APPENDIX C: Five-Year Action Steps
Institutional Priorities, Integrated Plans & Action Steps
College Vision: To deliver a liberatory education that inspires individual achievement and generational impacts.
| Integrated Plan | Antiracism/ Equity |
Community Partnerships | Effective Communication | Strategic Planning |
Student-Focused Support | Teaching & Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services | Update dashboards to convey progress towards priorities | Include student voices in assessing needs | Create an onboarding/offboarding process & checklist | Streamline processes & paperwork | Provide administrative services that are students-first focused | Share departmental values in customer responses |
| Community Relations & Marketing | Expand access to information through translation of communications | Collaborate on & support Coast-to- College initiative; support President’s Advocacy Council | Hire videographer; expand use of video; complete transition to responsive website | Build internal communications calendar to inform campus of overall message timing | Expand marketing of student services offerings for internal & external audiences | Develop flyers for all programs; promote faculty spotlight features & videos |
| Distance Education | Develop equity-informed resources focused on student engagement | Establish CSM as a home college in the CVC-OEI exchange | Coordinate DE professional learning opportunities across district | Establish connection between program review & DE training/support | Develop process to peer review DE course design | Deliver equitable & accessible DE training in varied modalities |
| Enrollment Sustainability & Growth | Develop an equitable enrollment plan | Develop partnerships to boost enrollment | Communicate enrollment strategies | Develop a 3-year integrated plan for enrollment management | Identify & reduce barriers to enrollment & matriculation | Share enrollment strategies with campus community |
| Equity | Work across campus to inform & support equity & antiracism goals | Identify student needs with partners that are key to equitable student outcomes | Identify opportunities for enhancing equity in campus communications | Submit 2022-2025 student equity plan; identify equity integrated plan goals | Hire pride coordinator & ombudsperson to address equity gaps | Identify opportunities to advance equity in curriculum & instruction |
| Facilities | Begin work to address ADA deficiencies | Collaborate with external vendors on processes & opportunities to enhance projects | Share updates & changes in facilities | Provide repairs/maintenance/upgrades of aging equipment/spaces/buildings | Explore strategies to provide support for student-led functions at reduced or no cost | Support hybrid/multi-modal learning Environments |
| Instruction | Support professional development for faculty | Develop enrollment management strategies | Ensure effective communication with students, faculty & staff | Ensure effective communication with students, faculty & staff | Ensure campus community is aware of existing supports | Deliver innovative & student-centered instruction |
| Professional Development | Collaboratively define antiracism/equity competencies | Communicate importance of community partnerships | Share info about professional development opportunities across campus | Develop an integrated plan for professional development | Collaboratively define student-focused competencies | Support use of program review process to identify teaching & learning gaps |
| Research & Innovation | Research focused on equity & students first | Widely share student success metrics | Publicize integrated plans & prepare for accreditation report | Provide enrollment data for strategic planning & accreditation mid-term reporting | Provide data for student-focused support programs & program review | Inquiry & improvement around teaching & learning |
| Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development | Collaborate & deliver events to showcase best practices for workforce | Design/deliver Coast-to-College offerings; lead President’s Advocacy Council | Develop engagement strategy & create departmental awareness | Conduct community needs assessment & develop response strategies | Deliver high-touch support for onboarding of K-12 & adult students | Ensure teaching & learning integrates core workforce competencies & skills |
| Student Services | Adopt & utilize equity & antiracism framework | Improve student services access to underserved populations | Improve communication & info sharing across the division | Create a student retention plan | Improve student crises response plans | Educate the college about core student services processes |
| Technology | Provide universal access to technology | Faculty peer-to-peer mentoring | Recommend instructional technology | Streamline process for tech planning, requests & replacements | Establish a process for assessing student technology needs | Target training & tools for tech programs |
| Integrated Plan | Antiracism/ Equity |
Community Partnerships | Effective Communication | Strategic Planning |
Student-Focused Support | Teaching & Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services | Update dashboards to convey progress towards priorities | Include student voices in assessing needs | Work with sister colleges to share knowledge | Streamline processes & paperwork | Provide administrative services that are students-first focused | Share departmental values in customer responses |
| Community Relations & Marketing | Work with equity office to integrate regular equity audits into communications | Collaborate with & support Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development team | Modernize website; expand video-based social media presence | Conduct learning community marketing focus groups to inform communications | Conduct spring media prefs survey to gain insight into student communication preferences | Broaden support of academic program marketing & outreach |
| Distance Education | Deliver equitable DE training in varied modalities to engage all employees | Implement local peer online course review process& training | Develop districtwide DE on-demand micro-courses | Implement assessment tools to measure effectiveness of DE training | Develop equality- informed resources focused on student engagement | Provide adjunct faculty with DE onboarding resources |
| Enrollment Sustainability & Growth | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Equity | Collaborate districtwide to create & advance equity & antiracism initiatives | Build campus-based & external partnerships key to equitable student success | Work with district partners to improve communication of equity initiatives | Advance equity integrated plan goals | Work with campus partners to implement target outcomes & bridge equity gaps | Collaborate with campus teaching & learning partners to bridge equity gaps |
| Facilities | Continue work to address ADA deficiencies & provide updates | Seek partnerships with local companies to leverage opportunities for collaboration | Update campus on modernization plan | Identify opportunities to provide solar/battery storage/microgrid at all or most parking lots | Replace aging auxiliary/event furniture (tables, chairs, etc.) | Update campus on multi-modal upgrades |
| Instruction | Expand zero-cost textbooks & access to technology
for students |
Develop new academic partnerships for student transfer & experiential learning | Enhance communication with all constituency groups | Develop general education pathwaysto transfer full-time students | Integrate Academic & Career Communities | Provide professional development opportunities for faculty |
| Professional Development | Develop antiracism professional development opportunities | Engage community partners to share learning opportunities | Develop system for tracking & sharing completion of professional development | Measure progress toward integrated plan | Develop student-focused professional development opportunities | Expand professional development opportunities to meet teaching & learning gaps |
| Research & Innovation | Share data on DI populations with campus | Report on student success progress through metrics | Conduct student classroom experience survey & share results | Partner with campus to support integrated plan implementation | Provide data for student-focused support programs | Assess & refine SLO & program review processes |
| Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Student Services | Focus on language & racial justice to support BIPOC populations | Improve student services access to underserved populations | Improve communication & campus collaboration | Create strategic student retention plan | Improve student crises response plans | Educate the college about core student services processes |
| Technology | Develop & distribute student surveys | Collaborate with CTL & TAC to develop workshop pathway | Enhance communication & recommend instructional tech | Publicize process for tech planning, requests & replacements | Provide universal access | Offer tech onboarding & training |
| Integrated Plan | Antiracism/ Equity |
Community Partnerships | Effective Communication | Strategic Planning |
Student-Focused Support | Teaching & Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services | Update dashboards to convey progress towards priorities | Include student voices in assessing needs | Exchange knowledge with sister colleges | Streamline processes & paperwork | Provide administrative services that are students-first focused | Share departmental values in customer responses |
| Community Relations & Marketing | Communicate progress & refine strategy around translations & equity audits | Collaborate with & support Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development team | Assess & refine video & social media strategies | Develop communications advisory council; write new 3-year integrated plan | Use media prefs survey to refine communication strategies & meet students where they are | Build collection of faculty teaching videos on YouTube to provide academic “samples” |
| Distance Education | Develop a series of workshops | Partner with CVC-DEI consortium to develop CSM best practices | Evaluate the progress of districtwide DE training | Establish tool to track & measure participation in DE trainings | Refine training material for courses | Assess the impact of the adjunct faculty onboarding resources |
| Enrollment Sustainability & Growth | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Equity | Assess antiracism professional development & student equity goals | Expand partnerships to areas of opportunity for increasing equitable access | Collaborate with campus partners to create an equity communication plan | Submit 2022-2025 student equity plan & present outcomes | Identify opportunities for bridging equity gaps & increasing student voices | Present 2022-2025 student equity plan to teaching & learning partners |
| Facilities | Continue work to address ADA deficiencies & provide updates | Seek partnerships with local companies to leverage opportunities for collaboration | Update campus on modernization plan | Provide repairs/maintenance/upgrades of aging equipment/spaces/buildings | Provide accessible student housing that is connected to campus network | Update campus on multi-modal upgrades |
| Instruction | Recruit & retain diverse faculty | Develop data-informed plan for instructional partnership opportunities | Maintain open lines of communication between senates & instruction | Continue to develop general education pathways | Expand embedded tutoring & counseling in gateway courses | Expand opportunities to ensure culturally relevant courses |
| Professional Development | Assess & refine antiracism professional development opportunities | Develop opportunities that support community partnerships | Improve professional development collaboration across the district | Revise integrated plan with Committee on Teaching & Learning | Assess & refine student-focused professional development opportunities | Assess & refine use of program review process to identify teaching & learning gaps |
| Research & Innovation | Evaluate progress towards serving DI populations | Administer campus climate survey & share results | Communicate progress on student retention & success | Prepare accreditation mid-term report | Share metrics, student-focused support programs & program review data | Implement improvements from the student classroom experience survey |
| Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Student Services | Increase mental health/wellness with an intersectional BIPOC focus | Collaborate with community mental health & basic needs organizations | Create a communication plan for student services resources | Perform service audits to identify areas of inefficiencies & growth | Enhance direct student aid to support lower income students | Create assessment & evaluation training for employees |
| Technology | Assess services for equity & refine strategy | Collaborate with PD & senates to assess technology improvements needed | Communicate progress & refine strategy | Assess technology progress & refine strategy | Assess universal access & develop additional strategies | Evaluate teaching & learning Technology for best practices |
| Integrated Plan | Antiracism/ Equity |
Community Partnerships | Effective Communication | Strategic Planning |
Student-Focused Support | Teaching & Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services | Update dashboards to convey progress towards priorities | Include student voices in assessing needs | Work with sister colleges to share knowledge | Streamline processes & paperwork | Provide administrative services that are students-first focused | Respond to customers with our values as priority |
| Community Relations & Marketing | Work districtwide to exchange info/ ideas that further antiracism/equity goals | Promote CSM as a prime venue for community events | Build media partnerships to expand earned media opportunities | Gather feedback from advisory council; implement & refine integrated plan | Conduct spring media prefs survey to gain insight into student communication preferences | Build collection of faculty teaching videos on YouTube to provide academic “samples” |
| Distance Education | Develop accessibility- focused training | Establish CSM as a teaching college | Develop districtwide showcase of DE expertise | Use participation data to inform development of DE training areas | Integrate students into course review process | Track progress of DE course alignment to OEI-CVC rubric |
| Enrollment Sustainability & Growth | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Equity | Work with district partners to further develop antiracism & student equity initiatives | Assess campus needs & continue to build partnerships that bridge student equity gaps | Assess goals & target outcomes for equity communication plan | Assess equity integrated plan progress; adjust plan for advancing equity goals | Assess target outcomes aimed to bridge equity gaps in equity integrated plan | Assess target outcomes & goals for persistence, access, transfer & graduation |
| Facilities | Continue work to address ADA deficiencies & provide updates | Foster relationships with local partners to leverage resources & opportunities | Update campus on modernization plan | Provide repairs/maintenance/upgrades of aging equipment/spaces/buildings | Provide accessible student housing that is connected to campus network | Update campus on multi-modal upgrades |
| Instruction | Collaborate with learning communities to develop culturally relevant pedagogy | Develop career-focused & program-based internships for all Academic & Career Communities | Collaborate with marketing to strategically market our academic programs | Create a multiyear schedule that aligns with students’ Academic & Career Communities | Imbed support specific to needs of students in their Academic & Career Communities | Support development of sustainable programs that align with regional workforce |
| Professional Development | Develop antiracism/equity framework to guide professional development | Develop framework to guide PD around partnerships | Improve professional development collaboration across the district | Develop system for ongoing feedback on campuswide professional development | Develop a student-focused framework to guide professional development | Develop system for ongoing student/faculty input into improving teaching & learning |
| Research & Innovation | Assess DI progress through data | Implement improvements from campus climate survey | Conduct antiracism surveys | Partner with campus community to implement accreditation-related recommendations | Share antiracism survey results & opportunities for improvement | Assess progress on SLO & program review improvements |
| Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Student Services | Focus on language justice & racial justice efforts to support English language learners | Collaborate with community mental health & basic needs organizations | Create a communication plan for student services resources | Create program to support & retain part-time students | Improve process effectiveness to better support students | Create assessment & evaluation training for employees |
| Technology | Create equity-focused technology training | Create a framework to leverage resources & collaborate across the district | Develop technology- focused communications plan for students | Assess integrated plan progress with TAC Committee | Develop student tech ambassadors program | Assess the Technological functionality of existing learning spaces |
| Integrated Plan | Antiracism/ Equity |
Community Partnerships | Effective Communication | Strategic Planning |
Student-Focused Support | Teaching & Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services | Update dashboards to convey progress towards priorities | Include student voices in assessing needs | Exchange knowledge with sister colleges | Streamline processes & paperwork | Provide administrative services that are students-first focused | Share departmental values in customer responses |
| Community Relations & Marketing | Measure effectiveness, communicate progress & refine strategy | Promote CSM as a prime venue for community events | Assess communication systems & processes to identify gaps | Revise integrated plan to inform Education Master Plan | Use media prefs survey to refine overall communication strategies to meet students where they are | Communicate progress & refine strategy on academic & faculty promotions |
| Distance Education | Develop section of course review focused on anti-blackness | Engage with CVC-OEI consortium to provide local PD opportunities | Develop QOTL 3 course for DE recertification | Develop DE training pathways for online & hybrid instruction | Assess participation of students into course review process | Develop micro-courses to address gaps in course design |
| Enrollment Sustainability & Growth | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Equity | Create impact report for campus & districtwide antiracism & equity initiatives | Create impact report on partnerships & include goals & target outcomes for future | Create impact report to share progress on equity communication plan goals | Create impact report for 2023-2028 integrated plan | Present impact report for 2023-2028 integrated plan to students | Collaborate with teaching & learning partners to identify equity goals |
| Facilities | Continue work to address ADA deficiencies & provide updates | Seek partnerships with local companies to leverage opportunities for collaboration | Update campus on modernization plan | Provide repairs/maintenance/upgrades of aging equipment/spaces/buildings | Assess opportunities for improvements to address evolving student needs | Assess needs for hybrid/multi-modal learning environments |
| Instruction | Analyze data to ensure that antiracism efforts are effective & revise as necessary | Ensure internship database is up-to-date & students have full access to opportunities | Communicate multiyear, multi- modal schedule to students & internal/external partners | Collaborate with marketing/outreach to ensure students/community are aware of programs | Partner with learning center to ensure Academic & Career Community- focused support is available | Analyze data to ensure student success in classrooms |
| Professional Development | Assess & refine antiracism professional development opportunities | Assess & refine framework to guide PD around community partnerships | Assess & refine system of communications around professional development | Revise integrated plan for professional development to inform Education Master Plan | Use student data to refine student-focused framework to guide professional development | Assess & refine system for continuous improvement of teaching & learning |
| Research & Innovation | Implement improvements from the antiracism survey results | Define participatory governance process for the new EMP & share widely | Draft new integrated plans | Administer campus climate survey & share results | Review & revise student-focused support metrics | Assess, update & revise SLO & program review processes & plans |
| Strategic Initiatives & Economic Development | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 | Action steps to be determined based on completed integrated plan in 2023 |
| Student Services | Increase mental health/wellness with an intersectional BIPOC focus | Collaborate with community mental health & basic needs organizations | Create a communication plan for student services resources | Perform service audits to identify areas of inefficiencies & growth | Improve process effectiveness to better support students | Provide enhanced education to instruction & broader college about core student services processes |
| Technology | Review & update antiracism/equity-related tools to assess technology | Collaborate with CTL & TAC to evaluate workshop pathway | Engage in collegewide communication of tech plan progress | Revise integrated plan for technology based on trends & innovation | Implement student tech ambassador program | Partner with ITS to enhance spaces that support technology-based pedagogies |