Chair indicated that Fall 2020 is a "soft" semester for enrollment via the metrics due to students taking less units due to COVID, reduction in courses offered, and remote learning. Enrollment at ARC is down by 10% which reflects the 12% budget cuts for Fall 2020. District is down almost 8% overall. These metrics align with statewide metrics which show a 5 - 10% dip in Fall enrollment.

Chair reports that 6 programs were able to start in-person including: Nursing, CNA, Funeral Services, EMT Paramedics, Respiratory Care and critical Public Safety. Impossible to convert classes refer to those from Spring 2020 that could not continue due to COVID restrictions including culinary arts/hospitality, welding, automotive to name a few. Safety measures have been implemented for cases in which exposure to COVID occurs.  These measures include suspending instruction for 14 days. 

HomeBase Student Personnel Assistant (SPA) coaches were hired and began taking student appointments on August 31, 2020. Starting with a kick off attended by 300, the HomeBase program is operational although the SPAs must use a manual process to upload 50 students at a time into a Canvas shell.

Starfish is an early alert system to assist faculty and students assess class progress. This program is just being launched, and Leads are working with faculty to flag students who need assistance. Starfish training through the Center for Teaching & Learning is being offered now.

Professional development programming is being offered through the Center for Teaching & Learning which now is under the Office of Equity & Inclusion. Starting with foundational trainings to assist Disadvantaged Impacted (DI) students, sessions are formatted for both one time trainings as well as multiple sessions for groups to work together over time. Two series are being offered currently: the Equity Action Institute is wrapping up 4 years this semester and an 8 part series called Diversity in the Classroom (Reaching & Learning Institute) kicks off this week.