Student Equity Annual Plan Progress Report 2014-15
The College of the Redwoods Student Equity Plan Committee is tasked with producing an Executive Summary Report that
lists actions that demonstrate evidence of progress toward achieving specified goals and implementing activities of the
Student Equity Plan. The committee is charged with aligning these initiatives with institutional planning and college
resources. Each year, Student Equity Annual Plan is created with action items that are driven by these goals. This document
provides an update which demonstrate evidence for narrowing the achievement gap for underrepresented student
populations which were completed during the 2014-15 year.
Goal A - Student Success Indicator for Access
Increase enrollment of underrepresented students, specifically Hispanic students by creating a welcoming campus where all students in
the community feel welcomed, supported, included and valued by the College and each other. This goal will be addressed through
additional communication with, and offerings for disproportionately impacted student groups.
Goal B – Student Success Indicator for Course Success and Completion
Increase the percentage of first-time, full-time students who return one semester later to take at least one class and increase the
percentage of degree seeking students who attend for three consecutive semesters, especially African Americans.
Goal C – Student Success Indicator for ESL and Basic Skills Completion and Progression
Increase the number of all students, especially African American, Native American, Hispanic, over 50 years old students, and Foster
Youth who complete a college level course.
Goal D – Student Success Indicator for Degree and Certificate Completion
Increase the percentage of students who complete a degree, certificate or transfer compared to the number of degree, certificate and
transfer completions for equity and other student populations.
Goal E – Student Success Indicator for Transfer
Implement initiatives which continue to address disproportionate impact of the rates of college transfer.
Annual Planning Actions
Status
(mark one)
Annual Action Plan
Progress Update
Promote and support a Student Multicultural
Center.
The Department of Spanish offered Spanish Conversation times for
Spanish speakers or students looking for a place to further practice
language skills held weekly Fall 2014 semester.
__In progress,
Film Event sponsored by student organization LiNK Liberty in North
Korea organization that supports North Korean refugee's December
3, 2014
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direction
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Offer sections of Native American Studies (NAS
1), Anthropology 3 Cultural Anthropology,
Geography 2 Cultural Geography and Sociology
9 Introduction to Women’s Studies.
NAS 1 Course Outline of Record updated with Curriculum
Committee Fall 2014.
NAS 1 S2015 CRDN
ANTH 3 F2014 EKA
S2015 EKA
S2015 CRDN
S2015 CRKT
S2015 EKA
GEOG 2 S2015 EKA
SOC 9 S2015 EKA
__In progress,
Identify Student Equity Plan in the Integrated
Planning Model to promote the institutional
commitment in the mitigation of
disproportional impact on student access and
achievement.
At the Institutional Effectiveness Summit in April 2014 dialogue
supported student equity initiatives as critical to the institutions
annual planning priorities.
_x_In progress,
Program Review template has incorporated the Equity Plan as once
of the key institutional Planning documents in which actions and
resources requests are aligned.
__Change in
direction
_X_Completed
__Change in
direction
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The Student Equity Plan 2014-17 was submitted in October of 2014
to the Chancellor Office and included an updated Integrated
Planning Model as evidence.
Provide diversity awareness in-service
training on classroom dynamics, and
retention and persistence of
underrepresented students.
Program Review completed by VPISD will integrate SEP actions for
resource allocations.
Convocation professional development activities
August 22, 2014:
• Classroom Strategies for Enhancing ESL Student Success
• Classroom Strategies for Enhancing Student Success for
historically underrepresented students
• Infusing Multicultural Education into the Curriculum
• Interacting With Members of the LBGTQI Community in
the Classroom
• SSSP & SEP Overview
th
Student Success Summit was held on January 30 , 2015 with a
focus on changing institution culture to improve student success.
Small group discussions included strategies for retention and
persistence for under representative students.
Two Spanish Conversion workshops held on Eureka Campus Fall
2014 for Spanish speakers or students looking for a place to
further practice your language skills.
A visiting lecture was held by Korean Consulate Mr. CG Han
March 2015 to promote goodwill for US-Korea relations.
Two activities sponsored by MDC and BSU for African American
History; movie and dialogue on race and relations held March
2015.
Webinar Supporting Men of Color in Community Colleges-
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Teaching and Learning Strategies for the Classroom in
September 2014
EOPS Outreach Spring 2015 included Higher Education Interagency
Summit; Local Foster Youth Higher Ed Committee plans the
Educational Dreams lunch that rotates between CR and HSU.
Investigate and implement Early Alert Process
to intervene with students who are at-risk.
Early Alert Task Force convened in Fall of 2014. The group identified
the most important needs of an early alert system. Some of those
included alert that is truly early, and a feedback mechanism
following a referral. Ellucian’s Retention Alert system was
determined to address these needs, and to provide easy integration
into WebAdvisor.
_x_In progress,
__Completed
__Change in
direction
Ellucian’s Retention Alert module has been purchased. Ellucian is
sending a consultant who is a retention expert to host a three day
workshop with faculty and staff in Summer 2015. The workshop will
help CR identify the most effective way to implement the retention
alert system. Implementation of the system will begin in summer
2015 following extensive faculty and staff input.
Identify intervention strategies for Basic Skills
students on probation.
During Fall 2014, student athletes enrolled in a noncredit class as
part of a Cap and Gown Program. The program provides tutoring
and a study hall for student athletes.
Student athletes were required to attend supervised tutoring, math
and English 4 days a week for 1.5 hours a day after practice.
_x_In progress,
__Completed
__Change in
direction
Data from Fall 2013 indicated that out of 53 students 15 became
academically ineligible. As a way to improve this data a Cap and
Gown program was developed.
Data from Fall 2014 indicated that out of 80 students only 1 student
became academically ineligibile. Students were required to attend
the Cap and Gown Program.
Workshops and noncredit courses are currently being developed for
students who are on probation or dismissal. Noncredit courses are
being reviewed by Curriculum Committee Spring 2015.
Administrative Procedure 4250 Academic Probation, Dismissal and
Readmission is in constituent review. This procedure identifies
student responsibilities if they are on probation or returning after
academic dismissal.
Develop communication management systems
to notify students of educational planning
services.
Implement student education planning
module for students.
All new students receive regular communications to about the need
to update their student ed plan.
During 2014-15, Network Administrators in Information Technology
installed updates to district’s network platform in order to provide
capacity for districts servers to host Ellucian’s Student Planning
module.
_x_In progress,
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direction
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SSSP Task Force comprised of IT, Enrollment Services and
Counseling staff meet regularly. One of the actions in progress is to
expand the use of our current communication management system
beyond Financial Aid and Admissions.
Increase the number of students who
complete degrees and certificates.
Ellucians Student Planning module was purchased in Summer 2014.
Ellucian is sending a consultant in May 2015 to provide training to
faculty and staff in the use and implementation of student planning
beginning summer/fall 2015.
All incoming students will declare a degree, certificate, transfer
major program goals to increase completion rates.
Students declaring program goals is part of Student Success Support
Program (SSSP) requirements.
Develop Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT)
In 2014-15, there are 12 active ADT’s which students can select
from in student application for admissions. Transfers with a
guarantee are AAT- Studio Arts, English, History, Political Science,
Psychology and Sociology AST-Administration of Justice, Business
Administration, Early Childhood Education, Geology, Mathematics,
Physics
Other Associate Degrees for Transfer are in the approval process
with the Chancellors office.
_x_In progress,
__Completed
__Change in
direction
_x_In progress,
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direction