The Equity Scorecard Project
Equity Scorecard Team | Report on Student Access (pdf) | Report on Student Retention (pdf)
Interim Report on Institutional Receptivity (December 2007) - pdf
Interim Report on Excellence in Student Performance (December 2007) - pdf
Note: an executive summary of all four sections of the report is being prepared and will be added soon.
Overview
The adoption of the Equity Scorecard at UW Parkside is the result of a longstanding commitment to educational excellence for all students. The Equity Scorecard process is a learning approach to institutional change that fosters evidence-based inquiry to inform strategic action for narrowing the achievement gap between students of color and their white peers. The potential impact of this work will be to enable UW Parkside to accomplish the goals of Plan 2008 by understanding how to close the gaps in achievement and achieve equity and excellence in educational outcomes.
Team
The Equity Scorecard Team is comprised of a small ethnically diverse group of faculty, staff and administrators, providing perspectives from various parts of the university. Beginning in early 2006, this group has been engaged in analyzing institutional data, holding campus-wide forums and student focus groups, and meeting with key departments.
Reports
The Report on Student Access addresses findings and indicators for improvement in the areas of enrollment, student success, and participation in majors and special programs. Links to data files supporting findings are available within the report.
The Report on Student Retention summarizes student fall-to-fall retention and graduation rates and identifies inequalities in attainment within and between racial/ethnic groups. Additional data are analyzed to determine factors that may have contributed to identified attainment gaps. Links to data files supporting findings are available within the report.
Next Steps
The team is currently working on the next two perspectives in the scorecard framework, which are excellence and institutional receptivity. Look for a campus forum and report on these important issues during the fall semester.
The Equity Scorecard Team recommends that the campus continue to develop responses and actions related to the problem areas highlighted in the reports on student access and retention, under the leadership of the Plan 2008 Executive Committee.
Related Resources
The Equity Scorecard Project is modeled on the Diversity Scorecard work at the University of Southern California ’s (USC) Center for Urban Education. The project is a collaborative action research project in association with the USC Center for Urban Education and the University of Wisconsin System Office of Academic Diversity and Development. Please see their websites for additional information.
