Re-opening the Doors to Education

DACC’s plans for summer and fall 2020

a DACC Platica

June 26, 2020

WELCOME TO OUR SIXTH PLÁTICA

Thank you for joining the conversation.

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

• The coronavirus that causes COVID 19 will continue to be a factor for the foreseeable future.

• We’re likely to be in altered modes of operation until treatment and vaccine are available.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD?

We will need to be strategic, focused, persistent, and patient as we strive to support our students’ success and our communities’ well being.

How we act during this time will make a difference.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR USAS WE MOVE FORWARD?

How we act will make a difference: COVID-safe practices.

As individuals: • Stay home when possible• Wash hands often• Avoid touching your face• Cover cough or sneeze• Clean and disinfect frequently• Meet remotely when possible• Social distance• Wear face covering• Protect vulnerable populations

As an institution:• Operate remotely if possible• Reconfigure spaces/traffic flow• Make PPE, courtesy coverings,

and other supplies available• Clean and sanitize• Provide training• Develop protocols that support

safety

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES IN SUMMER 2

• a few CTE labs open for students finishing spring requirements

• a few hybrid science classes

• Testing Center

• Cashier’s Office

• “essential” services: Internal Services, Facilities, Security, and some Computer Support

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES IN SUMMER 2

And lots of preparation for summer and fall

• Redesigning instructional materials• Learning new strategies/technologies• Reconfiguring spaces and traffic flow• Designing new safety protocols/documents• Ordering supplies• Etc. Etc. Etc.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?INSTRUCTION IN FALL

Instruction will occur in three formats.

• Online synchronous (187 sections)

• Online asynchronous (744)

• Hybrid (209)

NMSU is also teaching some courses in “flex” format. And we’re preparing some classrooms to move in this direction in future semesters.

Vast majority of changes to the schedule have been made. We are sending messages to students in the next few days to check their schedule and adjust if needed.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?INSTRUCTION IN FALL

• As I understand it, we will do our very best to finish as much face-to-face instruction as possible before Thanksgiving so to reduce risk of virus transmission after a holiday weekend.

• Some exceptions to this will be granted based on the particular needs of certain disciplines and industries.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?INSTRUCTION IN FALL

Credit disciplines in which portions of labs will be taught f2f.

Architecture-Aerospace Technology-Art-Automation and Manufacturing-Automotive Technology-Biology-Building Construction Technology-Chemistry-Computer Technology-Creative Media Technology-Culinary Arts-Dental Assisting-Dental Hygiene-Diagnostic Medical Sonography-

Drafting-Electrical Lineworker-Electronics-EMS-Environmental and Energy Technologies-Fire Science-HVAC-Nursing-Nursing Assistant-Physics-Radiologic Technology-Respiratory Therapy-Water Technology-Welding Technology-

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?SERVICES IN FALL

Some non-credit services will be available in hybrid formats.

Adult Education• Assessment• Learning Center Office

Workforce Training/Development• Truck Driving Academy• CDL Testing

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING?SERVICES IN FALL

Services that will be available f2f. Some details still TBD.

Student Support Services• Bookstore• Cashier’s Office• Computer Labs (for students)• Information Center• Library (for students)• Snack bar

”Essential” Services• Computer Support• Facilities• Internal Services• Security

We will have skeleton crews for the following areas:

• some office coverage in divisions• admissions, • financial aid, • advising, and • in the president’s/VPs’ offices.

OTHER DECISIONS

• All faculty get training – training stipend

• Students required to take Canvas training.

• Working to make other training support available to students (Zoom, Teams, etc.)

STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION

• Screening people when they come to campus• Tracing/tracking• Office hours

THE NMSU SYSTEM

NMSU’s Return to Campus Plan

https://ready.nmsu.edu/

THE NMSU SYSTEM

NMSU’s Return to Campus plan

https://ready.nmsu.edu/plan/index.html

THE NMSU SYSTEM • When to come back to campus• COVID-19: What everyone should know• Facility Readiness• Instructional Readiness• Student Life• Other COVID-19 Precautions• Reporting COVID-19 at NMSU• Ready for our community• Documenting our planning and our decisions

DACC WEEKLY UPDATE • When to come back to campus: • COVID-19: What everyone should know• Facility Readiness• Instructional Readiness• Student Life• Other COVID-19 Precautions• Reporting COVID-19 at NMSU• Ready for our community• Documenting our planning and our decisions

DACC WEEKLY UPDATE Student Life

• Link to the section in the READY NMSU plan

• Key points about system operations that are relevant to DACC employees

• Additional information for DACC employees

WHAT’S THE ULTIMATE GOAL?

Facilities: Campuses and centers are fully open to students, employees, and community.

Crisis Management: DACC has developed a model, the institutional infrastructure, and sufficient resources (including technology) for ongoing management of crises.

WHAT’S THE ULTIMATE GOAL?

Instruction and Services: College can effectively provide instruction and services that innovatively meet the needs of our communities using a variety of modalities—face-to-face, hybrid, online, flex—relying on more regular and more sophisticated uses of technology.

NOT OUT OF THE WOODS

And though it doesn’t always feel like it, this is an opportunity.

Let’s do this in a way that meets the needs of our students today, but also, in the end, when we come out the other side of the COVID crisis, we have transformed ourselves into an even stronger college.

NOT OUT OF THE WOODS

We will need to be strategic, focused, persistent, and patient as we strive to support our students’ success and our communities’ well being.

How we act during this time will make a difference.

NOT OUT OF THE WOODS

How we act will make a difference: COVID-safe practices. As individuals: • Stay home when possible• Wash hands often• Avoid touching your face• Cover cough or sneeze• Clean and disinfect frequently• Meet remotely when possible• Social distance• Wear face covering• Protect vulnerable populations

As an institution:• Operate remotely if possible• Reconfigure spaces/traffic flow• Make PPE, courtesy coverings,

and other supplies available• Clean and sanitize• Provide training• Develop protocols that support

safety

NOT OUT OF THE WOODSWe are facing other circumstances that promise to change what higher education looks like in the US, in NM, in the NMSU System, at DACC.

Budget is one of them.

National recognition that racism is at the core of many of our societal structures in ways that limit opportunities for African Americans and other populations in this country is another.

More on both of these in the coming days and weeks.

THANK YOU

Questions?