Emergency Conditions Allowance (ECA) Summary
In the fall of 2022, Taft College applied, and was approved, for the Chancellor’s Office Emergency Conditions Allowance (ECA). This allowance protects colleges from loss of FTES apportionment due to Covid, by using 2019-2020 apportionment to calculate 2022-2023 apportionment, and including this higher 2019-2020 FTES in the three-year rolling average used to calculate apportionment.
The application required colleges to submit detailed plans on student recruitment, retention, completion, community outreach, class scheduling, faculty training, and CVC-OEI status. The college is also required to confirm its ongoing audit and budget status, resources for student basic needs, Board policies, and more.
The application process specifically asked colleges to focus on how they will change and improve their current practices to better serve students, how they will absorb losses from Covid, and how they will continue efforts to address diversity, equity, and inclusion within their districts.
