[Wsssc] [EXTERNAL] - Are You Requiring Students to Show COVID-19 Vaccination Documentation?

[Taga, Brendon]

Christina,

We are requiring completion of the self-attestation module and then conducting random audits of students who have done so. We’re trying to audit between 20 – 50 students a week, but it’s been difficult given student responses. The audits involve a zoom teleconference and students are let in from the waiting room to show their cards. It’s not ideal, but with ctcLink and labor shortage (can’t even find people to fill HEERF funded roles), my executive assistant has been doing this. I would recommend normalizing it to the enrollment requirements process. Overall, no regrets, especially the audit process. It helps with accountability and messaging that we’re not just relying on self-attestation alone. Of course some folks are saying require visual inspection of cards for everyone, but given our resources, that’s just not feasible at this point.

Brendon K. Taga, Ph.D., J.D.
Vice President of Student Services
(360) 475-7476 | btaga at olympic.edu<mailto:btaga at olympic.edu>

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Dear Fellow WSSSC'ers,

If you are a college that is requiring students to show/upload documentation to verify that they have been vaccinated, would you be willing to share 1) how are you doing this, 2) who is responsible for collecting/reviewing this information and 3) did this require additional staffing, and finally 4) are you happy with your decision to do this or would you recommend not doing this?

We have not required students to show documentation, only to attest. But, our faculty are hearing that "other ctc's are requiring students to show documentation" and our leadership team is rethinking what we might do for winter quarter.

Please respond all or to me directly if you prefer.

Thank you!
Christina

Christina Castorena, M.Ed. (she/her/hers)
Vice President for Student Success
425.640.1668
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