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Retention through Redirection

Guidelines for developing policies

Based on our review of existing LBS program policies and feedback from questionnaires and consultations, we have developed a list of key criteria that we felt programs could use to evaluate their current policies. The criteria are listed in the chart below.

We also developed a sample policy that addresses attendance, progress and conduct so you could try out the criteria. See Appendix G.

Use the criteria in the chart below to evaluate the sample policy. How does it measure up? Now try applying the criteria to your own program policy.

Sample policy	not present	somewhat present	present	clearly present
is accessible to learners, e.g., written in plain language
is firm but fair, e.g., the learner is asked to withdraw after all reasonable interventions have been tried
focuses on the learners’ commitment and responsibility to the program
defines the expectations and requirements for the learners in clear terms
outlines the roles and responsibilities of the faculty in helping the learner persist and be successful
encourages re-entry while identifying stipulations

How do you currently introduce program policies to your learners? Can you think of interesting or interactive ways to engage learners in recognizing the importance of policies? For example, could you build learning activities or reflection pieces around them?


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Sample policy