Madera Community College’s Starfish Early Alert Program is designed to promote student success through communication between students, instructors, and counselors. This system allows students to receive feedback from their instructor(s) regarding their academic progress and to refer them to support services available to help them be successful in their coursework.
Starfish Early Alert allows an instructor to notify you when you are doing really well in a course or there is a concern about your academic progress or engagement based on course content and expectations.
You will be sent an email from your instructor through Starfish Early Alert to your SCCCD student email account regarding the flag, referral, and/or kudos submitted and comments made by your instructor.
A flag is meant to alert a student on their course progress so action can be taken. It is a proactive and purposeful request for support. A flag is NOT a punishment or an indication of failure. It is NOT included on student’s transcript or academic standing.
A referral allows instructors to connect students to additional support services that may be beneficial to the student.
A kudo allows instructors to provide students with positive feedback. It offers the opportunity to celebrate a student’s great work, and acknowledge their improvement.
If you receive an email notification about a concern, please contact your instructor as soon as possible to get recommendations on how to improve in the course. You may also meet with a counselor.
IMPORTANT - Students will receive an email notification from Starfish, so it is critical that students check their SCCCD student email regularly so they don’t miss information.
For more information or assistance please contact:
Alejandra Martinez
Retention and Student Success Counselor
alejandra.martinez@scccd.edu
(559) 674-4800 x4715
