Basic Theme for Title V Grant Proposal

The Goal of Gavilan College's Title V Project is to accelerate higher education success for Latino and low-income students by positioning the college as a 21st Century Learning College.

• institutionalizing 21st Century Learning Practices that support academic achievement, and
• implementing technologies that are becoming de rigueur in wired and wireless university and competitive workforce environments.
• providing data-driven analysis of the educational status of students,

Becoming a 21st Century Learning College

Organizational Culture.

The college will cultivate an organizational culture where policies, programs, practices, and personnel support learning as the major priority.

Staff Development.

The college will create or expand professional development programs that prepare all staff and faculty to become more effective facilitators of learning using 21st Century collaborative practices and technologies.

Technology.

The college will use information technology and improve access primarily to improve and expand student learning.

Learning Outcomes.

The college will agree on overall student competencies necessary for transfer readiness and success, on strategies to improve learning outcomes, on assessment processes to measure the acquisition of the learning outcomes, and on means for documenting achievement of outcomes.

Underprepared Students.

The college will create or expand learning centered programs and strategies to ensure the success of underprepared students that are based on proven best practices and research-based evidence of effectiveness..

(The Learning College Concept is modeled on the AACC Vanguard Learning Colleges project )

Why this goal?

The educational attainment of Latinos in California is very low.

"In order to remain economically competitive, California’s economy will require a more educated workforce than currently exists. In 2005, 31 percent of Californians 25 and over had a bachelor’s degree or higher.

A large portion of the demographic growth in California through 2040 will be Latino. Multiple research studies on California conclude that the state’s economic competitiveness will be highly dependent on the educational attainment of Latinos.

In 2005, only 9 percent of Latinos 25 and over in California held a bachelor’s degree or higher." 

(see... Excelencia in Education, California Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Student Success in Higher Education  www.edexcelencia.org/)

Learning College bibliography   < click here

21st Century Learning Outcomes Colleges   < click here