EpiCenter

Data Coaching Program

 

Data Coach LogoThe Data Coaching Program at Santa Monica College was launched in 2017 to expand the capacity of the college to compile and analyze to inform inquiry activities and planning processes, such as curriculum review, program review, equity strategies, grant proposal application and evaluation, and course and program development. Each year, the Program provides training for faculty, staff, and managers on various data topics and tools designed to improve data literacy and enable campus leaders to more effectively engage in the inquiry process.

 

Past Data Coaches & Program Focus

Year focus data coaches

2022-2023

Funding Source: Student Equity & Achievement

Sponsored by: Institutional Research

Faculty Community of Practice

  • Exploring Origin of Racialized Scripts About "Good" vs. "Bad" Students
  • Designing and experimenting with classroom or counseling interventions to better engage and support Black and Latine/x students
  • Sherri Bradford, Faculty Data Coaching Lead (Counseling/Black Collegians)
  • Ashley Adjei, Counseling
  • Stephanie Amerian, History
  • Michaela Bailey, Counseling
  • Karla Blackwood, Art History
  • Silvana Carrion, Project Manager, NSF Grant
  • Lisa Collins, Earth Science
  • Sang Chi, History
  • Sheila Cordova, Design Technology
  • Erin Cue, Psychology
  • Laila Dellapasqua, ESL
  • Jenna Gausman, Counseling
  • Laurie Guglielmo, Counseling
  • Jo Hao, Design Technology
  • Tiffany Inabu, Counseling
  • Jermaine Junius, Communication/Media Studies
  • Jessica Krug, English
  • Jing Liu, Earth Science
  • Kristin Lui-Martinez, Math
  • Elisa Meyer, English
  • Walter Meyer, Art/Art History
  • Debbie Perret, Cosmetology
  • Kristin Ross, Math
  • Sal Veas, Business

Spring 2021 + 2021-2022 (Department Chairs Cohort)

Funding Source: Student Equity & Achievement

Sponsored by: Institutional Research

Racial Equity & Community Building

  • Calculating Racial Equity Gaps
  • Integrating Equity into Program Review
  • Conducting Inquiry (Qualitative)
  • Facilitating Equity Data Conversations
  • Community Building
  • Sherri Bradford, Faculty Data Coaching Lead (Counseling/Black Collegians)
  • Stephanie Amerian, History, Program Review Committee Chair
  • Jason Beardsley, Dean, Academic Affairs
  • Dee Dee Carter, Dean, Academic Affairs
  • Sang Chi, History
  • Laurie Guglielmo, Counseling
  • Jo Hao, Design Technology
  • Elisa Meyer, English
  • Walter Meyer, Art/Art History
  • Sehat Nauli, Physical Sciences
  • Debbie Perret, Cosmetology
  • Sal Veas, Business

2019-2020

Funding Source: Award for Innovation

Sponsored by: The Center for Teaching Excellence, Institutional Research, Equity Steering Committee

 

Redesign/Guided Pathways & Equity

  • Calculating Racial Equity Gaps
  • Equity-Minded Inquiry Process
  • Facilitating Equity Data Conversations
  • Community Building
  • Sherri Bradford, Faculty Data Coaching Lead (Counseling/Black Collegians)
  • Ciaran Brewster, Anthropology
  • Kevin Chicas, Media Studies & Communication
  • Kathleen Motoike, English
  • Audra Wells, Counseling

2018-2019

Funding Source: Strong Workforce Program (Local); District

Sponsored by: Workforce & Economic Development, The Center for Teaching Excellence, Institutional Research

 

Data Literacy, Equity, and Program Maps

  • Calculating Racial Equity Gaps
  • LaunchBoard Data
  • Labor Market Supply/Demand
  • Program Review (SMC Tableau Dashboards)
  • Perkins Core Indicators Report
  • Laura Manson, Faculty Data Coaching Lead (ECE/Education)
  • Vanessa Bonilla, Counseling
  • Ciaran Brewster, Anthropology
  • Victoria Charles, Recycling & Resource Management
  • Chiquita Emel, Health Sciences
  • Gary Huff, ECE/Education
  • Kathleen Motoike, English
  • Sharyn Obsatz, Journalism
  • Erin Steinberger, Accounting
  • Dyana Valentine, Counseing
  • Olivia Vallejo, Counseling
  • Audra Wells, Counseling

2017-2018

Funding Source: CTE Data Unlocked

Sponsored by: Workforce & Economic Development, The Center for Teaching Excellence, Institutional Research

Data Literacy and Career Education Data

  • Chancellor's Office Data Mart
  • LaunchBoard Data
  • Labor Market Supply/Demand
  • Program Review (SMC Tableau Dashboards)
  • Perkins Core Indicators Report
  • Laura Manson, Faculty Data Coaching Lead (ECE/Education)
  • Leigh Allen, Theater Arts
  • Kevin Chicas, Media Studies & Communication
  • Stuart Cooley, Photo Solarvoltaic
  • Gary Huff, ECE/Education
  • David Javelosa, Interactive Media
  • Liz Koenig, ESL
  • Elisa Meyer, English
  • Steven Sedky, Business