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impact efforts to diversify staff: (1) Pre-hiring considerations; (2) the recruitment and hiring process itself; and (3) retention strategies.

The State Chancellor’s Office advised in October 2009 that community college districts that “flex” their categorical funding will not be required to prepare and submit EEO Plans due to the 2009-2010 Budget Act until further notice. But since EEO Plans will probably be required again in the future, districts should continue to prepare EEO Plans to comply with federal reporting requirements, meet accreditation standards, avoid complacency, and prepare for when EEO Plans will once again be required. Depending on one’s perspective, community colleges either have a “leg up” or additional burdens in creating diversity plans. This difference is due to the statutory and regulatory requirements that community college districts develop and implement EEO Plans. This section provides guidance on creating EEO Plans that satisfy the current regulatory requirements and serve as useful tools in a district’s broader diversity planning. This section also lists and discusses each of the Chancellor’s required and recommended components of an EEO Plan. It then provides additional suggestions and strategies as appropriate for drafting and implementation.

A. D RAFTING THE EEO P LAN C OMPONENTS

a. Plan Component 1: Introduction As noted in the Chancellor’s guidelines, an introduction offers districts an opportunity to set the tone for the EEO Plan. An introduction can also set an overall framework for the EEO Plan that makes it easier to understand the individual components and make them more user-friendly, all of which will assist in implementation of districts’ individual EEO Plans. Therefore, consistent with the guidelines, an introduction is recommended. In particular, we recommend that the introduction reference:

 the district’s diverse student population; and

 the nexus between workforce diversification and the district’s educational goals and mission.

Additionally, as noted in the Model Plan , while the regulations do not require an introduction, they do require elements that would be appropriate for an introduction. In particular, each EEO Plan must state the date on which the plan was adopted. This information should be incorporated into the introduction.

b. Plan Component 2: Definitions

i. Legal Requirements The Title 5 regulations do not require district EEO Plans to have a definitions section. However, as with an introduction, including a definition section in district policies is generally a good practice, as it precludes the sort of ambiguity that impedes a shared understanding, compliance and enforcement.

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