EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The El Camino College Student Equity Plan (SEP) is designed to advance the college mission. The college Mission Statement reads in part: We provide excellent comprehensive educational programs and services that promote student learning and success in collaboration with our diverse communities. By addressing the needs of those student groups that have been historically underserved, we are embracing and pursuing the mission of our college. The college Mission Statement and the Student Equity Plan both serve to provide basic skills completion, degree and certificate completion, career and technical education and transfer opportunities for all our students. The Student Equity Plan us provide the necessary tools to ensure all our diverse students have the same opportunity to achieve their goals. The Equity Planning process involved the Institutional Research and Planning Department collecting and analyzing student success data disaggregated by ethnicity, gender, disability, foster youth, veteran status, and low income economic standing to identify areas of need. A Student Equity advisory team comprised of research analysts, Vice President of Academic Affairs, faculty members, deans, classified managers, staff, and students. Ten team members were sent to the University of Southern California (USC) Center for Urban Education Institute in Los Angeles to learn about the supported research methods, data analysis and identification of disproportionately impacted students. These team leaders came back to the campus and held two workshops for campus community members. During these campus events, campus leaders from counseling, academic programs, categorical programs such as Foster and Kinship Care, Veterans Office, Puente, and Project Success examined the data and developed strategies to bridge the equity gaps. The team has sought to develop a plan that builds upon successful programs already in at El Camino College. Categorical programs such as First Year Experience, MESA, the Reading Success Center, the Math Tutoring Center, Puente and Project Success already provide services targeting economically disadvantaged students, racial and ethnic cohorts, foster youth, and basic skills students. The Student Equity Plan will provide additional support in the form of personnel, counselors, and tutoring. Our campus has found Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) mentoring and intrusive counseling to be effective in the developmental reading program. The Student Equity Plan provides resources for the introduction and expansion of PASS Mentors into courses that target disproportionately impacted students at all levels and across the curriculum. The plan also provides the campus community of administrators, faculty, staff and students with professional development to address topics of equity and cultural awareness.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The El Camino College Student Equity Plan (SEP) is designed to advance the college mission. The college Mission Statement reads in part: We provide excellent comprehensive educational programs and services that promote student learning and success in collaboration with our diverse communities. By addressing the needs of those student groups that have been historically underserved, we are embracing and pursuing the mission of our college. The college Mission Statement and the Student Equity Plan both serve to provide basic skills completion, degree and certificate completion, career and technical education and transfer opportunities for all our students. The Student Equity Plan us provide the necessary tools to ensure all our diverse students have the same opportunity to achieve their goals. The Equity Planning process involved the Institutional Research and Planning Department collecting and analyzing student success data disaggregated by ethnicity, gender, disability, foster youth, veteran status, and low income economic standing to identify areas of need. A Student Equity advisory team comprised of research analysts, Vice President of Academic Affairs, faculty members, deans, classified managers, staff, and students. Ten team members were sent to the University of Southern California (USC) Center for Urban Education Institute in Los Angeles to learn about the supported research methods, data analysis and identification of disproportionately impacted students. These team leaders came back to the campus and held two workshops for campus community members. During these campus events, campus leaders from counseling, academic programs, categorical programs such as Foster and Kinship Care, Veterans Office, Puente, and Project Success examined the data and developed strategies to bridge the equity gaps. The team has sought to develop a plan that builds upon successful programs already in at El Camino College. Categorical programs such as First Year Experience, MESA, the Reading Success Center, the Math Tutoring Center, Puente and Project Success already provide services targeting economically disadvantaged students, racial and ethnic cohorts, foster youth, and basic skills students. The Student Equity Plan will provide additional support in the form of personnel, counselors, and tutoring. Our campus has found Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) mentoring and intrusive counseling to be effective in the developmental reading program. The Student Equity Plan provides resources for the introduction and expansion of PASS Mentors into courses that target disproportionately impacted students at all levels and across the curriculum. The plan also provides the campus community of administrators, faculty, staff and students with professional development to address topics of equity and cultural awareness.
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