Redwoods Community College District Student Equity Plan October 17, 2014 1 STUDENT EQUITY PLAN Table of Contents Signature Page Executive Summary Student Groups Goals Activities Resources Campus-Based Research Overview Indicator Definitions and Data Section A: Access / Financial Need Section B: Course Success and Completion (Retention) Section C: ESL /Basic Skills Completion and Progression Section D: Degree and Certificate Completion Section E: Transfer Section F: Persistence Goals and Activities Overview Indicator Definitions and Data Section A: Access Section B: Course Success and Completion (Retention) Section C: ESL /Basic Skills Completion and Progression Section D: Degree and Certificate Completion Section E: Transfer Sources of Funding Evaluation Schedule and Process Attachments Attachment A: Attachment B: Attachment C: Attachment D: Attachment E: BP/AP 5300 Student Equity Integrated Planning Model Student Equity Annual Plan Progress Report 2013-14 Summary of Student Equity Plan Goals and Activities Program Review Data template 2 Student Equity Plan Signature Page District Name: ___Redwoods Community College District_________________________________ Date of Board of Trustees Approval: __________________________________________________ Signature of College President: ______________________________________ Date: __________ Kathryn G. Smith Signature of the Vice President, Instruction and Student Development: _________________________________ Date: __________ Keith Snow-Flamer, Ph.D. Signature of Academic Senate President: _______________________________ Date: __________ Dan Calderwood Signature of Student Equity Coordinator/Contact Person: _________________________________________ Date: __________ Tracey Thomas 3 Executive Summary 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The College of the Redwoods Student Equity Plan Update for 2014-2017 identifies actions to improve district success outcomes, particularly for students who have been historically underrepresented and underserved. The Student Equity Plan has been created based on the planning actions in the Strategic and Education Master Plans and the 2012-2017 Student Equity Plan. Equity planning at College of the Redwoods reflects the college’s mission of putting student success first and its core values, which include a diverse, nurturing, honest, and open environment as well as the economic and intellectual development of the various communities we serve. Board Policy and Administrative Procedure 5300 underscore the college’s commitment to diversity planning and student success. Attachment A. BP/AP 5300 Student Equity In response to the Student Success Act (SB 1456), this current Student Equity Plan Update has been coordinated to align student outcomes and actions in the district’s Student Success and Support Program Plan (SSSP) as well as the Basic Skills Plan for 2014-15. This alignment of goals ensure that the district has identified strategies to monitor and address equity issues, make effort to mitigate any disproportionate impact on student access and achievement, and efficiently allocate college resources in budgeting and planning. The goals of the Student Equity Plan are derived from institutional data on student success and achievement indicators. The goals provide the vision and direction for specific planning actions. These actions are then integrated into the college’s Annual Plan, which coordinates action planning and implementation for all programs under a common theme (currently persistence) in order to unite faculty and staff in working towards a common set of outcomes. Evidence of the Student Equity Plan’s integration into the college planning processes is shown on the Integrated Planning Model Attachment B. Integrated Planning Model In addition to integrated planning, the Student Equity Plan Committee (SEPC) prepares an annual year-end status report on progress made in narrowing the achievement gap for historically underrepresented and underserved students. This Annual Plan Progress Report summarizes the outcome of the equity planning initiatives identified by the SEPC at the beginning of the academic year, drawn from the three-year plan. This report also includes related updates on equity actions that are part of Instructional, Student Development and Administrative Services Program Review, specifically program plans that demonstrate evidence of narrowing the achievement gap for historically underrepresented student populations. Attachment C. Student Equity Annual Plan Progress Report 2013-14 Equity Groups and Indicators The goals/outcomes and actions/activities in this Student Equity Plan address disparities and/or disproportionate impact in student success across disaggregated student equity groups including gender, age, ethnicity, disability status, financial need, and foster youth status with specific actions to address disproportionate impact whenever observed in the data. Student success is defined using the Board of Governors “success indicators,” that capture rates of access, course completion, ESL and Basic Skills completion, Degree and Certificate completion, and transfers. Attachment D: Summary of Student Equity Plan Goals/Outcomes 2014-17 5 Goals and Activities Access. To ensure that the distribution of students by equity subgroups enrolled in the college reflects the percentage distribution of those groups in Redwoods Community College District, the access goal for the Student Equity plan 2014-17 is to increase enrollment of underrepresented students, specifically Hispanic students throughout the district, but especially in the district’s education centers and instructional sites, by creating welcoming campus atmospheres where all students in the community feel supported, included, and valued by the College and each other. The access goal was motivated by the finding that a smaller proportion of Hispanic students are served at the Mendocino and Del Norte Campuses than live in those Counties. Specific activities to meet this goal include, promoting and supporting the Student Multicultural Center at the Eureka campus, creating multicultural centers at other district sites, offering course sections district wide that attract a diverse student population, continuing the ongoing effort of college administrators to integrate the equity initiatives with integrated and annual planning, developing a college website in Spanish, and implementing a non-credit pathway at College of the Redwoods Del Norte including support for ESL placement and articulation for ESL credit courses. Course Completion. The goals for course completion are a) to increase the rate of successful course completion (finishing the course with a grade of ‘C’ or higher) for African American students, increase the percentage of first-time, full time students who successfully complete a course to return one semester later and take at least one more class, and c) increase the percentage of degree –seeking students who attend for three consecutive semesters. The course completion goal was motivated by the finding that over the past three years, the rate of persistence of African Americans has been disproportionately low compared to other groups. Specific actions include providing diversity awareness in-service training on classroom dynamics and building a multicultural curriculum to increase the retention and persistence of underrepresented students and developing an Institutional Professional Development Center that provides appropriate support for all employees, including making available multicultural and diversity resources for faculty and staff. ESL and Basic Skill Completion. The college’s goal is to increase the number of students who complete a college level course after finishing the ESL or Basic Skills sequence, particularly student of African American, Native American, and Hispanic ethnicity, students over 50 year of age, and Foster Youth status students as the rates of ESL/BSI persistence for these equity subgroups were lower compared over the last three years with reference groups. Actions planned to meet these goals include implementing Early Alert intervention with at-risk and probationary students, continued implementation of non credit ESL and basic skills course pathways, ensuring accurate & current Math, English and ESL placement, assessment, and service referral information integrated with Student Success and Support Program Plan (SSSP), promoting outreach to ESL students in all classes, and implementing strategies to improve Basic Skills progression for the specific subgroups as indicated above. Degree and Certificate Completion. The goal for degree and certificate completion is to increase the percentage of students with declared education goals to complete their attempted degree or certificate programs and/or who transfer to a four institution, specifically for students of African American and Hispanic American heritage and for students having a multiethnic identity. The degree and certificate completion goal was motivated by the finding that over the past three years, the rates of certificate and degree completion are relatively low for all groups (18% to 43%), with rates for the above mentioned equity subgroups just above or below the 80% threshold for 6 disproportionate impact. To meet this goal, the college will develop a communication management system to notify students of educational planning services, implement student education planning modules, and provide outreach and intervention strategies for students at risk for academic probation and dismissal as required in the SSSP. Transfers. Finally, CR will implement initiatives that continue to address the disparity in rates of college transfer. The transfer goal was motivated by the finding that rate of transfer of female students and students with disabilities have been disproportionally low compared to reference groups. Action toward this end will be the implementation of a student education planning module for students and creating clearer transfer degree pathways. 7 Campus-Based Research 8 Overview & Indicator Definitions and Data: Analysis of indicators required by Title 5, Section 54220 was performed to determine disproportionate impacts. This is where specific groups are not achieving at a proportional rate in certain areas. The presence of a disproportionate impact indicates the need for intervention strategies and additional support to achieve equitable outcomes. Definitions for each indicator are as follows: Access Population indicator: the percentage of each group enrolled at College of the Redwoods (CR) to the percentage of each group in the population of service area counties: Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino. Financial need indicator: the percentage of each group eligible to receive a Pell Grant. Course Success and Completion (Retention) Success indicator: the rate of successfully completing a course with a passing grade. Retention indicator: the rate of completing a course without withdrawing. ESL and Basic Skills Completion & Progression Completion indicator: the rate of (successfully) completing a basic skills course with a passing grade. Progression indicator: the completion rate for students who started in basic skills and completed a college-level course in the same discipline. Degree and Certificate Completion Degree and Certificate indicator: the percentage of new degree/certificate seeking students who completed a degree or certificate within three years. Transfer Transfer indicator: the percentage of new students who demonstrate intent to transfer who transfer. Students are tracked over six years to determine if they fit into the cohort. Persistence Consecutive enrollment indicator: the percentage of degree, certificate and/or transfer-seeking students tracked for six years who enrolled in the first three consecutive terms. Good Standing indicator: the percentage of students who were not placed on probation during their first year of enrollment. 9 Disproportionate Impact In the following tables, disproportionate impact is determined by dividing the rate of interest for a given equity group by the rate of the reference group. For example, if the majority ethnic group is Caucasian, and the rate of success for Caucasian students is 72 percent, 72 percent serves as the reference rate. Dividing the success rate for Caucasians (72%) by the reference rate (72%) gives an impact ratio of 1.0. The success rate of each equity group is divided by 72 percent. Success rates of groups which are lower than 72 percent will result in a ratio less than one. Hispanic students, for example, have a success rate of 67 percent. Sixty-seven percent divided by 72 percent results in a disproportionate impact ratio of .93. The presence of a disproportionate impact is evidenced by a ratio less than .8 or 80 percent. Ratios for groups with cell sizes fewer than 50 were not examined because the ratio may be misleading as it is not necessarily reflective of the larger group. The California Community College Chancellor’s Office standard for reference groups in disproportionate impact studies is largely based on traditional or historical majority groups (California Community College Chancellor’s Office, 2012c): males (when data are disaggregated by gender), white students (when data are disaggregated by ethnicity) and students 18 to 24 years of age (when data are disaggregated by age). This method is taken from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. (2013). Ensuring Equitable Access and Success: A guide to Assessing and Mitigating Disproportionate Impact in Student Success and Support Programs. Retrieved from: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/SSSP/Matriculation/REPORT_DisportionateImpactCombined_09 .17.13_FINAL.pdf 10 A. ACCESS Compare the percentage of each population group that is enrolled to the percentage of each group in the adult population within the community served. This percentage is frequently calculated as a participation rate. The Chancellor’s Office Research Unit is attempting to develop a standardized, statewide methodology to define each district’s service area and its corresponding demographic makeup in order to calculate a district level participation rate. At this time, each college has flexibility to define and interpret access based on individual characteristics including but not limited to service area, district boundaries, zip codes, US Census, high school data. While there is no data, which identifies disproportionate impact in access, College of the Redwoods has prioritized initiatives that produce outcomes to enhance student access. The Eureka and Del Norte campuses both serve a larger proportion of American Indian and Asian students than live in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, respectively. A smaller proportion of Hispanic students are served at the Mendocino and Del Norte Campuses than live in those Counties, but a larger proportion of Hispanic students attend the Eureka campus than live in Humboldt County. Ethnicity of CR students compared to geographical service region Del Humboldt Eureka Mendocino Mendocino Del Norte County Campus Region Campus Norte County Campus Served 134,493 5,454 12,043 566 25,234 1,025 Population Caucasian African America American Indian & Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic or Latino 77% 1% 6% 69% 4% 8% 74% 1% 2% 79% 1% 3% 68% 1% 10% 53% 1% 31% <1% 10% 5% 13% 1% 21% 3% 14% 4% 16% 5% 10% Female 50% 51% 51% 66% 50% 65% Source: County statistics - US Census Population 2013 estimatehttp://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06015.html Campus statistics – Student demographics in 2012-2013 Notes: Mendocino region served only includes zip codes: 95437, 95410, 95420, 95427, 95432, 95456, 95460, 95488, 95463 Del Norte Campus includes the Klamath-Trinity Site resulting in a higher percentage of American Indian students at Del Norte. Del Norte County excludes Pelican Bay Inmates by subtracting the number of inmates at Pelican Bay. The ethnicity of the inmates was estimated using reported from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for all of California: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_Research/Offender_Information_Services_Branch/Annual/CalPris/ CALPRISd2010.pdf 11 A large percentage of Foster Youth in the service area are American Indians compared to Humboldt county and the students at the Eureka campus. Index of Access by Foster Youth (2012-2013) Humboldt County Foster Youth Foster Youth% Humboldt Eureka # by ethnicity % by Campus ethnicity % by ethnicity 13 4.3% 1% 4% African American/Black 112 37.5% 6% 8% American Indian/Alaska Native 0 0.0% <1% 5% Asian/Pacific Islander 29 9.7% 10% 13% Latino 145 48.5% 77% 69% White 299 Total Children in Foster Care Needell, B., et al. (May 2014). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, U.C. Berkeley Center for Social Services Research; U.S. data come from Child Trends analysis of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data available through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse & Neglect, as cited on KIDS COUNT (May 2014). Foster Youth were not examined using the disproportionate impact method, however, there’s a smaller proportion of Foster Youth enrolling at Community College within 12 months of high school graduation compared to non-Foster Youth. Foster Youth enrolled at a Community College NonFoster Non- Foster Difference Foster Youth Foster Youth (Non-F.Y. – F.Y.) Youth # Youth % # % Percent and number of students enrolled at one or more community colleges within 12 months of high 2602 26 51.3% 28.9% -22.4% school graduation 12 Financial Need (Pell Eligible) Disproportionate financial need was found with American Indian, Asian, and African American students. No disproportionate financial impact was found across gender and age groups. 80 Percent Index of Pell Eligible Students by Gender Year Gender Total Pell Pell Eligible Eligible Rate Female 5225 2374 0.45 2010-11 Male 4371 1580 0.36 Female 4772 2306 0.48 2011-12 Male 3783 1566 0.41 Female 4284 1865 0.44 2012-13 Male 3368 1295 0.38 80 Percent Index of Pell Eligible Students by Age Year Age Total Pell Pell Eligible Eligible Rate <25 5067 2086 0.41 2010-11 25-34 2387 1172 0.49 35-49 1278 525 0.41 >50 864 171 0.20 <25 4488 1958 0.44 2011-12 25-34 2225 1213 0.55 35-49 1105 521 0.47 >50 737 180 0.24 <25 4172 1667 0.40 2012-13 25-34 1967 949 0.48 35-49 938 406 0.43 >50 576 138 0.24 Ratio* 0.85 1.00 0.88 1.00 0.92 1.00 Ratio* 1.00 0.87 1.00 1.36 1.00 0.81 0.94 1.34 1.00 0.86 0.95 1.27 80 Percent Index of Pell Eligible Students by Ethnicity Year Age Total Pell Pell Eligible Eligible Rate 679 351 0.52 2010-11 American Indian Asian 257 140 0.54 Black/AA 209 134 0.64 Hawaiian/PI 86 43 0.50 Hispanic 914 386 0.42 2 + Races 397 193 0.49 Unknown 836 332 0.40 White 6218 2375 0.38 Ratio* 0.78 0.74 0.58 0.81 0.93 0.83 0.98 1.00 13 2011-12 2012-13 American Indian Asian Black/AA Hawaiian/PI Hispanic 2 + Races Unknown White American Indian Asian Black/AA Hawaiian/PI Hispanic 2 + Races Unknown White 566 371 0.66 0.59 244 194 69 982 413 655 5432 542 139 118 40 454 214 269 2267 317 0.59 0.61 0.58 0.46 0.52 0.41 0.42 0.58 0.74 0.67 0.72 0.92 0.83 1.01 1.00 0.67 211 175 50 997 417 534 4727 108 98 22 439 187 197 1793 0.51 0.56 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.37 0.38 0.79 0.71 0.90 0.90 0.89 1.02 1.00 *Ratios were obtained by (1 – Pell Eligible Rate) given that a higher Pell Eligible rate indicates greater financial need. A larger percentage of Foster Youth received some sort of financial aid, and received aid for two or more consecutive years compared with non-Foster Youth. Foster Youth Financial Aid NonFoster Youth # Percent and number of nonduplicated students receiving: Chafee, Pell, Cal Grant, BOG Waiver, or other financial aid Percent and number of nonduplicated students receiving: Chafee, Pell, Cal Grant, BOG Waiver, or other financial aid for two or more consecutive years Percent and number of students enrolled at one or more community colleges within 12 months of high school graduation Foster Youth # NonFoster Youth % Foster Difference Youth (Non-F.Y. – F.Y.) % 3730 85 73.6% 94.4% 20.8% 1749 42 34.5% 46.7% 12.2% 2602 26 51.3% 28.9% -22.4% 14 B. COURSE SUCCESS and COMPLETION (Retention) Ratio of the number of credit courses which students by population group actually complete by the end of the term compared to the number of courses in which students in that group are enrolled on the census day of the term. In the tables below, gender, age, and disability equity subgroups show remarkable parity for both rates and ratios of success and retention. For ethnicity, African Americans are clearly disproportionately impacted with a success ratio of 0.74, in spite of a high retention ratio. 80 Percent Index of Course Completion by Gender (2012-2013) Gender Enrollment District District Success Retention Count Success Retention Ratio* Ratio* 16,546 0.71 0.88 1.04 1.01 Female 13,901 0.68 0.87 1.00 1.00 Male 80 Percent Index of Course Completion by Age (2012-2013) Age Enrollment District District Count Success Retention 18,725 0.67 0.87 <25 7,023 0.73 0.87 25-34 3,141 0.74 0.88 35-49 1,559 0.75 0.88 >50 80 Percent Index of Course Completion by Ethnicity (2012-2013) Ethnicity Enrollment District District Count Success Retention 0.53 0.83 African1,116 American 0.64 0.85 American Indian/Alaskan 3,172 Native 1,715 0.70 0.89 Asian/P.I. 19,037 0.72 0.88 Caucasian 3,991 0.67 0.87 Hispanic 1,417 0.73 0.90 Unknown 80 Percent Index of Course Completion by DSPS (2012-2013) DSPS Enrollment District District Count Success Retention 4,850 0.68 0.86 In Program 25,598 0.70 0.88 Not in Program Success Ratio 1.00 1.09 1.10 1.12 Success Ratio Retention Ratio 1.00 1.00 1.01 1.01 0.74 Retention Ratio 0.94 0.89 0.97 0.97 1.00 0.93 1.01 1.01 1.00 0.99 1.02 Success Ratio 0.97 1.00 Retention Ratio 0.98 1.00 15 Foster Youth Course Completion & GPA Foster youth had noticeably lower rate of successful course completion. In addition, only 34.4% of a one year cohort of foster youth achieved satisfactory academic progress, and 12.2% of the cohort achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Successful course completion rate for Foster Youth for most recent academic year at a community college: A, B, C, pass, or credit Percent and number of students from one academic year cohort achieving Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), defined as not on academic or progress probation Percent and number of students achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher current term and cumulative Foster Difference Youth (Non-F.Y. – F.Y.) % 46 NonFoster Youth % 69.1% 50.7% -18.4% 3083 31 60.8% 34.4% -26.4% 1645 11 32.4% 12.2% -20.2% NonFoster Youth # 3504 Foster Youth # 16 C. ESL/BASIC SKILLS COMPLETION and PROGRESSION Ratio of the number of students by population group who complete a degree-applicable course after having completed the final ESL or basic skills course compared to the number of those students who complete such a final course. Basic skills data are available for three equity groups: gender, age, and ethnicity. Interpretation of Basic skills data should be done with caution because, “(a) many non-ESL students can be included in a cohort since a number of native English speakers often enroll in ESL courses, (b) ESL students do not necessarily intend to persist through ESL programs and may take college courses prior to completing the final ESL basic skills course, or may never complete the final ESL or basic skills course, (c) Non-Credit ESL courses are excluded from both the Scorecard and the Basic Skills Cohort Tracker Tool data” (CCCCO Mar 14, 2014). CR’s data reveal that basic skills completion is disproportionate for African Americans for three years running, with an average 80% index of 0.55. American Indians as a group show disproportionate impact for 2010-11, but there is no evidence of a continuing trend. 80 Percent Index of Basic Skills (BS) Outcomes by Gender Year Gender BS BS BS Retention Success Retention Success Total Retained Success Rate Rate Ratio Ratio 1062 719 0.86 0.58 1.01 1.14 2010- Female 1232 11 Male 932 799 479 0.86 0.51 1.00 1.00 1035 707 0.88 0.60 0.99 1.17 2011- Female 1170 12 Male 834 748 429 0.90 0.51 1.00 1.00 852 618 0.85 0.61 1.03 1.18 2012- Female 1007 13 Male 777 640 404 0.82 0.52 1.00 1.00 80 Percent Index of Basic Skills (BS) Outcomes by Age Year Age BS BS BS Retention Total Retained Success Rate 1316 1144 681 0.87 2010- <25 11 25-34 531 456 317 0.86 35-49 244 201 154 0.82 >50 73 60 46 0.82 1211 1092 653 0.90 2011- <25 12 25-34 469 411 288 0.88 35-49 230 204 136 0.89 >50 94 76 59 0.81 Success Rate 0.52 Retention Success Ratio Ratio 1.00 1.00 0.60 0.63 0.63 0.54 0.99 0.95 0.95 1.00 1.15 1.22 1.22 1.00 0.61 0.59 0.63 0.97 0.98 0.90 1.14 1.10 1.16 17 2012- <25 13 25-34 35-49 >50 1128 957 626 0.85 0.55 1.00 1.00 366 202 88 308 161 66 222 126 48 0.84 0.80 0.75 0.61 0.62 0.55 0.99 0.94 0.88 1.09 1.12 0.98 80 Percent Index of Basic Skills (BS) Outcomes by Ethnicity Year Age BS BS BS Retention Total Retained Success Rate 205 167 94 0.81 2010- American Indian 11 Asian 83 72 41 0.87 Black/AA 94 85 32 0.90 Hawaiian/PI <50 Hispanic 220 180 115 0.82 2 + Races 111 97 62 0.87 Unknown 159 146 100 0.92 White 1273 1096 742 0.86 226 200 122 0.88 2011- American Indian 12 Asian 82 70 45 0.85 Black/AA 74 66 23 0.89 Hawaiian/PI <50 Hispanic 252 230 151 0.91 2 + Races 123 113 71 0.92 Unknown 116 107 73 0.92 White 1113 980 642 0.88 197 157 105 0.80 2012- American Indian 13 Asian 57 50 38 0.88 Black/AA 54 45 16 0.83 Hawaiian/PI <50 Hispanic 287 252 166 0.88 2 + Races 112 95 65 0.85 Unknown 89 73 48 0.82 White 976 810 579 0.83 Success Retention Success Rate Ratio Ratio 0.46 0.95 0.79 0.49 0.34 1.01 1.05 0.85 0.58 0.52 0.56 0.63 0.58 0.54 0.95 1.02 1.07 1.00 1.01 0.90 0.96 1.08 1.00 0.94 0.55 0.31 0.97 1.01 0.95 0.54 0.60 0.58 0.63 0.58 0.53 1.04 1.04 1.05 1.00 0.96 1.04 1.00 1.09 1.00 0.90 0.67 0.30 1.06 1.00 1.12 0.50 0.58 0.58 0.54 0.59 1.06 1.02 0.99 1.00 0.97 0.98 0.91 1.00 18 80 Percent Index of Basic Skills (BS) Outcomes by Ethnicity (Aggregated from 2010/11-2012/13) Year Age BS BS BS Retention Success Retention Success Total Retained Success Rate Rate Ratio Ratio 628 524 321 0.83 0.51 0.97 0.88 2010- American Indian 13 Asian 222 192 124 0.86 0.56 1.01 0.96 Black/AA 222 196 71 0.88 0.32 1.03 0.55 Hawaiian/PI <50 Hispanic 759 662 432 0.87 0.57 1.02 0.97 2 + Races 346 305 198 0.88 0.57 1.03 0.98 Unknown 364 326 221 0.90 0.61 1.04 1.04 White 3362 2886 1963 0.86 0.58 1.00 1.00 Basic Skills Progression With regard to each respective reference groups, disproportionate impact for English progression as measured by the 80% index is experienced by students older than 50 years of age, by African Americans, and by American Indians. 80 Percent Index of English Progression Outcomes by Gender (2010/11-2012/13) Gender Not Progressed Total Progression Progression Progressed Rate Ratio 1584 980 2564 0.38 1.24 Female 1381 614 1995 0.31 1.00 Male 80 Percent Index of English Progression Outcomes by Age (2010/11-2012/13) Age Not Progressed Total Progression Progression Progressed Rate Ratio 2218 1273 3491 0.36 1.00 <25 404 184 588 0.31 0.86 25-34 283 117 400 0.29 0.80 35-49 74 27 101 0.27 >50 0.73 19 80 Percent Index of English Progression Outcomes by Ethnicity (2010/11-2012/13) Ethnicity Not Progressed Total Progression Progression Progressed Rate Ratio 100 74 174 0.43 1.16 Asian 102 29 131 0.22 Black 0.60 <50 Filipino 281 144 425 0.34 0.93 Hispanic 322 121 443 0.27 American 0.75 Indian <50 Native Haw/PI 1830 1057 2887 0.37 1.00 White 305 161 466 0.35 0.94 Unknown Math progression ratios are more evenly balanced than English ratios, with Hispanic Americans scoring just below the 80% index (0.79) when compared to whites as a reference group. 80 Percent Index of Math Progression Outcomes by Gender (2010/11-2012/13) Gender Not Progressed Total Progression Progression Progressed Rate Ratio 527 350 877 0.40 1.01 Female 260 171 431 0.40 1.00 Male 80 Percent Index of Math Progression Outcomes by Age (2010/11-2012/13) Age Not Progressed Total Progression Progression Progressed Rate Ratio 439 291 730 0.40 1.00 <25 173 116 289 0.40 1.01 25-34 136 97 233 0.42 1.04 35-49 41 22 63 0.35 0.88 >50 20 80 Percent Index of Math Progression Outcomes by Ethnicity (2010/11-2012/13) Ethnicity Not Progressed Total Progression Progression Progressed Rate Ratio <50 Asian <50 Black <50 Filipino 68 32 100 0.32 Hispanic 0.79 70 35 105 0.33 0.82 American Indian <50 Native Haw/PI 521 357 878 0.41 1.00 White 98 75 173 0.43 1.07 Unknown A comparison of Foster Youth to non-Foster Youth revealed the largest discrepancy for the percent of students whose first college course attempted in Math, English or ESL was below transfer level. Almost a quarter more Foster Youth required remedial education than non-Foster Youth. Foster Youth ESL and Basic Skills Completion NonFoster Youth # 652 Percent and number of students in one academic year cohort who successfully complete a remedial math course 825 Percent and number of students in one academic year cohort who successfully complete a remedial English course 4168 Number of Unduplicated Students that attempted a Math, English, or ESL course. Number of Unduplicated Students that attempted a Math course. Number of Unduplicated Students that attempted a English course. Percent and number of unduplicated students’ first college course attempted in Math, English or ESL was below transfer level/remedial level 13 Difference Non- Foster Foster Youth (Non-F.Y. – F.Y.) Youth % % 12.9% 14.4% -1.5% 21 16.3% 23.3% -7.0% 76 82.2% 84.4% -2.2% 3375 53 66.6% 58.9% 7.7% 3629 70 71.6% 77.8% -6.2% 1781 45 35.1% 59.2% -24.1% Foster Youth # 21 D. DEGREE and CERTIFICATE COMPLETION Ratio of the number of students by population group who receive a degree or certificate to the number of students in that group with the same informed matriculation goal. Degree and Certificate completion is relatively low for all College of the Redwoods students, with the highest rates recorded for students over 50 years of age and students who are Asian American. Disproportionate impact is shown using the 80% index for two ethnic subgroups, African American and students who identify as multiracial (two or more races). Degree/Certificate Completers by Gender (2010/11-2012/13) Gender Degree/Cert Completers Completion rate Ratio Seeking Cohort* 3045 961 0.32 1.36 Female 2501 579 0.23 1.00 Male Degree/Certificate Completers by Age (2010/11-2012/13) Age Degree/Cert Completers Seeking Cohort 3096 671 24 and younger 1534 512 25 – 34 639 237 35 – 49 277 119 50 and older Degree/Certificate Completers by Ethnicity (2010/11-2012/13) Ethnicity Degree/Cert Completers Seeking Cohort 415 113 American Indian 157 64 Asian 145 15 Black or African American <50 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 504 119 Hispanic 242 43 Two or More Races 521 163 Unknown 3515 1014 White Completion rate Ratio 0.22 1.00 0.33 0.37 0.43 1.54 1.71 1.98 Completion rate Ratio 0.27 0.41 0.10 0.94 1.41 0.36 0.24 0.18 0.82 0.62 0.31 0.29 1.08 1.00 *Cohort consists of all students enrolled during this time-frame with an education goal to complete a degree, certificate, or to transfer. 22 E. TRANSFER Ratio of the number of students by population group who complete a minimum of 12 units and have attempted a transfer level course in mathematics or English to the number of students in that group who actually transfer after one or more (up to six) years. Transfer data show an unexpected result: females transfer to four year institutions compared to men at a ratio of 0.75. The other equity subgroup showing disproportionate transfer outcomes (for the equity subgroups in which data are of sufficient number to be credible) is DSPS students, with a ratio of 0.60. Transfers by Gender (2007/08 to 2012/13) Gender Transfer Cohort* 314 Female 224 Male Transfers by Age (2007/08 to 2012/13) Age Transfer Cohort 454 24 or younger <50 25 – 34 <50 35 – 49 <50 50 and older Transfers by Ethnicity (2007/08 to 2012/13) Ethnicity Transfer Cohort <50 Asian <50 Black <50 Filipino <50 Hispanic <50 American Indian <50 Native Haw P.I. 359 White 61 Unknown Transferred Rate Ratio 88 85 0.28 0.38 0.75 1.00 Transferred Rate Ratio 159 1.00 0.35 Transferred Rate Ratio 122 25 1.00 1.22 0.34 0.41 23 Transfers by disability status (2007/08 to 2012/13) DSPS Transfer Cohort 75 Yes 465 No Transferred Rate Ratio 15 158 0.60 1.00 0.20 0.34 *Transfer cohort uses the CCC’s Data Mart Transfer Velocity Cohort definition. This method tracks cohorts of first-time college students for six years to determine if they show intent to transfer by completing 12 units and attempting transfer-level English for Mathematics. 24 F. PERSISTENCE Although persistence is not a Chancellor’s office required indicator, as part of the institution’s integrated planning initiatives for 2014-15 College of the Redwoods has prioritized student persistence. Persistence is defined as when a student continues to enroll from one term to the next term. While the overall persistence rate for CR students is low (less than 50% across the board), persistence ratios are commensurate for all equity groups, with the exception of the equity subgroup of African Americans, showing a 80% index of 0.74 when compared to the average ratio of 1.05 for the other ethnic subgroups. 80 Percent Index of Persistence Outcomes by Gender (2010/11-2012/13) Gender Total Persisted Persistence Persistence Rate Ratio 10396 4244 0.41 1.11 Female 8301 3049 0.37 1.00 Male 80 Percent Index of Persistence Outcomes by Age (2010/11-2012/13) Age Total Persisted Persistence Persistence Rate Ratio 10330 4230 0.41 1.00 <25 4477 1658 0.37 0.90 25-34 2297 848 0.37 0.90 35-49 1593 557 0.35 0.85 >50 80 Percent Index of Persistence Outcomes by Ethnicity (2010/11-2012/13) Ethnicity Total Persisted Persistence Persistence Rate Ratio 1261 497 0.39 1.02 American Indian 546 242 0.44 1.15 Asian 400 115 0.29 Black/AA 0.74 159 64 0.40 1.04 Hawaiian/PI 2024 819 0.40 1.05 Hispanic 897 382 0.43 1.10 2 + Races 1515 572 0.38 0.98 Unknown 11895 4602 0.39 1.00 White We also looked at Good Standing early in a student’s career to determine disproportionate impact in terms of ability to progress. Good standing ratios are commensurate for all equity groups. 80 Percent Index of ‘Good Standing Status’ Outcomes by Gender (2010/11-2012/13) Gender Total Probationary Rate of Good Good Standing Standing Ratio 1692 228 0.87 1.01 Female 2148 300 0.86 1.00 Male 25 80 Percent Index of ‘Good Standing Status’ Outcomes by Age (2010/11-2012/13) Age Total Probationary Rate of Good Students Students Good Standing Standing Ratio 3029 470 0.84 1.00 <25 451 36 0.92 1.09 25-34 228 21 0.91 1.07 35-49 125 1 0.99 1.17 >50 80 Percent Index of ‘Good Standing Status’ Outcomes by Age (2010/11-2012/13) Ethnicity Total Probationary Rate of Good Students Students Good Standing Standing Ratio 263 42 0.84 0.96 American Indian 104 22 0.79 0.90 Asian 152 38 0.75 0.85 Black/AA <50 Hawaiian/PI 511 76 0.85 0.97 Hispanic 305 49 0.84 0.95 2 + Races 214 26 0.88 1.00 Unknown 2264 272 0.88 1.00 White 26 Goals and Activities 27 A. STUDENT SUCCESS INDICATOR FOR ACCESS “Compare the percentage of each population group that is enrolled to the percentage of each group in the adult population within the community serve” GOAL A. 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. The access goal was motivated by the finding that a smaller proportion of Hispanic students are served at the Mendocino and Del Norte Campuses than live in those Counties, indicating a need to serve additional Hispanic students. In addition, CR serves a substantially larger Native American population than is expected based on County statistics. ACTIVITIES Student Success Indicator Access Access Actions to be taken Promote and support a Student Multicultural Center. Offer sections of Native American Studies (NAS 1), Anthropology 3 Cultural Anthropology, Geography 2 Cultural Geography and Sociology 9 Introduction to Women’s Studies. Responsible Persons VP of Instruction and Student Development (VPISD) and Associated Student CR Dean Math, Science, Behavioral & Social Science (MSBSS), Scheduling Specialist Semester 2014-15 Expected Outcome By 2014-15, students will be congregating and holding activities in a clearly identifiable center. 2014-15 By 2014-15, courses will be in the schedule and offered district-wide. 28 Access Identify Student Equity Plan in the Integrated Planning Model to promote the institutional commitment to promote student success in mitigation of disproportional impact on student access and achievement. Access Access Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Student Equity Planning Committee 2014-15 By 2014-15, the district’s Integrated Planning Model will clearly identify the Student Equity Plan as aligning with the annual institutional planning. Develop website in Spanish with relevant Web Master, college information. Dean Arts and Humanities 2015-16 By 2015-16, a Spanish website will be available from the CR homepage. The traffic to the page will increase each semester. Baseline data will be collected. Implement a non-credit pathway at College of the Redwoods Del Norte including ESL placement, articulation for English for Speakers of Other Languages to for credit courses or other identified goal. 2015-16 By 2015-16, Del Norte campus will schedule classes and increasingly enroll students in non-credit ESL courses. Basic Skills Committee, CR Del Norte, Director Business & Training Center 29 B. STUDENT SUCCESS INDICATOR FOR COURSE COMPLETION “Ratio of the number of credit courses that student by population group actually complete by the end of the term compared to the number of courses in which students in that group are enrolled on the census day of the term” GOAL B. Increase the percentages 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. The course success and completion goal was motivated by the finding the finding that over the past three years, the rate of persistence of African Americans has been disproportionately low compared to other groups. ACTIVITIES: Student Success Indicator Course Success and Completion Course Success And Completion Actions to be taken Provide diversity awareness inservice training on classroom dynamics and retention and persistence of underrepresented students. Develop Institutional Professional Development Center that includes associate faculty support and a multicultural and diversity resource for faculty and staff. Responsible Persons VPISD Multicultural and Diversity Committee (MDC) VPISD Semester 2014-15 2015-16 Expected Outcome By 2014-15, student success summit focusing on retention & persistence of underrepresented students will be provided. By 2014-15, a professional development activity of diversity awareness in multicultural curriculum infusion will be offered. By 2015-16, diversity education offered will be provided in the Professional Development Center. 2016-17 By 2016-17, ongoing faculty and staff support and a multicultural and diversity resource center will be available in a location identified and open to Faculty and staff. 30 C. STUDENT SUCCESS INDICATOR FOR ESL AND BASIC SKILLS COMPLETION “Ratio of the number of students by population group who complete a degree-applicable course after having completed the final ESL or basic skills course to the number of those students who complete such a final course” GOAL C. Increase the number of all students, especially African American, Native American, Hispanic over 50 year old students and Foster Youth who complete a college level course. The ESL and Basic Skills and Progression goal was motivated by the finding that over the past three years, the rate of persistence of African Americans has been disproportionately low compared to other groups. ACTIVITIES: Student Success Indicator Basic Skills Completion and Progression Actions to be taken Investigate and implement Early Alert Process to intervene with students who are at-risk. Responsible Persons SSSP Semester 2014-15 Expected Outcome By 2014-15, identify early alert platforms for use by faculty and staff to establish an approach to improve student persistence and course progression. Basic Skills Completion and Progression Identify intervention strategies for basic skills students on probation. SSSP Basic Skills Committee Director of PE & Athletics 2014-15 2015-16 By 2014-15, intervention strategies will be identified and baseline data will be collected on the number of African American students in basic skills math. By 2015-16, the percentage of African Americans who complete Basic Skills math sequence will increase. Basic Skills Completion and Progression Implement a noncredit pathway including ESL placement, articulation Deans, English and Languages Department Faculty, Director of 2015-16 By 2015-16, ESL enrollments will increase. Students enrolled in noncredit ESL will be tracked. Baseline date will be collected and the number 31 for ESL to for credit courses or other identified goal. Business & Training Center, Basic Skills Committee of students who enroll in ESL who begin in non-credit ESL and move to credit ESL courses will increase. 32 Basic Skills Completion and Progression Provide accurate & current placement information to students regarding Math, English & ESL placement, assessment & service referral information. SSSP Director Special Programs, CR Del Norte 2015-16 By 2015-16, the number of Hispanic students in Del Norte and Eureka who take ESL placement and register in a credit or non-credit courses will increase. Basic Skills Completion and Progression Implement assessment/placement process to meet requirements of SSSP. SSSP VPISD Deans, Director of Institutional Effectiveness 2015-16 2016-17 By 2015-16, identify multiple measures strategies that mitigate circumstances, which impact underrepresented students during the placement process and increase assessment outcomes of SSSP. By 2016-17, identify strategies with SSSP to augment the placement process and any disproportionate impact to ethic groups completing the placement process and develop any strategies which disparities amongst ethnic groups. By 2016-17, Provide faculty peer mentoring for strategies to increase outcomes in the progression of students in basis skills curriculum. Basic Skills Completion and Progression Develop strategies to promote outreach to ESL students in all classes. MDC Basic Skills Committee 2015-16 2016-17 By 2015-16, identify approaches such as outreach across curriculum that establishes communities to support ESL students. By 2016-17, faculty will implement measures, which promote ESL student support communities on campus. 33 Basic Skills Completion and Progression Implement strategies that improve upon English progression of students over 50. SSSP Basic Skills Committee, English faculty 2016-17 By 2016-17, increase the percentage of students over 50 who progress through basic skills English sequence. Basic Skills Completion and Progression Implement strategies that improve upon English progression of Native American students. SSSP Basic Skills Committee, English faculty 2016-17 By 2016-17, increase the percentage of students who are Native Americans who progress through basic skills English sequence. Basic Skills Completion and Progression Develop strategies to increase the number of Hispanic students who progress through Basic Skills courses. SSSP Basic Skills Committee, EOPS 2016-17 By 2016-17, implement strategies, such as ESL learning communities in First Year Experience, to increase outcomes in the progression of ESL students in basic skills courses. Basic Skills Completion and Progression Develop strategies to SSSP increase the number of Basic Skills Foster Youth students Committee who progress through Basic Skills and/or ESL courses. 2016-17 By 2016-17, increase the percentage of Foster Youth who complete a degreeapplicable course after having completed the final ESL or basic skills course 34 D. STUDENT SUCCESS INDICATOR FOR DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE COMPLETION “Ratio of the number of students by population group who receive a degree or certificate to the number of students in that group with the same informed matriculation goal” GOAL D. 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. The degree and certificate completion goal was motivated by the finding that over the past three years, the rate of persistence of African Americans has been disproportionately low compared to other groups. ACTIVITIES: Student Success Indicator Degree and Certificate Completion Degree and Certificate Completion Actions to be taken Develop communication management systems to notify students of educational planning services. Increase the number of students who complete degrees and certificates. Responsible Persons SSSP SSSP Semester 2014-15 Expected Outcome By, 2014-15, all new students receive regular communication about the need to update their plans. 2014-15 2015-16 By 2014-15, all incoming student will declare a degree, certificate, transfer major program goals to increase completion rates. By 2015-16, identify barriers which impact degree and certificate completion for all equity populations to increase outcomes of completion for SSSP. 35 Degree and Certificate Completion Implement student education planning module for students. SSSP, Basic Skills Committee Dean PE, Athletics and Health Occupations 2014-15 2015-16 Degree and Certificate Completion Provide outreach and develop interventions for students at level 2 academic and progress probation and dismissal. SSSP Basic Skills Committee 2015-16 2016-17 By 2014-15, baseline data will be collected of underrepresented students, especially African American students who do not persist to degree/cert completion. By 2015-16, the number of underrepresented students especially African Americans who persist will increase. By 2015-16, all level 2 probation students will be contacted regarding restricted enrollment, and their rate of successful reenrollment will increase. By 2016-17, underrepresented students especially African American students will complete a workshop on student success prior to enrollment and/or readmission. 36 E. STUDENT SUCCESS INDICATOR FOR TRANSFER “Ratio of the number of students by population group who complete a minimum of 12 units and have attempted a transfer level course in mathematics or English to the number of students in that group who actually transfer after one or more (up to six) years” GOAL E. Implement initiatives which continue to address disproportionate impact the rates of college transfer. The transfer goal was motivated by the finding that rate of transfer of female and students with disabilities has been disproportionally low compared to other groups. Student Success Indicator Transfer Transfer Actions to be taken Implement student education planning module for students. Responsible Persons SSSP Semester 2015-16 2016-17 Develop Associate Degrees Transfer (ADT) SSSP 2014-15 Expected Outcome By 2015-16, collect data to better understand barriers to transfer for all equity populations especially students with disabilities and females. By 2016-17, the number of students who transfer will increase, especially students with disabilities and females. By 2014-15, develop ADTs linked to local transfer institution 37 Budget 38 Budget and Sources of Funding The sources of funding for the proposed activities include both internal and external sources of funding. Funding resources may include: Categorical funding Learning Materials, Instructional Equipment and other Grants General fund allocations for support programs General fund allocations for salaries of educational administrators, faculty, and student services and support staff General fund allocation for faculty and staff development Basic Skills Initiatives Student Success and Support Program Plan Annual Plan College of the Redwoods will use internal resources by shifting emphasis in some programs to accommodate new and continuing Student Equity and Student Success and Support Program Plan activities. The College, through its Program Review and Institutional Effectiveness Committee integrated planning and resource allocation process, will prioritize faculty and staff resources and funding requests aligned with outcomes which narrow the achievement gap for underrepresented students. With regard to external resources; College of the Redwoods will consider the submission of grant applications to address Student Equity activities. Examples may include: Carl Perkins Talent Search Program, U.S. Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Program, U.S. Department of Education Title V Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, U.S. Department of Education TRIO Student Support Program, U.S. Department of Education National Science Foundation CA Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Grants 39 Evaluation Schedule and Process 40 Integration of Equity Plan into College Planning Integration of the Student Equity Plan (SEP) into the College’s planning processes is evidenced by the Integrated Planning Model. The SEP is created based on planning actions in the Strategic and Education Master plans. Goals in the SEP support district initiatives, and are broken down into smaller more manageable planning actions and placed into the institution’s Annual Plan. The Annual Plan guides the actions of all programs, and includes a common theme (currently persistence) to unite faculty and staff in working towards a common goal. See Attachment B: Integrated Planning Model The Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC) assesses progress on strategic objectives and IE measures, issues annual report on planning process and goal attainment, and makes adjustments in future actions as needed. The IEC leads the Institutional Planning process by facilitating the development of the Strategic, and Education Master Plans, Student Equity Plan and other functional planning documents. The actions of these key planning documents lead to the development of an Annual Plan. The Annual Plan is developed and communicated to campus in alignment with strategic, student equity and education master planning objectives. The IEC tracks the progress of these plans, and assesses the plans to inform the process. Each year, the Student Equity Committee reports on the College’s progress towards narrowing the achievement gap. An annual report is provided to the Academic Senate, College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees as well as other key planning committees. The Student Equity Planning 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 including the Student Success Support Program Plan, Basic Skills Initiatives as well as others. The Student Equity Plan Executive Summary provides an update on any action identified in Instructional, Student Service and Administrative Program Review, specifically program plans which demonstrate evidence of narrowing the achievement gap for underrepresented student populations. See Attachment A: AP/BP 5300 Student Equity Evaluation Schedule and Process At the beginning of each semester, parties are reminded of actions specified within the Student Equity Plan to be initiated or completed for which they have primary responsibility. As part of the regular evaluation of the Institution’s Annual Plan, the IEC collects the progress made over the course of the year towards completing planned activities, including any barriers to carrying out the activities, and a plan to address those barriers. Budgetary constraints are noted. The progress is reported in the annual Institutional Effectiveness Report, along with an evaluation of stated outcomes. In addition to evaluating the specific actions to meet the goals stated in the SEP, student equity indicators for (1) Access, (2) Basic Skills/ESL Course Completion, (3) Retention and Persistence, (4) Degree/Certificate Completion, and (5) Transfer will be regularly assessed. Student demographic and achievement information is disaggregated in the annual and comprehensive program review datasets. This allows the widest dissemination of equity data for analysis to the campus community and to the public. 41 The Student Success Support Program Plan, along with the Student Equity Plan and Basic Skills Plan will annually ensure that College of the Redwoods has identified strategies to address and monitor equity issues as well as attempts to mitigate any disproportionate impact on student access and achievement as well as coordinate interventions or services to students at risk of academic progress or probation. See Attachment E: Program Review Data Template 42 Attachments 43