HS 4500
    • HS 4600
    • HS 4700
    • HS 4900
    • HS 4950
    • IHS 4445
    • IPE 4413
    • PH 2000
    • PH 2400
    • PH 4350
    • PH 4500
    • PH 4720
    • PH 4750
    • SM 3200
    • WELL 2000

Ad-Hoc Progress Reports

If you would like to submit an alert for a non-participating course, you may complete an Ad-Hoc Progress Report by following the guide linked below.

Ad-Hoc Progress Report Instructions

Contact

Sarah Matta
Associate Director, Student Success Systems
smatta1@kennesaw.edu