Student Access and Support (SAS) Leadership Council
Purpose
The Student Access and Support Leadership Council (SASLC) provides strategic leadership and coordination for college-wide efforts that advance student access, equity, engagement, persistence, completion, and integrated academic support.
The Council brings together Student Services, Academic Affairs, Equity, Institutional Effectiveness, and other college partners to identify barriers, strengthen the student experience, close equity gaps, and align programs, services, and resources with the RCC B.E.S.T. Strategic Plan.
- Review institutional program review and assessment findings and prioritize resource needs related to student access, support, equity, staffing, technology, facilities, and integrated academic support.
- Use disaggregated institutional data and evidence-based practices to identify barriers, equity gaps, and opportunities to improve outcomes for disproportionately impacted students.
- Review institutional policies, practices, and processes that may create barriers to equitable student access, engagement, belonging, and success and recommend improvements.
- Promote collaboration between Student Services and Academic Affairs to create a coordinated student experience from application and enrollment through persistence, completion, transfer, and career transition.
- Consult and collaborate on ACCJC accreditation and institutional effectiveness efforts related to student support, equitable access, learning support, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure Council priorities and recommendations align with the college’s mission, institutional goals, and RCC B.E.S.T. Strategic Plan.
- Review data related to access, enrollment, engagement, retention, persistence, completion, transfer, and utilization of student support services and recommend strategies for improvement.
- Assess the effectiveness, accessibility, and coordination of student services and integrated academic support programs and recommend improvements based on student needs and institutional data.
- Monitor annual program assessment and program review findings to identify service gaps, equity gaps, emerging student needs, and resource priorities.
- Recommend appropriate staffing, technology, facilities, professional development, and other resources necessary to strengthen equitable and culturally responsive student support.
- Promote coordination among college departments and programs to reduce barriers, strengthen referrals, and provide students with a more seamless and inclusive experience.
- Assume responsibility for Accreditation Standard 2: Student Success, including supporting the review, assessment, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts associated with the standard.
- Report progress, priorities, and recommendations to EPOC and other appropriate shared governance bodies to support institutional accountability and continuous improvement.
B.E.S.T. Alignment
The Student Access and Support Leadership Council advances the RCC B.E.S.T. Strategic Plan by:
- Build — Removing barriers and strengthening relationships from application through enrollment.
- Engage — Connecting students to people, programs, academic pathways, resources, and opportunities that foster engagement and belonging.
- Serve — Coordinating equitable academic and student support around critical momentum points that advance persistence and completion.
- Treasure — Creating an inclusive and culturally responsive environment in which students can achieve their educational, transfer, career, and personal goals.
Through this work, SASLC helps ensure that access, equity, belonging, and student success are embedded in institutional planning, resource decisions, assessment, and continuous improvement.
Membership
Subcommittees:
Meeting Dates, Agenda, and Minutes
The Student Access and Support (SAS) Leadership Council meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 3 - 5 p.m.
| 2026-2027 | |
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| September 30, 2026 | Agenda / Minutes |
| 2025-2026 | |
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| April 27, 2026 | Agenda / Minutes |
| March 23, 2026 | Agenda / Minutes |
| February 23, 2026 | Agenda / Minutes |
| December 1, 2025 | Agenda / Minutes |
| October 27, 2025 | Agenda / Minutes |
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September 22, 2025 |
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| 2023-2024 | |
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| November 18, 2024 | Agenda |
| October 28, 2024 | Agenda / Minutes |
| September 23, 2024 | Agenda / Minutes |
| April 22, 2024 | Agenda / Minutes |
| March 25, 2024 | Agenda / Minutes |
| February 26, 2024 | Agenda / Minutes |
| January 26, 2024 | Agenda |
| November 27, 2023 | Agenda / Minutes |
| October 23, 2023 | Agenda / Minutes |
| September 25, 2023 | Agenda / Minutes |
| May 22, 2023 | Agenda / Minutes |
| April 24, 2023 | Agenda / Minutes |
| March 27, 2023 | Agenda / Minutes |
| February 27, 2023 | Agenda / Minutes |
| 2021-2022 | ||
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| November 28, 2022 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| October 24, 2022 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| September 26, 2022 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| March 28, 2022 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| February 28, 2022 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| November 29, 2021 | Agenda / Minutes | |
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| September 27, 2021 | Agenda / Minutes | |
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| May 14, 2021 | Agenda / Minutes | |
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| February 22, 2021 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| 2020 | ||
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| November 30, 2020 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| April 27, 2020 | Agenda / Minutes | |
| February 24, 2020 | Agenda / Minutes | |
