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Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

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The ATL is staffed by one DSPS Paraprofessional (Range 35) who works 40hours/week, 11 months, one Instructional Paraprofessional (Range 28) whoworks 40 hours/week, 9.5 months. In addition, another InstructionalParaprofessional (Range 28, 10 months) was assigned to the ATL from 2007-2009. However, budget constraints have necessitated the elimination of thisposition.The primary activity for the paraprofessionals in the ATL has transitioned fromlarge-scale production of audio format (DVDs, MP3 files) to the straightforwardproduction of e-text. This has decreased the demand for student workers to editfiles and also decreased the workload for classified staff. <strong>Student</strong>s areresponsible to use assistive technology to read and in some cases scan thee-text themselves. There has been minimal negative feedback from studentsabout the modification of service delivery.C. Learning <strong>Services</strong> Office (LSO)The Learning <strong>Services</strong> Office is staffed by two paraprofessional level classifiedstaff who coordinate the services authorized by DSPS counselors. Theseservices include exam proctoring, note taking, tutoring, instructional aides,interpreting or captioning, and scribes/readers. The paraprofessionals in theLSO have direct and ongoing contact with faculty to coordinate the services forstudents with disabilities. Table 6 displays the utilization of LSO services.Table 6: LSO UseFall 06<strong>Spring</strong><strong>Spring</strong><strong>Spring</strong>Fall 07Fall 08070809# of <strong>Student</strong>s 84 330 397 356 359 359# of Notetaking 173 603 775 599 546 569Referrals# of Exam200 726 925 772 747 680Proctoring Referrals# Using Interpreting 7 8 7 6 11 105. Opportunities for Professional DevelopmentDSPS is fortunate that there is a strong network of professional developmentactivities provided by the Chancellor’s office through state-wide and regionalactivities, and through a special consultant – The Galvin Group. The Chancellor’sOffice website and The Galvin Group website have dozens of resources that districtstaff can access, along with specialized trainings and consultation for assistivetechnology and alternate media production, deaf/hard-of-hearing service, learningdisability (LD) assessment, and overall accommodations. Additionally, there arenumerous professional organizations that provide information and collaboration foreducational institutions and disability service programs.The LD Specialist has participated as a regional representative to the LD AdvisoryCommittee and received ongoing education and coordination for these duties fromLD Specialists at other community colleges. DSPS programs in Region 1 meet- 191 -

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