1. leadership for Racial equity:
WACTC’s Racial Equity Teams
Jodi Novotny, RTC Jennifer Boland, SVC D’Andre Fisher, NSC
Tod Treat, WVC Linda Kaminski, YVC Ha Nguyen, SBCTC

2. background on racial equity teams
Emerged from WACTC’s Critical Issues Committee: 3 Teams
Transitional Studies | Financial Aid |Undocumented Students
CRITICAL TASKS:
Address systemic inequities within the CTC system by evaluating system-level policies and practices, applying a racial equity mindset.
Forward a series of recommendations in preparation for WACTC retreat on June 6th, 2019.

3. Process for examination: Transition studies team
Identify system-level concerns vs. institutional policies/practices
Federal | State | SBCTC
Use the RET to determine which policies to target for revision/elimination

4. Table top activity: brainstorm & discussion
Share Your Work-Arounds
What current policies (Federal/State/SBCTC) do you and your department find yourselves creating work-arounds to deal with?
What gaps could be filled between Federal, State, and SBCTC policies?
What immediate changes could be made in the next year?

5. FINAL THOUGHTS
Final thoughts