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ANDREA, DO WE HAVE QUORUM?LET'S GET IT STARTED WHENEVER YOU ARE READY.
[1. Procedural]
WILL COME TO THE FEBRUARY 17 2021 CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD MEETING SESSION.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL VOTE TO START US OFF?
>> HE IS RUNNING A FEW MINUTES LATE.
>> STUDENT TRUSTEE JOHNNY WALLACE?
>> PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT FIERRO.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : CAN I GET TRUSTEE PEREZ TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
PLEASE STAND AND FACE THE FLAG AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART FROM THE RADIO BEGAN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : THANK YOU TRUSTEE PEREZ.
IS THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA AS IT IS ORGANIZED? I'M SAYING NONE.
MOVED ITEM 1.04 COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE?
THE FIRST, IS FROM ALEJANDRA RODRIGUEZ AND THE SAID NOTICE PROVIDED THE BOARD TO PROVIDE REQUIRED ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND COMMISSION POLICIES AS INDICATED WITHIN THE ACC/JC WEBB.
GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES, GENTLE REMINDER IS NOTIFIED ON THE ABOVE REFERENCED DATE PLEASE UPDATE THE FOLLOWING TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL STUDENT BODY NOT UPDATED AS OF THIS EVENING.
THIS WAS SUBMITTED JANUARY 20.
ACC JC INFORMATION ABOUT ITS PROCEDURES FOR FILING COMPLAINTS READILY AVAILABLE POSTED ON THE COLLEGE WEBSITE.
NUMBER TWO, STUDENT RIGHTS INFORMATION TAB AN ACTIVE HYPERLINK AT WWW.*UNTRAN6*.EDU/ACTIVITIES /STUDENT DISCIPLINE PLO AND PR OVER ITS ESSENTIAL ALL STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING IN ORDER TO HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROTECTIONS PROVIDED INDICATED BELOW.
POLICY ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS OR INDIVIDUALS ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF MUST EXHIBIT INTEGRITY AND SUBSCRIBE TO AN ADVOCATE HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS AFFAIRS IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES DEALING WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND ITS GOVERNING BOARD, EXTERNAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE COMMISSION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
THANK YOU IN YOUR FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS REQUIRED UPDATE.
I HAVE ONE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS FROM JOHN PAUL DREHER.
DEAR CERRITOS COLLEGE, I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO DESIGNING FAIR NEW TRUSTEE DISTRICTS AFTER THE 2020 CENSUS RESULTS ARE RELEASED.
THE CURRENT TRUSTEE DISTRICTS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THE COMPACTNESS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST LIKE CITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RACE, ETHNIC LANGUAGES, PEOPLE TWO RACES AND THREE RACES AND NOW THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS RULED THE LGBT Q A I PLUS VOTERS ARE A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST THAT CAN BE ESTIMATED USING CENSUS DATA ON SAME-SEX HOUSEHOLDS.
THIS IS OF GREAT INTEREST TO ME BECAUSE OF THE HATE FOR GAY PEOPLE SOME MEMBERS PRESENT, PRESENT AND PAST OF THIS BOARD, CREATED FOR ME WHEN I SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING A BOARD MEMBER TO HOLD ME HOSTAGE IN A CAR AGAINST MY WILL END INCITING HATE SPEECH AND ACTIONS AGAINST ME IN THE COMMUNITY FOR WHO A LOVE THAT THREATENED ME AND MY FAMILY AS THE FIRST OPENLY LGBT Q PLUS MEMBER OF THIS BOARD.
SMALLER CITIES SHOULD NOT BE DIVIDED UP INTO TWO OR THREE TRUSTEE DISTRICTS LIKE SOUTHGATE IS.
GERRYMANDERED INTO MANY TRUSTEE DISTRICTS, DILUTING THE VOTING STRENGTH OF ITS CITIZENS.
TO THE FUNERAL AND KOREAN VOTERS AND SPEAKERS VOTES WERE DILUTED BY DIVIDING CERRITOS UP INTO SO MANY TRUSTEE DISTRICTS.
I HOPE THESE CONCERNS ARE CONSIDERED AND CORRECTED.
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TO GUARANTEE THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR NEW TRUSTEE MAPS REVIEWED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS VOTING SECTION FOR COMPLAINTS TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS VOTING ACTS IN US SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES FOR CREATING THERE AND EVEN TRUSTEE DISTRICTS.AND THAT IS THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : THANK YOU ANDREA.
IS SHE ON? IF NOT, I WILL LOOK TO STUDENT TRUSTEE WALLACE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TRUSTEE WALLACE? I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ON MUTE.
I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THE ELECTION HAPPENING FOR THE ACC EXECUTIVE POSITION WITHIN THE PRESIDENCY AND VICE PRESIDENCY AS WELL AS THE STUDENT TRUSTEE POSITION.
I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT FOR OUR SENATE THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED OVER 60 Â" ROUGHLY 60 REQUESTS FOR STUDENT LED CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
ALSO REVIEWED BY LOSS WITHIN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
I ALSO WANTED TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE LISTENING TO A FLIGHT IF YOU ARE A COLLEGE STUDENT TO THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS.
I ALSO WANTED TO INVITE ANYONE LISTENING TO THIS MEETING TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME WITH THE FOOD BANK, TO SWING BY THE COLLEGE CAMPUS NEXT WEEK ON THE 24TH NEXT WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WE WILL BE THERE HELPING OUT VISITORS CARS WITH MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES FOR FOOD.
MOVING ALONG TO THE SENATE REPRESENTATIVE.
IF NOT, >> HE IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES LOGGING IN.
IN THE MEANTIME, DOCTOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE A REPORT.
AND I JUST SEE DOCTOR CASA JUST ARRIVED, BUT I CAN GO FIRST.
AS COVID-19 CONTINUES TO MUTATE AND THREATEN OUR COMMUNITIES WITH NEW VARIANCE, THERE ARE MORE CONTAGIOUS AND POSSIBLY MORE LETHAL.
CCF REMAINS COMMITTED TO FINDING A PATH TO SAFELY RETURN TO IN PERSON INSTRUCTION.
THIS PATH MUST BE SAVED FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
STUDENTS, STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RETURN TO CAMPUS AND A LARGER SCALE, CCF F WOULD LIKE THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER THE DISTRICT TO SUPPORT FOR PRIORITIZATION AVAILABILITY AND ASSESS ABILITIES TO EDUCATORS.
REGULAR AND RELIABLE TESTING FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, HEALTH SCREENINGS, VENTILATION UPGRADES AND MONITORING PER OSHA GUIDELINES.
COVID-19 RELATED TRAININGS FOR EMPLOYEES AND OF COURSE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MASKS AND PPE FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.
CONTINUE TO TALK TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE CLASSROOM AND WORK SPACES.
CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ENHANCED COVID-19 CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND CONTINUE TO PRACTICE CONTACT TRACING AND PLAN WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
CCFF WOULD BE HAPPY TO COLLABORATE WITH ALL CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CAMPUS TO ENSURE A SAFE RETURN FOR EVERYONE.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : DOCTOR CASA ARE YOU THERE?
WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY LOGGING IN.
>> WE HAD A VISIT FROM THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES LAST WEEK.
AND THE TOPICS DISCOVERED AND TO DO WITH THE GOVERNMENTS ROLE IN GOVERNANCE, AS WELL AS COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE SENATE, SENATE
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OFFICERS ACADEMIC PROCEDURES.WE HAVE A BUSY AGENDA FOR THIS YEAR.
REFERRED RECENTLY THERE ARE STUDENT CONCERNS ABOUT THE MEANS MONITORING EXAMS WE WILL TAKE UP THE ITEM IN PARTICULAR AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT, IS A THIRD-PARTY TOOL THAT ALLOWS FOR PROCTORING AND MONITORING OF QUIZZES AND EXAMS DELIVERED ONLINE.
AND THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED WITH FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION AND CCFF AND ONGOING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RETURNING TO CAMPUS.
YOU MIGHT BE HEARING ABOUT THIS LATER, BUT TOMORROW THERE WILL BE AN ONLINE WEBINAR SPONSORED BY Â" MY MIND JUST BLOCKED BECAUSE I LOOKED AT SOMETHING WRONG.
ANYWAY, THE TOPIC IS THE COLOR OF COVID AND DOCTOR FIERRO WILL BE PART OF THE PANEL AS WELL AS JOHNNY WALLACE AND I WILL BE PART OF THAT PANEL AS WELL.
THAT IS PART OF FALCONS RISING.
>> THANK YOU RESIDENT BIRKEY .
CCFF DID LAUNCH THE ESSENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
AS YOU SEE I AM USING OUR BACKGROUND.
IF YOU SEE THOSE ACROSS FROM CLASSIFIED, IT'S SOMETHING OUR UNION DID WANT TO HELP PROMOTE FOR OUR ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND TO KNOW ALL CLASSIFIED OUR ESSENTIAL.
WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT WE DO HAVE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH SELECTED FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY SO WE HOPE WE SEE THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING AND GET RECOGNITION.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT FOR TODAY.
[2.01 Institutional Presentation: AB705 Update]
FOR OUR OPEN SESSION AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, ITEM 2.01 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION OF AB 705.VICE PRESIDENT, IS THIS A PRESENTATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US IN?
I THINK ANDREA IS LETTING IN OTHERS.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WILL GIVE THEM A MOMENT TO JOIN.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE I STILL MISS OR HIGHLIGHT HOW MUCH I MISS BEING ABLE TO DO THIS IN A ROOM.
>> I DO LOOK FORWARD TO THE DATE WE CAN BE BACK WITH EACH OTHER.
OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AN UPDATE.
THE UPDATE IS BY NO MEANS A WORK OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS SOLELY, THIS HAS BEEN A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN STUDENT SERVICES.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE WITH HER LEADERSHIP STUDENT SERVICES, THE TEAM TO PRESENT TODAY ALSO INCLUDES A VET, THE DEAN OF COMMISSIONS AND RECORDS.
DOCTOR FRANK NIXON, DEAN OF LIBERAL ARTS.
ANDREW, DEAN OF SEM AND THE WE HAVE A FACULTY MEMBER WHO WAS ABLE TO JOIN FOR THE FACULTY PERSPECTIVE AND VOICE.
SO AGAIN, I THINK ALL OF THEM FOR THIS EFFORT TODAY AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE.
WE ARE EACH GOING TO TAKE A PART OF THIS TODAY.
AGAIN, AB 705 IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE.
I'M GOING TO START TO, WE ARE GOING TO START YOU WITH THE STUDENT TURNING FROM GETTING FROM THE PLACEMENT PROCESS GOING FORWARD.
OKAY? IF YOU DON'T MIND, ACTUALLY, I WANT TO FIRST GIVE DOCTOR PEREZ AN OPPORTUNITY IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING.
THEN I WILL PASS TO OUR DEAN OF ADMISSIONS RECORDS, EVENT.
I AM THE DEAN OF ENROLLMENT SERVICES.
WHICH INCLUDES OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT, OR PLACEMENT OFFICE ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS AND FINANCIAL AID.
UNHAPPY AND GLAD TO BE HERE IN THIS NEW ROLE AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU THE SUCCESSES OF OUR COLLEGE AND HOW AB 705 HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE EDUCATIONAL PATH OF OUR STUDENTS.
SO AB 705 TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2018.
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IN REALITY IT WASN'T REQUIRED TO BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL FALL OF 19.FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IT REQUIRES US TO MAXIMIZE THE PROBABILITY STUDENTS WILL ENTER AND COMPLETE TRANSFER LEVEL COURSE WORK IN ENGLISH AND MATH WITHIN ONE YEAR TIMEFRAME.
AND TO COMMIT THAT WE USE IN THE PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS IN ENGLISH AND CLASS COURSES ONE OR MORE THE FOLLOWING BOARD HIGH SCHOOL CLASS WERE, HIGH SCHOOL GRADES AND WORK GRADE POINT AVERAGE.
WE HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS WORK IN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING MOTION WILL MEASURES.
WE HAVE THREE MAIN MEASURES WE USED TO PROVIDE STUDENT PLACEMENTS.
THE IMAGE YOU SEE THEIR FIRST IS OUR SELF-REPORT TOOL.
SO FOR OUR NEW TO COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THOSE RETURNING TO COLLEGE, WE OFFER THE SELF-REPORT TOOL.
WHICH IS CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE.
THIS IS THE FIRST HIGHLIGHT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION.
IS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO ANSWER BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC HISTORY, INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK, GRADES AND GPA.
WITHOUT THE ANXIETY OF THE THOUGHTS ABOUT COMPLETING AN ASSESSMENT FOR PURPOSES OF PLACEMENT.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES, THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO BE PROVIDED A RECOMMENDED PLACEMENT.
ARE DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS ARE NEW STUDENTS AND EVEN CONTINUING STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE COUNSELOR FOR ADDITIONAL PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
IN OUR THIRD OPTION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS, THOSE WHO MAY BE COMING IN FROM THE CSU, UC AND OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR WHO HAVE PREVIOUS COURSEWORK CAN PROVIDE ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS TO A COUNSELOR OR SOMEONE IN ADMISSIONS FOR COURSE CLEARANCE.
HERE IS WHERE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ADVANCE INTO THE NEXT SEQUENCE OF COURSES.
WE RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WHETHER FIRST TIME CONTINUING DUAL ENROLLMENT OR TRANSFER CAN BENEFIT FROM ANY SUPPORT WE CAN HELP AS A COLLEGE TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM WE CALL HIGHER AND.
AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES Â" I'M SORRY, BACK TO THE PREVIOUS LINE.
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BE Â" TRY NEW PRACTICES AS WE ARE LEARNING THIS NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IT'S A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
WE ARE ALL LOOKING AT HELPING STUDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO FROM THE POINT OF APPLICATION TO THE COLLEGE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AFTER THEY COMPLETE THE PLACEMENT PROCESS.
A FEW EXAMPLES I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT DURING THIS OPPORTUNITY.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE FALL 2020 SEMESTER, THE PLACEMENT OFFICE CONDUCTED A CALLING CAMPAIGN.
WE CALLED A LITTLE OVER 1000 STUDENTS WHO HAD AN APPLICATION ON FILE FOR SPRING 2021 PROGRAM THERE WAS INTENT TO ENROLL BUT HADN'T ACTUALLY ENROLLED FOR ROUTE THE PURPOSE OF OUR PHONE CALL WAS TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND SAY CERRITOS NOTICES YOU HAVE INTEREST IN ATTENDING BUT YOU HAVEN'T QUITE MADE THAT ENROLLMENT PROCESS.
SO WE OFFERED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, REFERRALS TO HELP THEM SUCCESSFULLY IN ROLE.
AND THEN COMING SOON, THE SPRING SEMESTER THE PLACEMENT OFFICE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE USE OF NUDGES, WHICH IS OUR STUDENT SUCCESS PLATFORM.
AND THESE NUDGES ARE SUGGESTIONS AND WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THE BEHAVIOR AND DECISION-MAKING OF OUR STUDENTS.
THE FIRST LUNCH I CAN SHARE WITH YOU IS STUDENTS WHO HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE PLACEMENT PROCESS WILL BE NUDGED TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
MANY TIMES AFTER THE STUDENTS APPLY, THEY ARE UNSURE ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS.
TO THE PURPOSE IS TO LET THE STUDENTS KNOW WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE.
WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THAT.
AND THE SECOND IS AN EMAIL TO STUDENTS AFTER THEY COMPLETE THE SRT TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE RIGHTS, CHOICES AND ENROLLMENT AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE OVER THE PROCESS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ORIENTATION AND PLANNING.
IT HAS BEEN REALLY FUN IN THIS ROLE TO WORK WITH THE PLACEMENT STUFF AND FINDING NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR STUDENTS.
THIS SLIDE HERE IS A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PLACING SINCE TSRS T TOOL HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
BECAUSE HE WE HAVE STUDENTS PLACING INTO DEGREE APPLICABLE AND TRANSFER LEVEL MATH COURSES.
MATH 80 IS THE MATH NECESSARY FOR STUDENT SEEKING AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS OR SCIENCE DEGREE.
HERE IS THE SECOND HIGHLIGHT OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION.
ON AVERAGE 75 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING PLACED IN THE TRANSFER LEVEL MATH
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COURSEWORK.LET TREMENDOUSLY REDUCES THE TIME TO COMPLETION FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL AID THEY MAY UTILIZE WHILE THEY ARE AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS I WAS LIKE HOW DOES THAT PERTAIN TO OUR EDUCATIONAL GOALS ARE STUDENTS? WHEN I WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE AWARDS, THE CERTIFICATE AND DEGREES WE AWARDED FOR 2019/20, YOU WILL SEE ABOUT 29 PERCENT OF THE AWARDS MADE FOR THAT YEAR WERE MADE TO AA DEGREE SEEKING STUDENT.
SO TO ME THAT TOLD ME THAT WE ARE RIGHT ON PAR IN TERMS OF OFFERING THE COURSES STUDENTS NEED BASED ON THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOAL.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO ANDREW TO SHARE SOME OF THE WORK HE AND THE MATH FACULTY HAVE BEEN DOING WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE.
FOR ANYONE IN THE HOME STUDIO AUDIENCE WHO DOESN'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS ANDREW VINES, THE DEANS OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS.
I WANT TO START OFF TALKING ABOUT OUR TREE PRE-TRANSFER MATH SECTIONS.
THESE ARE THE LOWEST LEVEL PRE-TRANSFER MATH CLASSES THE MATH DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING.
IF YOU LOOK BACK PRE-AB 705, IN COMBINATION OF THE 40 AND 60 SECTIONS, WE WERE AT 60 SECTIONS OF THOSE COURSES AND IN OUR CURRENT SEMESTER SPRING OF 2021 WE ARE DOWN TO 11.
FOR THOSE TWO SECTIONS LEFT, THAT ONLY REPRESENTS 40 SEATS.
THOSE ARE TO HAVE SECTIONS IF YOU WILL OF 20 STUDENTS.
ALL 40 OF THOSE SEATS ARE IN CLASSES IN THE MATH LEARNING CENTER, WHICH ARE SEMI-INDEPENDENT CLASSES.
OTHERWISE STUDENTS WHO SEEK THE SKILLS BUILDING THAT THEY GET IN MATH 40, THOSE PRE-ALGEBRA SKILLS, WE ARE NOW GUIDING THOSE STUDENTS TO AN ADULT EDUCATION CLASS.
SO IT IS A PRE-ALGEBRA SKILLS COURSE.
BUT THE BENEFIT IS BY BEING AN ADULT EDUCATION, STUDENTS CAN GO INTO AND OUT OF THAT CLASS WHEN THEY NEED IT.
AND AS ALL ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES ARE, IT'S FREE TO THE STUDENTS.
IT ALLOWS FOR STUDENTS TO PERHAPS EVEN GO INTO A SECTION OF THAT PRE-ALGEBRA SKILLS CLASS, BUILD THOSE SKILLS AND EVEN WITHIN THE SAME SEMESTER GO INTO ONE OF THE CREDIT BEARING MATH CLASSES.
460, THAT WAS WHERE MANY OF THE STUDENTS STARTED OFF AT CERRITOS COLLEGE BEFORE AB 705 AND NOW WE ARE DOWN TO NINE SECTIONS.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, OF THOSE NINE SECTIONS NOT ONE IS A CONVENTIONAL CLASS.
NONE OF THOSE WILL BE 18 WE CLASSES SO THEY WILL BE ONE OF TWO THINGS.
ONE, LIKE THE MATH 40 SEATS, MATH LEARNING CENTER, SEMI-INDEPENDENT CLASSES.
OR Â" AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD ON IN MATH IS FIGURING OUT CARRYING SO STUDENTS CAN COMPLETE THE MOST MATHEMATICS IN ONE SEMESTER.
SO THE MATH 60S THAT ARE CONVENTIONAL CLASSES, IF YOU WILL, MEANING THEY ARE SET UP ON THE SCHEDULE.
THEY ARE FULL INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES AND NOT SEMI-INDEPENDENT.
THEY ARE FIRST NINE WEEK CLASSES AND THERE ARE SEATS GUARANTEED TO THOSE STUDENTS IN MATH 80 DURING THE SECOND NINE WEEKS SO STUDENTS CAN COMPLETE MATH 60 IN MATH 80 IN 118 WEEK SESSION OR SEMESTER.
IF WE CONTINUE LOOKING AT OUR PRE-TRANSFER MATH CLASSES, THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE CLASSES BUILDING MATH SKILLS FOR STUDENTS WHO ONE OF TWO THINGS.
ONE, THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY BE STEM STUDENTS, WHICH MEANS THEY WANT TO BE BUSINESS MAJOR OR A STEM MAJOR.
PERHAPS IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL.
PERHAPS FIVE OR 10 YEARS AND SAY BEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY NEED TO REBUILD THOSE MATH SKILLS.
AND THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS PARTICULARLY FOR THE PRE-STEM MAJORS, THE FOLKS WHO WANT TO GO TO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS, IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN MATH 140, WHICH IS THE GATEWAY OR TRANSFERABLE CLASS THOUGH
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STUDENTS START OFF IN, THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE SOLID SKILLS IN GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA.SO THAT IS WHY THESE SECTIONS OF MATH 70 AND MATH 80 ARE AVAILABLE.
THE OTHER THING IS FOR MATH 80, AS EVETTE MENTIONED, MATH 80 AND MATH 75 BOTH MEET THE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN A STUDENTS READ THAT 25 TO 30 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING A CAREER DEGREE OR CAREER CERTIFICATE, A PLAN A, CAN MEET THAT MATH PROFICIENCY WITH MATH 80 OR MATH 75.
THIS IS WHERE I THINK THE STORY GETS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS WHAT IS SHOWING WHERE WE ARE DOING SUCH GREAT WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS AND PLACING THEM DIRECTLY INTO TRANSFER LEVEL MATH.
IF YOU WERE TO TAKE AND LOOK THROUGH FALL OF 2020.
SPRING OF 2021 THE NUMBERS COME DOWN A BIT.
BUT KEEP IN MIND ENROLLMENT IS DOWN ACROSS THE COLLEGE.
IT IS DOWN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
IF YOU LOOK AT MATH 112, WHICH IS THE GO TO CLASS FOR MOST OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE TRANSFERRING.
WE COME FROM AN AVERAGE OF 21 SECTIONS TO 50 IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.
AND SITE 210, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS FOR TRANSFER, WE HAVE DOUBLED FROM 6 TO 12.
AND LOOK BACK AT ROUNDABOUT PERCENTAGES.
SO PRE-AB 705, AND I WANT TO POINT THIS OUT.
MATHEMATICS DID NOT FULLY IMPLEMENT AB 705 UNTIL FALL OF 2019.
SO THE FOUR COLUMNS OF DATA YOU ARE LOOKING AT HERE REALLY IS THE START OF AB 705 FOR MATHEMATICS.
BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION, THE RATIO WAS ABOUT 2/3 TO 1/3, MEANING ABOUT 65 TO 67 PERCENT OF CLASSES WERE MATH SECTIONS WERE PRE-TRANSFER WITH ONLY ABOUT 35 PERCENT BEING TRANSFER LEVEL.
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AB 705, WE HAVE SLIPPED THAT.
LOOKING AT AN AVERAGE FROM LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABOUT A 60/40.
AND I JUST CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS FOR THIS YEAR.
AND WE ARE STILL ADDING SECTIONS AND WHATNOT FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER.
BUT IF WE INCLUDE SUPPORT COURSES IN THE SECTION COUNT, NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO THIRDS OR ABOUT 65 TO 67 PERCENT IN TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES IN AROUND 33 TO 35 PERCENT IN PRE-TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES.
SO ULTIMATELY IN THE COURSE OF IMPLEMENTING AB 705 JUST IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE SLIPPED THE RATIO OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MATH CLASSES BEING TRANSFER LEVEL MATH CLASSES, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE.
SOMETHING ELSE I WANT TO POINT OUT TOO.
NOT ONLY DO YOU SEE DOUBLE SECTION COUNT OF THE CLASSES LIKE MATH 112, BUT WE ARE ALSO BUILDING ENROLLMENT IN THE OTHER TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES.
YOU WILL NOTICE THE SECTION COUNT OF THE MATH FOR TEACHERS IS INCREASING.
THAT IS WITH WORKING WITH: MCKINLEY AND REALLY BUILDING IN THE TEACHER TRACK PROGRAM.
THE OTHER CLASSES TO NOTE BE THE CALCULUS SERIES AND GETTING INTO LINEAR ALGEBRA DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS.
IF YOU LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THAT PROGRESSION.
IT'S REALLY SHOWING BUILDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO NEED THOSE UPPER LEVEL MATH CLASSES FROM THE COLLEGE, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
THE ONLY STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN CALCULUS ARE GOING TO BE STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING STEM DEGREES.
SO THIS IS OVERALL MATH SUCCESS GOING BACK TO 2014/2015.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DON'T POINT OUT THE SCALE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THIS GRAPH WHICH HAS BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME ABOUT 25 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW FEW WEEKS.
THE DROP LOOKS SUDDEN GOING DOWN TO 18/19.
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BUT IT'S NOT.IF YOU LOOK AT THE Y AXIS, ONLY GOES FROM 46 TO 50 PERCENT.
THE DROP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 1617 TO ACADEMIC HE YOUR 1819 IS LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT.
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO POINT OUT WITH THIS IS WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A BUTTE 705 FOR MATHEMATICS IN 19/20.
AND WE HAVE STARTED TO SEE A REBOUND AND OVERALL SUCCESS RATES IN MATHEMATICS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.
BY IMPLEMENTING THIS MODEL, THIS IS A MODEL BEING IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
THE OVER ALL GOAL IS TO INCREASE SUCCESS AND COMPLETION OF MATHEMATICS.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE SEEING OVER THE PAST YEAR.
NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS ON THIS PAGE.
BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT.
THE TOP CHART IS OF RETENTION AND THE BOTTOM IS OF SUCCESS.
NOW, IF WE LOOK AT THIS PAST YEAR, AGAIN, I'M SORRY?
>>JAMES BIRKEY : COULD YOU MAKE SURE WE ALL UNDERSTAND HOW YOU ARE DEFINING SUCCESS IN THIS PRESENTATION?
SUCCESS MEANS THE STUDENT COST OF THE CLASS.
IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASS, THE STUDENT ADD TO MAKE AN A, B OR C.
SO WHEN A STUDENT IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE MATH CLASS, THAT MEANS THE STUDENT HAS ACHIEVED A SCORE THAT THE CLASS MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION WHICH WOULD BE A THROUGH C.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : PERFECT, THANK YOU.
IF WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE PERCENTAGES AND IF YOU FIRST LOOK AT AT THE ACADEMIC YEAR 19/20, USING DROPS AND PERCENTAGES AND YOU ARE LIKE HANG ON A MINUTE.
WE ARE REDUCING THE RETENTION AND SUCCESS.
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT WAS IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS IN PARENTHESES, THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS.
JUST TAKING MATH 112 ALONE AND ACADEMIC YEAR 18/19, WE WERE ABLE TO HANG ON TO JUST UNDER 1600 STUDENTS.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT 19/20 OR MATH 112, WE INCREASED THE RETENTION TO OVER 2300 STUDENTS.
IF WE ARE GOING ALONG THE SAME CLASS FOR SUCCESS IN MATH 112 AND ACADEMIC YEAR 18/19, 1155 STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED 112.
IN THE IMPLEMENTATION YEAR, WE JUMPED FROM 1155 TWO 1000 750 STUDENTS.
THAT IS A GIGANTIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
MEANING THE THROUGHPUT OR GETTING STUDENTS INTO HANGING ONTO THEM AND SEEING THEM SUCCESSFUL INSIDE OF MATH 112.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE RETENTION AND SUCCESS NUMBERS, YOU SEE A COMMON TREND.
IS DRASTIC INCREASES, PARTICULARLY WITH MATH 112.
THAT IS WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARE GOING BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR THEY ARE SEEKING FOR TRANSFER.
THIS SHOWS THE COMPLETION OF FIRST TIME STUDENTS AND TRANSFER LEVEL MATHEMATICS.
AGAIN, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THE FACT THIS IS COMING FROM OUR DASHBOARD DATA.
I TRY MY BEST TO UTILIZE THE DATA IN THE GRAPH FROM OUR DASHBOARDS, WHICH ARE FANTASTIC.
HAVING WORKED IN THREE STATES UNDER THREE DIFFERENT REGIONAL BODIES.
I CAN TELL YOU THE DASHBOARDS WE HAVE ARE UNBELIEVABLY GOOD.
AND JUST THE DATA ACCESS WE HAVE AT THE COLLEGE.
AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 18/19 TO 19/20, THAT IS ALMOST A DOUBLE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE FIRST-TIME STUDENTS AT THE COLLEGE WHO WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING, MEANING PASSING TRANSFER LEVEL MATHEMATICS.
NOW, THAT 15 PERCENT Â" DON'T GET TOO STUCK ON THAT NUMBER.
THAT IS 15 PERCENT OF THE OVER ALL INCOMING STUDENTS WITH THE FIRST TIME STUDENTS, WHICH IT SITS JUST UNDER 5000.
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AND TO GET IS 48 OR 4900.HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO CHOSE TO TAKE MATHEMATICS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND 1700, OVER 700 OF 1700 THE FIRST TIME STUDENTS COMPLETED TRANSFER LEVEL MATHEMATICS IN THE FIRST YEAR, WHICH IS ABOUT 41 PERCENT.
SO WE ARE MAKING TREMENDOUS STRIDES IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY WE CAN DO BETTER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO BETTER.
THE STATISTICS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, BUT WITH IMPLEMENTATION IN 19/20.
AND KEEP IN MIND THAT DURING OUR FIRST YEAR, A FULL AB 705 IMPLEMENTATION IN MATHEMATICS, DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER EVERY SINGLE INSTRUCTOR WAS THRUST ON LINE KICKING AND SCREAMING BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
AND SO IN IMPLEMENTING ALL OF THIS AND TRYING TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE STUDENTS TO INCREASE SUCCESS, WE ALSO HAD TO MOVE EVERYTHING ONLINE AT THE DROP OF A HAT IN MARCH 2020 DURING OUR IMPLEMENTATION YEAR.
AND SO MY HAT IS OFF TO THE FACULTY.
THEY HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN THE ABSOLUTE MOST DIFFICULT OF CIRCUMSTANCES IN ACADEMIA OVER THE PAST YEAR.
JUST TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE.
BUT SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT.
EMBEDDED TUTORING IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR.
THE FACULTY ARE TREMENDOUS FANS OF THIS.
MORE AND MORE ARE PARTICIPATING.
THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL BECAUSE THE EMBEDDED TUTOR TOTALLY SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSES, BUT THE EMBEDDED TUTORS ALSO SERVE AS PEER MENTORS WRITTEN SOMETIMES IT IS EASIER TO HEAR FROM A FELLOW STUDENT THAT IS FROM A PROFESSOR.
THAT PROGRAM IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
I KNOW EVERYONE HAS HEARD ABOUT STATS IN MOTION.
WE HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
THE SUCCESS DROP TO RIGHT AROUND 80 PERCENT THIS PAST SUMMER, BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN ONLINE PROGRAM.
AND AT THE LAST MINUTE THE FACULTY TEAM BUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER AND RAN IT COMPLETELY ONLINE THIS LAST SUMMER, INCLUDING HAVING THE STUDENTS DO THE MATH LABS AT HOME USING VIDEOS AND SENDING THEM IN.
AND THERE WAS STILL AN 80 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE FOR THOSE ATHLETES TAKING MATH 112.
JUST ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL CAREER BASED UPON THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM, WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR AFFILIATING, TO USE IN SCIENCE TERMS THERE, THIS PROGRAM AND ACROSS THE COLLEGE.
THIS HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL FOR ATHLETICS.
WHERE CAN WE LOOK FOR OTHER AREAS TO HAVE A STATISTICS CLASS TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL IT WOULD A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE AND HEALTH OCCUPATIONS.
IT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO TAKE A STATISTICS CLASS AND TAKE HELP OCCUPATION STATISTICS SPECIFICALLY SO THE STUDENTS CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING IN THE CLASS.
IT GIVES IT MEANING FOR THE STUDENTS, WHICH IT DID TO THE ATHLETES WHICH SHOWS IN THE SUCCESS RATES.
THIS HAS BEEN IN COLLABORATION WITH MY ABSOLUTELY AMAZING MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT CHAIR, MANUEL LOPEZ, WHO YOU HEAR FROM IN JUST A SECOND.
WE ARE LOOKING AT INTENTIONAL SCHEDULING.
INTENTIONAL SCHEDULING GOES ALONG WITH STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT.
IT IS LOOKING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE OFFERING THE CLASSES STUDENTS NEED, THE ACCESS IS THERE AND WE ARE MAKING SURE THERE IS SOMEONE FOR THE STUDENTS TO GO DURING THE SEMESTER.
ONE OF THE WAYS WE LOOK AT THAT.
LET'S SAY I AM A STUDENT AND I START OFF IN MATH 112 AND IT IS TOO MUCH AND I NEED TO BACK OFF FROM IT IN AUGUST.
MAYBE I GO TO ADULT ED AND I GO INTO ONE OF THE WALK-IN CLASSES AND BUILDS MATH SKILLS THAT I NEED.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IN SEPTEMBER A DELAYED START CLASS IS THERE FOR ME TO
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PICK RIGHT BACK UP.OR MAYBE I WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER AND GO INTO A SECOND NINE WEEK CLASS.
I ALLUDED TO THIS BEFORE, A NINE BY NINE MODEL.
MOUNTAINS OF RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CONDENSED CLASSES, CONDENSED SESSION CLASSES HAVE HIGH SUCCESS RATES BECAUSE THE STUDENTS ARE FOCUSED ON THE MATERIAL.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WHERE CAN WE PAIR 60 IN MATH 80? MATH 80, MATH 140.
WE HAVE SEEN I HIGH DEMAND WITH THESE CLASSES BECAUSE STUDENTS LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE MORE THAN ONE CLASS AND 80 WEEK SEMESTER.
THE OTHER THING IS SIX WEEK CLASSES.
MY COLLEAGUE DOCTOR NIXON WILL TALK ABOUT THE STEP PROGRAM LATER, BUT THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS IF A STUDENT IS TAKING A CLASS ADJUST FOCUSES ON THAT ONE CLASS, MOUNDS AND MOUNDS OF RESEARCH SHOWS STUDENTS ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY THING THE STUDENT IS CONCENTRATING ON.
IF I'M HAVING TO DO MATH HOMEWORK FIVE, SIX, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M DOING, MY ENTIRE CONCENTRATION IS ON THAT SUBJECT AREA AND I'M GOING TO DO BETTER IN THE CLASS.
SO BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MY ESTEEMED MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT CHAIR, DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> NO QUESTIONS, BUT GREAT JOB.
I DO THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF DESCRIBING THE STATISTICS AS PROBABLY DEFINED YOURSELF TO DO VERY WELL.
THE GRAPHICS, YOU COULD UPDATE THOSE SO THEY HELP EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE EASILY.
BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A VERY COMPELLING STORY.
AND WE ARE REALLY DIGGING INTO SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS IT IS REALLY EXCITING THE LEVEL OF SUCCESS THROUGHPUT THAT THOSE REPRESENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ABOUT THE INFORMATION WAS REALLY COMPELLING AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY WE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND TO ALL THE FACULTY FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK MAKING SO MUCH PROGRESS.
HAD A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS AND THEN I PROBABLY WILL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS AT THE END BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER TYPE OF DATA WILL BE PRESENTED.
I HAD A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE STUDENTS WE DO PLACE IN THE BELOW TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES.
HOW I AM LOOKING RIGHT NOW AT THE LAW.
HOWEVER REMEMBER IT IS THAT IF WE AS A COLLEGE DECIDE TO ENROLL THEM IN A PRE-TRANSFER LEVEL COURSEWORK, WE HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THIS WILL IMPROVE THE STUDENT'S LIKELIHOOD OF COMPLETING A TRANSFER LEVEL COURSE IN ONE YEAR.
>> I WILL USE THE EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT WHO WANTS TO MAJOR IN STEM.
THAT MEANS THE STUDENT NEEDS TO GO FIRST INTO MATH 140 OR TRIG.
IF I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND I DID THAT COMPLETE ALGEBRA TO WORK INTEGRATED MATH, THAT MEANS I DID NOT SECURE THE MATH SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN MATH 140.
AND SO THE JUSTIFICATION BEHIND THAT IS I AM A STEM MAJOR AND IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN MATH 140, I'M GOING TO TAKE MATH 80.
AND OFTEN TIMES WE SEE STUDENTS CONSIDER TAKING MATH 74 GEOMETRY SKILLS AS WELL.
BECAUSE GEOMETRY IS AS IMPORTANT AS ALGEBRA IS FOR TRIG.
AS FAR AS STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO GO INTO MATH 60, WE ARE NOT PUTTING THEM INTO MATH 60.
WE DO HAVE SOME STUDENTS Â" I THINK WHAT WE WILL SEE IS THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DWINDLE.
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IF YOU LOOK AT THAT CHART.WE ARE DOWN TO NINE SECTIONS OVERALL.
EVENTUALLY WE WILL GET TO ZERO.
BUT WE STILL HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE MINDSET, CURRENT STUDENTS BE BEFORE AB 705 WHO WANT TO FINISH OUT THAT SERIES.
THE STUDENTS KNOW THEIR OPTION IS TO GO INTO A TRANSFER LEVEL CLASS, BUT THE STUDENTS STILL CHOOSE TO STAY INSIDE THE PATH THEY ARE ALREADY IN BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE.
I HAVE CONVINCED SOME STUDENTS AND I KNOW MANUAL HAS TOO IN THE MATH FACULTY AS A WHOLE.
THERE BEEN STUDENTS OF CONSIDER TAKING THOSE CLASSES THAT IT WAS LIKE WELL, YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE BOARD YOU CAN GO TO A HIGHER LEVEL CLASS.
SOME OF THE STUDENTS CHOOSE THAT.
AS FAR AS MATH 80 GOES, FOR PLAN A STUDENT THEY DON'T NEED THE TRANSFER LEVEL CLASS BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A CAREER PROGRAM.
AND SO MATH 80 STILL HAS QUITE A BIT OF POPULARITY, I GUESS WITHOUT A BETTER WORD FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
>> FOR THAT PORTION THEN THERE IS NOTHING Â" I APPRECIATE THE EXAMPLE YOU GAVE ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATION OF A STUDENT WHO WANTS TO PURSUE A STEM DEGREE REALIZING HIS OR HER MATH SKILLS AREN'T UP TO PAR TO REALLY BE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN MATH 112.
AND SO THAT IS ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO SAY THEN TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, TRUSTEE PEREZ.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE, DEAN.
TO DEMONSTRATE THAT, WE WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED TO DO A LONGITUDINAL STUDY AND IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS WHO WENT INTO THAT COURSE AND WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING TO DO A LARGE STUDY TO SEE WHERE THE STUDENTS WENT THROUGH AND THE TIMING.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF IT.
>> THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE LAW.
AND IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE LOW TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES, WHICH I THINK DEAN BYNES DID A GOOD JOB AT ILLUSTRATING THE NEED AT OUR COLLEGE FOR THAT.
AND THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO SHOW IN THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO GO IN THE TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES.
FOR MANY REASONS THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO PLACE THEMSELVES.
I THINK THAT IS A REALLY KEY COMPONENT THAT WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO WORK ON.
THE OTHER THING IS, AND AGAIN I PROBABLY KNOW THE ANSWER BUT I HAVE TO ASK, WOULD WE ANTICIPATE ELIMINATING ALL THE LOW TRANSFER LEVEL MATH CLASSES BY FALL OF 2022? IS THAT A GOAL WE SHOULD TRY TO ACHIEVE OR IS THAT A GOAL TRULY NOT GOING TO WORK AT OUR CAMPUS?
>> I WILL JUMP IN AGAIN IF YOU DON'T MIND.
AS HE HEARD THE DEAN SAY AND YOU WILL HERE ALSO FROM MANWELL LOPEZ, THE COURSE IS LIKE 40 AND 60, AAD IS DEVELOPING OPTION COURSES FOR THEM.
WE WILL SEE 40 DISAPPEAR SOONER AND DWINDLING IN 60.
AND DARE I SAY EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF MATH 70.
BUT THE 75 ARE STILL BEING ASKED FOR.
WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IS PROBABLY NOT A PATHWAY IN WHICH WE WANT TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR TRANSFER.
BUT THE HOWEVER STATEMENT, IN ALL DUE RESPECT, MATH 80 WILL PROBABLY STAY QUITE A BIT LONGER AS THE PLAN A, THE TERMINAL AA ARE STILL CAREER PATHWAYS YOU MIGHT THINK OF AS CTE PROGRAMS THAT ONLY REQUIRE A MATH 80.
MANY OF THE CERTIFICATES REQUIRE ONLY A MATH 80.
IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A TERMINAL AA, THOUGH STUDENTS ARE NOT SEEKING A TRANSFER OR A FOUR YEAR.
MATH 80 IS THE APEX OF WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE.
WE WILL PROBABLY SEE THOSE FOR YEARS TO COME.
UNLESS THEY TRANSFORM OR DECIDE TO TRANSFER TO A FOUR-YEAR, THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE A TRANSFER LEVEL.
STUDENTS COME IN WITH A CAREER GOAL OF A PLAN A ONLY.
BUT AS TIME GOES ON THEY REALIZE THEY WANT TO TRANSFER.
AT THAT POINT IN TIME, BOTH OUR FACULTY AND COUNSELORS WILL ADVISE THEM TO A
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TRANSFER LEVEL COURSE.IT WILL BE A FEW YEARS, BUT IT IS A GOAL TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE.
>> FOR THE COLLEGES ACROSS TO THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ELIMINATE 90 PERCENT OF THEIR REMEDIAL CLASSES IN MATH, I ASSUME THEY HAVE CTE PROGRAMS AS WELL TOO? I ASSUME THEY HAVE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS WHERE THERE IS NO NEED FOR A HIGHER TRANSFER LEVEL MATH FOR THEIR CAREER.
BUT HOW ARE THESE COLLEGES ACHIEVING IT? I THINK THE LAST REPORT I SAW THERE WERE 15 COLLEGES ACROSS THE STATE, WHICH IS NOT A LOT I UNDERSTAND.
BUT 15 COLLEGES WHO HAVE ELIMINATED 90 PERCENT OF THEIR REMEDIAL MATH CLASSES.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING DIFFERENTLY? I WOULD IMAGINE WE HAVE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR STUDENT POPULATIONS.
TWO THINGS TYPICALLY WHAT YOU SEE.
THOSE SCHOOLS HAVE INCREASED THEIR ADULT ED OFFERINGS AND REDUCED IT COMPLETELY.
IF THAT IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR THE STUDENTS.
AND SECONDLY THERE ARE COLLEGES IN OUR AREA WHO HAVE ESSENTIALLY DARE I SAY BALLOONED THE UNITS OF THE COURSE.
OUR TYPICAL COURSES ARE FOUR UNITS IN SOME OF THE COURSES ARE FIVE AND SIX UNITS SO THEY ARE IN BEDDING THE PRE-TRANSFER ESSENTIALLY CURRICULUM INTO THEIR TRANSFER COURSE.
>> KINDA LIKE A COREQUISITE CLASS.
AND WE TESTED SOME OF THOSE TOO, I BELIEVE.
AND MAYBE MANWELL CAN MENTION THIS.
I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THE MATH FACULTY ARE LOOKING AT EXPLORING AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT ALREADY IN CURRICULUM IN THE PIPELINE.
>> I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
I KNOW THIS IS A BIG CHALLENGE.
AND I THINK WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
THROUGH EARLY COLLEGE BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR STUDENTS FACE WHEN THEY COME TO MATH AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL STEMS FROM THE EDUCATION AND K-12 SYSTEM AS WELL DO IT AGAIN, I AM REALLY GLAD WE ARE TAKING MORE OF A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO THIS BY TRYING TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS TO TRY TO DEVELOP THESE SKILLS.
I AM A FIRM, STRONG BELIEVER THAT MATH IS A LANGUAGE YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE EVERY DAY.
AND IF YOU DON'T PRACTICE IT, YOU EASILY FORGET IT.
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS I AM ALL FOR.
I WANTED TO MENTION ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR FACULTY FOR THOSE ARE THINGS CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED AND INTERESTED IN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF DATA YOU WILL PRESENT MORE.
! HOW FAR AWAY FROM THE 90 PERCENT?
>> ABOUT TWO THIRDS OR ONE THIRD.
>> THE STATS I LOOKED AT 65 PERCENT TRANSFER LEVEL, 35 PERCENT PRE- TRANSFER.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE EFFICACY FOR STUDENTS AND TAKING THE PRE-TRANSFER COURSES AND IN BEDDING THEM IN THE TRANSFER LEVEL?
>>JAMES BIRKEY : IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS EFFECTIVE FOR STUDENTS, NOT EFFECTIVE OR KIND OF A WASH?
>> IN CALIFORNIA I WOULD SAY WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA QUITE YET.
BECAUSE THE IMPLEMENTATION HAS ONLY BEEN A YEAR FOR MATHEMATICS ESSENTIALLY.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS AS TRUSTEE PEREZ MENTIONED, THE 15 SCHOOLS WE CAN REACH OUT AND SEE IF THEY HAD PRELIMINARY DATA.
BUT THEY ARE ONLY ONE OR TWO YEARS INTO IT THEMSELVES.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET AWAY FOR HAVING THAT AS AN EASY OUT.
BECAUSE NATIONALLY WE HAVE NATIONAL DATA.
WE ARE THE LAST, DARE I SAY THE WEST COAST Â" NOT EVEN THE WEST COAST.
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WITH THE LAST STATE TO ADOPT THIS MULTIPLE MEASURES APPROACH.WHAT WE COULD DO IS LOOK AT THE EFFICACY IN STARTED WITH THE EASTERN STATES MOVING FORWARD AND SEE HOW THE COREQUISITE MODEL WORKS.
THE MODELS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND GIVE US A BASELINE FOR OUR GOALSETTING.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : IN TERMS OF FROM A STANDPOINT, DOES IT ACTUALLY SEEMED TO BE ADVISABLE OR IS IT KIND OF A MATTER OF MOVING THE DECK CHAIRS AROUND?
>> I PERSONALLY THINK IT IS ADVISABLE.
THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT EXTRA UNIT EMBEDDED IN THEIR.
IT IS SOMEWHAT LIKE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BOTH DEAN VINES AND DEAN MIXON.
IT IS MORE OF A JUST-IN-TIME REMEDIATION IN THE CLASSROOM.
YOUR STUDENTS DON'T LEAVE CONFUSED, HOPEFULLY, WHAT THEY DO IS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS IN THERE SO THEY CAN GO HOME WITH A KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT EXTRA NUDGE OR HELP OR QUESTIONS BEING ADDRESSED.
I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO HEAR MORE Â" WE HAVE SOME EVIDENCE I WOULD SAY IN ENGLISH THAT HAS THE CORRECT AND THERE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR TWO YEARS.
DEAN MIXON COULD MENTION AN ADDRESS THIS.
BUT I THINK IT IS A LITTLE BIT NASCENT, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO LOOK AT OTHER NATIONAL DATA TO BRING THAT TO YOU NEXT TIME AS WELL.
>> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE CLASS.
IF WE ARE LOOKING AT STATISTICS.
IT IS MUCH EASIER TO IMPLEMENT A MODEL JUST-IN-TIME REMEDIATION, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR MATH 112 AS OPPOSED TO GOING A STEM ROUTE.
WHERE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GO INTO BUSINESS CALC OR INTO THE CALCULUS SERIES.
ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, ONE OF THE NEIGHBOR COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA HAS IMPLEMENTED THAT MODEL, BUT FOR THAT ALGEBRA COURSE THAT FEEDS INTO TRADE, PRECALCULUS AND CALCULUS, IT'S 5 1/2 UNITS.
ULTIMATELY WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS THEY HAVE TAKEN THAT INFORMATION TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN THE ALGEBRA COURSE AND THEY HAVE JUST EXPANDED THE UNIT COUNT FOR THE ALGEBRA COURSE.
ALL OF A STUDDED THE STUDENTS IN A SIX UNIT ALGEBRA COURSE INSTEAD OF THREE OR FOUR.
ME, I GUESS WARMATH IS ALWAYS BETTER.
BUT TO GO BACK AND RECAP WHAT WE JUST DID BEFORE YOU MOVE INTO THE HEADLINER PORTION OF THE COURSE.
>> IS THERE A WAY TO LOOK AT THE DATA, NATIONAL DATA OR CURRENT DATA AT THE SAME TIME DESIGN A PHASING OUT TO GET US TO THE 90 PERCENT? WE HAVE HAD THE CONVERSATION, WE UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE TO MAINTAINING SOME OF THE SECTIONS, BUT 65, 35 WITH THE LOWER COURT IS TO DO ONE.
IF THE LAW IS SAYING WE SHOULD PROVE WE'RE DOING BETTER BY KEEPING THOSE CLASSES, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT.
AND THINK WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO PUT A TIMELINE PHASE IS OUTPUT WE DO NOT SAY THE TIMELINE NEEDS TO SAY IT PHASES OUT NEXT MONTH, BUT WHAT IS A REALISTIC EXPECTATION OF BEING OUT OF THIS BUSINESS.
IF INDEED WE BELIEVE THE STUDENTS ARE THAT WAY, I THINK WE HAVE PLENTY OF DATA FROM THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES THAT CAN BE USED TO MAKE THAT POINT.
>> SO IN SOME SENSE I'M LOOKING AT ALSO TRUSTEE PEREZ WHAT YOU SHARED AS WELL AS THE COMMENTS FROM EVERYBODY HERE.
AND SOME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 90 PERCENT AND SOME CENTS IS PLAIN STATISTICS WITH OUR STATISTICS COURSES.
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I THINK I AM FOLLOWING WITH WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AS POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS.AND I THINK ULTIMATELY I WOULD LIKE TO HIT THESE GOALS.
BUT MY OPINION IS WHATEVER IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS.
OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THE COURSEWORK.
I ASSUME THAT WILL GUIDE US BASED ON WHAT INFORMATION WE CAN GATHER AROUND THE COREQUISITE MODEL, IF THAT IS THE CORRECT TERM.
BUT CERTAINLY IT HELPS US WITH HITTING OUR METRICS, BUT I THINK LIKE I SAID, THE PRELIMINARY THRESHOLD ISSUE IS BETTER FOR STUDENTS.
>> IF WE WERE TO TAKE THE PERCENTAGES Â" ALL DUDE NUMBERS HERE.
BECAUSE IT WILL BE EASIER TO FOLLOW WITHOUT WRITING IT DOWN.
IF WE WERE LOOKING AT A 65/35 RATIO.
AND AS EVETTE MENTIONED, LET'S JUST THEY WERE PLANNING STUDENTS THAT'S 25 PERCENT.
IF WE PULL THE 25 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO SPECIFICALLY TAKEN MATH 80 WITHOUT A BETTER WAY OF PUTTING IT, A TECHNICAL MATH COURSE BECAUSE THEY ARE CTE STUDENTS IN THEIR CAREER GOAL IS FINISH AND GO INTO THE WORKFORCE.
THAT DOES GET YOU TO THAT 10 PERCENT OR IN SO ULTIMATELY, I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE COLLEGE TO HANG ONTO A GREATER PERCENTAGE WITH A 35 PERCENT IS ULTIMATELY THE PLAN A STUDENTS.
BECAUSE OF PEOPLE THAT 25 PERCENT OF STUDENTS, YOU ARE LEFT WITH THE 10 PERCENT.
SO YOU ARE AT A 9010 SPREAD FOR TRANSFER BALANCE STUDENTS.
>> AND WE SEE IF THOSE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT? BECAUSE THEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FRESHMAN CLASS OVER 1000 STUDENTS ENTER CTE PROGRAMS. WITH NO CHANCES OF TRANSFER.
HOWEVER, THE DATA WE COLLECT ON FRESHMAN SUGGESTED 80 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS MARKED TRANSFER AS THEIR GOAL.
IS A ONE OF THE TWO IS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE OTHER.
WE WILL LOOK INTO IT A BIT MORE.
AND WE CAN DECIDE AND GET THOSE NUMBERS AS WELL.
THERE IS INTENT VERSUS BEHAVIOR AS WE HAVE SEEN.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE PLACEMENT DATA, WE HAVE STUDENTS PLACED IN THE TRANSFER LEVEL AND DON'T TAKE IT.
WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO CHANGE THEIR MAJOR UP TO 10 TIMES IN SOME CASES WHILE THEY ARE HERE.
THERE IS INTENT VERSUS BEHAVIOR AS WELL.
>> AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THIS WILL HAVE TO CHANGE NEXT MONTH.
BUT IF THAT IS OUR EXPLANATION, I THINK WE NEED TO CLARIFY THAT AND OUTLINE IT FOR WHAT IT IS IT.
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THOSE STUDENTS TAKING 80 IF THAT DATE GETS THEM TO THEIR COMPLETION POINT AND THAT IS THEIR CAREER GOAL.
BUT IF IT IS AND WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO SHOULD NOT BE THERE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN THEIR RIGHT TRACK AND SEE TRULY WHERE WE ARE AND SAY OKAY, IN YEAR ONE WE DO THIS AND INURE TO WE DO THIS IN WHATEVER MANY.
BUT OUTLINE WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH A CLEAR VISION FROM WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
>> UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS COMMIT AND WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PRESENTATION? ! I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE PRESENTATION FOR MY QUESTION.
>> WAS FINISHED THE PRESENTATION FIRST AND THEN WE CAN ASK MORE QUESTIONS.
>> AT THIS POINT IN TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MR. LOPEZ, THE CHAIR OF MATHEMATICS TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON THEIR EXPERIENCE AND WHERE AS A MATH FACULTY THEIR TRAJECTORY TO MOVE FORWARD TO HELP OUR STUDENTS.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT TO ALL OF YOU THAT MATH FACULTY, SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION EAR
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OF AB 705 HAVE EMBRACED Â" SYLVIA QUICK.! MY WIFE IS WATCHING THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND SHE IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
SO I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH A GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE MADE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY AB 705.
I THINK OVERALL WE HAVE COME AROUND TO SEE THE POTENTIAL, THE VALUE AND THE GOALS ESTABLISHED.
AND I CAN COMPLETELY SEE THE NEED FOR TAKING A LOOK AT DATA TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN FOR OUR STUDENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE MIDST OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION EAR, WE HAD A CONFOUNDING VARIABLE IN THIS PANDEMIC SCENARIO WHERE ALL THE FACULTY WERE THRUST INTO ONLINE TEACHING WITH LITTLE WARNING.
AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE FACULTY HAVE COMPLETED EITHER FULL CERTIFICATION FOR TEACHING ONLINE WHERE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO TEACH ONLINE.
IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING TIME.
I HAVE BEEN TEACHING FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
ONE OF THE HAPPIEST PLACES FOR ME IS THE CLASSROOM.
SO THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY, REALLY CHALLENGING ADJUSTMENT PERSONALLY FOR ME.
AND I KNOW FOR MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES.
AND YET WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME.
TO UPHOLD THE PROMISE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS.
TO THAT END, WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ARE SERVING MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER IN TRANSFER LEVEL COURSES.
ACUTE DRIVING THERE WITH MY FACULTY WHO ARE LOOKING AT SUCCESS RATIOS DIPPING SLIGHTLY FROM PRE-AB 705.
BY POINTING OUT TO THEM THAT 60 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE WITH A GROUP OF 8000 STUDENTS IS A LOT LESS THEN 47 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE WITH 10,000 STUDENTS.
AND I AM JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT WE ARE MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE IN INDIVIDUALS LIVES WHO OTHERWISE WOULD PROBABLY NEVER HAVE TAKEN A TRANSFER LEVEL COURSE.
SO I UNDERSTAND, DOCTOR FIERRO AND TRUSTEE PEREZ CHALLENGE THE QUESTION IF THIS IS WORKING.
WHY ARE WE HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT BIG JUMP.
AND I THINK WE ARE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.
I HAVE SEEN A GROWING INTEREST AS PART OF MY FACULTY TO USE RESOURCES WE DIDN'T CONSIDER BEFORE.
I SEE MORE AND MORE OF MY FACULTY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE CLOTHES COLLABORATION WITH 19 IN SCHEDULING PURPOSES.
WE MEET CONSTANTLY TO LOOK AT TRENDS IN STUDENT DEMAND FOR COURSES.
I HAVE HAD TO REDESIGN SCHEDULES FROM ONE SEMESTER TO THE NEXT TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF GET IN THIS COLLABORATION, I THINK IS PROOF POSITIVE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS.
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE.
WE WERE PILOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME TEACHING A CALC ONE, CALC TWO SEQUENCE IN 18 WEEKS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR FIRST SEMESTER IMPLEMENTING THE THE PANDEMIC HIT WE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST YOUR GET IN IT WASN'T MY PROUDEST MOMENT.
I GOT THROUGH THE SEMESTER AND NOW THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TRAINING I FEEL BETTER QUALIFIED TO DO MORE EFFECTIVE JOB FOR MY STUDENTS.
BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE COOPERATION BETWEEN BY DEED AND FOR SCHEDULING PURPOSES.
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WE HAVE REVAMPED OUR OFFERINGS TO REFLECT FOR GREATER OPPORTUNITY.FOR ACCESS TO TRANSFER LEVEL COURSES WE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT CHANGE.
MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT HOW WE IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE SUPPORT MECHANISMS WE WANTED IN PLACE FOR FACULTY WHO ARE NEW.
I THINK A PIECE WE NEED TO CONSIDER AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT ACHIEVING OUR GOALS FOR AB 705 IS NOT ONLY CHANGING THE CLASS OFFERINGS AND WIPING CLEAN, REMOVING FROM THE SCHEDULE.
IT IS GOING TO TAKE COMMITMENT FROM THE COLLEGE TO RETRAINING FACULTY WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THINGS FOR A CERTAIN WAY FOR DECADES AND DECADES.
AND IF I HAD READ THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE READ ON THE EXHILARATION OF THE CALIFORNIA EXHILARATION PROJECT, IT'S NOT JUST CHANGING THE OFFERING COURSES, BUT CREATING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE WHERE FACULTY FIND SUPPORT IN STEPPING OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE TO DO THINGS THEY'VE NEVER DONE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, PROJECTS, GROUP EXAMS, THINGS THAT ARE NEW AND EXCITING AND PROMISING.
THAT IS GOING TO TAKE TRAINING.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE FUNDING, IT'S GOING TO TAKE COMMITMENT.
I HOPE WE ARE OPEN TO THIS BIG PICTURE IF WE ARE TRULY SERIOUS ABOUT ACHIEVING GOALS.
I THINK AS A DEPARTMENT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
PERHAPS NOT AS QUICKLY AS SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE, BUT I AM PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE AND I AM PROUD OF MY FACULTY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : ANY QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PROFESSOR LOPEZ, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK.
AND PLEASE ALSO THANK ALL OF YOUR COLLEAGUES.
I LOVE THAT CALC ONE AND CALC TWO SEQUENCE.
THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME THREE SEMESTERS OF CLASSES.
I THINK I GOT A D OR F THE FIRST TIME I TOOK CALCULUS IN COLLEGE YOU'D PROBABLY NOT MY PROUDEST MOMENT.
AND I HAD TAKEN CALCULUS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE SHOCK FOR FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS ON CAMPUSES.
AND THAT WAS DEFINITELY BEING.
THEY GO TO BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY DISTRACTIONS AS A YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENT WHEN YOU'RE 18 YEARS OLD AND YOU ARE FINALLY COMING FROM A VERY STRICT HOUSEHOLD.
HAVING THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO SCREW AROUND AND WASTE TIME YOU NEVER HAD.
YOU NEVER HAD IN YOUR PARENTS HOME.
SO AM GETTING VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT FOR A FEW YEARS IN MY OWN STUDENTS.
BECAUSE TAKING 70S CLASSES, DEPENDING ON IF YOU ARE AT A HIGHER LEVEL, VERY HARD.
BUT EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT AS GOOD AT MATH AND YOU ARE MORE AT THE MATH 60 LEVEL, THAT'S 72 LEVEL, THESE ARE REALLY INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF PROMISE.
AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP TESTING THINGS OUT.
SOME STUDENTS DO PREFER THE SHORTER CLASSES WITH LESS TIME TO SCREW AROUND AND.
I THINK THE OFFER IS SINCERE TO ALL OUR FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE DOING GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN ENGLISH AND IN MATH.
IF YOU NEED MORE SUPPORT, YOU NEED MORE TRAINING, YOU NEED MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD IS LONG STOOD ON THOSE GOALS.
IF WE WANT OUR FACULTY TO BE TRAINED AND TO BE THE BEST FACULTY THEY CAN BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT DIRECTLY RELATES TO OUR STUDENT SUCCESS.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS.
>> TRUSTEE PEREZ, JUST TO BUILD ON WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED, NOT ONLY DID WE LOOK TO HAVE THOSE DELAYED START CLASSES FOR THE GATEWAY COURSES, BUT WE ARE RUNNING CALCULUS ONE AND CALCULUS TWO DURING THE SECOND NINE WEEKS FOR
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STUDENTS WHO TOOK IT STARTING OFF AT THE SEMESTER, HAD TO DROP IT AND CAN PICK IT BACK UP AND STILL COMPLETE CALCULUS ONE OR CALCULATE TO IN THE 18 WEEKS.AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE DONE THAT.
IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING EVETTE BACK TO PRESENT AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PLACEMENT FOR ENGLISH AND AB 705 WITH OUR ENGLISH FACULTY IN THAT ROLE.
>> THIS SLIDE HERE IS A REPRESENTATION OF WHERE OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PLACING IN ENGLISH SINCE THE SRT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENTS PLACING IN ENGLISH 100, WHICH IS A PLUS.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THERE IS A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS FOR THE PAST THREE OR FOUR SEMESTERS.
BUT HONESTLY, I THINK THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT WE ARE IN UNUSUAL TIMES.
EVERYTHING WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO COVID.
AND I THINK THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE CONSIDERING DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT COLLEGE AND THE TIMING.
THE DECLINE IN PLACEMENTS IS A TREND THAT FOLLOWS OUR ENROLLMENT AND THAT OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
THAT THEY'D SPECIFICALLY UNIQUE TO CERRITOS COLLEGE.
AND THINK THE HIGHLIGHT I WANT TO CELEBRATE IN THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE IS 100 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING PLACED INTO ENGLISH 100 S OR HIGHER AND THAT IS WORTH CELEBRATING FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING IN THE PAST WITH THE 20, THE 52 AND 100, THERE WERE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO STOP OUT AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT NOT RETURNING.
IS AND I WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACING STUDENTS INTO THE 100 LEVEL COURSE, THEY ARE ABLE TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND MOMENTUM TOWARD COMPLETING THEIR CERTIFICATE DEGREE, WHATEVER THEIR GOAL MAY BE WHILE THEY ARE AT CERRITOS.
THAT IS THE INTENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE.
AND SO NOW I WILL DEFINITELY TURN IT OVER TO MY FRIEND FRANK FOR HIM TO SHARE THE WORK HE AND HIS FACULTY HAVE DONE WITHIN THE ENGLISH DISCIPLINE.
I AM THE DEAN OF LIBERAL ARTS AND I AM THANKFUL TO BE HERE AND SHARE WITH YOU THE RESULTS OF AB 705 IMPLEMENTATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS DIVISION.
THERE ARE THREE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION IT WOULD ENGLISH, ESL AND READING.
AND I WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT EACH ONE OF THEM.
TO UNDERSTAND HOW FAR WE'VE COME, WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A MOMENT REMINDING US OF WHERE WE WERE.
SO HERE YOU SEE THE SITUATION FOR INCOMING STUDENTS PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AB 705.
NEARLY 85 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN A COURSE EITHER ONE OR TWO LEVELS LOW TRANSFER LEVEL ENGLISH.
IF THEY WERE PLEASED TO LEVELS BELOW, 16 PERCENT COMPLETED ENGLISH 100 AND THE FIRST YEAR.
ONLY 35 PERCENT COMPLETED AFTER FIVE YEARS.
IF A STUDENT WAS PLACED ONE LEVEL BELOW, HAD A 43 PERCENT CHANCE OF COMPLETING ENGLISH 100 AND THE FIRST YEAR AND A 56 PERCENT CHANCE OF COMPLETING 100 IN FIVE YEARS.
WE LOST A LOT OF STUDENTS DURING THAT TIME.
WITH THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF AB 705, THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE.
THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ENGLISH 100.
THE NUMBER WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE 100 AND THE RATE AT WHICH THEY 16.
SO THE BLUE BAR IS THE ENROLLMENT, THE RED BAR IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A, B OR C IN THE LINE IS THE SUCCESS RATE.
IN 2014/15 ACADEMIC YEAR COMMITMENT OF THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN APPROXIMATELY NEGATIVE STUDENT AND 100.
BY 2019/20, THE NEVER MORE THAN TRIPLED TO OVER 3000 STUDENTS.
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SUCCEEDING IS EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT.
FROM 668 IN 2014/15 TO 2007 IN 2019 20.
AGAIN, MORE THAN TRIPLING THE NUMBER.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE SUCCESS RATE HAS DROPPED SLIGHTLY THE DROP COMES AS NO SURPRISE AND AS A SIMPLE EXPLANATION.
EVERY STUDENT WHO ENROLLS IN COLLEGE, WHO ENROLLS AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IS ELIGIBLE
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FOR ENGLISH 100.STUDENTS WITH HIGH GPA, STUDENTS WITH LOW GPAS.
BUT REGARDLESS OF THE GPA, THE 64 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE IS FAR HIGHER THAN THE 60 PERCENT PURSUE ITS PLACE DUE TO LEVELS BELOW THE 43 PERCENT PERCENT FOR STUDENTS PLACED ONE LEVEL BELOW TRANSFER LEVEL.
BUT IT IS NOT JUST OUR NEW STUDENTS BEING SERVED BY AB 705.
THIS CHART IS ALL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH 100.
AND ALSO IT CONSISTS OF THE SAME NUMBERS.
BLUE BAR IS ENROLLMENT, RED BAR IS SUCCESS IN THE GREEN LINE IS THE SUCCESS RATE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS CHART THAT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLING IN SUCCEEDING OR INCREASING YEAR-OVER-YEAR EXCEPT FOR ONE.
THE GRASS ALSO SHOWS A SUCCESS RATE HAS FLATTENED OUT AROUND 60 PERCENT UNTIL THIS LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAVE SOUGHT FIVE PERCENT DROP.
THIS LAST DROP IS DIRECTLY THE RESULT OF COVID-19.
WE HAD OVER 10,000 DROPS THAT SEMESTER OF STUDENTS STRUGGLED TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM INVERSE INTO ALL NIGHT, AS WELL AS ADJUST TO THE OF PEOPLE TO THEIR HOME AND WORK LIVES.
FROM THESE TWO CHARTS YOU CAN SEE THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT HAS EMBRACED AB 705 IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND STUDENTS ARE REAPING THE BENEFITS OF IT ARE MORE ENROLLING IN 100 AND MORE SUCCEEDING AND THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE LAW.
I WOULD LIKE TO TURN BRIEFLY TO ESL IN READING ONE SLIDE EACH, I PROMISE.
STUDENTS PLACED IN THE ESL PATH OF THREE YEARS BY AB 705 BY THE AB 705 LAW TO COMPLETE ENGLISH 100.
AT CERRITOS WE HAVE CREATED A TWO-YEAR PATHWAY.
BEGINNING WITH ESL FIVE, CONTINUING ESL 120 AND 152 AND FINALLY ENGLISH 100.
ESL 120 AND 152 ARE CREDIT COURSES TRANSFERABLE SELECTED CREDIT.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE CHART THAT EXCEPT FOR INITIAL DROP, THE ENROLLMENT HAS REMAINED STEADY AS WELL AS THE SUCCESS RATES.
ARE COLLEGE GENERALLY THE ESL DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY SERVED THIS COMMUNITY VERY WELL.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE READING DEPARTMENT.
CAN SEE FROM THIS CHART READING HAS SEEN A DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT.
HOWEVER, THE RESULTS Â" THIS DECLINE IS A RESULT OF HAVING ELIMINATED ALL DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION COURSES AND NOW OFFERING ONLY TRANSFERABLE COURSES.
THE READING DEPARTMENT CREDIT COURSES SERVICE SUPPORT COURSES FOR HIGH READING GENERAL ED COURSES SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY AND STAFF.
WE BELIEVE AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES, THE ENROLLMENT WILL INCREASE.
WE BELIEVE WE CAN GET BACK TO AROUND 2000 STUDENTS AND A ACADEMIC YEAR WORKING AS SUPPORT COURSES.
IN THESE PRECEDING SLIDES, I HOPE TO HAVE DEMONSTRATED TO YOU THAT THE LIBERAL ARTS DIVISION HAS EMBRACED AB 705, GIVEN IT A FULL THROATED IMPLEMENTATION WE BELIEVE THE STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM IT.
I'M GOING TO GO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I AM NOW SHIFTING THE PRESENTATION FROM THE LIBERAL ARTS DIVISION TO THE CAMPUS EQUITY EFFORTS.
I AM PRESENTING THIS MATERIAL MOSTLY BECAUSE I AM THE LAST SPEAKER TO READ THE
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WORK BEING DONE IS BEING DONE ACROSS THE CAMPUS AS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN STUDENT SERVICES AND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND I CAN'T EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH.TO ADDRESS EQUITY GAPS IN RACIAL INJUSTICES, WE AS A CAMPUS OF INTRODUCED EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOM.
THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH STUDENT SERVICES, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOM IS THAT FACULTY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER THAT THIS POWER IN THE CLASSROOM THAT THIS POWER CAN BE USED TO MITIGATE OR EXACERBATE RACIAL INJUSTICE DURING THIS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THREE MODULES, EQUITY MINDED SYLLABUS, EQUITY MINDED ASSIGNMENTS AND EQUITY MINDED GRADING PRACTICES IN EACH OF THESE PROVIDE FACULTY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE CURRENT PRACTICE AND CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE CLASSROOM PRACTICES TO PROVIDE STUDENT OF COLOR WITH GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS YOU WOULD COMPLEMENTING THE EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOM IS THE BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEEDBACK SESSIONS HOSTED BY STUDENT SERVICES DEED AND OTHERS RELEASE OR FOCUS GROUPS IN WHICH BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVEY FIRSTHAND WHAT THEY NEED FROM THE COLLEGE IN ORDER TO HAVE A MORE FULFILLING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
THE REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED SOON AND FEEDBACK FORMS ALL THE REPORT WILL BE HELD THIS SEMESTER TO READ THE CONTENTS OF WHICH WILL GUIDE ACADEMIC FAIRS TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING.
TO SERVE RATHER FIRM ARE BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENT SERVICES AND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS HAVE COLLABORATED ON THE STEP PROGRAM.
SIX WEEKS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AND ANDREW MENTIONED THIS IN HIS PRESENTATION.
GROUNDED IN RESEARCH FROM GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY THE FELLOW STUDENTS OF COLOR HAVE MORE SUCCESS IN SHORTER SESSIONS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH 36 WEEK COURSES.
ENGLISH 100, MATH 112 COMMUNICATION STUDIES 100.
AND RUNNING OVER THESE COURSES IS AN 18 WEEK READING 101 COURSE ON WHICH THE TEXT FOR EACH OF THE COURSES INCORPORATE IT INTO THE READING COURSE ALONG WITH IT EMBEDDED WITH MOVING FORWARD, STEP PROGRAM HAS PLANS TO WORK TO EXTEND THE STAFF Â" STEP PATHWAY EVEN FURTHER.
FINALLY, THROUGH FURTHER COLLABORATION WITH STUDENT SERVICES AND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, THE CAMPUS IS OFFERING SAFETY NET COURSES.
THESE COURSES ARE OFFERED IN THE SECOND NIGHT WEEK OR 36 WEEK SESSION OF COURSES AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS WHO DROP IN THE FIRST PART OF THE SEMESTER.
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ENROLL THE SAME COURSE IN THE SAME SEMESTER SO AN ENTIRE SEMESTER DOES NOT GO BY BEFORE THEY GET ANOTHER CHANCE AT THE COURSE FOR THESE COURSES ARE OFFERED TO ALL BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AND THEN TO OUR HISPANIC LEATHERNECK STUDENTS ADDED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION.
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE PROGRAMS THE CAMPUS IS IMPLEMENTED TO ADDRESS EQUITY GAPS.
WORK IS BEING DONE IN THE STEM AREAS WITH EMOTION AND AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER BETH IS WORKING WITH ATHLETICS WITH STATS AND MOTION PROGRAM.
AND THESE ARE JUST A BIT OF THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE ACROSS THE CAMPUS TO ADDRESS THE EQUITY GAPS AMONGST THE STUDENTS OF COLOR.
AB 705 HAS SERVED AS AN IMPORTANT IMPETUS IN PROVIDING STUDENTS, BUT PARTICULARLY STUDENTS OF COLOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL AND SUCCEEDED TRANSFER LEVEL MATH AND ENGLISH YOU READ THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING THE EQUITY GAPS IN ACCESS AND RETENTION IN INCOMPLETION THE COLLEGE IS HARD AT WORK ADDRESSING ALL OF THEM.
SO I AM READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : THANK YOU, TRUSTEE NIXON.
WHY DON'T WE FIRST START WITH TRUSTEE LEWIS AND THEN CIRCLE BACK TO TRUSTEE PEREZ AND THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP.
>>ZURICH LEWIS : THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.
JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING TO ANY OF THE SPEAKERS HERE, AND YOU TOUCHED ON THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ABOUT HOW YOU ARE WORKING WITH DUAL ENROLLMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS WITH ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OVER THERE.
CAN YOU TOUCH A LITTLE MORE AND EXPLAIN WHAT STRATEGIES THERE MAY BE TOO HELP IMPLEMENT AB 705 AND GET TO THAT GOAL, HOWEVER FEASIBLE IT MAY BE FOR THE 9010 THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT EARLIER?
TO THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LEWIS, FOR THAT QUESTION.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, WHEN OUR GOAL SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS WAS TO OFFER BOTH MATH AND ENGLISH SO THAT WHEN THEY ARRIVE
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HERE THOUGH STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARRIVE FROM OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS CAN ARRIVE AND TAKE A TRANSFER LEVEL COURSE.THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS, SOME SCHOOLS Â" LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
THOSE HIGH SCHOOLS, THOSE DISTRICTS IN PARTNERSHIP UNDERSTAND WE ARE OFFERING TRANSFER LIVER COURSES AND THEY ARE NOW WORKING WITH OUR CERRITOS COMPLETE LEVEL STAFF AND DUAL ENROLLMENT STAFF, CARLY YORK AND COLIN MCKINLEY TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO OFFER TRANSFER LEVEL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL PROVIDED SO WE ARE NOW OFFERING THOSE SECTIONS.
I COULD SHARE THOSE NUMBERS WITH YOU WHEN I HAVE THEM.
I DON'T HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF ME.
IN THOSE SECTIONS WE ARE OFFERING NO.
BUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS ARE NOW IN BRACING THE TRANSFER COURSES WHILE THEY ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
>>ZURICH LEWIS : I BELIEVE THAT IS PRETTY MUCH A KEY STRATEGY.
BECAUSE ULTIMATELY YOU NEED TO GO TO THE SOURCE FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS.
IF THE STUDENTS BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE K-12 SYSTEM AND THEY FEEL THEY ARE NOT READY FOR MATH, WE CAN GIVE THEM ALL THE RESOURCES IN THE WORLD TO READ BUT IF THEY FEEL THEY ARE NOT READY AND DON'T HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE, THEY ARE GOING TO GO TO REMEDIAL MATH.
SOME CASES IMPROVING TO THEM YOU CAN DO THIS KIND OF MATH EVEN BEFORE YOU GET TO COLLEGE, I THINK MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE FOR SOME OF THE STUDENTS AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN OUR NUMBERS IN THE COMING YEARS.
IF THAT IS A KEY STRATEGY IN ONE OF THE TOP THREE STRATEGIES WE ADOPT.
I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN THOSE NUMBERS.
AND LET ME ALSO ADD AS PART OF THE STRATEGY, IT'S NOT ONLY WORKING WITH THEM.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU HOW WE WORK WITH THEM.
THIGHS SCHOOLS THEMSELVES ARE UNDERSTANDING THE NEED.
FOR HAVING THESE COURSES WE HAVE OUR HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS AND LIAISONS THAT WE HAVE FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT EVERYTHING LIAISONS ARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WORKING WITH STUDENTS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE LIAISONS ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNSELORS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS WITH THEM.
I KNOW THE DUAL ENROLLMENT IS AGAIN A DUAL PARTNERSHIP.
IN THE SENSE OF NOT ONLY THE HIGH SCHOOL THEMSELVES, BUT OUR STUDENT SERVICES COUNSELORS AND BEEN A PART OF SOME OF THE DUAL ENROLLMENT NIGHTS AS WELL THAT I THINK SOME YOU MAY HAVE ATTENDED.
I THINK THEM AND THAT PARTNERSHIP TO SPEAK COUNSELOR TO COUNSELOR IS IMPORTANT AT TIMES AS PART OF THE STRATEGY.
AND CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR LIAISONS THERE.
AND SO YOUR QUESTIONS ARE BEING ADDRESSED AND THAT INFORMATION IS BEING SHARED.
I LOOK TO Â" I APOLOGIZE AHEAD OF TIME, TRUSTEE PEREZ.
AND DO YOU HAD BEEN ASSUMING THESE EVENTS WERE YOU CAN SEE THESE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING.
SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, TRUSTEE LEWIS, IT'S NOT ONLY MY WORD IT WOULD YOU HAVE HAD TRUSTEES AS OF THESE EVENTS AND KNOW THAT WE ARE EMPLOYING THE STRATEGIES.
>>ZURICH LEWIS : AND I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW THAT HAS BEEN QUANTIFIED.
>>ZURICH LEWIS : AND I KNOW IT IS A GOOD STRATEGY.
I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH PROGRESS WE CAN MAKE BY DOUBLING DOWN ON THE STRATEGY.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : TRUSTEE PEREZ?
>>MARISA PEREZ : SORRY, MY DAUGHTER IS BAKING COOKIES RIGHT HERE NEXT TO ME.
[LAUGHTER] >> I HAVE QUESTIONS AND OF COURSE I WROTE THEM DOWN BECAUSE I WAS DOING THE RESEARCH BEFOREHAND.
SO THE FIRST QUESTION IS ABOUT THE DATA.
I WAS READING ALL THE RESEARCH REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ON SUCCESS RATES OF AB 705.
IN THE AREA THAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST CONCERNING ON ALL THE REPORTS WERE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE AND THE LOWER GPA BAND, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, IF WE USE THE DEFAULT PLACED IMPACT Â" TO BE DO THAT? OKAY.
SO FOR THE LOWER BAND OF STUDENTS WITH THE GPA, SO DOCTOR FIERRO, I WOULD LIKE THAT DATA FOR NEXT TIME DISAGGREGATED BY GPA.
BECAUSE IF SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES AND THE SUCCESS RATES ARE WITH THE STUDENTS
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WHO COME IN WITH LOWER GPAS, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WE CAN GIVE OUR FACULTY AND OUR STUDENTS AT THAT LEVEL.BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE RESEARCH IS SHOWING.
THAT IS THE GROUP THAT IS STILL NOT MAKING AS MUCH PROGRESS, RIGHT? SO DOCTOR FIERRO , YOU GOT THAT? I KNOW YOU WOULD LIKE THAT ONE.
THAT'S A GOOD DATA QUESTION, RIGHT? MY SECOND QUESTION IS ONLY Â" SO ALL THE ENROLLING.
SO WHEN A STUDENT IS GOING TO THIS OUTPLACEMENT TOOL ONLINE, WHAT DO WE DO OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO DISCOURAGE STUDENTS FROM PLACING THEMSELVES? WILL THEY UNDERSTAND A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE NOT CONFIDENT.
THEY ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN THEIR MATH SKILLS.
BUT IF WE CAN GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A NUDGE OR WE CAN SHOW THEM THE DATA.
REALLY DOESN'T SHOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO MUCH BETTER.
BECAUSE THE DATA ALL CLEARLY SHOWS IF YOU ARE IN A REMEDIAL CLASS YOU WILL PROBABLY NOT DO MUCH BETTER THAN IF WE PLAY SUNY TRANSFER LEVEL CLASS.
SO I AM WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY SORT OF ADDITIONAL PRACTICES, PROTOCOLS, PROCEDURES WE MAY WANT TO EVALUATE TO SEE IF THAT WOULD IMPACT THE STUDENT'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
>> I CAN RESPOND TO THAT OF A MARISSA.
I THINK THAT COULD BE PART OF THE LANGUAGE WE INCORPORATE TO OUR STUDENTS AS WE URGENTLY NUDGING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE DONE YOUR SRT, THESE ARE YOUR RIGHTS AND THESE ARE YOUR OPTIONS.
HOWEVER, WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT YOUR ENROLLMENT.
AND THIS WAS ONE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME FROM ESL PRIMARILY.
IN TERMS OF HELPING EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT THEIR CHOICES ARE.
BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM A FACULTY MEMBER OR A COUNSELOR.
I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH LANGUAGE AND MATERIAL WE CAN SHARE WITH STUDENTS TO HELP THEM INFORM THEIR DECISION-MAKING.
>> I KEEP GOING BACK TO TRUSTEE WALLACE VIDEO THAT HE DID ON AB 705.
AND AGAIN, THIS WHOLE AGE OF STUDENTS ARE SO VIDEO DRIVEN AND IT DRIVES ME CRAZY PERSONALLY, BUT THAT IS HOW PEOPLE, THAT IS HOW STUDENTS THIS AGE CONNECT.
EVERYTHING IS IN A VIDEO FORMAT.
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IF WE HAD TRUSTEE WALLACE VIDEO POP UP AND SAY HEY, LISTEN, I AM ONE OF YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS AND DID YOU KNOW THIS, DID YOU KNOW THIS IT WOULD BECAUSE SOMETIMES I THINK IT IS BETTER HEARING IT FROM YOUR PEER VERSUS SOMEBODY OLD LIKE ME WERE LIKE ANYBODY ELSE, RIGHT? I ASK ALL THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I CARE.
I CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS SO MUCH AND I KNOW ALL OF US DO ON THE BOARD.
I DON'T MEAN THIS TO BE DISCOURAGING OR ANYTHING.
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE STUDY SESSION OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.
DOCTOR FIERRO KNOWS EVERY YEAR ASKING THREE MONTHS IN ADVANCE, OKAY ARE WE GOING TO DO OUR AB 705 STUDY SESSION.
AND IS JUST BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS SO MUCH DATA TO SUPPORT THAT THIS REALLY IS A GAME CHANGER IN EVERYTHING WE DO EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS PUT SO KUDOS, THANK YOU, PLEASE PASS MY GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
BECAUSE IT IS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING WORK.
EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS AREN'T QUADRUPLING.
IF YOU LOOK AT IT CUMULATIVELY AND THE GRAPHS THAT DEAN BINDS PRESENTED, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.
WE HAVE TO KEEP ON REMEMBERING THAT.
AND AGAIN, IT IS ALL FOR GOOD REASON.
>> TRUSTEE PEREZ, YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT THE LOWER BAND.
AND I DO HAVE THE DATA FOR THE 100 S, WHICH IS THE COURSE WE PUT STUDENTS IN WHEN THEY HAVE A GPA BELOW 2.6, WHICH MEANS 2.6 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.
IN THE SUCCESS RATES, I HAVE THE CHART HERE.
OF COURSE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THE SUCCESS RATES FOR THOSE TWO YEARS OR 63 PERCENT IN THE LAST YEAR 58 PERCENT.
SO LOWER BAND STUDENTS ARE DOING QUITE WELL WHEN YOU CONSIDER THEIR PREVIOUS WAS 16 PERCENT AND 43 PERCENT.
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BUT WE CAN DISAGGREGATE THAT FURTHER FOR YOU.THEY ARE DOING PRETTY WELL IN THE 100 BEST WHICH IS THE COVERT COURSE.
AND US THE ADDITIONAL HOUR AFTER THE TWO HOURS OF ENGLISH 100.
TRUSTEE PEREZ, AS YOU MENTIONED.
THAT IS ONLY BUT ONE COURSE OUT OF MULTIPLE COURSES WE OFFER.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THE QUESTION YOU ASKED SO WE CAN HAVE A FULL REPORT ON THIS FOR YOU.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : I'M JUST GOING TO ECHO FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE THAT QUESTION FROM TRUSTEE PEREZ.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE GRANULARITY AND PURPOSEFULNESS ABOUT HOW WE REPRESENT THIS DATA BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH DATA.
I KNOW I SAID THIS TO DEAN BINDS AND IT APPLIES TO THE REST.
PROBABLY SOME OTHER PRESENTATIONS WE WORK ON TOO.
FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL TO SEE THIS ENROLLMENT DATA IS PROPORTIONATE TO THE WHOLE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENT POPULATION SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO IMAGINE HOW WELL WE ARE DOING DESPITE A LOWER DEMAND FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION AS A WHOLE NATIONALLY.
AND SO WE CAN LEVEL SET HOW WELL WE ARE PERFORMING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THROUGHPUT OF OUR STUDENTS.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE RIGHT METRIC OF IT IS TO USE IN OUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, BUT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO THINK THROUGH HOW WE CAN BEST REPRESENT SUCCESS FROM A SIMPLISTIC STATISTICAL STANDPOINT.
AND IT IS JUST SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO EVERY DAY IN MY OWN WORK.
SO I'M GOING TO BE THE ONE TO INTEGRATE JUST TO DO THAT HERE.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WILL TRACK OVER TIME, ESPECIALLY IN RELATIONSHIP TO HOW WEIRD THIS YEAR WAS.
AND IF ANYTHING, AND THIS ECHOES SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE EARLIER.
IF ANYTHING, IT'S THE EXTRA EFFORT PUT IN THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BENEFIT THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMS TRAJECTORY.
BEFORE I TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHER TRUSTEES OR QUESTIONS? SPOKE NOT A TRUSTEE, THAT I PLAY ONE ON ZOOM.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE GROUP AND PARTICULARLY THE FACULTY THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS.
WE HAVE MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT AB 705 AND HOW THE DATA WORKS AND SO ON.
BUT WE ARE MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS.
I REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE PRESENTATIONS AS WELL.
BECAUSE IT GETS OUR WILLS MOVING.
BUT I THINK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS IS A STUDENT THAT IS GOING TO GRADUATE THAT DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE AND IS A STUDENT THAT WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOR GOOD.
THAT IS INCREDIBLY TANGIBLE TO ME WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE THINGS.
WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GOOD STORIES WE GET FROM THE STUDENTS AND THE NICE EMAILS WE GET THIS OR THAT STUDENT THAT DID SO WELL, BUT RIGHT NOW YOU CAN TRACK THEM.
AND EVEN IF THEY DON'T EMAIL, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT THEY ARE AND THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
I CAN SEE DEEP IN THE SUCCESS THAT ANDREW MENTIONED.
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I DON'T THINK IT IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE NOW WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN GET THROUGH AND WE CAN DISTILL THAT TO SEE WHAT IS THAT IS CREATING AN THINK YOU SAID THREE POINTS.WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE THE THREE-POINT.
AND WE CHANGE THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE 800 STUDENTS GOING THROUGH, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER 24, 30 STUDENTS WE CAN PUSH THROUGH.
IS NOT A HUGE NUMBER, BUT IS 24 LIVES YOU ARE CHANGING FROM THAT POINT ON.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE HOW QUICKLY IT'S GOING FOR IT AND HAVE ONE BENEFIT THAT SOME YOU DON'T IS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DATA FROM THE DASHBOARDS THAT HAVE COME IN FRESH.
SO WHAT YOU PRESENT THIS DATA AND I SEE THE DASHBOARD COMMIT MORE POINTS CLICK.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK.
IN MATH AND ENGLISH AND ESL ARE WATCHING SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
NEXT STEPS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I FIGURE I SHOULD CLARIFY.
I DON'T MEAN TO BE AT ALL DISCOURAGING TO ANYBODY OR LOSE THE FORCE FOR THE LEAD.
I FIND THIS VERY PERSONAL BECAUSE GROWING UP I WAS THE REMEDIAL MATH GUY THERE MIDDLE SCHOOL ENOUGH TO DIE SCHOOL AND THEN WE CHANGED AND WE DISCUSSED MATH TO MAKE IT MORE APPLYING FOR IT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO WORK FOR ME AND I STARTED TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND FAST-FORWARD AND I HAVE AN ECONOMICS DEGREE FROM HARVARD, RIGHT BROKEN UNTIL THERE IS A REALLY TANGIBLE THING ON MY OWN AND ABOUT HOW MATH IS TAUGHT AND HOW YOU CAN GAIN CONFIDENCE AS A STATISTIC.
SO IT IS SOMETHING I REALLY APPRECIATE.
TO YOUR POINT, DOCTOR FIERRO , THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED IN WAYS WE OFTEN GET TO TRACK BUT WE MAY NOT EVEN SEE THE FULLNESS OF THAT BENEFIT.
SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HARD WORK ON THIS.
MOVING TO OUR NEXT INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION.
[2.02 Institutional Presentation: COVID-19 Campus Safety Protocols Update]
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ITEM 2.02 AND GATHER OUR REGULAR UPDATE ON COVID-19.DOCTOR FIERRO , IS THIS A PRESENTATION YOU CAN PROVIDE US?
WE HAVE A FEW INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL PARTICIPATE ON THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING I THINK RELATED TO COVID COMMUNITY ARE CHANGING RELATIVELY QUICKLY THANKS TO THE VACCINE AND SOME OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS THAT MANY OF US HAVE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AFTER THE INCREDIBLE INCREASE.
I THINK WE ARE BACK TO A LITTLE UNDER 3000 CASES A DAY, WHICH IS NOT GREAT BUT MUCH BETTER THAN THE 20,000 WE WERE REPORTING ON AT SOME POINT.
WE HAVE HAD 80 PERCENT DECREASE ON CASES AND IT SEEMS THE COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN IT USED TO BE.
WE ARE TO ABOUT 25 OR 26 CASES PER 100,000 IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WHICH IS GREAT.
BECAUSE IT IS ALLOWING THE COUNTY TO RECONSIDER A FEW THINGS FOR THE REOPENING.
YOU PROBABLY SAW THE NEWS 3/6 GRADES ARE ALLOWING TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL IF THEY FOLLOW THE SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS AND SO ON BROKEN SO THESE ARE REALLY GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
POSITIVITY RATES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE REACHING ABOUT SIX PERCENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE BEEN SIX PERCENT, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD AT SOME POINT WE WERE NORTH OF 10 PERCENT OF POSITIVITY RIGHT.
WHICH AGAIN, THAT REFLECTED ON OUR HOSPITALIZATION CASES AND THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE
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TESTINGS WE WERE REPORTING.FROM THE BROADER PERSPECTIVE, VACCINES CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE.
THERE GOING TO BE MORE OF AN ISSUE NOW SINCE THEY HAVE TRANSPORTATION DELAYS DUE TO THE WINTER STORM THAT SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING.
SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE TRANSPORTATION.
LAST TIME I MENTIONED THE STATE AND SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH BLUE SHIELD SAYING SOME OF THE MEGA-SITES WOULD BE CLOSING OR SLOWING DOWN AND THEY ARE GOING TO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION.
THE COUNTY IS NOT SURE OF HOW THE PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE SHIELD IS GOING TO WORK, HOWEVER, THEY DO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO VACCINATE UP TO A MILLION PEOPLE A WEEK IF THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE.
WHICH AT THIS POINT IS A BIG IF.
SO DEPENDING ON HOW THE PRODUCTION IS BEING BROUGHT UP AND AGAIN THE AVAILABILITY BECOMES MORE PLENTIFUL IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE COULD BE SEEING IN THE FUTURE THAT NECESSARILY THE NEAR FUTURE BUT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AN INCREASE IN VACCINATIONS UP TO A MILLION VACCINES A DAY IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING.
ABOUT A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED IN LA COUNTY, WHICH IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY.
BUT THAT IS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.
STARTING MARCH 1, EDUCATORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO RECEIVE VACCINATIONS IN LA COUNTY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WILL GET APPOINTMENTS RIGHT AWAY.
MEANS WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE APPOINTMENTS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET ONE.
BECAUSE AS DOCTOR FIERRO MENTIONED DURING OUR MEETINGS, SHE SAID THE PIE HAS NOT GOTTEN ANY BIGGER.
WE ARE SIMPLY CUTTING MORE SLICES OUT OF THE SAME SIZE.
ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN MORE VACCINES ALLOCATED FOR THE COUNTY, BUT WE ARE OUT RISING MORE PEOPLE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS.
AS YOU WILL SEE LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION, SHE IS GOING TO MENTION WE ARE ALREADY AUTHORIZED TO BE A VACCINATIONS SITE, AND LOCAL VACCINATION DISTRIBUTION CENTER BIRGIT WE ALREADY REGISTERED.
IT IS JUST THE AMOUNT OF HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING OUR LOCATION.
DOCTOR WAS CLEAR IN SAYING NOT ALL THE 100+ HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES WOULD BE RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL ALLOCATIONS OF VACCINES.
SOME OF US MAY HAVE TO GO TO THE COUNTY SITES TO GET OUR APPOINTMENTS.
OR SOME OF US WILL HAVE TO PARTNER WITH INSTITUTIONS TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THOSE VACCINES.
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A WAY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE VACCINES TO EDUCATORS, MEETING THERE WILL BE SITES THAT WILL RECEIVE EDUCATORS AND SO ON.
BUT AGAIN, IT WILL BE THE ABILITY OF THE VACCINE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK IN TRYING TO GET OUR ALLOCATION IS A WAY TO PARTNER WITH SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THE VACCINE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
AS IT RELATES TO VACCINES FOR THE STUDENTS, IT IS UNLIKELY THE STUDENTS WILL BE VACCINATED AT THIS POINT.
THE ESTIMATION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE VACCINATED PROBABLY AROUND JUNE OR JULY.
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY WON'T BE VACCINATED AT THAT TIME.
ESSENTIALLY IT IS WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO BEGIN VACCINATIONS.
AND SODIUM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WE WILL SEE SOME CHANGES IN THE HIGHER ALLOCATION REGULATIONS.
SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS BEING EASED OFF, HOWEVER, THEY STILL DO NOT RECOMMEND WE DO LARGE GATHERINGS AND SO ON BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN THE PURPLE TIER.
SO THAT IS KIND OF THE OVERARCHING PREMISE OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS DOING.
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AND NOW WE HAVE WILL HAVE DOCTOR BONILLA, VICE PRESIDENT PEREZ, VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ AND VICE PRESIDENT EXPLAINING A LITTLE BIT OF OUR CURRENT PROTOCOLS AND GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF NEXT STEPS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.I AM JUST HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR COVID PROTOCOLS.
I WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE STUDENT PRESCREENED WE HAVE HAD IN PLACE SINCE AUGUST.
WE UTILIZED OPTIMA AND HQ, WHICH IS OUR SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
AND STUDENTS COMING ON THE CAMPUS, WHETHER IT IS FOR STUDY HALL, THEY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A COVID-19 PRESCREENED SURVEY USING THIS OPTIMUM HQ PLATFORM WITHIN FOUR HOURS BEFORE COMING TO CAMPUS EACH DAY.
AND THE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL TO SET UP WHAT IS CALLED A PORTAL TO ACCESS TO THE PRESCREENED SURVEY.
WE ALSO HAVE QR CODES ON POSTER BOARDS THROUGHOUT CAMPUS AT THE KIOSK TEMPERATURE SITES STUDENTS CAN USE.
STUDENTS AND PROCEED TO OUR CAMPUS WELLNESS SCREENING ASSISTANTS OVERSEEN ARE TEMPERATURE KIOSKS.
THEY STAY IN RIGHT BEFORE, NO TOUCH IPAD AND THE DEVICE TAKES THEIR TEMPERATURE.
AND IF THEY PASS THE CAMPUS WELLNESS ASSISTANT CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THEIR ULTIMATE HQ PRESCREEN IS COMPLETED AND THAT THEY HAVE WHAT IS CALLED A GREEN BADGE, MEANING THEY ARE HEALTHY AND IT IS SAFE TO PROCEED INTO THE CLASSROOM OR STUDY HALL.
AND THE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A DIFFERENT WRISTBAND EVERY DAY.
THE COLORS ROTATE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH A DAILY ACCESS TO SCAN AT THE CHECK STATION.
BUT HE OF THE CAMPUS MAP OF OUR CAMPUS WELLNESS SCREENING ASSISTANTS WHERE THEY ARE STAFF.
AND YOU CAN SEE BY THE RED CHECKMARKS THOSE ARE THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE A KIOSK.
HELP SCIENCES IS OPEN THE LONGEST AND AUTO PARTNERS.
AND IN THE CONFERENCE CENTER WHERE THE STUDY HALL HAS MOVED, THAT IS A NEW KIOSK THIS SEMESTER.
SOME OF THE KIOSKS AREN'T OPEN AS LONG AS HEALTH SCIENCES AND AUTO PARTNERS IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON THE CLASS SCHEDULE AND STAFFING.
JUST A RECAP ABOUT OUR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES.
WE HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR APPOINTMENT SINCE JULY 20.
MEETING WE TAKE STUDENTS IN PERSON.
THAT IS A PICTURE OF OUR NEW BUILDING RIGHT THERE, WHICH IS GORGEOUS.
WE STARTED TAKING APPOINTMENTS JULY 27 THROUGH DECEMBER 18.
AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD 790 MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.
THAT INCLUDES TOTAL ZOOM AND IN PERSON APPOINTMENTS AND 410 COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS, WHICH ARE ALL DONE BY ZOOM.
WE CONTINUE TO OFFER IN PERSON AND TELEHEALTH AND TELE-COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS.
STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS WE UNDERSTAND ACCESS, THE LACK OF ACCESS SOME PEOPLE HAVE.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO OPEN OUR DOORS AS SOON AS WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW BUILDING IN JULY 2020.
I BELIEVE WE ARE ONE OF THE FIRST STUDENT HEALTH WELLNESS CENTERS TO DO THAT.
IF WE TAKE AN IN PERSON APPOINTMENT, WE MEET THEM AT THE BACK DOOR.
DO THE SAME THING I KIOSK HIM AT THE CAMPUS ASSISTANT THUS COULD WE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEIR PRESCREEN IS COMPLETED AND THEY HAVE A GREEN BADGE FOR THE DAY THEY CAN PASS.
WE DO A TEMPERATURE CHECK AT THE BACK DOOR AND THEN WE REQUEST DOUBLE MASKING UPON ENTRY AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THAT SECOND MASK.
SO WE HAVE BEEN DOING CONTACT TRACING AND EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT SINCE THE START INVERT ALL OUR MEDICAL STAFF COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING COURSE THROUGH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES WE HAVE HAD CONTACT TRACE HAS BEEN 146.
ACTUALLY, THAT IS 148 BY TODAY.
WE COMPLETE THE CONTACT TRACING AND ALERT WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY.
AND THAT MEANS THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH FACULTY WHO REPORT TO US A STUDENT HAS
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REPORTED EITHER BEING EXPOSED OR ILL OR A POSITIVE TEST AND WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE STUDENT AND FROM THERE WE DO THE CONTACT TRACING TO MAKE SURE OUR ENTIRE CAMPUS IS SAFE.THIS IS NEW AS OF LAST MONDAY.
WE REPORT ALL LABORATORY CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH THAT WE ARE ON CAMPUS AT ANY POINT DURING THE ONSET.
PRIOR TO LAST MONDAY, WE ONLY HAD TO REPORT THAT THERE WAS AN OUTBREAK OF COVID WITHIN ONE SPECIFIC AREA WITHIN 14 DAYS.
AN OUTBREAK IS DEFINED AS THREE CASES.
FOR INSTANCE, IF WE HAD BUT SAY THREE NURSING STUDENTS IN THE SAME LAB WITHIN 14 DAYS CONFIRMED POSITIVE, WE WOULD HAVE TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING CONSIDERED AS AN OUTBREAK SINCE WE STARTED THIS.
WE ALSO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH REGULAR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HIGHER EDUCATION TELE-BRIEFING CALLS.
I UPDATE AND SHARE WITH THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY INCLUDING HR AND DOCTOR FIERRO .
AND LEADERSHIP, ALL THE UPDATED HEALTH OFFICER ORDERS.
AS YOU KNOW, THEY CAN CHANGE QUITE RAPIDLY.
AND I COLLABORATE WITH HR AND THAT THEY HAVE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT.
DOCTOR FIERRO WAS TALKING ABOUT MY SEE A BACK.
CHANGED ABOUT A MONTH AGO BOARD AS A VACCINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE STATE.
WE ENROLLED, WE REGISTERED AND ENROLLED IN THEIR VACCINE PROGRAM AND WE WERE APPROVED.
ALL THE MEDICAL STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE FIVE MODERNITY TRAININGS.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT FREEZER, ULTRA LOW FREEZER TO STORE A PFIZER VACCINE.
SO WE WOULD BE ONLY ABLE TO RECEIVE THE MODERNA VACCINE VERDANA REQUESTED THE MAXIMUM OF WHAT OUR REFRIGERATOR WOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD THAT IS A THOUSAND DOSES.
TO PLACE THE ORDER PARIS JUST BECAUSE I PLACED THE ORDER DOES NOT MEAN THE ORDER WAS APPROVED AS DOCTOR FIERRO WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER OF THE 100+ COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR WILL SIGN UP.
IT'S NOT GUARANTEED WE WILL RECEIVE THE VACCINE.
BUT I REALLY HOPE THAT WE DO SO THAT WE CAN OFFER THEM TO STUDENTS.
SO WE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY ARE APPROVED TO RECEIVE A SHIPMENT WE CONTINUE WITH MY TRAINING WEBINARS AS A GROUP TO STUDENT HEALTH.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ, CAN YOU WALK US A LITTLE BIT TO THE CONTACT TRACING PROCEDURES YOU HAVE IMPLEMENTED IN CAMPUS WITH YOUR TEAM?
WOULD ACTUALLY USE OPTIMUM HQ AS OUR SOFTWARE PLATFORM TO ENTER CASES.
AND I SAY CASES, WE ALSO MEAN EXPOSURES.
AND SO WE DEVELOPED A FORM FOR FACULTY ON CAMPUS TO FILL OUT WHEN THEY ARE NOTIFIED BY STUDENTS THAT THEY HAVE A POSITIVE CASE OF COVID OR HAVE BEEN EXPOSED.
AND THEY SEND THAT INFORMATION OVER TO ME.
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, WE PULL UP THE STUDENTS CONTACT INFORMATION.
THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE BACK AND FORTH.
WE SEND EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS ANSWERED RIGHT AWAY WHERE THEY ARE NOT RETURNED CALLS RIGHT OF WAY.
I WILL REACH OUT TO FACULTY AND SAY COULD YOU NUDGE THE STUDENTS ANSWER THE PHONE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GO THROUGH THE CONTACT TRACING PROCESS.
AND A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE NURSING.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK ON NURSING.
THE OF SCHOOLS LABS IT IS DIFFICULT TO PERFORM CERTAIN SKILLS SIX FEET AWAY.
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AND SO WE GO THROUGH, LET'S SAY WE HAVE A CASE FOR STUDENT A THAT HAS REPORTED THAT THEY ARE POSITIVE.WE FINALLY GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND WE TALK ABOUT THE LAST TIME THEY WERE ON CAMPUS, WE TALK ABOUT WHEN THE SYMPTOMS STARTED.
WE TALK ABOUT ANY EXPOSURES THEY MAY HAVE HAD IN THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS THE WRITTEN THE WE TALK ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE LAST ON CAMPUS AND TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR SYMPTOMS STARTING WITH A POSITIVE CASE.
SO IS STUDENT A IS POSITIVE AND THEY ARE TELLING US THEY WERE IN THE SCHOOLS LAB AND HAD A PARTNER IN THE SCHOOLS LAB, THEY SPENT MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, LESS THAN SIX FEET.
EVEN WITH ALL THE PPE, THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR.
WE GET THAT STUDENT'S NAME AND SOMETIMES IN THOSE LABS IT IS MORE THAN ONE STUDENT.
AND FROM THERE WE CALL THE STUDENTS IF WE DO THE SAME PROCESS OVER AGAIN.
SO IF A STUDENT IS CONSIDERED EXPOSED, WE DO QUARANTINE THEN.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALSO HAVE TO MISS CLASS OR LAB BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE QUARANTINED.
LUCKILY THE CDC, I THINK THEY CHANGED IT IN NOVEMBER THAT YOU ONLY HAD TO QUARANTINE FOR 10 DAYS IN THE COUNTY IS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON ADOPTING CDC GUIDELINES.
SO THEY DIDN'T ADOPT THAT UNTIL ABOUT MID DECEMBER.
WE WERE ALREADY PRETTY MUCH OVER WITH THE SEMESTER.
AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO CHECK IN WITH STUDENT CASES AND EXPOSURES.
NOT EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HELP THEM.
EVERY OTHER DAY WE CHECK IN TO SEE HOW THEY ARE FEELING, TO SEE IF THEY HAVE HAD RETEST WE CHECKED THEIR SYMPTOMS BUT AS SOON AS THEY HAVE MET THE GUIDELINES TO BE RELEASED FROM EITHER QUARANTINE OR ISOLATION, WE CHART THAT AND THEN I CONTACT THE FACULTY AND LET THEM KNOW THE STUDENT IS CLEARED TO RETURN TO CAMPUS.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SAVE STUDENT WE FIND OUT A STUDENT SHOULD NOT BE ON CAMPUS, WE SWITCH THEIR OPTIMUM HQ PRESCREEN SURVEY TO THE RED BADGE.
THEY ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND COME ON CAMPUS BUT IF THEY WERE TO COME ON CAMPUS STUDY HALL AND THEY SHOWED THE KIOSK ATTENDANT AND BENCH, IT WOULD REMAIN RED AND THEY WOULD NOT GET THE WRISTBAND AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE PREMISES.
AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM A CASE OR AN EXPOSURE, I EMAILED MY MEDICAL STAFF AND VP IN THE FACULTY MEMBER OVERSEEN THE CLASS AND LET THEM KNOW THE STUDENT IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE ON CAMPUS AT THIS TIME AND AS SOON AS THEY ARE CLEARED I DO THE SAME THING SO THEY CAN COME BACK ONTO CAMPUS.
>> THANK YOU BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SO MY SECTION I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ARE SOME MODIFICATIONS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN ON OUR HVAC SYSTEM FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, IT'S OUR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS IS MOVING AND MODIFYING ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS TO BE ABLE TO USE MURDER 13 FILTERS CAMPUSWIDE.
AND SO WHAT IS MERV PREDESTINED TO THE MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REPORTING VALUE RATING.
IN THIS MEASURES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FILTER AND HOW IT STOPS DUST AND ANY PARTICLES OR CONTAMINATES PASSING THROUGH THE FILTER.
UNTIL THE WAY THE MERV RATING WORKS IS THE HIGHER THE RATING ON THE FILTER, IT TRAPS MORE OR SMALLER PARTICLES MORE EFFICIENTLY WHEN THEN FILTERS THAT HAVE LOW RATINGS.
MERV 13 FILTERS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET AIR FILTRATION EFFICIENCY CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS, WHICH MEANS IF ANY OF OUR CURRENT BUILDINGS WE HAVE ON CAMPUS THAT ARE LEED CERTIFIED ALREADY HAVE THIS.
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AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO BUILDINGS THAT FIT INTO THIS CATEGORY.ONE OF THEM IS OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPLEX ALREADY HAS MERV 13 FILTERS IN IT.
AND SO THAT WAS IT WAS DESIGNED FOR BECAUSE WAS A LEED CERTIFIED BUILDING.
AND ARE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ALSO HAS MERV 13 FILTERS.
HOWEVER, ALL OF OUR OTHER BUILDINGS DO NOT.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MODIFY THOSE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
LET'S ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO MERV 13, WHAT Â" ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ALWAYS ASKED WHAT.
[NAME] Â" MERV 13 FILTER IS RECOMMENDED.
WELL, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T RECOMMEND A SPECIFIC MERV RATING FILTER OF PREVENTING COVID-19 SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DOES SUGGEST UPGRADING OUR SYSTEMS TO EIGHT MERV 13 OR HIGHER WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A WORTHWHILE STEP TO PREVENT, AS A STEP FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS.
AND SO THAT IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS UPGRADE ALL OUR FILTERS ON THAT.
AND ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT IS LOOKING AT INCREASING OUTDOOR AIR VENTILATION INTO THE BUILDINGS.
THE WAY OUR BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED, THEY ACTUALLY BRING AIR FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BUILDING PERMIT AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE WILL BE DOING AND MODIFYING IS POTENTIALLY DISABLING OUR CONTROL VENTILATION SYSTEMS TO ALLOW 100 PERCENT FULL OUTDOOR AIR POOL.
INSTEAD OF PULLING AIR WITHIN.
THE REASON WHY WE WOULD DO THAT IS OBVIOUSLY IF THERE IS PARTICLES WITH THE AIR OF THE BUILDING, WE DO NOT WANT THAT BEEN SUCKED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM.
WE WANT FRESH AIR COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE.
SO CURRENTLY THE WAY Â" THIS IS USUALLY AN AUTOMATED BALANCE, WHICH FOR EFFICIENCY LEVELS WHEN IT IS HOT, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTDOOR IS HOTTER, THE GAUGE AND THEIR AUTOMATICALLY PULLS HEAVILY FROM INDOORS.
WHY? BECAUSE THE SYSTEM HAS TO WORK TWICE AS HARD TO COOL DOWN HOTTER AIR FROM AND IT WORKS THE OPPOSITE DURING THE WINTER TIMES.
AND SO LIKELY IT IS GOING TO PULL AIR FROM THE OPPOSITE ON IT.
AND SO BY DISABLING WHAT THEY CALLED THE DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION SYSTEM, WE CAN TURN AND BRING IN MORE OUTSIDE AIR.
THAT UTILIZING A COMBINATION OF INCREASED OUTDOOR AIR VENTILATION AND THEN INSULATION OF THESE MERV 13 FILTERS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY AIRBORNE ILLNESS SUCH AS COVID-19.
SO WHAT OUR PLAN IS AS WE BROKE DOWN IT INTO TWO PHASES.
THE FIRST PHASE IS TO OF GREAT ALL OUR CURRENT BUILDINGS WE HAVE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED RIGHT NOW.
SO AS YOU SAW ON THE MAP EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE SEVERAL BUILDINGS CURRENTLY HOSTING LABS.
THOSE ARE THE BUILDINGS WE WOULD START FIRST TO.
INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AS WELL.
AND THEN FROM THERE WE WOULD BRANCH OFF AND HIT EVERY OTHER BUILDING ON THEIR.
AND THE GOAL IS TO GET THIS DONE BY THE START OF THE FALL 2021 SEMESTER.
IN CASE WE DO PLAN TO OPEN UP, WE WANT TO BE PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP OUR DOORS AND HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE ON CAMPUS.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE RELATIVELY VERY LIGHT IN THESE CLASSROOMS. UNTIL THESE CLASSROOMS ARE NOT AT MAX CAPACITY, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S AN EXPECTATION IN THE FALL TO START OPENING UP, WE WANT TO BE READY FOR THAT.
SO WITH THE COMBINATION OF POTENTIALLY INCREASING OUTDOOR AIR VENTILATION AND INSULATION OF MERV 13 FILTERS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS DONE BY THE
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START OF THE FALL SEMESTER.I WILL STOP THERE UNLESS ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS ON MY SECTION.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : ANY QUESTIONS?
>>JAMES BIRKEY : I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT AND A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WHAT YOU'VE OUTLINED IS EXACTLY CORRECT IN TERMS OF PROTOCOL RELATED TO BEST PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE MERV FILTERS AS WELL AS THE INCLUSION OF OUTSIDE AIR TO THE ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE.
AND I LOVE THE TIMELINE, I THINK IT WORKS PERFECTLY, IT'S VERY REASONABLE GIVEN ALL THE CRITERIA AND CIRCUMSTANCES BUT THE ONE QUESTION IS AT A LATER DATE, IF WE WERE ABLE TO SWITCH BACK ON A RECYCLE AIR FOR SUSTAINABILITY PURPOSES?
ONE OF THE THINGS WE WILL UTILIZE IN THIS IS WE WILL FROM NOW ON BE UTILIZING 100 PERCENT MERV 13 ONGOING.
AND SO OUR TYPICAL CONTRACT WAS MERV EIGHT FILTERS.
WE HAVE ALREADY MADE THAT ADJUSTMENT MOVING FORWARD PARIS AND IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS WE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DOING THAT BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST A SIMPLE SLAP AND A NEW FILTER IN THEIR.
THESE AIR SYSTEMS ARE BUILT BASED ON AIRFLOW AND PRESSURE AND THESE MERV 13 FILTERS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN ONE OF THESE FILTERS, BUT THEY ARE ABOUT 2 1/2 FEET THICK.
SO TRYING TO PUSH AIR THROUGH THAT FILTER UTILIZING IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR OWN FILTRATION SYSTEM, IT WAS A LITTLE FLIMSY.
WHEN YOU DO THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE SYSTEM CAN HANDLE BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE CAN DESTROY THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT BUILT TO BE ABLE TO PUSH ENOUGH AIR THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
AND SO WE MAY HAVE TO DO SOME MODIFICATIONS TO SOME OF OUR HVAC SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY ON SOME OF OUR SMALLER BUILDINGS THAT WEREN'T EQUIPPED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT REAL BUT WE ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL THE BUILDINGS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT MERV 13.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : GUESS WHAT I'M THINKING IS THIS IS A COMPLICATED BALANCE BILLING BECAUSE THE MODIFICATIONS WE ARE MAKING IN ORDER TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS ARE VERY CARBON HEAVY, RIGHT? AND SO IS MUCH MORE DEMANDING IN TERMS OF THE CARBON FOOTPRINT.
SO I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN SO WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE TO DOWNGRADE HOW HEAVILY, HOW BIG OUR CARBON DEMAND IS ON OUR FACILITIES WHEN THE RISK IS GENERALLY LOWER FOR THE OCCUPANTS BUT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, TRUSTEE BIRKEY .
WE ARE GOING TO VERY, VERY INEFFICIENT BUILDINGS BY DOING THIS.
BUT AT A CERTAIN POINT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO REENABLE THE DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE TIME COMES.
BUT IN THE INTERIM, WE UNDERSTAND THE BUILDINGS WILL BE WORKING HARDER AND LONGER.
BECAUSE LIKE ANY SYSTEM, THE FILTRATION SYSTEM, THE ONLY WAY THE FILTRATION SYSTEM WORKS IS IF THE SYSTEM IS ON.
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO RUN THESE A LOT LONGER AND KEEP THEM RUNNING.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE, IF YOU DON'T AND FILTRATION SYSTEM ACTUALLY RUNNING DURING THE DAY, IT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING.
AND SO WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A VERY INEFFICIENT BUILDING AND POWER USAGE WILL DEFINITELY GO UP ON THAT.
BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING THE SYSTEMS CONSTANTLY ON THAT.
IT WILL BE A BALANCE, BUT IN OUR INTERIM THAT IS WHAT THE PLAN IS AND WHEN THE APPROPRIATE TIME COMES WE WILL REEVALUATE AND BE ABLE TO REENGAGE OUR DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION SYSTEMS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT OPERATING
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BUILDING.>> DOCTOR SALAZAR HAS A QUESTION.
SANDRA SALAZAR : IS THE PRESENTATION OVER?
>>JAMES BIRKEY : WE HAVE ANOTHER SEGMENT.
SANDRA SALAZAR : I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS PROTOZOAL LIKE I SHOULD ASK AFTER, RIGHT?
>> WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ANYTIME.
SANDRA SALAZAR : I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
ONE, IS A PRESENTATION TODAY MORE TO JUST GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN PLANS AS WE LOOK AT REOPENING? BECAUSE THIS WOULD KIND OF SHIFT IN OUR CONVERSATION WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ONCE WE KNOW WE ARE GOING TO OPEN COMPLETELY, CORRECT?
>> YES, IT IS MEANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AND TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR THE REOPENING CONVERSATION.
AND THEN I WILL GIVE YOU SOME CLOSING TALKS AND SOME INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE NEW INFORMATION AS OF TODAY OF A POTENTIAL TIMELINE AND IT COULD CHANGE DEPENDING.
AND THEN I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME TIMELINE FOR REOPENING AND SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT ARE VERY TENTATIVE BECAUSE I EXPECT SOME MORE INFORMATION TO CHANGE A LITTLE MORE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH TO TWO, BUT DEFINITELY IN THE NEXT MONTH.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : TRUSTEE, IN THIS PRESENTATION IS PART OF A REGULAR PRESENTATION WE HAVE REQUESTED FROM STAFF FOR ONGOING UPDATES RELATED TO COVID-19 THROUGH THE BOARD BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR.
SANDRA SALAZAR : I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.
IN THE MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE AN ANSWER YET.
BUT AS WE SEE THE CDC GUIDELINES SAY TEACHERS AND FACULTY DON'T REQUIRE THE VACCINE IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM, WHETHER OR NOT WE KNOW WE ARE GETTING ANY GUIDANCE FROM THE CHANCELLORS OFFICE AND IS THERE A BEST PRACTICE BEING RECOMMENDED AS OF NOW? I KNOW THINGS ARE KIND OF MOVING AND EVOLVING AS TIME GOES BY AND AS OUR CASES GO DOWN THERE WITH A NOTE LIKE WHAT DOCTOR FIERRO SAID, THE CASES ARE DEFINITELY EXTREMELY LOW COMPARED TO WHAT WE WERE AND WE DIDN'T SEE A SPIKE WITH THE SUPER BOWL SO THAT IS GOOD BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS STABLE BUT THE QUESTION IS REOPENING AND VACCINATION SITES THAT IS SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY WILL HAVE AN ANSWER YET, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF CCFF HAS GIVEN INPUT IN TERMS OF HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT BEING VACCINATED AND RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM ONCE WE REOPEN.
IN MY LAST QUESTION WAS IN TERMS OF THE VACCINATION SITE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WAY THEY PRESENTED IT IS MORE OF WE WOULD HAVE SMALL ALLOCATION BUT I THOUGHT WHEN YOU SAID VACCINATIONS I WAS ENVISIONING MORE OF A DRIVE-THROUGH TYPE WHERE IT IS RUN BY THE LA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT THE VACCINATION SITE WOULD BE?
I WILL TAKE THE LAST QUESTION FIRST.
AND SO WE ARE MOVING IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THE ONE IS MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
I STILL WANT TO DO IT, BUT I'M FOCUSING STRONGLY ON BRINGING VACCINATIONS TO CAMPUS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND SO ONE DIRECTION IS BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET VACCINES ALLOCATED TO CAMPUS TO VACCINATE EMPLOYEES BEGINNING MARCH 1 DO NOT SAY THE VACCINES WILL BE HERE MARCH 1, BUT EDUCATORS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SCHEDULE, ALL EDUCATORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS FOR VACCINATIONS.
SO THAT IS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE.
WE WANT TO BRING VACCINES WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO GET VACCINATED IF THEY WISH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE SECOND PRIORITY IS THAT THE COMMUNITY VACCINATION SITE TO.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND ALLOCATING TO THE COUNTY NUMEROUS TIMES AND WE ARE
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STILL ON THE WAITING LIST IN ORDER TO BRING IN VACCINATION SITE, WHETHER IT IS A DRIVE-THROUGH OR WALK-THROUGH.THE ONE IS AT THE MOMENT MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
WE HAVEN'T STOPPED WORKING ON THE OTHER ONE IS TRYING TO BRING VACCINATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES ACCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AS FAR AS REOPENING AND HAVING CLASSES ON THE FIRST QUESTION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION WE ARE STILL A PURPLE TEAR.
WE DO ON THE ABILITY OF HAVING LARGE GATHERINGS INSIDE OF CLASSROOMS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
AT THE MOMENT, ALL CURRENT STATUS IS SIMILAR TO HOW WE BEGIN THE SEMESTER.
CONTINUES TO BE RECOMMENDED AS REMOTE INSTRUCTION THAT THERE WILL BE NEW GUIDANCE FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BEING RELEASED AS SOON AS MONDAY.
BUT I WILL EXPECT IT MORE REALISTICALLY TO BE AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK THAT WE WILL HAVE NEW GUIDANCE BY THE LA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THE GUIDELINES ARE GOING TO BE RELEASED AND MADE OFFICIAL LIBRARIES MAY BE PERMITTED TO OPEN AFTER 25 PERCENT CAPACITY PROVIDED WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.
TRAINING WITH COMPETITION HASN'T BEEN ALLOWED AS OF YET.
OUTDOOR TRAINING AND NO CONTACT EXERCISES ARE A PART OF THE CONSIDERATION.
I AM EXPECTING TO SEE COMING IN A FORMAL DOCUMENT NEXT WEEK.
LECTURES YOU COULD ABOUT 10 STUDENTS AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT THE GUIDELINES REMAIN RESTRICT MOSTLY BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN PURPLE TEAR.
THOSE REGULATIONS DO NOT APPLY IN THE SAME WAY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WHETHER THE SUGGESTION IS TRANSMISSION RATE OF KIDS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE KIDS BETWEEN SIX OR EIGHT OR LESS.
LIKELY TO GET COVERED AND LIKELY TO TRANSMIT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY PART OF THE DATA BEING USED TO THE PARTICULAR REOPENING.
AS FOR WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL BE MOVING ON FOLLOWING THE CDC GUIDELINE, THE VACCINATIONS ARE NOT NECESSARILY A PRIORITY FOR TEACHERS.
I PERSONALLY HAPPEN TO DISAGREE WITH THAT POSITION.
ALL FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS ARE DEALING WITH ADULTS REDEPLOYING THE SAME TYPE OF DATA BEING APPLIED TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SO ON I DON'T THINK IS NECESSARILY A FAIR COMPARISON.
PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE LAST WAY FOR VACCINATIONS WHEN VACCINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR EVERYONE.
AND THAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN JUNE OR JULY.
AND SO I THINK IT IS STILL TO CONSIDER A LOT OUR SOCIAL DISTANCING PRACTICES THAT A LOT OF SAFETY MECHANISMS AND DEVISE A REOPENING TIMELINE CONSERVATIVE IN NATURE.
THERE ARE SOME REPORTS BUT I'M SURE I AM PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, DOCTOR SALAZAR.
SOME OF THE DOCUMENTATION AND DATA TRENDS SEEM TO INDICATE THE DOMINANT TREND COMES THE SUMMER CLOSE TO THE SUMMER MONTHS IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE THE SAME AS THE UK SEEMS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION RATES.
IT IS LIKELY WE WILL HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF IMMUNITY BY THAT POINT.
WE MAY CONTINUE TO SEE RESTRICTIONS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.
TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, THE VACCINE TOOK ABOUT SIX YEARS TO GET THE DIPPERS IN THE OPERATION THE UNITED STATES VACCINATED.
OBVIOUSLY AT THAT POINT THE TRANSMISSION RATES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AND WE
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DIDN'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE TODAY FOR VACCINATION.BUT I WANTED TO BE CAUTIOUS AS TO HOW.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MOVED TO THE SECTION WITH DOCTOR FLORIS CHURCH?
>> I THINK YOU ARE MUTED, DOCTOR SALAZAR.
SANDRA SALAZAR : SORRY BUT I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
MY CONCERN IS ALSO THE FACT THE AGE GROUP OF OUR STUDENTS ARE THE CLASSIC AGE GROUP SPREADING THE VIRUS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS, RIGHT? ON TOP OF EVERYTHING YOU SAID, MY CONCERN IS THAT AS WELL AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR FACULTY AND OUR STAFF WITH LAST QUESTION I HAD WAS IN TERMS OF TESTING, I THINK I MIGHT'VE MISSED IT.
DO WE OFFER TESTING ON SITE? AND IF SO, WHAT IS THE TURNAROUND TIME AND WHAT IS IT THE SMALL MORE RAPID THAT GOES BACK IN A DAY.
>> WE DON'T CURRENTLY OFFER TESTING ON SITE.
WE HAD THE ABILITY TO DO SOME TESTING ON SITE, BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE OPENLY OFFER AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT.
HOWEVER, WE ARE EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITY OF TESTING BOTH PCR.
WE NEED TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION.
WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT JOINING THE STATE GROUP FOR THESE YESTERDAY AND THIS WILL BE A SELF ADMINISTERED TEST TO GET THE SAMPLE WE COLLECTED AND MAIL IT IN THE RETURN TIME IS ABOUT 48 HOURS OR SO.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF POTENTIALLY HAVING SOME RAPID TESTING UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING WE KNOW THE RAPID TESTING HAS SOME ISSUES WITH SOME OF THE RESULTS.
THAT WILL GIVE US AN INDICATION OF WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD.
WE ARE EXPLORING BOTH AS A PART OF REOPENING.
>> WILL BE BE GETTING INPUT Â" FACULTY IN GENERAL IN TERMS OF THEIR THOUGHTS ON VACCINATION AT SOME POINT?
>> EVERY OTHER WEEK WE CONVENE A COMMITTEE, THE WEST FORM AND ALL THESE BEGIN.
ESSENTIALLY THAT INCLUDES THE FACULTY PRESIDENT, CSEA PRESIDENT, STUDENT TRUSTEES.
IN THE CONFIDENTIAL REPRESENTATIVE.
WE IN THE PAST HAVE WORLD POSITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO THEM AND THIS TIME WE CONTINUE TO BE THE SAME OR CURRENT RETURN TO CAMPUS PLAN TO DO THE LIMITED REOPENING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT WORKED WITH OUR GROUP.
FEEDBACK WAS COLLECTED AND WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO DO SAME.
I DO ALSO KNOW CSEA HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE MEMBERS AND I BELIEVE BOTH MAY HAVE THEIR OWN COMMITTEES ON THAT.
AND WOULD PROVIDE FEEDBACK THAT OUR PRESIDENT IS.
OF ALL THE LEADERSHIP FROM THE DIFFERENT GROUPS.
LET'S MOVE TO YOUR SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION.
I WANTED TO INCLUDE A SECTION AND COMMUNICATION BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW STATE LAW THAT HAS AFFECTED OR HAS IT CHANGED THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE TIME WE HAVE A POSITIVE COVID-19.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PASSED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 BUT BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 2021.
THIS IS NEW LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS THE STATE TO TRACK COVID CASES.
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WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS LAW IS IT'S VERY SPECIFIC ON THE REQUIREMENTS AS TO HOW WE NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEES OF A POSITIVE TEST AND ALSO THE REQUIREMENT AS TO WHEN WE HAVE TO DO IT AND HOW LONG WE HAVE TO DO IT.SO BASICALLY THERE ARE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS ON THIS.
ONE IS THE WRITTEN NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES ONCE WE BECOME AWARE THERE IS A POSITIVE TEST OF AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ON CAMPUS HAS ONE BUSINESS STATE TO NOTIFY THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT COULD BIG BEEN EXPOSED TO INFECTION.
WAS WRITTEN NOTICE TO HAVE FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS.
WE NEED TO INCLUDE THE STATEMENT THAT AN EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-19.
WE HAVE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES WE NEED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT RETALIATION AND ANTIDISCRIMINATION WE NEED TO INCLUDE SOMETHING PERTAINING TO THE SAFETY PLAN.
BASICALLY IT'S LIKE WHAT ARE THE PROTOCOLS WHERE THE DISTRICT PROTOCOLS TO CLEAN AFTER AN AREA HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH A POSITIVE TEST.
THE SECOND REQUIREMENT IS ABOUT REPORTING.
SIMILAR TO WHAT HILLARY WAS SAYING, WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
LIKE HILLARY MENTIONED, AN OUTBREAK IS A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE THREE OR MORE EMPLOYEES THAT TEST POSITIVE IN THE SAME WORKSITE.
BASICALLY IT IS THE BUILDING IN WHICH THEY ARE CONDUCTING THEIR JOB.
SO IN RESPONSE TO AB 685, THE DISTRICT WORKED ON A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE OR SOP TO ADDRESS TWO MAIN COMPONENTS.
FIRST, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY IN WHICH WE WILL KNOW WHICH EMPLOYEES ARE ON CAMPUS AT ANY GIVEN DAY.
AND SECOND, WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE SOME PROCEDURES SO MANAGERS CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY TO HUMAN RESOURCES SO WE CAN COMPLY WITH THE ONE DAY NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES.
SO WHAT WE DID IN THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, FIRST SECTION WAS RELATED TO HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRACK OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO WE CREATED THE DATABASE IN WHICH WE MAINTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT SCHEDULES.
ONE FOR THE EMPLOYEES ON A SET SCHEDULE ON CAMPUS.
THEY ARE THERE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
BUT WE HAVE OTHER EMPLOYEES ON CAMPUS BUT THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC SCHEDULE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY ARE ON CAMPUS MONDAY OR TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY OR ONLY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
SO ALL THAT INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED IN THE DATABASE.
AND WE ARE ALSO COLLECTING INFORMATION WHEN EMPLOYEES GO TO CAMPUS.
LET'S SAY SOMEONE NEEDS TO GO AND GET SOME SUPPLIES OR THEY NEED TO GET SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PERFORM THEIR WORK REMOTELY.
WE ARE KEEPING TRACK AS TO WHO IS GOING TO CAMPUS, WHICH BUILDING THEY ARE VISITING AND BASICALLY WHEN THEY ARE ON CAMPUS.
ALL THAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO GET A POSITIVE TEST, SIMILAR TO WHAT HILLARY SAID, THERE IS THE CONTACT TRACING.
SO WE WILL KNOW IF ONE PERSON WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE WORKHOUSE, WE NEED TO KNOW Â" WE KNOW THAT INFORMATION AS TO WHO WAS AT THE WORKHOUSE OR IN THAT BUILDING AT THE TIME THAT THE TEST WAS REPORTED IN THE POSITIVE TEST WAS REPORTED IN TWO DAYS PRIOR TO.
SO THE SECOND COMPONENT OF THE SOP IS THAT WE HAVE CREATED A PROCESS BY WHICH
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MANAGERS WILL COLLECT THAT INFORMATION FROM THEIR EMPLOYEE WHO IS DISCLOSING THE POSITIVE TEST.THIS IS CRUCIAL BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, WE ONLY HAVE 24 HOURS TO NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEES.
WE ARE ASKING MANAGERS THAT AS SOON AS YOU HEAR THAT EMPLOYEE IS A POSITIVE TEST, THEY NEED TO COMPLETE A FORM.
IN THAT FORM BASICALLY HELPS US GETTING AS MUCH INFORMATION FROM THE EMPLOYEE AS TO LAST DAY WHEN THEY WERE ON CAMPUS, ALL THE EMPLOYEES THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH.
AND WHEN THEY HAD SYMPTOMS. AND SO WE REALLY COLLECT A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT HELPS US COMMUNICATE AND SEND WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT PERHAPS MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO INFECTION.
SO ONCE HUMAN RESOURCES GOES THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WITHIN 24 HOURS.
THE BUSINESS OFFICE SENDS A DISTRICTWIDE EMAIL INDICATING THAT WE GOT A POSITIVE TEST AND IT WAS NO IN A SPECIFIC AREA.
NOW, THE NOTICE BUSINESS SERVICES SENT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE IN HUMAN RESOURCES.
THE BUSINESS OFFICE SENDS THE NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE START TO FULFILL THE COMPLIANCE.
FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES, IT IS VERY SPECIFIC TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN THE BUILDING.
AND THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WHO HAS THE DEPOSIT Â" POSITIVE TEST.
AND SO HOW DO WE NOTIFY STUDENTS? WELL, IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE BUSINESS SERVICES TO READ ONCE IT GOES OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CHANGES MADE.
BECAUSE EMPLOYEES OFFER THE RESOURCES OF THE OF THE EMPLOYEES ASSISTANT PROGRAM.
BEFORE A STUDENT, WE WERE FOR THEM TO THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES.
WAS THE INFORMATION GOES OUT FROM BUSINESS SERVICES, THEY SENT A NOTICE TO THE STUDENT.
AND SO WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY SECTION.
SANDRA SALAZAR : I HAD A QUESTION.
SINCE WE ARE DOING CONTACT TRACING, DO WE HAVE NUMBERS AS TO HOW MANY CSEA VERSUS Â" SORRY, FACULTY AND BEEN INFECTED AND WHETHER WE THINK IT HAS BEEN HOW MANY HAS BEEN ACQUIRED OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS VERSUS ON CAMPUS?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I DEFINITELY CAN COLLECT THAT DATA AND PRESENT IT TO YOU AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO SHARE WITH DOCTOR FIERRO TO SEND TO YOU.
SANDRA SALAZAR : I THINK IT BE GOOD TO SHARE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING SO WE HAVE AN IDEA.
I KNOW WE DO HAVE TO SEPARATE INFECTIONS ACQUIRED OUTSIDE CAMPUS VERSUS INFECTIONS BELIEVED TO BE ACQUIRED ON CAMPUS.
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET AN IDEA.
WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF FACULTY AND STAFF ON CAMPUS.
I DOUBT MOST OF THEM ARE ON CAMPUS, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE, IF WE HAVE THE NUMBERS AS TO HOW MANY SO FAR HAVE HAD THE VIRUS.
ONE THING I WILL SAY ON THE MANAGERS REPORT ON COVID-19 FORM, THE ONE DEVELOPED FOR THIS SOP, WE RECENTLY CHANGED IT.
BECAUSE ONE THING WE WERE COLLECTING AND NOT THAT WE NEEDED TO COLLECT, IS WHERE DID THEY THINK THEY CONTRACTED THE COVID-19 RIVER THAT WAS A QUESTION
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RECENTLY ADDED TO BUT I CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION SINCE WE CHANGED THAT FORM AS TO WHERE THEY CONTRACTED.IS NOW WE ARE COLLECTING THAT DATA.
BUT BEFORE DEFINITELY I CAN TELL YOU THE ONES WE HAVE THEM IN THE PEOPLE WE NOTIFY BECAUSE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
THE ONE WE NOTIFY BY BUILDING AND THOSE THAT WE HAVE TO NOTIFY US TO THEY WERE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WHO CAME UP WITH A POSITIVE TEST.
AND DEFINITELY I CAN PUT TOGETHER THAT INFORMATION AND BRING IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I KNOW YOU SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT FACULTY AND STAFF.
BUT JUST FROM WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED DOING CONTACT TRACING, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY FACULTY AND STAFF DO CROSS OVER WE HAVE THESE CASES.
PARTICULARLY IN THE HEALTH ALL ARENA.
MOST OF THE CASES WE HAVE SEEN FROM STUDENTS HAVE OCCURRED OFF-CAMPUS.
IN PRIMARILY THEIR LIVING SITUATION OR THEIR CLINICAL HOURS THEY ARE GETTING FOR SCHOOL.
OR IF BUT A LOT OF THE STUDENTS HAVE EMPLOYMENT IN DIFFERENT DENTAL AND DOCTOR AND HOSPITAL OFFICES.
AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY DEFINED OUTBREAKS WITHIN A PROGRAM ON CAMPUS REVIEWED WE DON'T JUST SAY WE HAVE THREE POSITIVE, WE ARE WAITING TO SAY THROUGH POSITIVE NURSING STUDENTS TO DEFINE AN OUTBREAK.
AMID COMMUNICATION WITH H HR AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THE FACULTY.
AND IF I KNOW THERE IS A POSITIVE FACULTY CASE OR IF I AM UP TO DO CASES IN A GROUP, I WILL LET HR KNOW IS A JUST A HEAD'S UP, IF WE GET ANY FACULTY OR STAFF IN THIS AREA, IT WILL BE AN OUTBREAK SO WE WILL KEEP EACH OTHER POSTED.
SANDRA SALAZAR : THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS KIND OF GOES BACK TO TRUSTEE SALAZAR QUESTION.
WE HAVE NO EXAMPLES THE DATE OF ANY OUTBREAKS ON CAMPUS.
AND IF AN OUTBREAK IS DEFINED BY THREE FOLKS, THEN MATHEMATICALLY IT SEEMS TO ME WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED TRANSMISSION ON CAMPUS.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
FOLLOWING UP ON THAT SAME THOUGHT.
ABOUT HOW MANY STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE WE HAD ON CAMPUS? LIKE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR POPULATION IS ON CAMPUS?
>> THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE, BUT I WOULD SAY ROUGHLY BETWEEN STAFF AND STUDENTS WE HAVE MORE THAN A THOUSAND ON CAMPUS.
I GUESS I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN EXTRAPOLATE THIS DATA AND MAKE SOME CONCLUSIONS IN GENERAL BUT WE HAVE 2000 STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES.
>> TYPICALLY WE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST 20,000 STUDENTS AT A TIME.
PLUS, PROBABLY ANOTHER 700, 650 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES PLUS PROBABLY ANOTHER 500 OR SO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION.
IT'S REALLY GOOD, IT'S VERY DETAILED.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD MAKE SURE TO DISPLAY THIS ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND I WANTED TO SEE HOW WE ARE PLANNING TO ACTIVELY SEEK THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS ON THE PLANNED PROTOCOLS.
>> LAST TIME WE DID WAS Â" WILL LET A DRONE EXPLAIN THE PROCESS.
HOW WE COLLECTED THE FEEDBACK AROUND WHEN WE PUT THE PLAN TOGETHER?
SO INITIALLY WE HAD A SMALL GROUP TO HELP US CREATE AND VIDEO.
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AND THEN WE STARTED THE CONVERSATION WITH A RETURN TO CAMPUS.AND SO WE STARTED THE CONVERSATION AND GOT ALMOST A YEAR AGO.
ONCE WE PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, WE REACHED OUT TO THE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF DOCTOR FIERRO IS A LEADERSHIP GROUP OR DO WE GIVE IT TO THEM FOR THEIR INPUT.
ONCE WE GET THEIR INPUT, WE GOT A FINAL DOCUMENT AND THEN WE GET BACK TO THEM SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE EVERYBODY'S INPUT.
AND THEN LITTLE BY LITTLE A COUPLE FILTERING IN UNTIL WE GO TO THE FINAL DOCUMENT, THE FINAL PLAN.
AND THAT IS THE ONE YOU SECRETLY POSTED.
NOW, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE THIS PLAN.
BUT ONE THING THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT.
THE INFORMATION CHANGES ALMOST DAY TODAY.
AND SO IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE YOU GET INFORMATION FROM CDC.
AND SO IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THIS PLAN, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
BUT DEFINITELY WE WILL CONTINUE AND WE WILL FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS.
MEETING THIS IS THE FIRST SKELETON, LET ME SHARE WITH EVERYBODY, GET YOUR INPUT AND, WE PUT IT TOGETHER AND THEN A COURSE UNTIL WE FILTER IT DOWN TO GET TO THE FINAL DOCUMENT.
SO IT IS A PROCESS, BUT DEFINITELY WE SEEK OF THE INPUT FROM BOTH GROUPS SO EVERYBODY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION OR INPUT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY EACH CONSTITUENT GROUP AS THEIR OWN NEEDS AND THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES AND WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY TO MAKE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE.
I THINK WHILE THERE IS I'M SURE A GROUP OF OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES WERE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO CAMPUS, I DO ALSO BELIEVE THERE IS A GROUP OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT.
AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING OUT TO EVERYBODY TO TRY TO GIVE THEM A GREATER SENSE OF COMFORT.
WE HAVE 20,000 STUDENTS WHO I FEEL WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE US TO PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO THEM AND TELL THEM WHAT THE PLAN IS, INVITE THEIR FEEDBACK, INVITE THEIR CONCERNS, INVITE THEIR COMMENTS.
BECAUSE I FEEL THE MORE INFORMATION WE GIVE PEOPLE THE MORE COMFORTABLE THEY WILL FEEL WITH OUR LEADERSHIP.
AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT UPDATE FOR MAY BE MORE DETAIL ON THAT.
THE OTHER AREA IS I THINK ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND STRATEGIES WE IMPLEMENTED ON CAMPUS ARE FANTASTIC SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I REALIZE THIS ALL COSTS A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY THOUGH, RIGHT? AND I KNOW MOST OF THE MONEY CAME FROM FEDERAL SOURCES, STATE SOURCES.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR AN ITEMIZED OVERVIEW OF ALL THE MONEY WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DIFFERENT SOURCES, SPECIFICALLY TIED TO COVID.
WHAT WE HAVE SPENT THE MONEY ON.
BECAUSE I HAVE A GREAT INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEIR MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON FOOD BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE TALKING BUILDINGS AND BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEING INVESTED IN SO MANY COMMUNITIES.
I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE USE THIS MONEY WIDELY WISELY.
AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT AS WELL TOO AND SO FOR OUR NEXT UPDATE FOR US TO HAVE AN ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE MONEY WE RECEIVED AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE PUBLIC.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : IS THAT A SOURCE EXPLANATIONS SO THAT IT SAYS NOT ONLY WERE WE GOT ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH IT?
BECAUSE, I MEAN I KNOW MY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE CITIZENS ALIKE $26 MILLION.
I DON'T KNOW A SINGLE DOLLAR OF WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT ON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
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PLEXIGLASS DIVIDERS FOR THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE SEEN.I WOULD HOPE READ BUT AGAIN, IF WE ARE COMMUNICATING THAT AND WE ARE NOT COMMUNICATING THAT MESSAGE TO PEOPLE, IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WE RECEIVE AND WHAT WE SPEND IT FOR TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THE MERV 13 FILTERS THAT HAVE BEEN RETROFITTED, BUT YOU PROBABLY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT! I'M SUPER EXCITED WE HAVE PUSHED SO HARD FOR THAT LEED CERTIFICATION.
BECAUSE LITTLE DID WE KNOW YOU WILL END UP BEING A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR US LONG TERM FOR NOT JUST FOR SUSTAINABILITY.
THIS IS PROBABLY MORE SOMETHING PRESIDENT BIRKEY IS WAY MORE THAN I DO ABOUT.
BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE REALLY GOOD INVESTMENTS I THINK THE COLLEGE IS MAKING.
AND IT IS A GOOD STORY TO SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : THAT'S GREAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES?
>> IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, I HAVE SOME CLOSING THOUGHTS ON SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS.
I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE PROGRESS ON THE SENTIMENT.
SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES WILL BE READY TO COME TO CAMPUS AND I GET EMAILS WEEKLY FROM EMPLOYEES THAT ARE LIKE I WOULD DO ANYTHING, WE DO THIS, HAVE THIS PLAN, WANT TO GET BACK TO CAMPUS AND I GET SOME THAT ARE STILL KIND OF ON THE FENCE.
AND SAME THING WITH THE STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE STUDENTS THAT WANT TO BE HERE FOR VERY VALID REASONS AND SOME THAT ARE STILL CONCERN OF THE DIRECTION THIS IS TAKING.
SO I DO THINK IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE A CROSSED AND RELY A LOT THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND SAFETY RATHER THAN THE FIRST ONE OUT THE GATE.
THEY ALL SAY THE FULL RUSH IN.
I DON'T THINK IT IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHICH SHOULD BE RUSHING IN IT IT IS A SITUATION THAT I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SOME PROGRESSIVE GAINS UNTIL WE GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO GO.
WITH THAT SAID, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO THEN SAY WHAT IS NORMAL WHAT A RETURN TO NORMAL LOOKS LIKE AND DO WE REALLY WANT TO GO TO WHAT USED TO BE NORMAL? BECAUSE YES, COVID-19 BROUGHT SOME THINGS THAT OBVIOUSLY WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH.
BUT IT HAS BROUGHT MANY OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE LED TO INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO WHAT WE DO AND IN SOME CASES DO IT BETTER.
SO WHAT IS GOING BACK TO NORMAL FOR IT DOESN'T MEAN GOING BACK TO THE WAY WE DID THINGS ARE DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO REDESIGN AND RETHINK SOME OF THE PRACTICES WE DO AND ASSUME A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
I THINK THERE WERE NEW NORMALS AND IT SEEMS KIND OF ODD.
BUT THE NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
IT IS MY OPINION, AT THIS TIME.
IT WILL CHANGE, ASSUMING, BASED ON THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO OF DATA.
OUR TIMELINE SHOULD BE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL RETURN OF THE SPRING 2022, NOT FALL 2021.
I THINK FALL 2021 SHOULD BE A TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE SPRING IS ACTUALLY FEASIBLE OR NOT.
AND SO WE DO ALREADY OFFER SOME CLASSES ON CAMPUS WRITTEN SO I THINK GIVEN THE TIMELINE OF ALL 2021, IT'S A TIMELINE IN WHICH WE COULD POTENTIALLY INCREASE SOME OF OUR OFFERINGS, PRIORITIZING CLASSES.
WE COULD PROBABLY DISCUSS WITH OUR FACULTY MEMBERS.
MAINTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, PHYSICAL DISTANCING, SEPARATION BARRIERS, PHYSICAL BARRIER SEPARATION MAYBE NOT A FULL SCHEDULE.
MAYBE A SIMILAR WAY IN WHICH THE CURRENT GLASSES ARE OPERATING.
EVEN IF WE ARE CLEAR TO COME TO CAMPUS, THE CAPACITY WILL NOT BE 100 PERCENT.
I THINK THE BEST WE CAN HOPE IN THE EARLY GOINGS AFTER WE ARE CLEAR AND WE REACHED A NUMBER OF VACCINATION THIS MOVIE 50 PERCENT CAPACITY, WHICH I THINK IS STILL REQUIRED THAT WE DO ONLINE WORK TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS.
WE ARE AN INSTITUTION OF 20,000 STUDENTS IF WE HAVE THE CAPACITY THAT MEANS WE
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WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SERVE 12,000.AND SO WE STILL NEED TO THINK ABOUT THOSE PIECES.
THE OTHER PART IS WE NEED TO REMEMBER THIS IS A VACCINE THAT IS A NEW TYPE OF VACCINE.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE VACCINE ARE BEING USED.
IS NOT THAT THE STUDY IS NEW TO THE STUDY OF MRNA IS DECADES OLD BUT A LOT OF RESULTS WITH THAT.
BUT IT IS THE FIRST TIME A VACCINE BASED ON MRNA IS BEING USED.
IT WAS A VACCINE PRODUCED IN RECORD TIME FOR LIKE TWO MONTHS.
AND IT TOOK LONGER TO DETERMINE HOW TO DISTRIBUTE AND RAMP UP THE TESTING THE ACTUAL PRODUCTION THE VACCINE.
I THINK THE PRODUCTION WAS TWO MONTHS IN THE TESTING AND TRIALS LASTED FOR.
IS CURRENTLY THE VACCINE IS NOT FULLY OUT RIGHT.
IS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR EMERGENCY USE.
WHICH MEANS THEY CANNOT AT THIS TIME BECOME A MANDATORY VACCINE.
THERE'S NO RECORD, UNTIL NOW, THE VACCINES APPROVED OR ANY TREATMENT APPROVED UNDER EMERGENCY USE TO BE A MANDATORY TREATMENT.
MEETING IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE CDC OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY WILL SAY WE MANDATE THAT YOU TAKE THE VACCINE.
THAT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY AT THIS POINT.
THE VACCINE NEEDS TO BE OUT OF THE EMERGENCY USE REGULATIONS BEFORE IT LEADS TO A POINT OF EMERGENCY, A MANDATE.
WITH THAT SAID, MY POINT IS THAT WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO GET A TALLY OF THOSE FACULTY MEMBERS AND STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AND WENT TO DALLAS THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AND GIVE THEM THE PRIORITY ON A TEST RUN FOR THE FALL SEMESTER.
IF EXPAND FOR PLANS IN THE FALL SEMESTER.
I DO THINK THAT IS THE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION RATHER THAN A FULL-BLOWN REOPENING.
WE NEED TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA ON TRANSMISSION.
THERE IS NO VACCINE, EVEN THE OLD ONES, THAT IS GOING THAT YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN A LITTLE BIT ABOVE BOARD MEETING EVEN IF I DON'T GET SICK THAT I WILL NOT TRANSMIT THE DISEASE TO SOMEONE ELSE.
AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE JUST YET THAT SAYS GETTING THE VACCINES EXTERNALIZES THE COVID WHEN IT REACHES ME.
THERE IS A SUGGESTION I WILL CARE IT FOR A LITTLE BIT IN MY NASAL CAVITY AND THAT I COULD GIVE IT TO SOMEONE THAT IS NOT BEEN VACCINATED, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONSIDER AS WE DECIDE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE CAN BRING BACK TO CAMPUS COME THE FALL SEMESTER.
AND THE LAST PART OF THIS IS IMMUNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS.
BUT IN ORDER TO CONSIDER HERD IMMUNITY ON OUR CAMPUS, THE QUESTION WOULD BE WHETHER OR NOT WE CONSIDER HERD IMMUNITY ONLY BY THE EMPLOYEES VACCINATED OR BY EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS GET THE ANSWER VARIES THERE BECAUSE WE CAN REACH HERD IMMUNITY ON THE EMPLOYEES VACCINATED, BUT NOT ON THE STUDENTS.
AND THAT WILL CHANGE THE FACTOR FOR THOSE WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE STUDENTS.
AND SO THE QUESTIONS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER AS TIME GOES, BUT MY INITIAL RECOMMENDATION IS WE PLAN FOR A POTENTIAL REOPENING IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL DURING THE FALL SEMESTER FOR A SPRING 2022 RATHER THAN LOOKING AT REOPENING FOR FALL 2021.
I THINK THE FALL COULD BE A TIME WHERE WE EXPAND SOME OF OUR OFFERINGS AND PRIORITIZE A LITTLE BIT OF OFFERINGS AND GIVE PRIORITY TO THOSE WHO WANT TO BE ON CAMPUS AS LONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED GOOD AND IT IS REASONABLE TO SUSPECT THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED BASED ON VACCINE AVAILABILITY.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD MONITOR.
THAT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD CONSIDER.
AS A SET AT THIS POINT WITH THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE, THAT IS THE CURRENT
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RECOMMENDATION I CAN OFFER TO YOU TONIGHT.>>JAMES BIRKEY : THANK YOU DOCTOR FIERRO .
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS TO THIS UPDATE? ALL RIGHT.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO OUR ADMINISTERED ITEM 3.01, NONRESIDENT TUITION FEE AND
[3.01 Non-Resident Tuition Fee and Non-Resident Student Capital Outlay Fee for 2021-2022]
NONRESIDENT STUDENT CAPITAL OUTLAY FEE FOR 2021 TO 2022 IS RECOMMENDED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE PER UNIT NONRESIDENT TUITION FEE OF $272 IN THE PER UNIT NOT RESIDENT OUTLAY FEE OF $38 FOR A TOTAL OF $310 FOR THE YEAR 2021 THROUGH 2022 AND INCLUDING THE SUMMER SESSION WITH A TOTAL OF 310 REPRESENTS NO INCREASE FROM THE 2020 /2021 FISCAL YEAR.DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE TRUSTEES? WHAT EVERY YEAR NEED TO REEVALUATE OUR NONRESIDENT TUITION WE HAVE TWO CHOICES.
ONE COST OPERATION OR GO WITH THE STATE BUT TRADITIONALLY WE GO TO THE STATE AVERAGE TO A STATE AROUND THE SAME NUMBER.
THIS YEAR IT'LL BE AROUND $300.
OUR COST OF OPERATION IS $272.
LAST YEAR OUR TUITION OF NONRESIDENTS WAS 292 Â".
BUT WE DO NOT THINK THIS IS THE TIME FOR US TO INCREASE TUITION OR NONRESIDENT STUDENTS.
FOR THE MOST PART, YES IT IS IN FACT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, BUT WE DO HAVE LOCAL STUDENTS THAT ARE STILL CLASSIFIED AND QUALIFIED AS NONRESIDENTS.
SO THAT IS THE NUMBER THEY WOULD PAY.
AND GIVEN THE PANDEMIC AND SOME OF THE IMPACT IT HAS HAD IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, WE DO NOT FEEL INCREASING THE TUITION AT THIS TIME IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE COST OPERATION RATHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE, WHICH IS WHAT WE TRADITIONALLY DO.
SO OUR NONRESIDENT TUITION WILL GO FROM $290 TO $272, ESSENTIALLY DECREASING THE ACTUAL COST OF TUITION FOR NONRESIDENT STUDENTS.
THE IMPACT TO OUR BUDGET IN THE TUITION ASPECT WILL BE LESS THAN $100,000.
AROUND 80 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS, HOWEVER, WE WILL BREAK EVEN WITH THE CAPITAL OUTLAY, WHICH WILL PROVIDE NO NET INCREASE TO NONRESIDENT STUDENTS FOR THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
>>JAMES BIRKEY : ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE A ROLL CALL VOTE?
NEXT WE WILL GO TO REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
[4. Reports and Comments from District Officials]
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AND AS IS OUR CUSTOM, STUDENT TRUSTEE WALLACE, WOULD YOU MIND GOING FIRST?JUST ECHO THE SENTIMENTS ABOUT AB 705, THERE WILL BE EVENT COMING UP ON TUESDAY THAT WILL ELUCIDATE THE NEED FOR SOMETHING LIKE AB 705 TO BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
I WANTED TO PLACE THAT IN THE CHAT AND THAT IS MY REPORT.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : TRUSTEE PEREZ?
>>JAMES BIRKEY : TRUSTEE SALAZAR?
SANDRA SALAZAR : I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : TRUSTEE LEWIS?
>>ZURICH LEWIS : NO REPORT TODAY.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : TRUSTEE AVALOS?
>>CARMEN AVALOS : WANTED TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE SAID.
THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE A PLAN AND THANK YOU FOR REQUESTING SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS SO WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE A BETTER SCOPE OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU WILL, APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>>MARIANA PACHECO : NOTHING FROM YOU BUT THANK YOU AGAIN, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SAID.
I LEARNED A LOT AS TO MOVING FORWARD POTENTIALLY WHAT THE PLAN IS.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : DOCTOR FIERRO?
>>JAMES BIRKEY : AND FOR MY PART, BRIEFLY I DO APPRECIATE THE STUDY SESSION IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE IT IS VERY USEFUL FOR US TO SPEND A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME TO DIG DEEP INTO THESE TWO MAJOR ITEMS TODAY THAT WE COVERED AB 705 AND A LOT AT WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE RELATED TO COVID-19 TO READ THIS HAS BEEN A BENEFICIAL SESSION.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HARD WORK ON THIS.
AND UNTIL NEXT TIME, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION, I THINK.
>>JAMES BIRKEY : OKAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.