1. High School Diversity Experiences of Entering Gallaudet Students (2010-2011)
Report prepared for Dr. Angela McCaskill
by Ross E. Mitchell, Ph.D.
in cooperation with the Gallaudet Research Institute.
Annual Survey team: Sue Hotto, Kay Lam, John Woo
Introduce the team who helped make the study possible. Please highlight that Sue, Kay and John are GRI’s “Annual Survey team” doing this work for many years.

2. The study builds on existing strengths
Used available data to inform our understanding of the relationship between student diversity and enrollment.
Pilot Demonstration: First time linking GRI’s “Annual Survey” with OAQ’s enrollment data
THE STUDY is a pilot that builds on the university’s existing knowledge about deaf and hard of hearing people.

3. Increasing our capacity at gaining evidence-based insights
Collaboration:
Office for Diversity and Inclusion
Office of Academic Quality (OAQ)
Gallaudet Research Institute (GRI)
After reading the report, one can see the POWER of integrating our datasets to understand complex issues like student diversity.
I’d like to see more of such collaborations in the future.
LATER we will discuss Next Steps to building such capacity.

4. Understanding Diversity Experiences
Purpose of Study
Understanding Diversity Experiences
Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students in :
The range of ethnoracial and other diversity experiences
Gallaudet University Freshmen in :
The ethnoracial and other diversity experiences of Gallaudet applicants and matriculants
Prospects for increasing and maintaining enrollment diversity at Gallaudet

5. This report looks at
IDEA Child Count
National Population of Students with Hearing Impairment
High School Age D/HH Students
Applicants to Gallaudet
Annual Survey (GRI)
Gallaudet OAQ

6. Gallaudet OAQ Variables
Students information:
Ethnoracial identification
Geographic region of high school
Enrollment statuses
Applied ( )
Admitted ( )
Deposit Paid ( )
Matriculated ( ) as freshman
Returned ( ) as sophomore

7. Annual Survey Variables (2009-2010)
High school age students information:
Ethnoracial identification
Hearing loss or deafness
Economic disadvantage status
Geographic region
Instructional setting

8. Annual Survey Variables (2009-2010)
High schools information:
Deaf and hard of hearing peer group size
Hearing loss or deafness diversity
Ethnoracial diversity
Instructional setting diversity
Economic disadvantage status diversity

9. IDEA Child Count Variables*
Students with hearing impairment information:
Ethnoracial identification
Geographic region
* U.S. Department of Education (2010), 29th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, 2007, Volume 2.

10. Major Findings Focus on:
Application, Enrollment, and Persistence among Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students Seeking to Become Gallaudet Freshmen in

11. Applicants to Gallaudet
The focus is on
National Population Relative to …
High School Diversity Experience Relative to …
Applicants to Gallaudet

12. Overall Patterns Students who apply, enroll, and persist are:
More likely to be white at each decision point
From geographically proximal locations
Largely from residential schools for the deaf
From less disadvantaged circumstances

13. Trending More White (Table 2.1, p. 36)

14. Consistently Closer to DC
Table 2.2 Percentage of Gallaudet University applicants at each phase of admissions ( ), matriculation ( ), and retention ( ) monitoring by region of the United States.
Applicant Status
Region
Applied (N=418)
Admitted (N=276)
Paid Deposit (N=233)
Matriculated (N=220)
Returned (N=162)
Child Count (N=71,439)
Northeast
20.3
18.8
19.3
17.3
16.4
Midwest
18.2
19.5
21.4
21.2
19.9
25.2
South
43.9
41.4
42.0
43.6
33.2
West
17.6
17.9
17.5
19.2
25.1

15. From Schools for the Deaf (Table 2.3, p. 38)

16. Where Intervention May Be Needed
Students who are disproportionately not admitted:
Solitaire* applicants
* Only deaf or hard of hearing student in high school (no peers)

17. Fewer Solitaires Admitted
Table 2.3 Percentage of Gallaudet University applicants at each phase from application ( ) through retention ( ) by deaf and hard of hearing student high school program size (no. of peers in ).
Applicant Status
Program Size
Applied (N=418)
Admitted (N=276)
Paid Deposit (N=233)
Matriculated (N=220)
Returned (N=162)
Annual Survey (N=12,598)
No peers
10.8
5.4
5.6
5.5
6.2
13.0
1 peer
12.4
12.0
12.9
12.7
12.3
9.2
2-5 peers
13.6
10.9
11.2
10.5
9.9
20.2
6-10 peers
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.1
12.6
11-29 peers
7.4
7.6
6.9
5.9
4.3
10.0
30+ peers
52.2
60.9
60.1
62.3
64.2
35.0

18. Intervention Needs & Successes
Students who are disproportionately not admitted:
Black applicants
Students who disproportionately do not persist:
Asian/Pacific Islander matriculants
Students who notably enroll:
Hispanic applicants, particularly, from the West

19. Declines and Successes (Table 2.1, p. 36)

20. Next Steps Understand more about:
Deaf and hard of hearing high school students who may apply
Facilitating successful matriculation of diverse applicants
Gallaudet student experiences with an emphasis on retention

21. High Schools Serving Deaf Students
Learn more about mainstream high schools that serve deaf and hard of hearing students:
Link National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) school databases to the Annual Survey
Public schools: Common Core of Data
Private schools: Private School Survey
Describe total school setting for deaf education in mainstream

22. Transition to College Support
Identify and encourage successful transition from high school to college for students of color:
Academic preparation
Familial understanding and attitudes about postsecondary education
High school college and career counseling
Financial aid application support and assistance

23. College Success at Gallaudet
Identify and encourage successful behaviors and respond to identified needs for support:
Obtain students’ perceptions of diversity experiences
Provide social and academic support for students of color
Facilitate on-campus residential opportunities
Promote and maintain ethnoracial diversity through curriculum and extra-curriculum

24. Coordinated Database Development
Jointly monitor high school student interest in Gallaudet, and the undergraduate experience of those who enroll, by coordinating among:
Office of Academic Quality
Office of Enrollment Management
First Year Experience Program
Gallaudet Research Institute

25. Maintaining Strength
Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth
Unique source of detailed information
More current than any other deafness-specific study
Consistent design permits trend monitoring

26. Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth
40+ years of data collected on children & youth across the U.S.
Large-scale- Avg. 40,000 responses
Give Gallaudet the “eyes” to see conditions and future trends:
Ethnoracial diversity
Maternal rubella “bulge” of 1980’s

27. GRI’s Annual Survey Contributions
Family hearing loss study
Transition study
Cochlear implant studies
Students with autism
SAT norming