Transcript The LACCD African American Outreach Initiative

The LACCD African
American Outreach Initiative
Presented By:
Mark E. Henderson Ed. D
Learning Outcomes
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Participants will learn how to implement an African
American Outreach Initiative at their college/institution.
Participants will learn how to design a blueprint/framework
for initiatives.
Participants will understand the articulation agreement
process with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Participants will learn how to leverage resources to meet
the needs of similar initiatives.
Participants will develop an understanding of how to use
data to drive decision-making.
AAOI History
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Chancellor’s Initiative
Board of Trustees
HBCUs Visitation
Monthly Meetings
District and
Campus Data
• African American Enrollment
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District = 16% (32,953)
ELAC = 2%
WLAC = 41%
Southwest = 68%
• African American First Generation Status
• District = 30%
• African American Completion
• African American Persistence
African American
Students in LACCD
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AT LACCD
African-American Students
All Students (ethnicity known)
Fall 2006
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2006
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Concurrent HS Students
1,175
1,466
1,522
8,970
11,453
14,035
First Time Students
2,687
2,641
3,108
17,814
18,616
20,798
New Transfer Students
2,757
3,049
3,486
15,211
16,542
18,833
Continuing Students
7,793
7,119
7,693
54,687
54,271
59,026
Returning Students
3,825
4,035
4,727
18,894
20,960
24,815
Total
18,237
18,310
20,536
115,576
121,842
137,507
% Female
63.8%
63.3%
62.7%
59.9%
59.7%
59.0%
% Male
36.2%
36.7%
37.3%
40.1%
40.3%
41.0%
Under 20
20.8%
22.5%
21.4%
25.7%
27.1%
27.6%
20 - 24
23.3%
24.0%
26.1%
29.6%
29.6%
30.1%
25 - 34
23.3%
22.3%
22.6%
22.3%
21.9%
22.0%
35 and Older
32.6%
31.2%
29.8%
22.4%
21.4%
20.2%
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Less than 6 Units
39.9%
39.5%
36.3%
38.7%
39.3%
39.0%
6-11.5 Units
36.2%
35.9%
37.4%
36.6%
35.8%
36.0%
12 Units or More
23.9%
24.6%
26.3%
24.7%
24.9%
25.1%
Median Age
Assessment Data
ENGLISH AND MATH PLACEMENTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS
2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR
City
East
Harbor
Mission
Pierce
LASC
Trade
Valley
West
All
English Basic Skills
48.5%
52.7%
29.5%
66.4%
69.6%
88.2%
85.5%
56.2%
36.3%
67.6%
English 1 level below
41.4%
28.7%
55.9%
14.9%
25.8%
5.9%
13.1%
21.1%
42.9%
22.9%
Transfer English
10.2%
18.6%
14.5%
18.7%
4.6%
5.9%
1.4%
22.7%
20.8%
9.4%
648
129
454
134
368
1,857
1,784
361
1,117
6,852
90.4%
91.4%
91.3%
93.9%
70.0%
92.4%
97.4%
77.4%
90.5%
91.1%
Math 1 level below
8.4%
7.6%
7.9%
6.1%
23.9%
7.5%
2.3%
18.4%
6.1%
7.5%
Transfer Math
1.2%
1.0%
0.8%
0.0%
6.1%
0.1%
0.3%
4.2%
3.4%
1.4%
643
105
492
147
380
1,806
1,750
332
1,205
6,860
English
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Mathematics
Math Basic Skills
N
Males by Entering Status
Fall 2008
% Male by Entering Status and Age Group, Fall 2008
Asian
AA
Hispanic
White
AI/Other
All Students
First-Time Students
Under 20
55.9%
50.5%
46.4%
51.6%
51.8%
48.8%
20 - 24
54.4%
46.5%
52.1%
57.3%
46.2%
51.8%
25 - 34
39.1%
44.4%
45.6%
49.8%
39.5%
44.9%
35 and Older
32.2%
51.5%
39.9%
44.2%
45.5%
42.7%
All First Time Students
50.9%
49.1%
46.8%
51.1%
49.4%
48.3%
Under 20
50.6%
43.4%
42.7%
48.1%
43.1%
44.8%
20 - 24
48.7%
39.8%
40.1%
46.3%
40.2%
42.4%
25 - 34
40.5%
28.3%
36.2%
39.1%
36.9%
36.3%
35 and Older
31.6%
32.6%
33.9%
34.2%
30.3%
33.3%
All Continuing Students
42.8%
34.7%
38.6%
40.9%
38.2%
39.1%
Continuing Students
Persistence
Persistence by Campus
Fall to Fall Persistence of First Time Students
City
East
Harbor
Mission
Pierce
LASC
Trade
Valley
West
All
All First Time Students *
2003
55.0%
61.9%
54.9%
53.4%
61.8%
39.1%
48.0%
56.9%
47.3%
55.6%
2004
54.5%
61.9%
56.9%
54.6%
62.7%
39.2%
52.3%
55.0%
45.4%
56.2%
2005
50.8%
63.8%
56.6%
55.4%
61.9%
37.8%
46.8%
58.6%
40.2%
55.6%
2006
55.1%
63.1%
56.5%
56.5%
63.3%
36.1%
49.8%
57.5%
43.3%
56.8%
First Time African-American Students
2003
36.3%
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41.4%
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54.0%
40.9%
41.2%
34.1%
48.9%
43.0%
2004
45.8%
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39.4%
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52.4%
39.2%
42.8%
47.2%
43.8%
43.1%
2005
40.5%
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46.9%
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45.6%
37.8%
37.6%
41.4%
37.2%
40.2%
2006
44.8%
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48.0%
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39.6%
37.6%
43.7%
44.7%
43.6%
42.2%
Source - LACCD Institutional Research Data System (IRDS)
* Data exclude concurrent high school students and students in public service academies and includes only those students who remained
enrolled for six or more units past the "no penalty" drop date.
Mission
The African American Outreach Initiative (AAOI) is
a district-wide collaboration of faculty, staff and
administrators dedicated to improving the access
and success rates of African American students in
LACCD. The AAOI serves as a liaison and focuses
on the following areas:
• Community Ambassadors
• Transfer Opportunities
• Student Support Programs
• Event Planning
Blueprint
• Purpose
• Target Four Areas:
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Community Ambassadors
Transfer Opportunities
HBCU Articulation Agreements
Event Planning
Goals
Objectives
Action Steps
Needs
The Blueprint
The Blueprint
Community
Ambassadors
• Recruitment
• Training
• Tools and Resources
HBCU
Articulation Agreements
HBCU
Articulation Agreements
Status of HBCU Articulation
Agreements with the LACCD
• Completed
Howard
Hampton
Fort Valley
North Carolina A & T
Savannah
Dillard
Clark
Paine
Albany State
• In Progress
Alabama State
Grambling
Lincoln
Morehouse
Spelman
Xavier
Umoja - District
• Consortium Fee
• Summer Institute
• District-wide meetings
• State Co-chair
• West Los Angeles College
• Los Angeles Trade Technical College
• Regional Symposium
Umoja – WLAC
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Organizing Principles
Minimum requirements for students
Academic Component: West LA College
Learning Community Model (African American
emphasis)
• Administrative Component
• Organizational Component
• Support Services Component
Unity - LATTC
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Organizing Principles
Minimum requirements for students
Academic Component: LATTC
Learning Community Model (African American
emphasis)
• Administrative Component
• Organizational Component
• Support Services Component
Event Planning
• Support of Board and
Foundation
• District-wide Events
• Sponsorships:
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Angel City Classic
The College Expo
A2mend Conference
CSU Super Sunday
Current College
Activities
• Brothers Beyond the Color (LASC) - Dr. Patrick
Jefferson
• Sister 2 Hermana (LASC) – Erika Miller
Model
Increase Retention Rates of
African American and Latino
male Community College
Students
Counseling Services
Mentoring Program
Professional
Development
Leadership Skills
Academic
Counseling
&
Personal Counseling
Student is mentored by a
campus faculty member
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Student, in turn, mentors
a local Junior High
school student.
Conference
Workshops
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Guest Speakers
Students exercise
leadership roles at group
meetings
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Students empower other
group members to
succeed in college
Why it works at LASC
• Enrollment
• Currently enrolled: 48 students
• Over 100 students supported
• System is being developed to track current and former
students of the program
• Collaboration across campus:
• Assessment and placement, financial aid, career center,
tutoring, Learning Assistance Success Center, and
counseling
• Field trips to visit colleges and conferences
• Support staff that truly cares about this population
Completed
Projects
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Campus
Website
Brochure
AAOI email address
Website
Challenges &
Opportunities
CHALLENGES
• Funding
• Internal/External
• Leverage funds
• Diversity of Colleges
• Lack of African American
Faculty
• Communication
• Curriculum Development
• Support (i.e. reassigned
time, space, etc).
• Leadership changes
OPPORTUNITIES
• Campus Teams
• Support
• District Academic Senate
• Board of Trustees
• Chancellor
• Diversity of Colleges
• HBCU Tour
• Counselors, Financial Aid,
Articulation Officers
Contact
Information
Committee
Chair
Contact Information
Community
Ambassadors
Mark
Henderson
[email protected]
HBCU Articulation
Agreements
Yasmin
Delahoussaye
[email protected]
Umoja
Glenn Schenk
Patty Banday
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.wlac.edu/umoja
Unity
Maurice
Burnett
[email protected]
Event Planning
Leige Doffoney
[email protected]
[email protected]
Q&A