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Equity means Mt. SAC provides every student with an experience that gives them the conditions to develop their full academic and social potential.

Equity-minded planning seeks to eliminate institutional policies, embedded practices, and systemic barriers that have enabled inequity to exist and persist at Mt. SAC.

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Healing-centered planning recognizes the assets of students from disproportionately impacted groups and prioritizes their success in institutional goal-setting and decision-making at Mt. SAC.

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What is Mt. SAC 2035?

Mt. SAC 2035 will be our shared strategic blueprint, driving efforts to serve our students for the next ten years.

Mt. SAC 2035 will be developed through an equity-minded, healing-centered planning process crafted through extensive internal and external collaboration, centering the student experience.

Mt. SAC 2035 will serve as the foundation for integrated planning processes and cycles of continuous quality improvement. Crafted through a DEISA+ and healing-centered lens, it leads to the accomplishment of the Mt. SAC vision, mission, and values through long-term goals and shared measures of success. 

Equity-Minded Healing-Centered Planning Process

 

  • Students providing input at outside building 40
  • Listening to feedback from students
  • Gathering feedback from students stretching into the evening.
  • Group planning sessions
  • Interpreting feedback
  • Gathering feedback from students
  • Gathering Feedback

Where does “Mt. SAC 2035” belong within

Institutional Planning at Mt. SAC ?

 

Vision
  • The College aspiration for the future
Mission
  • The College purpose
Core Values
  • Enduring beliefs and principles that individuals of the College hold in common and endeavor to put into action
Mt. SAC 2035
  • The foundation of integrated planning. Gives direction to accomplish the Mission and means to assess progress toward that goal
Focused Plans
  • Guide specialized work of the College in alignment with Mt. SAC 2035
Institution-Set Standard
  • Elements of student achievement used to evaluate how well the College is fulfilling the Mission​
Program Review
  • Planning process used to assess unit progress in support of student learning and the mission​

 

Prepare

Mt. SAC 2035 Task Force

President’s Advisory Committee (PAC) convened a Task Force in July 2024 to guide and support the research, review, and development of Mt. SAC 2035.

 

Students, we want to hear from you!
What makes you feel comfortable, supported, and successful at Mt. SAC?

Mt. SAC 2035 | Student Feedback Form
Submission open through Dec. 15, 2024

Looking for Student Feedback

Listen

Listening Sessions

  • Students (October 2024)
  • Faculty (November 13-22, 2024)
  • Classified (November 13-22, 2024)
  • Managers (coming December 2024)
  • Community Partners (coming January 2024)

Conditions for Success Student Survey (November 18 - December 5)

  • l was discouraged at home, but I had a cool connection with my teacher. She gave me a lot of resources; she helped build community. It was good to finish the class. That was like one of my in-person classes - encouraging us to talk to our peers. Connected with classmates.

    — Student

    [SCE] “Our environment does make a difference. We want students to come on campus, but how are we going to bring them here when they can go online. Who wants to go there when there’s just a hallway, vending machine?

    — Faculty

    [Credit Program] “Diversity is critical and we know we need to understand how to speak to students, how to respect their cultures, to support them in every way.

    — Faculty
     

  • I would say that Mt. SAC has really good resources for everyone and also for the people that are taking credit classes. I already had the tour over there, and they have everything for everyone. You have counselors and financial aid, you have a cafeteria, they have a room for yourself if you want to study in a quiet environment, a nice library, and nice computers and tutoring, Mt. SAC has everything.

    — Student

    This is the first time I've ever been a part of anything like this [Student Listening Session]. At first I was like I'm here for the pizza but now I'm here and I want to be about it. When I started last year, we had a Dia de Los Muertos event – there’s a lot of diversity and I hope it continues.

    — Student

    Mt. SAC student and community engagement [needs work]. While Mt. SAC is good at reaching business leaders and the labor union, they must do better at going out into the community and sharing the offerings that the grassroots community cares about, including working people and lower income families. There is a history of secret committees where students are included only after the big decisions have been made. When students are included, there are too few of them to authentically represent the student voice. And even when the decisions are good ones, they don't have the same buy in because they were made unilaterally. Or they are made without saying the why. There is a history of not asking for student and community input. If you want this to be a successful process, then give students and community partners decision making power.

    — Board Member

  • We need a full-time case worker, to help with housing, making rent. Right now, the meetings take place in the equity center - case management (Basic needs). More mental health counselors.

    — Student

    I like going around school and asking students how we can improve. I am curious and love to help. I want the community to be aware of the resources that are available to them. My son has autism and that was very difficult for me. I would like individuals with similar situations to know that they don't have to do it alone.

    — Student

    I think this [Employee Listening Session] a great start. I am going to emphasize the work “start”. I am hopeful that something will be implemented. It is only going to be beneficial if our voices are going to be implemented. I am glad that classified voices are being heard.

    — Classified Professionals

 

Return to Planning Process
Uncover

History and Data Matter

Mt. SAC will analyze qualitative and quantitative data from a racial and demographic perspective to actively confront inequities present in student experiences and outcomes, policies, and practices.

 

Return to Planning Process
Design

Joint Planning Summits

  • October 11, 2024 Joint Planning Summit (Find in Presentations to Constituents)
  • March 14, 2025

 

Return to Planning Process
Decide

Project Outcome: PLANNING FRAMEWORK

EQUITY BY DESIGN

Institutional Goals
Facilities Guiding Principles
 
Decision-Making Rubric
for Facilities Improvements
 
 
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