Juntos Avanzamos - Together We Advance

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Project Abstract (1 page) and Complete Grant Proposal (64 pages)

Goals of Juntos Avanzamos:

#1. Reinvigorate the Gavilan Student experience by making career central, not peripheral, to the academic experience.
  • Foster a sense of belonging
  • Goal and career planning
  • Help students make informed choices
  • Strengthen clarity about transfer and career opportunities
  • Raise awareness of regional workforce needs and the career options to fill needs
  • Increase internships
#2. Develop an innovative coordinated care approach customized to the strengths and needs of Hispanic students that fosters a college culture of inclusion, engagement, and excellence through improved communication, coordination and collabotration, and make equity a top priority.
  • Centralize assistance efforts for financial literacy, financial aid, career exploration and basic needs assistance
  • Effectively communicate and intervene when students get off track
  • Equity-minded staff and faculty development
  • Equity-minded hiring
#3. Increase student outcomes and close equity gaps to ensure alignment with state-mandated performance-based funding focused on student equity and student success.
  • Integrate learning assistance and student support directly into transfer-level mathematics and English
  • Leverage presence in feeder high schools to deliver financial aid and literacy information early in students' educational pipeline

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