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Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

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5. <strong>Student</strong> SatisfactionStandardized information related to student satisfaction has not been solicited bythe program. This will be addressed in Service Area Outcomes in the futures.DSPS does follow a formal grievance process for students who believe they are notreceiving their accommodations as authorized. This policy is approved by theBoard of Trustees and available on the <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> DSPS website.General PlanningSystem’s Office (Chancellor’s Office) Strategic Plan – Several components of this planrelate directly to the services provided by DSPS. Goal A2 focuses on RemovingBarriers to Access and <strong>Student</strong> Success and specifically identifies challenges forstudents with disabilities:(http://strategicplan.cccco.edu/Portals/0/resources/ccc_strategic_plan.pdf)<strong>Student</strong>s with disabilities face many barriers to access and success in addition tofinancial aid, appropriate courses and support services. These barriers include:physical restrictions on campus; access to distance education, software andother electronic resources; and availability of funding for interpreters to assist thedeaf. For students who are developmentally delayed, the complete lack of, orlimited availability of non-credit Disabled <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Program</strong>s and <strong>Services</strong> specialclasses in many <strong>College</strong>s limits their access to Community <strong>College</strong> education.Basic skills training, independent living, job preparation, and integration into thecommunity may all be delayed due to limited access to classes meeting theirneeds. (Page 24)One of the stated initiatives is to “Explore ways to improve access for students withdisabilities”. (Page 24)Overcoming BarriersAnother reference in the Strategic Plan directly relates to <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> special classes(ADAP), highlighting the way in which non-credit courses provide additional access tounderprepared and underrepresented populations, especially when offered in offcampuslocations.Support for the District Mission, Strategic Plan, and Institutional Learning Outcomes wasindicated through links that were provided earlier in the document.There are several national trends that guide future programming needs for DSPS:1. The increased public awareness and understanding of individuals with AutisticSpectrum Disorders and Asperger’s Syndrome has resulted in increasedenrollments of students with these disabilities in higher education. Several yearsago the publication Disability Compliance for Higher Education projected a 300%increase in the identification of students with Asperger’s Syndrome in postsecondary educational institutions. This has definitely been the case at <strong>Shasta</strong><strong>College</strong> as we currently have over 30 students with Asperger’s. This will requiresupport and education for staff and faculty to enable these students to besuccessful and avoid a great deal of misunderstanding on the nature of theirbehavior.- 208 -

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