TruePath Learning, LLC™ Professional Development Series: Designing Systems for Student Success

Categories: Student Success

About Course

Overview

Transform how your institution supports every learner — from classroom design to institutional systems. This three-course professional pathway equips educators, administrators, and student success leaders with a complete framework for driving sustainable change. Participants move through three levels of influence — micro, mezzo, and macro — gaining the insight and tools to strengthen outcomes at every level of the educational ecosystem.

Pathway Sequence

Course 1: The Design Mindset for Student Success (Micro–Mezzo)
Course 2: Leading Change for Student Outcomes (Mezzo)
Course 3: Institutional Systems, Policies, and Practices (Macro)

Course Summaries

The Design Mindset for Student Success

Level: Practitioner / Designer (Micro–Mezzo)
Apply empathy-driven design to create more connected, inclusive student pathways. Learn journey mapping, rapid prototyping, and alignment techniques that sustain student momentum.
Outcome: Student Success Design Blueprint

Leading Change for Student Outcomes

Level: Leadership (Mezzo)
Strengthen leadership capacity to guide sustainable improvement. Build buy-in, manage resistance, and lead with clarity, communication, and coaching.
Outcome: Student Outcomes Change Plan

Institutional Systems, Policies, and Practices

Level: Institutional (Macro)
Diagnose policy barriers and systemic friction points. Align institutional structures for equity and access and create cross-departmental accountability systems.
Outcome: Institutional Redesign Brief

Bundle Outcome

Participants who complete all three courses earn the TruePath Learning™ Certificate in Systems Design for Student Success, demonstrating mastery across practitioner, leadership, and institutional dimensions of educational innovation.

Who It’s For

College deans, chairs, and directors
Student success and retention teams
Faculty innovators and instructional designers
Institutional effectiveness and equity leaders

“Design transforms experiences. Leadership activates systems. Systems shape outcomes.”

Course Content

Professional Development Series

Copyrite and Usage Guidelines
Introduction to the Professional Development Series

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Introduction to the Course – The Design Mindset

Module 1 – The Design Mindset for Retention

Module 2 – Mapping the Student Experience

Module 3 – Designing for Engagement and Momentum

Module 4 – Aligning Curriculum and Support Systems

Module 5 – Designing for Equity and Inclusion

Module 6 – From Data to Design Decisions

Module 7 — Pulling It All Together: The Student Success Design Blueprint

Introduction to the Course Leading Change for Student-Centered Outcomes

Module One – Leadership Theories and Leadership Styles

Module One Overview

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Module One: 1a Key Definitions Video

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Module One: 1b Key Definitions Resource
Module One, Section 2a Leadership Frameworks Video

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Module One, Section 2b Kotter’s 8-Step Process

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Module One, Section 2c ADKAR Model

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Module One, Section 2d Bridges Transition Model

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Module One, Section 3a Leadership Styles

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Module One, Section 3b Comparing Leadership Theories and Styles
Module One, Section 5a, Knowledge Check – Key Definitions, Leadership Theories and Styles

Module Two – Types of Data and Data-Informed Decision Making

Module Two Overview

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Module Two- Section 1a Quantitative Data

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Module Two, Section 1b Quantitative Data Resources
Module Two, Section 2a Qualitative Data
Module Two, Section 2b Qualitative Data Resources
Module Two, Section 3a Mixed-Methods/Triangulated Data

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Module Two, Section 3b Mixed-Methods/Triangulation Resources
Module Two, Section 4a Leading vs. Lagging Indicators Data
Module Two, Section 4b Leading vs. Lagging Indicators Resources
Module Two, Section 5a Equity & Disaggregated Data

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Module Two, Section 5b Equity and Disaggregated Data Resources
Module Two, Section 6a Contextual & Environmental Data

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Module Two, Section 6b Contexual and Environmental Data Resources
Module Two, Section 6c Contextual & Environmental Data Reflection Assignment
Module Two, Section 6d Knoweldge Check Contextual & Environmental Data

Module Three – Engaging Stakeholders & Building Buy-In

Module 3 Overview

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Module Three, Section 1a Identifying Stakeholders

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Module Three, Section 1b, Stakeholder Resources
Module Three, Section 2a Building Trust & Credibility

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Module Three, 2b Trust and Credibility Resources
Module Three, Section 3a Collaboration & Shared Governance

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Module Three, 3b Collaboration and Shared Governance Resources
Module Three, Section 4a Managing Resistance & Conflict

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Module Three, 4b Managing Resistance & Conflict Resources
Module Three, Section 5a Strategies for Building Buy-In

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Module Three, 5b Strategies for Building Buy-In Resources
Module Three, 5c Strategies for Building Buy-In Reflection Assignment
Module Three 5d Knowledge-Check Strategies for Building Buy-In

Module Four – Implementing & Sustaining Change

Module Four Overview
Module Four 1a Planning for Implementation

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Module four 1b Planning and Implementation Resources
Module Four 2a Change Management in Action

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Module Four 2b Change Management in Action Resources
Module Four 3a Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

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Module Four 3b Monitoring & Continuous Improvement Resources
Module Four 4a Sustaining Change

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Module Four 4b Sustaining Change Resources
Module Four 4c Sustaining Change Reflection Prompt
Module Four 4d Knowledge-Check Sustaining Change

Module Five – Pulling It All Together

Introduction to the Course Student Success: Systems, Policies & Practices

Module One – Bronfrennbrener’s Ecological Framework

Moduel Two – The Microsystem — Immediate Student Environments

Module Three – The Mezzosystem — Connections Between Microsystems

Module Four – The Exosystem — Indirect Structures & Community Contexts

Module Five – The Macrosystem — Societal and Policy Frameworks

Module Six – The Chronosystem — Time and Change

Module Seven – Pulling It All Together

Final Section – Summary, Evaluation & Certificate

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About Course

Overview

Pathway Sequence

Course Summaries

The Design Mindset for Student Success

Leading Change for Student Outcomes

Institutional Systems, Policies, and Practices

Bundle Outcome

Who It’s For

Course Content

Professional Development Series

Copyrite and Usage Guidelines

Introduction to the Professional Development Series

Introduction to the Course – The Design Mindset

Course Overview

Module 1 – The Design Mindset for Retention

Module One Overview

Module One: 1d Retention Lens Inventory Assignment

Module One: 1e Design Mind-Set Knowledge Check

Module 2 – Mapping the Student Experience

Module Two: 2a Mapping the Student Experience Video

Module Two: 2b Mapping the Student Experience Reading Resource

Module Two: 2c Student Journey Mapping Worksheet

Module Two: 2d Student Journey Mapping Worksheet Reflection

Module Two: 2e Mapping the Student Experience Knowledge-Check

Module 3 – Designing for Engagement and Momentum

Module Three Overview

Module Three: 3a Designing for Engagement and Momentum Video

Module Three: 3b Designing for Engagement and Momentum Reading Resource

Module Three: 3c Designing for Engagement and Momentum Worksheet

Module Three: 3d Designing for Engagement and Momentum Reflection

Module Three: 3e Designing for Engagement and Momentum Knowledge-Check

Module 4 – Aligning Curriculum and Support Systems

Module Four Overview

Module Four: 4a Aligning Curriculum and Support Systems Video

Module Four: 4b Aligning Curriculum and Support Systems Reading Resource

Module Four: 4c Aligning Curriculum and Support Systems Worksheet

Module Four: 4d Aligning Curriculum and Support Systems Reflection

Module Four: 4e Aligning Curriculum and Support Systems Knowledge-Check

Module 5 – Designing for Equity and Inclusion

Module Five Overview

Module Five: 5a Designing for Equity and Inclusion Video

Module Five: 5b Designing for Equity and Inclusion Reading Resources

Module Five: 5c Designing for Equity and Inclusion Worksheet

Module Five: 5d Designing for Equity and Inclusion Reflection

Module Five: 5e Designing For Equity and Inclusion Knowledge -Check

Module 6 – From Data to Design Decisions

Module Six Overview

Module Six: 6a From Data to Design Decisions Video

Module Six: 6b From Data to Design Decisions Reading Resources

Module Six: 6c Data to Design Decisions Worksheet

Module Six: 6d From Data to Design Decisions Reflection

Module Six: 6e From Data to Design Decisions Knowledge-Check

Module 7 — Pulling It All Together: The Student Success Design Blueprint

Module Seven Overview

Module Seven: 7a Pulling it All Together: The Student Success Design Blueprint Video

Module Seven: 7b The Retention Design Blueprint for Student Success Reading Resource

Module Seven: 7c The Student Success Design Blueprint

Module Seven: 7d The Student Success Design Blueprint Reflection

Module Seven: 7e The Student Success Design Blueprint Knowledge-Check

Introduction to the Course Leading Change for Student-Centered Outcomes

Module One – Leadership Theories and Leadership Styles

Module One Overview

Module One: 1a Key Definitions Video

Module One: 1b Key Definitions Resource

Module One, Section 2a Leadership Frameworks Video

Module One, Section 2b Kotter’s 8-Step Process

Module One, Section 2c ADKAR Model

Module One, Section 2d Bridges Transition Model

Module One, Section 3a Leadership Styles

Module One, Section 3b Comparing Leadership Theories and Styles

Module One, Section 5a, Knowledge Check – Key Definitions, Leadership Theories and Styles

Module Two – Types of Data and Data-Informed Decision Making

Module Two Overview

Module Two- Section 1a Quantitative Data

Module Two, Section 1b Quantitative Data Resources

Module Two, Section 2a Qualitative Data

Module Two, Section 2b Qualitative Data Resources

Module Two, Section 3a Mixed-Methods/Triangulated Data

Module Two, Section 3b Mixed-Methods/Triangulation Resources