Slide One
Sustaining & Growing Resources: Multi-campus Community College
Perspectives
AHEAD 2013 Baltimore
Tom L Thompson – Higher Education Consultant
Sandi Patton – Lone Star College System
Deborah Larew, Ed. D. – Valencia College System
Slide Two
Introductions
Tom – Higher Education Consultant and retired Director, Disability Services and ADA
Coordinator – Harper College (IL)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-College/62580145964
Sandra Patton – Director, Disability Services – Lone Star College System (TX)
https://www.facebook.com/LoneStarCollege
Deborah Larew, Ed,D. – Director, Disability Services – Valencia College System (FL)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Valencia-CommunityCollege/112363605446768#!/ValenciaCollege?fref=ts
Slide Three
Multi-campus systems
Community College Facts (from AACC)
50% located in or near a large city
33% located in or near a mid-sized city
Community College mission
Multi-Campus Systems
US has many multi-campus systems – most in large cities such as:
Chicago, New York, Houston, Baltimore, Miami, Cleveland, Phoenix
DS Systems Director – Systems approach to work: focus on institution-wide needs and not on
individual student needs
Slide Four
System Director’s role
Institutional Access
- Managing Interpreting, Captioning
- Assistive Technology and E-Text Resources
- Digital Accessibility – Course Management System, Student Portal
- Budget and Strategic Planning
-Space & Personnel
Policy, Practices & Training
DS related policies: grievance, documentation review, delivery systems
DS practices: production and delivery of accessible materials
DS Staff and Other training: promotion of UDI, new issues for DS providers
DS technology and shared communication
Slide Five
Lone star & Valencia’s specific roles
When started and background prior to current role?
Why did your campus move to a system Director? What existed prior?
Specific examples from each college system (past 2-3 years)
1. Key areas of focus
2. Relationship with DS staff, faculty & others
3. Policy, procedures & practices
4. Training for DS and campus
Slide Six
Transferable practices
Gaining an “institutional focus” of DS work – allocating time apart from direct
support/services
1. Facilitating change on campus
2. Dealing with budgetary/space needs
3. Managing complex services such as interpreting or e-text
4. Providing important training and education
5. Collaboration with administrators and allies
6. Proactive Advising as tool for student success
Slide Seven
Valencia College Proactive Advising
This is a slide with a chart about the percent of students who are retained from fall to fall
Slide Eight
Lone Star college system and council for disability services
Council was created by LSCS top administration
DSO providers from each college and System Office make up the Council
Purpose:
Provide leadership and training for the College System regarding Disability Services and
serving students with disabilities
Develop and implement consistent, System-wide Office Practices, forms, and reporting
Provide means of assessment, accountability for Disability Services System-wide, including
documentation to support budget requests
Develop, implement, and track progress of Disability Services Strategic Plan for the System
Incorporate findings of External Review into Strategic Plan for implementation
Provide means for identifying technology needs and incorporating Assistive Technology into
Universal Design, system-wide
Slide Nine
Discussion and Application
Issues on your campus!
Conducting an external review?
Building support to address “system-wide or campus-wide issues”
Questions for your presenters?
Slide Ten
Presenters Contact Information
Tom L Thompson: tltharper30@yahoo.com
Sandi Patton: Sandra.L.Patton@lonestar.edu
Deborah Larew: dlarew@valenciacollege.edu