Phase I: Setting the Vision
Phase II: Vision to Action
Phase III: Reflection & Recommitment

The development of our Strategic Vision for Equity began in 2018 with the end goal in mind—envisioning what an equitable Foothill campus looked and felt like. The Office of Equity reviewed previously written equity plans and spent a two+ years engaging with all members of the campus community to dialogue and compile common challenges and desired outcomes around institutionalizing equity at our college. The result of that effort led to creating the Strategic Vision for Equity, grounded in principles of Critical Race Theory and frameworks on equitable organizational change. The SVE was adopted by the college in Spring 2021.

Utilizing a decentralized engagement approach and framed by the five principles identified in the Collective Impact Model (Kania & Kramer, 2011), the Office of Equity has created 13-55 Implementation Teams to ensure all 13 issues and 55 goals identified within the Strategic Vision for Equity are addressed across the entire campus and at all levels of the institution between 2022 - 2025. Teams from across the college meet monthly as a campus-wide implementation group.

Kania, J., & Kramer, M. (2011). Collective impact. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2011, 36–41.

In 2026 Foothill College will reflect and recommit itself to creating a college campus where student success is not predictable by race. Through collective self-reflection and intercampus dialogue, we will review the various issues and goals named within the Strategic Vision for Equity plan. Meaning, we will celebrate our successes and deconstruct our areas of growth. Mirroring Phase I, the Office of Equity will work with participatory governance groups and engage in meaningful discussions with the college community as we recommit ourselves to developing a new set of issues and goals that work towards creating an anti-racist campus that supports success for all students.