N a b i l A b u - G h a z a l e h , P r e s i d e n t

G r o s s m o n t C o l l e g e

J u l i a n n a B a r n e s , P r e s i d e n t

C u y a m a c a C o l l e g e

STUDENT EQUITY: A NEW PARADIGM

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What is Equity?

“Creating opportunities for equal access and success in higher education among historically underrepresented student populations…” (Bensimon, 2009)

What are we required to do?

• Provide educational equity “through environments in which each person has a reasonable chance to fully develop his or her potential”

• Ensure equal educational opportunities

• Coordinate with other Equity related programs and services

• Develop a Student Equity Plan

Student Equity

How Do We Measure Student Equity?

• The CCCCO has provided a framework for measuring student equity• Key indicators of access and success

Access Course Completion

ESL & Basic Skills Completion

Degree & Certificate

CompletionTransfer

Achieving the Dream

Evidence-based institutional improvement…sustainable commitment to improving student success. Achievement gaps close. Momentum builds. Lives change. Neighborhoods flourish.

Cuyamaca College

Cuyamaca CollegeKey Areas of Focus

• Improve access to college-level courses for all students Partnerships with the K-12- The East County Education Alliance AB86- Adult Education/Learners Assessment and placement practices

• Scale accelerated pathways in basic skills and through college level courses (ESL, Math, English) Increase course offerings in acceleration and introduce new curriculum

• Focus on student validation, connection and engagement Cultural Competency Thematic Learning Communities

• Strengthen academic and student support services Tutoring, included Embedded Counseling and other student support services

Grossmont College

Achieving the Dream Interventions (in red)

START STRONG

The GC Student Experience (or GPS – Grossmont Pathway to Success)

KEEP MOVING REACH THE GOAL

KEY

PART

ICIP

ANTS

Basic Skills

Student Equity

SSSP

Title V

KEY FUNDEDPLANS/INITIATIVES

OUTREACHCOMPLETION OF DEGREE,

CERTIFICATE, AND/OR TRANSFERSECOND YEAR +FIRST YEARON-BOARDING (Assessment, Orientation, SEP)

OU

TCO

MES

1. % student representation of community

1. % of new students fully matriculated

1. % of cohort students completing basic skills sequence in first year

2. % of cohort students completing comprehensive ed plan

1. % of cohort students successfully completing gatekeeper courses

2. % of cohort students persisting three semesters

3. % of cohort students completing 30 units

1. # of students completing degree, certificate and/or transfer

2. # of job placements3. Licensure/certification

pass rates

• Outreach Department• Community Groups• Advisory Committees• East County Education

Alliance

• Assessment Office• General Counseling• EOPS• DSPS• Career Services• English Department• ESL Department• Math Department

• All Faculty and Staff• Student Engagement Center• Tutoring/Study Centers• English Department• ESL Department• Math Department

• All Faculty and Staff• Student Engagement Center• Tutoring/Study Centers

• Career Services• Transfer Center

STRA

TEG

IES

• Early Admission Opportunity (EAO)

• Online Orientation• SOAR• Curriculum Alignment• Multiple Measures

Placement• Assessment Prep• Career Assessment

• High School Relations• Community Outreach• Native language

information

• First-Year Experience• Acceleration• Supplemental Instruction• Student Engagement• Integrative Learning• Targeted Retention

Programs

• Mentoring• Student Engagement• Integrative Learning• Case Management/

Early Alert

• Career Placement• Transfer • Internships

East County EducationalAlliance

Adult Education Consortium

Grossmont College

Cultural Integrity

Rather than view the academic world as a place into which students need to fit and assimilate or face intellectual suicide… the academy is ripe for reinterpretation and restructuring. Not only must students fit into the academic culture, but educational organizations must also accommodate for and honor students’ cultural difference. (William Tierney, Models of Minority College-Going and Retention, 1999)

Questions/Discussion