Mission Statement

The Environmental Horticulture Program provides our students with experiential learning opportunities within a progressive curriculum, linked with community service, to instill the awareness and skills necessary for developing productive futures.

Program Description

This program has one full-time instructor, a 3/4 assigned instructor, and two associate faculty. We have seen increasing student enrollment, industry interest and collaboration and advisory committee involvement steadily for the past fifteen years. With over 2500 employers in Northern California, the demand for our students and alumni far outstrips our ability to produce them. Many students enter the workforce prior to completing the program. This fact sometimes leads to problems with enrollment in ‘capstone’ classes, even though annual enrollments average over 450.

We currently offer several avenues of education for our students. These avenues are:
Certificates of Achievement - Environmental Horticulture, Nursery Technician, Landscape/Turfgrass Technician, and Crop Protection. We also have an Associate of Science Degree - Environmental Horticulture.

We are actively creating AS degrees and certificates of achievement in Viticulture Production/Vineyard Management and Enology & Winery Management. The Enology Management courses were approved by the Chancellor’s Office and are ready for scheduling in future semesters, once the AS degrees and certificates are submitted in spring 2017.

The need for irrigation technicians and engineers in California has tripled in recent years due to impending retirements and decreased resources, coupled with higher demands on those resources. We are partnered with other community colleges through California Agriculture Teachers Association (CATA), working on the development of a two new Irrigation Technology Certificates-Beginning and Advanced, with the creation of additional irrigation technology, auditing, and CAD courses. Since we aren't sure when these certificates will be completed, we have started the process of creating our own certificates and AS degree in Landscape Irrigation Systems Design. Courses currently exist in EH, AET, DFT, and others to meet the AS GE requirements.

This situation is similar to the increased need for PCAs (Pest Control Advisers) and CCAs (Certified Crop Advisers) seen in recent years. The additional courses to the Crop Protection curriculum has allowed our students to sit and pass state PCA and CCA exams.

Our EH 66 Orchard Production and Management course was approved and will be offered in the fall semester 2017. A new orchard in the old fruit orchard is in the planning stages and will assist in having quality on-campus laboratories for this class. EH 62 Weed Science and Invasive Species is being offered for the third time this semester, Spring 2017, and is now taught face-to-face. Another new course, EH 23 Fall Plant Identification will be offered in Fall 2017 as we continue to grow with demand for our classes.

Our transfer rate has been steadily increasing each year. We have sent students to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, U.C. Davis, CSU, Chico, CSU, Fresno, CSU Humboldt, University of Florida, University of Oregon and others.

We are currently conducting research projects in the nursery system in collaboration with CSU, Chico College of Agriculture and Butte College Biology students and staff. Our student surveys have concluded that research is high on their list of objectives.

Retention is high, considering the industry demand, as a result of strong efforts to create a sense of place and camaraderie in the courses and within the Environmental Horticulture Club, Agriculture Ambassadors and the Student Chapter-California Landscape Contractors’ Association. Hard work by our faculty and technicians to establish and maintain a beautiful and welcoming area helps to hold students here even when they have no classes. This strong sense of place and belonging is fostered by everyone in the program. The Environmental Horticulture Club is one of the most populated and active clubs on and off campus consistently participating in many community service projects year round.

EH faculty member Carrie Monlux is advising the Agriculture Ambassadors and has brought new links to local agriculture industry with her ties to the Friends of Ag community group and other industry/community groups.

We also have a 92.5% Nursery Technician who has primary responsibility for the greenhouses/nursery grounds and assisting in set up/preparation for laboratory sessions. Secondary responsibilities include maintaining record keeping and inventory systems, conducting research and grow out trials with other educational institutions and industry partners, researching and procuring new plant materials in the market place for best student exposure, assist club members during plant and floral sales, maintaining customer relations with local nurseries, contractors and home owners that buy our products, soliciting donations and discounts on supplies from leading horticultural manufacturers, attending industry shows and conferences to develop and maintain new and existing knowledge and relationships and assisting with off campus recruitment efforts at high schools and industry shows. She is constantly striving to expand the reach of this program and its supporters.

The EH Department’s 90% Farm Technician assists our program primarily with viticulture operations and maintenance. Secondarily, we rely on this technician for the Organic Garden maintenance and development of riparian restoration plant crops for our creek side work.  The Farm Technician has been a cornerstone in our collaborative effort to develop the Restoration Ecology program. This individual and his predecessor  organized many cross discipline meetings among faculty and worked very hard to bring industry partners together as an Advisory Committee and for future employment possibilities. The Environmental Horticulture program will play a key role in the development and success of this new venture as many of the skills required by the employers will come from our classes.

The Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department programs all share three very talented mechanics/fabricators who do all the maintenance on and repairs to our extensive fleet of heavy equipment, trucks, construction and management equipment, power tools and hand tools. This department is recognized for its diversity and depth of equipment and its good running condition because of those individuals. They also devote hours per week to the Welding and Automotive Departments.

All five technician positions had their contracts reduced by one month two years ago, an 8.25% cut to their pay. Morale is an issue, but not as much as missing each of these talented, hardworking people for a month each during the year. We grow and maintain living organisms that need constant attention every week. We would all very much appreciate having our complete staff returned to 100% contracts. The Ag Mechanics staff are all at 92.5% each.

Members of our faculty and staff are actively involved in many professional associations and organizations. California Association of Agriculture Teachers, National Association of Agriculture Educators, California Association of Pest Control Advisers, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, California Landscape Contractors’ Association, Irrigation Association, California Certified Organic Farmers, Sierra Nevada Golf Course Superintendent’s Association, Northern California Golf Association, FFA (formerly known as Future Farmers of America), Pesticide Applicators Professional Association and California Farm Bureau are some of the organizations in which we maintain service and exposure. We will continue to maintain these vital professional associations within our industry and branch out to others as time and energy allow. 

Accountability for Previously Funded Items

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

We’ve moved one of our classes into another area (EH 33 to AGS 20) so that is going to be covered in AGS reporting from now on. We agree that we’re doing a better job of not repeating content among courses, especially lab activities. We are currently doing the SLO assessment report writing for EH 30, Irrigation Practices and Materials.
Since we are writing a new AS degree in Landscape Irrigation Systems Design, we are reviewing EH 30 and EH 74 curriculum in Irrigation System Design. Do we need another class or is there enough coverage in the two current classes? Should we add a pumps class? Should we add a course in micro-irrigation? We can provide certification through the Irrigation Association if one of our faculty become certified, and Tip Wilmarth is investigating those certifications.
Overall EH SLO Assessment (fall 2016):
Part 1 – Findings It’s apparent that scaffolding assignments leads to better outcomes for our EH classes. For all classes from the online PCA courses to irrigation to viticulture to greenhouse production, students are finding success when starting with small projects and over the course of the semester combining these smaller projects into a large project (e.g., poinsettia crop scheduling and irrigation bids). Bridging between classes is important to make connections between subjects.
Part 2 – Strategies We are going to look over our course SLOs and PLOs to determine what we can add to our classes to emphasize these successes, that is, what can we include as incremental steps to increase or speed up learning and understanding. The use of small projects leads to the fulfillment of larger ones, which truly reflect the actual job skills our students must possess upon graduation. One thing that is missing is the connection to plant diseases and pests due to our lack of lab equipment. We also need to update our PLOs for the program, and complete the viticulture curriculum, certificates, and AS degree.
This spring 2017 we are assessing EH 60 Principles of Pest Management, EH 61 Plant Protection Materials in lieu of EH 33, which no longer exists. The rationale for moving EH 60 and EH 61 up in the schedule is due to their outlines being slightly changed due to California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) state PCA license exam updates (known as Knowledge Expectations). We have to follow the curriculum, including the use of current textbooks, online resources, and calibration calculations that are found in the Knowledge Expectations. Since so many of our students qualify and end up passing both the PCA and Qualified Applicator License (QAL), it makes sense to review these at this time.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (OSLED Departments)

Indicator	Source	College			Program
		2014-2015	Standard	Six Year Goal	Fall 2011	Fall 2012	Fall 2013	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Standard	Six Year Goal
Access
-          Unduplicated Headcount	PDR	12,691			100	116	148	147	128
Course Success
-          Overall	PDR	70.6%	70.0%	73.0%
-          Transfer/GE	PDR	71.7%		73.0%
-          CTE	PDR	75.3%		77.0%	69.9%	71.1%	68.2%	73.5%	75.6%	65.0%	75.0%
-          Basic Skills	PDR	51.7%		55.0%
-          Distance Ed (all)	PDR	62.6%		64.0%
Persistence (Focused).  Note:  The Persistence (Focused) that is included in the PDR is a different indicator than the three-primary term persistence indicator, from the State Student Success Scorecard that is used to measure institutional persistence.  The Focused Persistence indicator measures the percentage of students that took a second course in a discipline within one year. There is no relationship between the college and program standards in this area.	PDR	71.8%	67.0%	75.0%	45.3%	43.7%	45.2%	42.0%	59.8%	40.0%	45.0%
		(Three-Term) Scorecard	(Three-Term) Scorecard	(Three-Term) Scorecard
Degrees - annual	PDR	1,421		1,475	3	6	12	3	5	3	15
Certificate of Achievement (CA) - annual	PDR	814		475	14	12	14	7	4	7	15
Local Certificate (CC) - annual	PDR	518
Developmental Strand Completion
-          English	State	43.7%		45.0%
-          Math	State	33.8%		35.0%
-          ESL	State	42.9%		45.0%
Licensure Pass Rates
-          Registered Nursing	SC	92.0%	85.0%
-          Licensed Vocational Nursing	SC	87.0%	85.0%
-          Respiratory Therapy	SC	97.0%	80.0%
-          Paramedic	SC	85.0%	75.0%
-          Cosmetology	SC	86.0%	75.0%
-          Welding	SC	92.0%	85.0%
Job Placement Rates	PIV	65.0%	45.0%	60.0%

  Suggestions for dialogue: Suggested standards and six-year goals have been placed on the template. These are based on program performance over the past five years. Validate these and change them if necessary. Our department currently exceeds the standard and six-year goal. With the inclusion of our items on our future development strategies, we hope to retain and attract new student demographics into our major. We do an excellent job of using the Progress and Completion Model (connection, entry, progress, and completion). The EH chair is taking on a CTE department-wind research project to determine how we best retain and assist students throughout their Butte College career. Success rates for this program are at the high end of where they have been over the past five years (68.2%-75.6%). Suggest discussing how success rates can be maintained at present levels and possibly be improved. Our EH program performance has been steadily increasing over the past two years, after it dropped significantly in fall 2013. Since tracking began in fall 2011, it has grown from 69.9% to 75.6%, an 8.1% increase. We believe this is due to our push for academic advising and recruitment within our own department. We have been using a Guided Pathways model for years. We do need to complete the Viticulture and Enology AS degrees and certificates this spring 2017. Since they are not available, it has reduced morale with students because they are unsure of the status of the program and has become frustrating to them. Degree production is at the low end of where it has been over the past four years (3-12). Certificate production is at the low end of where it has been during the past four years (4-14). What can be done to increase degree production and the number of certificates generated by this program. The EH Department Chair has been using Degree Audit program from Colleague and this has increased our number of certificates and degrees. Plus, it has also increased our transfer rate to Chico State. What we really need if for students to have their own degree audit program, something similar to Hobson’s Starfish. This, coupled with the College hiring several academic advisors, could reach more students and get them on track to be more responsible for their own education and completion. Focused Persistence is now 59.8%. This is at the high end of the five-year range (42% -59.8%). Academic advising is key for persistence, and all ag majors in addition to EH majors see the faculty for assistance with course planning, internship information, and scholarship recommendations. Think of what would happen if students had access to their Guided Pathway 24/7 at their fingertips? This number can only get better and better. Job Placement rates show that the 65% of the 2013-2014 cohort was employed. The suggested standard shows that there has been great variability in this number. The combination of low degree and certificate attainment, low focused persistence, and high job placement may be showing that students are leaving this program for a job prior to completing a degree or certificate. Would it be possible to market the value of a degree or certificate to the students in this program? Our students are 20% higher in the job placement due to faculty insistence and mentoring of students to obtain internships and work experience. We do need to increase our marketing of our program but also need to ensure we’re pushing students to fill out their grad checks and apply for certificates. Many of our students transfer to CSUC, so they’re no longer in our program yet did not graduate.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Strategic Direction

1. Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Academic Achievement

Two Guided Pathways Models for AS-T degrees in Ag – Ag Business and Ag – Plant Science have been written.
Two new AS degrees in Viticulture and Enology are being developed, plus four new certificates are in development (two for each area).
A new AS degree in Landscape Irrigation Systems Design plus two certificates are in development. We also sit on the state CATA irrigation certificate writing team.
One of our EH faculty is a C-ID course reviewer, which helps us gain ideas for assisting our students further from our collaboration with other community college ag faculty.
Recruitment with local high schools, FFA chapters, regional and state FFA events are calendared. Butte College hosts three career development events during the Butte College/CSU, Chico FFA Field Day on March 11, 1017 (Nursery/Landscape is put on by the EH Department), the PCA Camp is held in October, North Valley Section FFA Project Competition in March-April, and the State FFA Convention is held in April. We project recruiting approximately 4200 students from these events each year.
Academic advising is done by most of the faculty to assist students in course, degree, and career planning, scheduling, and assessment. This could be improved greatly with degree progress software for student use, such as Hobson’s Starfish.
We look forward to moving into the old Physical Science building when the new Science building get built.

2. Supporting Student, Faculty, and Staff Success – We are engaged with students from daily class contact to club activities (e.g., Hort Club and Ag Ambassadors). Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend Professional Development conferences and workshops, and gain digital/technological expertise. We believe in Students First, and foster that mantra with every class, lab, activity and do. We are involved with many committees throughout campus, some volunteer and some elected by the faculty vote. We are involved with accreditation, and have active advisory committees.
3. Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement – Our faculty utilize data from the Reports Server, from the Office of Institutional Research, personal data collection and analysis, SLOs assessment, enrollment management/scheduling, to promote greater student learning.
4. Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning – We utilize academic advising and the use of Colleague’s degree audit function to assist students with course, degree, certificate, transfer, and career planning. We have received dollars for SB1070 grant (PCA Camp), sector navigator funds for travel and curriculum development, and Strong Workforce funding for an across disciplines CTE research study on student persistence, retention, and graduation.
5. Modeling Sustainability – The EH Department models sustainability by recycling paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum. We utilize the latest in irrigation technology to ensure efficient irrigation of our crops when ET demands it. We installed a water bottle filling station to significantly reduce the use of bottled water.
6. Enhancing a Culture of Inclusiveness – We have worked hard to include students from all backgrounds and demographics to promote diversity and equity in our program. We have students who will be participating in LGBT Cultivating Change Summit in Sacramento, June 21-23.

Program Review

Most of the latest Program Review recommendations have been implemented. We are continuing to work on adding more irrigation technology classes and certificates as this area of industry is in strong need of trained technicians. Currently, we are partners with California Agricultural Irrigation Association, California Landscape Contractor's Association, Irrigation Association, California Farm Bureau, several irrigation equipment manufacturers, educators throughout California, and many local industry partners to train students to fill the demand for technicians.
We have moved forward with the Viticulture/Enology and Landscape Irrigation Systems Design degrees, at least the parts of it that are in our control. At our Advisory Committee meeting last fall, there was  unanimous support to complete that program as originally envisioned. If cooperation is given, we can have that entire program, complete with three certificates, in place by this fall.

Department Goals

1. Hire new AGS/EH faculty member as a replacement for Bruce Hicks' retirement, this is necessary to continuing our growth and to build enrollment.
2. Reinstate EH and Farm technicians to 100% salary and benefits (improving department morale, improving consistency/quality).
3. Purchase, upgrade, and install new greenhouse and storage facilities (implementing Program Review recommendations, improving quality, generating positive outcomes).
4. Increase the supply funds for equipment, vehicles, and consumables (building enrollment, improve program quality, building external relationships).
5. Increase the number of student assistants by four students each year (improving consistency/quality.
6. Increase conference and industry meeting participation.

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests

Original Priority	Program, Unit, Area	Resource Type	Account Number	Object Code	One Time Augment	Ongoing Augment
Description	Supporting Rationale		Potential Alternative Funding Sources		Prioritization Criteria
1	EH/AGS	Personnel			$109,877.00	$0.00
Hire a new EH/AGS faculty member	We need to maintain core programs and services (e.g., Soils instructor, academic advising). Finding part-time faculty is very difficult so to maintain consistency and continuity in our program, a new hire is vital. Bruce Hicks is retiring and we weren't given a hire due to him having a year of banked leave. Our students are going to suffer without fundamental courses such as Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Student Equity Student Support Services Program (SSSP)		Make progress toward 75% full-time faculty Practicing strategic enrollment management that integrates financial planning with student need and achievement Maintaining core programs and services Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse workforce Implementing the Degree Audit and Educational Planning modules
2	EH	Personnel			$0.00	$25,000.00
Restoring all staff members in the Agriculture Department to 100% funded positions.	The five classified staff that support all of the agriculture programs and labs, along with many cross-campus duties, have not been restored to full salaries since the cuts many years ago. This has detrimental impacts to morale as well as unavailability of those staff certain hours per week as they don't get paid to be here all week. Many times, we need their help and expertise when they are not here. This leads to frustration of faculty and loss of student learning and success in many instances.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations
3	EH	Facilities			$37,000.00	$0.00
roofing and wall materials	The roofing, walls and ceilings on the Historic/Equipment Building is leaking badly and it needs two new rollup doors. Thousands of dollars worth of equipment vital to our program is stored within and is at risk of damages.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Resolving health, life, and safety issues
4	EH	Personnel			$0.00	$12,000.00
Increase number of paid student assistants	Farm and EH lab activities require the support of students for setup, in addition to farm, shop, and EH staff. There isn't enough time to go around to assist with all of the purchasing, pickup, and setup of labs, so increasing our paid student work force would not only assist our staff, but would provide valuable work experience opportunities for our ag majors.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Student Equity Student Support Services Program (SSSP)		Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Maintaining core programs and services
5	EH	Facilities			$8,800.00	$0.00
New glazing for Gothic Greenhouse-Lexan Thermoclear 8mm twinwall panels and rolls. Attachment systems form same.	The glazing on this house has degraded and needs to be replaced in order for it to be used in a sustainable manner.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services
6	EH	Facilities			$88,850.00	$0.00
Agra-Tech Polycarbonate Greenhouses	Need more energy efficient greenhouses to reduce heating and cooling costs while improving plant growing environment. All of our greenhouses need to be replaced, so we could start with the main greenhouse.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment
7	EH	Personnel			$24,000.00	$0.00
Professional Development: Conference and industry meeting participation	All of our students benefit when our staff and faculty participate in current industry meetings, inservices, and conferences. Three of our staff hold required applicator's licenses which must be renewed every two years, and these staff must attend mandatory training to keep up these licenses. All three of our faculty hold either PCA and CCA licenses and two of our technicians also hold QAC licenses which also must be renewed every two years. It would be to the benefit of the department and college as a whole to have faculty participate in data analysis training and software purchase, have the data tools, and expertise to use these tools, to conduct meaningful program reviews, unit planning, and implement Student Learning Outcomes in ag science. Ag Department staff need to attend ag industry conferences, meetings, and inservices to maintain currency in their disciplines, classrooms, and labs. With the ever-changing needs and technology of industry, it's critical to the success of our students that all staff are current in their disciplines. Conferences and meeting supplies include CATA ($6000), CAPCA, PAPA, and DPR ($5100), JMP ($3200), FarWest Trade Show ($2200), and ASHS ($5700).		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Implementing the Degree Audit and Educational Planning modules Recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse workforce Make progress toward 75% full-time faculty Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Aligning the instructional schedule with Guded Pathways Implementing a Guided Pathways Model that makes career and transfer pathways clear, easy to navigate, tailored to meet labor market needs, and promotes success after transfer Providing effective electronically mediated communication (e.g. website, social media, marketing materials, wifi access) Practicing strategic enrollment management that integrates financial planning with student need and achievement Improving access, success, and completion of targeted student populations through the implementation of the Student Equity Plan
8	EH	Equipment			$64,000.00	$0.00
Vehicles (truck and van)	The need for vehicles come from the fact that ag faculty need to use the Ag van during the week for lab trips, and the van is regularly in use by three ag faculty. Three of the six full-time faculty have a commercial driver's license for driving the current 15-passenger van, so it would be appropriate to request funding for a 12-passenger van (specifically a 2017 Ford Transit 12 person van $34,000, as per quote from facilities) and a new pickup truck so all of the faculty can use a van or truck for field trips instead of depending on the pool of vans in Facilities, and this would reduce the congestion placed on the one van currently in place.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities) Student Equity		Maintaining core programs and services
9	EH	Equipment			$0.00	$1,900.00
Portable/trailered toilet and sanitation station	Due to the lack of restroom facilities at the vineyard and mandarin orchard, we need a portable toilet and sink station for student use during weekly labs. Several classes use the vineyard and orchard throughout the year.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Resolving health, life, and safety issues
10	EH	Equipment			$26,363.00	$0.00
State-of-the-art irrigation management equipment for the farm operations	Since sustainability is so important to us and our future water resources are in question, it makes sense to be able to train our irrigation technicians on the newest water management equipment. It also fits in nicely to curriculum upgrades and demand for experienced water managers for industry.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
11	EH	Equipment			$33,800.00	$0.00
Vineyard Gauge Tractor	We currently use only old field tractors for the vineyard maintenance operations. They are sometimes unreliable and are never ideal as they were not designed for this use.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations
12	EH	Equipment			$9,400.00	$0.00
Purchase updated EH growing and science lab equipment and tools	We need new pruning and grafting equipment (bench and hand grafting tools) to train our students on these skills, which are used in multiple classes. We also need weed science equipment (plant presses), orchard production equipment, plant identification equipment (dissecting microscopes, hand lens, teasing needles, scalpels), data loggers (temperature, light, RH), nursery carts, and landscape and turf maintenance tools and equipment (rakes, shovels, shears, rakes, weedeaters, saws, ladders, blowers, PPE).		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success
13	EH	Personnel			$18,000.00	$0.00
National FFA Convention, State FFA Convention, CAPCA, and CATA participation	This is the largest student organizational expo and trade show in the US (approximately 60,000 attendees). It is an excellent opportunity to recruit students for Butte College as a whole, not just the EH Department. Participation would allow faculty an opportunity to see the latest industry products and developments, but also recruit new students and out-of-state students. This is held in Indianapolis, IN October 25-28, 2017. This item has also been sent to Enrollment Management and the Office of Recruitment and Outreach due to its out-of-state travel and connection with these funding streams.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop appropriate course offerings, locations and modalities Practicing strategic enrollment management that integrates financial planning with student need and achievement Recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse workforce Improving access, success, and completion of targeted student populations through the implementation of the Student Equity Plan
14	EH	Equipment			$24,500.00	$0.00
Development of new AS degrees	Our EH Advisory Committee has directed us to create an AS degree (with stackable certificates) in Landscape Irrigation Systems Design. We also need to get materials, equipment, and supplies for the Viticulture/Enology certificates and AS degree.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Implementing a Guided Pathways Model that makes career and transfer pathways clear, easy to navigate, tailored to meet labor market needs, and promotes success after transfer Meeting standards and working to achieve goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop appropriate course offerings, locations and modalities
15	EH	Facilities			$78,560.00	$0.00
Equipment and supplies storage buildings (the Ls and Rs storage)	These old facilities need new roofing, electrical, outlets, lighting, and shelving. Our programs use a lot of different and expensive equipment and tools which must be protected from weather and theft.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations
16	EH/AGS	Equipment			$14,600.00	$0.00
AirBlast (packblast) sprayer	This is a foliage-applied pesticide sprayer that would be used for multiple crops and in multiple classes in both AGS and EH. As an industry-standard for safe equipment use, calibration, and application, an addition of a new (and functional) airblast sprayer would compliment our program, provide students with practical experience, and improve our efforts in plant protection in the mandarins, vineyard, and hopefully upcoming replacement fruit and nut orchard.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Resolving health, life, and safety issues Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Meeting standards and working to achieve goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing
17	EH	Equipment			$18,650.00	$0.00
Trade show booth	The Butte College Ag Department is invited to recruit and demonstrate at various trade shows, field days, and conferences. With the current need for increasing FTES, we need to update and create a new, modern recruitment booth that will aid in presenting our degrees and certificate programs to students and the general public plus allow us to sign up and track interested leads. Items in this request include two iPads and lead capture apps, banners, tabletop display, signs, literature displays, badges and name tags, tablecloths/tableskirt, flags, backdrops, projector, monitor, transport cart, prize wheels, portable tent, carpet, promotional items with department and Butte College logos, staff shirts, hats, and jackets.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Meeting standards and working to achieve goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing Providing effective electronically mediated communication (e.g. website, social media, marketing materials, wifi access) Practicing strategic enrollment management that integrates financial planning with student need and achievement