Sacramento City College
Unit Plan
Completed Spring 2002
Department Name:
RISE Program
Department Spokesperson:
Division Dean:
Keith Muraki/Rick Reese
Larry Dun
Elements of the Unit Plan:
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Accomplishments
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Three Year Plan
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Action Plan
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Budget Request
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Budget Narrative
Key Performance Indicators
RISE
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Department / Accomplishments 2002 - 2003
Action Item
Goal 1:
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With program funding eliminated on one day’s notice,
RISE coordinator/counselor continued to maintain the
current caseload of 250 probationary students without
staff support.
Maintain probationary caseload
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Year-end status and accomplishments
Actively participate on A&R’s dismissal and readmit meetings
Meet at least twice a semester with A&R to develop
collaborative plans to serve probation students
Informal discussions with A&R have taken place
throughout the semester as well as plans to continue the
joint outreach letter.
Goal 2:
2a
Developed and implemented a learning community
for basic skills students
2b
Increase the number of tutors and IA’s to meet the
demand
2c
Create a study class where students receive units to
attend on a regular and structured basis
Teamed together with Eng. 200: Basic Reading Skills;
English 255: Beginning Writing Skills; and HCD 2:
College Success to create a learning community
targeting basic skills students with a high potential for
academic difficulties. Learning Community was a
proactive attempt to stem the increasing number of SCC
students of color on academic probation. Learning
Community focus: cultural identity.
Two additional tutors were hired this year to
accommodate the growth in caseload. RISE now
employs a total of 5 tutors, and will provide summer
services.
RISE currently offers several sections of HCD 52 and a
HCD 2 course each semester, including summer session.
Goal 3:
3a
Provided effective tutorial services
Both English and math tutors were continually booked
with student appointments. Once funding was ceased,
tutoring ended on a day’s notice leaving students without
services.
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Department / Accomplishments 2002 - 2003
Action Item
3b
Students and staff attend UC/CSU “Transfer Day”
3c
Develop one-week residential programs at
participating universities
4a
Conducted successful college tours
Linkage to
other Plans
Year-end status and accomplishments
RISE will continue planning in this area. Many of these
campus open houses are during our academic year
presenting date conflicts
A number of RISE students were selected to attend the
UCLA Site Residential Program at no cost.
Goal 4:
Approximately sixty students participated in two
separate college tours: Southern California universities
and the University of Hawaii.
Goal 5:
5a
Continues to advocate for the first-generation, nontraditional student
5b
Case manager MFD students and monitor their
progress. Encourage completion of their degree and
transfer.
Create a system to disseminate information to
underrepresented students to ensure they are well
informed of campus activities
5c
RISE continues to gather data and relevant information
regarding SCC’s probationary student population. Each
and every year, the overall total number of students on
probation increases with a disproportionate number of
these students coming from minority populations. SCC
leadership has yet to address this issue.
MFD students are case managed along with RISE
students. Course completion, GPA’s, G.E. progress, are
all routinely discussed with students during counseling.
RISE consistently seeks to communicate with students
via the telephone, e-mail, US Mail, flyers, posters, and
information tables.
3 – Year Plan
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Increase the number of probationary
students served by formalizing
relationships with Admissions and
Records
Expand collaborative
RISE/EOP&S/Puente Tutorial Project
Continue exposing students to transfer
universities through college tours,
visitations, and residential stay-overs
Broaden collaborative activities with the
Transfer Center, EOP&S, Puente, Black
Scholars, and Cultural Awareness Center
Develop a program complementary to
RISE called Making the Future Different
that case manages the five historically
underrepresented student groups.
Develops five centers on campus to
integrate well-achieving students with
those at-risk. Goal of program is to
increase graduation and transfer rates
among students of color.
Develop a working Board of Directors
consisting of progressive multi-ethnic
community leaders.
Formalize data collection framework with
Planning Research Department
Increase and maintain student GPA
success rate at 60%
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RISE
Department / Action Plan 2003– 2004
Goal 1:
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Action Item
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Since RISE’s budget elimination, the Center’s hours have been
inconsistent due to staffing cuts. Starting Fall 2003, the RISE
Center will reopen Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Counselor/Coordinator will staff office hours from the
RISE Center during days of operation.
Reopen RISE Center on a regular basis
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1b
Year-end status and accomplishments
Submit Research Funding Proposals
Goal 2:
SCC’s commitment to the first-generation non-traditional
college student continues to lack priority. The increasingly high
number of these students on academic probation is a direct
result of the limited funding allocated to programs such as
RISE. With RISE’s budget eliminated, the college continues to
neglect the needs of a rapidly increasing population. Restore the
funding.
Restore funding
2a
2b
Hire a full-time data/office manager
Goal 3:
Create an aggressive fundraising plan to
secure discretionary funds
3a
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3c
Expand counseling components
Expand tutorial component
Full reliance upon “soft monies” does not provide the program
consistency or stability to effectively serve the increasing
number of probationary students at SCC. Unless RISE secures
permanent institutional funds, it will need to look elsewhere to
continue its services.
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Action Item
4a
Recruit staff
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Publicize relevant data with other
collaborative community agencies
Develop a RISE Community Board
4c
Department / Action Plan 2003– 2004
Linkage to
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Goal 4:
Year-end status and accomplishments
Until funding is restore, interns will be recruited from CSUS
departments of Social Work and Counseling to staff the Center.
Goal 5:
5a
Continue extrapolating and publishing
probationary student data indicating
student ethnicity percentages, yearly
trends, course completion rates, etc.
The probationary student problem is not a new or surprising
issue. However, the rate at which the percentages are increasing
and the disproportionate number of minority students who
continually fall on academic probation is alarming. RISE will
continue to monitor these figures every year.
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Description
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Computers Equipment Furniture Program
Supplies
Materials
Increase
Start-up
Adjunct Counseling
$50,000
PT SPA Hours
$40,000
Student Assistant Help
Residential Programs, college
tours, cultural/historical events,
travel
Instructional materials, book
vouchers
$20,000
$30,000
$25,000
Group/Family Activities
$8,000
Non-instructional materials, office
supplies, furniture
$10,000
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Totals:
Department Budget Request - 2004 - 2005
183,000
Remodel
Space
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Budget Narrative 2004 - 2005
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Adjunct Counseling
$50,000
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1,850 hours of counseling hours for RISE and MFD Programs
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PT SPA Hours
$40,000
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Five PT SPA's for each MFD Center
Student Assistant Help
Residential Programs,
college tours,
cultural/historical events,
travel
Instructional materials, book
vouchers
$20,000
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Five PT students for assistance with RISE/MFD
$30,000
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Residential stay-overs, college tours, Raza Days, Preview Day, other visitations
$25,000
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Book vouchers for RISERs
Group/Family Activities
Non-instructional materials,
office supplies, equipment
$8,000
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Group/Family activities, Welcome Back, Graduation
$10,000
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General office supplies, computers, upgraded programs
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