Early Alert helps connect students who may be facing challenges in their courses or programs with appropriate college services. The most important support comes directly from you, the instructor. However, if you’re having difficulty connecting one-to-one with your student or you feel they need extra support, try Early Alert. 

Submit an Alert 

1. Visit Early Alert Support System and submit a form. 

1. Include any comments that might be helpful during outreach. Early Alert is confidential, so we can’t report what we discuss with a student, but we will let you know whether or not we successfully made contact. 

Make the Most of Early Alert

Include Early Alert in your course outline or discuss it in early classes.  

• Let students know that Selkirk College has an Early Alert program that connects students who are struggling in a course or program with support services.  

• Early Alert does not appear on a student's transcript.  

• If a student is referred to Early Alert, they will get a phone call or email from Student Access and Support to make sure they know how to take advantage of free support services for students.  

At the beginning of the term, remind students to update their contact information in their student record. We attempt to contact students by phone first and follow up with email. Remind students to check their Selkirk College email address regularly. We can’t perform outreach without contact information in student records. 

If you feel a handout may be the best way to inform students about their referral, here’s a sample you can use:  

Early Alert is one way your instructor lets you know that a change in your approach to class may be necessary for you to achieve academic success.  

Students are referred to Early Alert for a variety of reasons, including low attendance, low participation, late/incomplete assignments and low grades. If you are referred to Early Alert, you will receive a phone call or email from a member of Student Access and Support.  

Early Alert is not a grade. It does not appear on your transcript. It is an opportunity to discuss any concerns about your progress in a class, and to make sure you know how to take advantage of free support services at Selkirk College.  

By using Early Alert, your instructor and Student Access and Support would like to help you recognize academic challenges, achieve your academic goals and take advantage of the resources available to Selkirk College students.