1. ECE/CD Department Program Review

2. Summary
The ECE/CD Department is a career, technical, education (CTE) and transfer program, supporting students throughout their educational journey. The following certificates and degrees are offered:
Certificate in Early Childhood Education
AS in Early Childhood Education
AS-T Early Childhood Education
A-AT – Elementary Education
A-AT – Child Development
We have approximately 475 students a semester (academic year 2016/2017)

3. Mission and Vision Vision:
The Early Childhood Education/Child Development Department, is united in focusing on individual student success. Students will choose the College’s ECE/CD Department due to our supportive learning environment, rigorous academic standards…. and our ability to meet the diverse community’s varied educational needs.
Mission:
The mission of the Department is to provide students with accessible, relevant and engaging educational experiences related to the field of Early Childhood Education/Child Development…

4. Articulation Highlights
High School Articulation Agreements
San Mateo High School District in place for ECE 210 and ECE 211 courses
Conversations with Carlmont to create similar agreements
Adult School Collaboration
La Costa Adult Schools to offer ECE courses paired with ESL Learning Community
SFSU and University of Washington
- BA programs at Cañada or Online
PATH program – designed for with the workforce in mind; classes offered nights and weekends all classes offered on Cañada’s campus with the goal of increasing the BA degree attainment for ECE students and exisiting workforce
In various stages of the online degree – working on articulation of courses; follow up with

5. Community and Labor Needs Highlights
Strong community and labor engagement including:
Advisory Committees
Comprised of community leaders, former students and faculty
Development of Teacher Education Pathway
To solve the K-12th grade teacher shortage
Grants and Categorical Funds
EQ+IP grant – Over 10 years, provides ECE students with resources like reduced cost textbook loans and department programing like conferences
Foster and Kinship Care Education – Supports individuals interested in becoming a foster parent or if they are currently caring for any child in the foster care system
Teacher education pathway includes

6. Curricular Changes Development of new AS-Ts Distance Education plan
DE addendums added to all core ECE coursework
Certificates/degree alignment
To support program diversity and equity
To support ECE, Special Education and Education (K-12)
4 faculty able to teach online

7. Reflection on Prior Action Plans
Progress made since last action plan on 1) increased outreach; 2) course sequencing and prerequisites
Resource Application
Staffing Changes
ECE Retention Specialist position institutionalized
Addition of Sarita Santos
Prereqisites placed on 333 and practicum
Resource application – stuff was requested and we got it like a document reader, tablet and go pro for online work

8. Current State of Program Highlights
Trends
Enrollments stable
Access and Completion
Equity gap identified in male students
Looking at “coaching” certificate and focusing on student interested in teaching Elementary to High school to attract more males
The Early Childhood profession has traditionally appealed to women so there continues to be a disproportionate amount of female students enrolled in the ECE/CD program. Data (in tables above) indicate that only 6.9% of the ECE/CD student population are male

9. Looking Ahead Update to Mission and Vision
IPC Feedback too verbose; needs to be condensed
Streamline programing and create teacher education pathways
Offer online courses
Create and support faculty online learning community