Committee Name: Student Equity & Success
Date: Monday, April 13, 2015
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Facilitators/Location/Chair: Dennis Bailey-Fougnier & Joseph Carter/SAC 202
Attendees:
Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, Antonio Alarcon, Jennifer Cass, Joseph Carter, Lori Chavez, Natalia CordobaVelasquez, Olga Diaz, Michelle Donohue, Ricardo Espinoza, Terri Evans, Wanda Garner, Alta Northcutt,
Nancy Phillips, Margery Regalado Rodriguez, Barbara Schultz-Perez, Martin Vargas Vega, Jim Weckler,
Joseph Colon
Guests:
Josh Sylvia, Pantea Karimi, Austin Yunmeyer, Diego Navarro, Eric Grabiel, Michael Mangin, Skye Gentile,
Terrence Willett
(in bold)
Agenda Items:
Topic
Student Focus Groups/
Convening
Project Updates
Topic Lead
Terrence,
Natalia
Jennifer,
Margery,
Dennis
Outcomes
Of the six focus groups, one has been divided in two (Latinos into Aptos and
Watsonville).
RP Group Options 1 and 2 for the campus-wide Student Equity Convening
(May 1, 10-1, featuring Dr. Darla Cooper of the Research and Planning Group
for California Community Colleges) were discussed and option 1 was chosen
for its smaller group size and more in-depth questions. Natalia will be
contacting students directly to invite them to the focus group. Everyone is
encouraged to attend, including community members. Another “all” email
with an invitation will be sent. The focus group activity will continue annually.
Counselor positions interviews are being held this week; The Veterans/Foster
Youth coordinator position has been split: the Foster Youth coordinator
position is being advertised and the Veterans coordinator position has been
reassigned to Flor Chacon.
Jennifer reported on the pilot program for math placement of south county
high school students using assessment vs. using high school grades and
multiple measures. $5000 has been budgeted for stipends for this program.
Integration of Efforts
(SE, SSSP, Basic Skills)
Joseph,
Dennis
Math Plus -- two week-long sessions: June 15 and August 17; students must be
enrolled in a summer or fall class; program needs to be advertised, especially
to students not enrolled currently in a math class or coming from high school.
Funds are budgeted for teachers, food, assorted supplies, and teaching
assistants. During the lunch break, students will receive information from a
counselor.
Joseph asked that all the separate college efforts be pooled for efficiency and
to reduce overlap and save money. A crosswalk for professional development
resources will be created, as will a spreadsheet with each committee’s
information.
Meeting Summary or Take Away:
1. Future agenda item: Process for New Projects—Rubric process for budgeting
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