Csu Bakersfield Auxiliary For Sponsored Programs Administration

ADMINISTERS GRANTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD.

THE CALIFORNIA SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION CENTER (CALSWEC) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK, PUBLIC HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES, AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT FACILITATES THE INTEGRATION OF EDUCATION AND PRACTICE TO ASSURE EFFECTIVE, CULTURALLY COMPETENT CHILD WELFARE SERVICE DELIVERY TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CALSWEC TITLE IV-E PROGRAM AT CSU, BAKERSFIELD PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND MONETARY SUPPORT TO GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WHO INTEND TO PURSUE OR CONTINUE A CAREER IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE. EACH YEAR, WE IDENTIFY SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN CHILD WELFARE AND PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREER AS A CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONAL. WE CONTINUE TO MEET THE FOLLOWING GOALS ANNUALLY: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE (PCW) WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA WITH BASW AND MSW DEGREES. PRIORITIZE THE ENROLLMENT OF CURRENT STATE/COUNTY/TRIBAL SOCIAL SERVICES STAFF. PRIORITIZE THE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS WHO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S CHILD WELFARE POPULATION. PROVIDE SPECIFIC PROGRAM SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MONETARY SUPPORT TO STUDENTS. PROVIDE SPECIFIC PROGRAM SUPPORT THROUGH A SPECIALIZED COMPETENCY-BASED CHILD WELFARE CURRICULUM. EACH YEAR, WE PROVIDE TRAINING TO 40 STUDENTS IN EITHER OUR 2-YEAR FULL-TIME PROGRAM OR OUR 3-YEAR PART-TIME PROGRAM. IN MAY 2021 WE GRADUATED 25 MSW STUDENTS FROM THE CALSWEC PROGRAM AND IN MAY 2022 WE GRADUATED 19 MSW STUDENTS FROM THE CALSWEC PROGRAM.

THE CITIZEN SCIENTIST RESIDENCY PATHWAY IS DESIGNED TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE WITHIN OUR THREE PARTNERING TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - KERN TEACHER RESIDENCY GREENFIELD (GREENFIELD UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT), KERN HIGH TEACHER RESIDENCY (KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT), AND KERN URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY (BAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT). TO INCREASE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE WORK, WE HAVE HIRED A CITIZEN SCIENCE RESIDENCY LIAISON FOR EACH DISTRICT TO SERVE AS THE MEDIARY BETWEEN THE GRANT-SPECIFIC INITIATIVES, RESIDENCY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS. WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BY PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, MY NASA DATA, AND THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. TO OPERATIONALIZE AND EMBED CITIZEN SCIENCE WITHIN THE THREE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, WE HAVE MODIFIED SCIENCE AND MATH METHODS COURSEWORK AND CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCES WITHIN EACH RESIDENCY PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE SUPPLEMENTARY AUTHORIZATION, UC DAVIS C-STEM CERTIFICATION, PROJECT LEAD THE WAY CERTIFICATION AND CITIZEN SCIENCE RESIDENCY SEMINAR. TO CREATE SPACE FOR INNOVATION OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL MODES OF A TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE ALSO LEAD JOINT SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES IN WHICH RESIDENTS AND MENTOR TEACHERS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO LEAD CITIZEN-SCIENCE-INFORMED COMPUTER SCIENCE, DATA SCIENCE, AND ROBOTICS CAMPS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE SERVED 3 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 165 RESIDENTS, 189 RESIDENCY MENTOR TEACHERS, AND APPROXIMATELY 4,950 K-12 STUDENTS.

THE GPS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A COHORT OF STUDENTS MAJORING IN BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, CHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, PRE-HEALTH PRE-NURSING, AND PHYSICS. SERVICES INCLUDE COHORT ENROLLMENT AND BLOCK SCHEDULING IN MAJOR GATEWAY AND FIRST YEAR SEMINAR COURSES; INTRUSIVE ADVISING; PEER MENTORING; SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION -- SI EMBEDDED IN GATEWAY STEM COURSES; MONTHLY WORKSHOPS; STUDY GROUPS; FREE TEXTBOOK RENTALS; FREE LAPTOP RENTALS; FREE ATTENDANCE TO A CONFERENCE FOR COHORT STUDENTS; RESEARCH STIPEND FOR PAST COHORT STUDENTS. IN THE COHORT YEAR THAT BEGINS IN FALL 2020, THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED A 70% RETENTION, COMPARED TO 62% FOR OVERALL STEM FRESHMEN RETENTION. FOR URM'S, THE PROGRAM RETAINED 53%, VS 45% OVERALL STEM FRESHMEN. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT FALL FROM THE 89.24% RETENTION FOR COHORT STUDENTS, AND 86.84% FOR URM'S ACHIEVED FOR THE FALL 2019 COHORT. THESE NUMBERS ARE ALSO IN-LINE WITH THE RETENTION RATES FOR THE REST OF THE UNIVERSITY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

OTHER EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING:CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY BAKERSFIELD - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (HEP): THE PURPOSES OF THE CSUB-HEP PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN DEVELOPING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SO THAT THEY MAY SUCCESSFULLY EARN A GED AND PURSUE PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC GOALS. TO HELP MEET THESE GOALS, VARIOUS STRATEGIES WERE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT HEP PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF CAREER AND ACADEMIC COUNSELING, ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. EXAMPLES OF SUCH SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE EYE CARE, GED TEXT/SUPPLIES, GED EXAM, TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR OUR COMMUTER STUDENTS, CULTURAL/SOCIAL FIELD TRIPS, ETC. CSUB-HEP WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE 100 STUDENTS ANNUALLY DURING THE YEARS 2015-2020, WITH A GOAL TO SERVE 500 STUDENTS BY THE END OF THE GRANT IN 2020. MULTIPLE GED INSTRUCTION SITES ARE HELD IN FARMING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT KERN COUNTY SUCH AS WASCO AND SCHOOL LOCATIONS SUCH AS INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, LAMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL, GOLDEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN SOUTHERN KERN COUNTY, AND MIRA MONTE HIGH SCHOOL. AS PER THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT (GPRA), OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS (2015-2020), CSUB-HEP HAS MET ITS BENCHMARKS BY ACHIEVING AN ANNUAL 80.5% GRADUATION RATE AND BY PLACING 84.5% OF HEP GRADUATES INTO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND/OR GAIN IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT. ALTOGETHER, THE CSUB-HEP STAFF, DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, COORDINATOR, RECRUITERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND TUTORS CONTINUE TO WORK HARD FOR EACH STUDENT TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEIR GED AND PREPARE THEM FOR OTHER POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN THIS SOCIETY.