ADULT EDUCATION advisory council FALL MEETING 2018 Pierce College – Fort Steilacoom October 2, 2018

Welcome! Laurie Shannon, Chair Welcome and Introduction of Guest & Members Retrieved from: https://www.google.com/search?q=welcome&rlz=1C1GGRV_en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0rK2a64LaAhUR9mMKHcISBqQQ_AUICigB&biw=1278&bih=638&dpr=1.5#imgrc=zOR6KvNCIz9nsM: March 21, 2018.

Introductions: guests and members Carli Schiffner, PhD. Deputy Executive Director of Education, SBCTC Lori Griffin Dean of Transitional Education, Pierce College Student/Faculty Highlight (Laurie Shannon) - Welcome and Introduction of Guest & Members 9-9:30am 45min

AGENDA REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES announcements (Laurie Shannon) 9:30-9:40am 10min Student rep – all voted YES to allow for previous CTC student to serve on the council

Leading for equity: warm-up exercise The History of a Nation (Ha Nguyen) 9:40-10:30am Teams of 4 Each read an “excerpt in time” Consider the following questions and discuss Roundtable discussion

Small group discussion How has the history of the United States impacted access to educational opportunities in real-time TODAY, 2018? What practices/policies TODAY continue to impede access and success for the following populations of students: Refugee/immigrant students African/Asian/Hispanic/Native American students Justice-involved students Roundtable discussion

BEDA Update: past, present, and the “i-best” to come Jon Kerr State Director of Basic Education, SBCTC (Jon Kerr) 10:30am-11am

break 11-11:15am

Darby Kaikkonen Policy Research Director, SBCTC Sai 3.0 & the equity point Darby Kaikkonen Policy Research Director, SBCTC (Laurie Shannon) – intros Darby 11:15am-12pm

Working lunch: SBCTC Policy preview 2019 Legislative session Arlen Harris Legislative Director, SBCTC (Laurie Shannon) - intros Arlen Harris, Legislative Director, will provide an overview of anticipated policy projects and opportunities for further policy work. 12-1pm

Aeac leadership considerations How might the AEAC membership help to support SBCTC’s legislative plan? Are there additional opportunities for policy research and engagement that should be explored?

Maud Daudon Executive Director - CCWA Careerconnectwa Maud Daudon Executive Director - CCWA (Laurie Shannon) – intros Maud Daudon 1:00-2:30pm

LEADING FOR EQUITY

THE EQUITY IMPERATIVE A Principled Approach A Practical Approach We do equity because “it is the right thing to do” We do equity because “it works” Equity is a moral imperative Equity is in the interest of survival and growth Equity is a question of principle and a matter of justice and human rights Equity is a question of strategy and a tool to grow and strengthen WA State Equity brings justice to equity-seeking groups who are directly affected by the injustice WA State benefits from the greater participation of all groups (Ha Nguyen) Overview of Equity Imperative: WA State, SBCTC & CTCs, and AEAC Moral imperative of “It’s the right thing to do”, but also importantly, an educational and workforce imperative – “It’s now a necessary thing to do” for the economic vitality of the state. 2:30pm-3:30pm

Quote “No state can meet its workforce demands without attention to long-standing equity gaps.” - Lumina Foundation

equity-mindedness Explicit equity focus Deliberately color-conscious Recognizes the need to eliminate disparities in educational outcomes of students from underserved and underrepresented populations. Deliberately color-conscious Seeks specifically to eliminate the widening postsecondary gaps for Native/African/Asian/Latinx students. Prioritizes institutional accountability, rather than student deficits Equity-mindedness: Should be a guiding paradigm for policy design; Defined as framing the success of underserved and underrepresented students as an institutional AND state responsibility; Includes being color-conscious in a critical sense, which entails understanding inequalities experienced by racial, ethnic, and indigenous communities in the context of a history of exclusion, discrimination, and segregation. Source: Protocol for Assessing Equity-Mindedness in State Policy, p. 8, 2017.

Building capacity for equity-minded leadership Field: Equity by Design I-BEST and HS21+ programming Professional development trainings: DEI series Implicit bias, inclusive pedagogy, power and privilege Review of HS21+ modules for culturally responsive curriculum System-level coalition teams Building capacity and infrastructure Future agenda item: Agencies share out equity efforts

Agency: SBCTC DEI Priorities Priority #1 Priority #2 Priority #3 Priority #4 Every hire matters Interaction & engagement Lifelong learning Together as one Ha - 5 minutes

Interagency Equity Workgroup System: NAPE WA State leads Interagency Equity Workgroup Equity Toolkit

Equity-minded analysis: 6 indicators Equity-Mindedness as the Guiding Paradigm: Disproportionate Impact Equity in Language: Policy Consistency & Ubiquity: Data Collection and Reporting Strategy: Equity Framing: AEAC activity: Practicing Equity-Minded Analysis Excerpt: SBCTC Legislative Preview

discussion What is missing in the SBCTC policy excerpt? Is it a strong or weak representation of an equity- focused policy? Why?

Future agenda items 10:30-10:45

. FINAL THOUGHTS