Woodland Community College Equity Plan Overview and Success Indicators

Woodland Community College Equity Plan Board of Trustees September 12, 2019 Presented by: Dr. Lisceth Brazil-Cruz, Research Analyst

Equity Plan Overview Merges funding and efforts from the Student Success and Support Program, the Basic Skills Initiative, and Student Equity into a single program Focused on boosting achievement as measured by specific success indicators Identifies the total number of students needed to achieve full equity

Goal Setting Methodology Equitable goal setting among differing demographics Identify the total number of students needed to achieve full equity, should the current student demographic remains fairly consistent California Community Colleges systems office data made available through the NOVA platform NOVA platform data created to align with student equity categories ensuring consistent application of metric definitions and clear equity goals

Success Indicators Enrolled at the Same Community College Retained from Fall to Spring at the Same College Completed Both Transfer-Level Math and English Within the District in the First Year Attained the Vision Goal Completion Definition Transferred to a Four-Year Institution

1. Enrolled at the Same Community College Enrolled in the Same Community College is the metric in the SSM dashboard that looks at OPEN CCC Apply data to see if a student who applied in the previous or selected year ended up enrolling in the same college in the selected year

Enrolled at the Same College Baseline Goal Equity Change Overall Student Population Disproportionately Impacted Student Groups Black or African American, Female Black or African American, Male Foster Youth Veteran, Female 6067 6370 4.99% 154 88 90 14 194 104 109 20 +25.97% +18.18% +21.11% +42.86% Source: Custom SQL Query

2. Retained from Fall to Spring at the Same College Student enrolled in the same community college for the spring semester after completing their first semester in the fall

Retained from Fall to Spring at the Same College Baseline Goal Equity Change Overall Student Population Disproportionately Impacted Student Groups More than one race, female 2142 2249 +5.00% 37 47 +27.03% Source: Custom SQL Query

3. Completed Both Transfer-Level Math and English Within the District in the First Year. Students who completed transfer-level English and math within one academic year of enrolling in a district (both, English, math)

Completed Both Transfer-Level Math and English Within the District in the First Year Baseline Goal Equity Change Overall Student Population Disproportionately Impacted Student Groups Hispanic or Latino, Male 37 44 +18.92% 4 10 +150% Source: Custom SQL Query

4. Attained the Vision Goal Completion Definition Unduplicated count of students who earned each of the following award types: a noncredit certificate over 48 hours a Chancellor s Office approved credit certificate associate of science or associate of arts degree associate degree for transfer CCC bachelor s degree apprenticeship journey status Vision goal completion

Attained the Vision Goal Completion Definition Baseline Goal Equity Change Overall Student Population 250 263 +5.20% Source: Custom SQL Query

5. Transferred to a Four-Year Institution Students who transferred to UC/CSU Students who transferred to a private in- state college Students who transferred to an out-of-state college

Completed Both Transfer-Level Math and English Within the District in the First Year Baseline Goal Equity Change Overall Student Population Disproportionately Impacted Student Groups Disabled, female Disabled, male 421 442 +4.99% 13 5 27 14 +107.69% +180.00 Source: Custom SQL Query

Equity Plan Activities Matriculation of High School Students Educational Plans for Dual Enrollment Increased and targeted outreach efforts and materials Online Counseling Program & Online Tutorial Service Targeted Advising and Communication to Students First Year Experience ME first campaign (Math and English First).

Student Success Committee Responsible for planning, reviewing, monitoring, and using student outcome data to inform the development and implementation of activities that enhance access, recruitment, retention, course completion, academic achievement and transfer opportunities for our students. The committee oversees the following: Academic Initiatives (e.g. Guided Pathways, Early Alert, AB 705, etc.) Integrated Plan (Basic Skills Initiative/SSSP/Student Equity Plan) Other areas as appropriate

Student Success Committee Members 13 members Co-Chairs Dean of Student Success and Institutional Effectiveness Student Success Resource Faculty 5 Faculty Members across Instructional Divisions Counselor Student Services Management Classified Staff Lake County Campus Representative Student Representative

Evaluation Plan Student Success Committee will create and evaluation criteria for activities and programs to insure college is on path to reach goals Yearly evaluation: Alignment with at least one goal of Equity Plan directly targeting specified student group. Progress towards meeting Equity Goal Evaluation of strengths, shortcomings and discussion of best practices Creation of Strategic plan given evaluation outcomes