EXECUTIVESUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

TheElCaminoCollegeStudentEquityPlan (SEP)is designedtoadvancethe collegemission. ThecollegeMissionStatementreadsinpart:Weprovideexcellentcomprehensiveeducational programsand servicesthatpromote studentlearningand successin collaborationwithour diversecommunities. Byaddressingtheneedsofthosestudent groupsthathavebeen historicallyunderserved,weareembracingand pursuingthe missionof our college.The collegeMission Statementand the StudentEquityPlanboth servetoprovidebasicskills completion,degreeandcertificatecompletion,careerand technicaleducationand transfer

opportunitiesfor allourstudents.TheStudentEquityPlanhelpsusprovidethenecessarytools

toensure allourdiversestudentshavethesameopportunitytoachievetheirgoals.

TheEquityPlanningprocessinvolved theInstitutional Researchand Planning Department collecting and analyzingstudentsuccessdatadisaggregatedbyethnicity,gender,disability, fosteryouth,veteranstatus, and lowincomeeconomicstandingtoidentifyareasof need.A Student Equityadvisoryteamcomprisedof researchanalysts,VicePresidentof Academic Affairs,facultymembers,deans, classifiedmanagers,staff,andstudents.Tenteammembers weresenttotheUniversityof SouthernCalifornia(USC)CenterforUrbanEducation Institutein LosAngelestolearn about thesupportedresearchmethods,dataanalysisand identificationof disproportionatelyimpacted students.Theseteamleaderscamebackto thecampus and held two workshopsforcampus communitymembers.Duringthese campusevents,campusleaders fromcounseling,academicprograms,categoricalprogramssuchasFosterandKinshipCare, VeteransOffice,Puente,and ProjectSuccessexaminedthedataand developedstrategiesto bridgethe equitygaps.

Theteamhassought todevelopaplan thatbuilds uponsuccessfulprogramsalreadyin placeat ElCamino College.CategoricalprogramssuchasFirstYearExperience,MESA,the Reading SuccessCenter,theMathTutoringCenter,PuenteandProjectSuccessalreadyprovideservices targetingeconomicallydisadvantaged students, racialand ethniccohorts,fosteryouth,and basicskillsstudents.TheStudentEquityPlan willprovideadditionalsupport intheformof

personnel,counselors,and tutoring. Our campushasfound PeerAssistedStudySessions(PASS)

mentoringandintrusivecounselingtobeeffectivein thedevelopmentalreadingprogram.The Student EquityPlanprovidesresourcesforthe introductionandexpansionof PASSMentors into coursesthattargetdisproportionatelyimpacted studentsatalllevelsand acrossthe curriculum.Theplan alsoprovidesthe campus communityofadministrators,faculty, staff and studentswithprofessionaldevelopmenttoaddress topicsof equityand culturalawareness.

TARGETGROUPS

Thestudentsuccessdatacollected,disaggregatedand analyzedbyethnicity,gender,disability, fosteryouth,veteranstatus, and lowincomeeconomicstandinghasshapedtheElCamino CollegeStudent EquityPlan.Theprimarygroupidentifiedacrossall categoriesin the research

isAfricanAmericanstudents,who are disproportionatelyimpactedin allfive successindicators.

Studentswithan identifieddisability, fosteryouth,Latinostudentsand PacificIslander students are identified asimpactedin threeof thefive indicators.Theotherimpactedstudentgroups

areaddressedasshown inthetablebelow.

SuccessMeasure / TargetStudentGroup
Access / Veterans,IdentifiedDisability,African-American,White
Course Completion / FosterYouth,African-American,PacificIslander,Latino
BasicSkills Completion–English / PacificIslander,African-American,NativeAmerican/Alaska
Native,IdentifiedDisability
BasicSkills Completion–ESL / Latino,Female
BasicSkills Completion–Math / FosterYouth,African-American,PacificIslander,Identified
Disability
DegreeandCertificateCompletion / African-American,Latino
Transfer / FosterYouth,IdentifiedDisability,Latino,PacificIslander, EconomicDisadvantage,AfricanAmerican

GOALS

From thecollecteddata,aworkplan iscreatedwith an overarchinggoaltoincreaseratesof successineacharea(orclose the gap)for eachunderservedgroup withinfouryears.

Belowisalistof eachindividualgoalbrokendownbySuccessIndicator:

A. Access

Increaseaccessbyfivepercentwithinthefirstfour yearsof this plan for African American students,andstudentswho identifyasveterans.

B. Course Completion

Increasecourse completionby fivepercentwithinthe firstfour yearsof this plan for studentswhoare AfricanAmerican,PacificIslanderand for students whoidentifyasfoster youth.Increasecoursecompletionratefor Latinos by 2.5%in four years,aswetryto improvethenumberofcourseslost.

C. ESLandBasicSkills Completion

Increasebasic skillspathwaycompletionby tenpercentwithinthefirstfouryearsof this plan forstudentswho areAfricanAmericanand PacificIslander inEnglishand mathand identifieddisabilitystudents.Increasebasic skillsESLcompletionratesforLatinosand femalesbytenpercentinfouryears.

D. DegreeandCertificateCompletion

Increasedegreeandcertificatecompletion bytenpercentwithin thefirst four yearsof this plan forstudents who are Latinoand AfricanAmerican.

E. Transfer

Increasetransfer ratesbyfivepercentwithinthefirstfouryearsof thisplanfor students who areAfricanAmerican,Latino,PacificIslander,FosterYouth, identifieddisability studentsand for studentswho areeconomicallydisadvantaged.

Eachgoalhasactivitiesassociated with itthatincludesanimplementationplan,targetdates for completion,andevaluation.

ACTIVITIES

TheStudentEquity Plan(SEP)exploredexistingprogramsandservicesthatservedthese groups,aswellasthoseactivitiesthatare currentlyunderdevelopmentthroughtheStudent Successand SupportPrograms(SSSP) andBasicSkillsInitiative (BSI)todeterminethe interventionstobelaunchedthataddresstheequitygaps.TheSEPAdvisorygroupcompleted agapanalysis, identifyingservicesthatarenotcurrentlysupported,andservicesthatare

effectiveand could be expanded.Basedon thatgapanalysis,additionalactivitieswereadded to

theEquityPlan.Theactivitiesvarywidely,butamongthoseactivities,severalthemesemerged. Thosethemesincluded:

•Activitiesthatincreasestudent mentoring/tutoring/advisingandstudentengagement,such as PeerAssistedStudySessionMentorsand SupplementalInstructionCoaches.

•Activitiesthatstrengthencohortlearning models,suchaslearning communitiesintheFirst YearExperience,StudentSuccessCenterBasicSkillsCohorts,acceleratedpathwaysin Basic AcceleratedMath,MathAcademies,etc.

Activitiesthat increaseopportunities for ongoing, cohesiveprofessionallearning

opportunitiesforfaculty,staff and students,such asFacultyLearningTeams(FLT) forWriting

Acrossthe Curriculum,targetingcourseswithlarge equitygaps.

Activitiesthatcollect,analyze,and disseminatedataonsuccessindicatorsforat-riskstudent groups.

•Activitiesthat createprogramstosupport studentsin generatingeducational plansand goals.

•Activitiesthatoffer culturalawareness,cultural responsivenesspedagogy,and incorporate bestpracticesin teachingthathavebeen identifiedaseffectivewithimpacted student populations.

Severalof theactivitieslistedimproveorstrengthenactivitiesthat alreadyexist orarecurrently underdevelopment.Theseactivitiesrepresentan alignmentof the StudentEquityPlanwith othercollegeplans. Forexample,thealignment includesdevelopingculturally-responsive teachingandlearning professionaldevelopmentopportunitiesthroughIntergroupDialogue workshopsandsyllabus reviewseminars.

Activities are alsoalignedwithseveralof theprogramsandservicesassociatedwiththe Student ServicesSuccessPlans.The Collegeisfocusing on increasingservicestomeettheneedsof studentswho areon,oratrisk of placementinto,academic/progressprobationthroughthe developmentofa newretentioncenter.Thisdesignatedspace,labeled the RISE Center,is expectedtoreduceunmetneedsofthis studentpopulation and increasestudentparticipation. Thegoal istoprovideadditionalinterventionservicesbeyondtheoriginalStudent Success Workshops.Thecenterwillbea collaborativeeffortbetweenthe StudentSuccessandSupport Program(SSSP)and theStudent EquityProgram(SEP).Itwilltakeaholisticapproachto interventionbyincorporatingcasemanagementstyleservices.StudentServicesprofessionals willbeassignedacaseload toprovide ongoingfollow-uptostudentsand providereferralson and offcampusasnecessary,which will befunded throughSSSP.

Inaddition,anewEarlyAlertsystemwillbepilotedthroughtheRISE center.Onceaninstructor identifiesastudent whoisat riskof falling intoprobation (students withGPAof2.0-2.4and thosewithalowpace of unit completion),staff fromthis centerwill followupwiththestudents and begin thecase managementservices.Therewillbevarious workshopsofferedin this center,suchastimemanagement,procrastination,career,and financial aidliteracy.It will include computerandstudystations.

ElCaminoisparticipatingasapilot collegein theChancellor'sOfficeEducationalPlanning Initiative (EPI).Asaparticipantof thispilot,the College willobtainaneweducationalplanning systemthatincludesa degreeauditsystemandanearlyalert program.TheCollegehas includedin the2015-2016SSSPplanning aneedfor training,additionalstaffand technical expertsforimplementationpurposes.TheStudentEquity ProgramDirectorisworking with SSSPtoalignthesenewinitiatives with theSEPplanand havetheStudentSuccess CenterBasic Skills Cohortsbeincluded in thepilottohelpstudents,especiallythosewho are definedas

beingatrisk.Starfishisacloud-based,EarlyAlertsoftwareprogramthatwillbetied tothe educationalplanningsystemtowhichallinstructionalfaculty,counselingfaculty,andstudents willhaveaccess. EarlyAlertSuccessCoaches/Liaisons,funded throughthe SEP/SSSPPlans,will assistwithoutreachingtotheirdivisionsfor earlyfacultybuy-in,softwaretrainingneeds,360 degreefeedbackforteachingfacultymemberswho submitEarlyAlerts,and developinga protocolforhowEarlyAlertsubmissionswillbereceivedand handled foreachof theirareas assigned.TheEarlyAlertSuccessCoaches/Liaisonswillalsocollaboratewith thenewRISE RetentionCenter.

RESOURCES

TheStudentEquity Plandevelopedbytheadvisoryteamconcentratesresourcesintwoof the fivesuccess indicators:Course CompletionandBasicSkills Completion.These indicators showed consistentlylargegaps in the-12%rangefor African-Americanstudents,withPacific IslanderandFosterYouthalso consistentlyimpacted.Resourceswillbedistributedamongthe five successindicators andtheothercategoryasshown inthetablebelow.TheOthercategory includesadedicatedSEPDirectorto overseetheimplementationof theEl CaminoCollege EquityPlanand toserveas the districtcontact.AdedicatedResearchAnalyst will collectdata basedon thescheduleprovided,analyzeand disseminatetheresultstothe programsinvolved

intheplan.

SuccessMeasure / Resources
Access / $32,849
Course Completion / $410,911
BasicSkills Completion / $728,833
DegreeandCertificateCompletion / $81,262
Transfer / $177,838
Other / $680,484
Total / $2,112,177

CONTACT

TheElCaminoCommunityCollegeDistrictcontactfortheStudentEquityPlanisIdaniaReyes. Shecanbereachedat(310)tudent EquityProgramDirectorreportstotheVicePresidentofAcademicAffairs,Dr. Jean Shankweiler.She canbereachedat(310).