DSPS
Appendix F1: Full-Time Faculty/Adjunct Staffing Request(s) [Acct. Category
1000]
Audience: Faculty Prioritization Committee and Administrators
Purpose: Providing explanation and justification for new and replacement positions for full-time
faculty and adjuncts
Instructions: Please justify the need for your request. Discuss anticipated improvements in
student learning and contribution to the Strategic Plan goal. Cite evidence and data to support
your request, including enrollment management data (EM Summary by Term) for the most recent
three years, student success and retention data , and any other pertinent information. Data is
available at http://www.chabotcollege.edu/ProgramReview/Data2012.cfm .
1. Number of new faculty requested in this discipline: 2 plus 1 on the DSPS Student Services
Program Review.____
2. If you are requesting more than one position, please rank order the positions.
Position
Description
Priority#1:Adaptive Physical Education
Priority#1:Currently DSPS offers 3 Adaptive
Instructor.
Physical Education (APE) courses each
semester and 1 course in the summer. We
have filled these courses each semester. Our
current APE courses are taught by a 30%
DSPS instructor. With this limited schedule
we are unable to increase our APE course
offerings. Students have expressed a need for
and a wish for Chabot College to offer
adaptive swimming, wheel chair basketball,
etc. Our students would benefit from a .5 unit
course that would allow the instructor to
evaluate the student’s physical limitations
and set goals for the student to work on to
improve their strength and flexibility. This
would support the student in determining
their progress. It is essential that the APE
instructor visit community agencies that offer
programs to persons with physical disabilities
in order for Chabot College to meet the
personal enrichment of persons in the
community. The Chancellor’s Office DSPS
Program Review in February, 2008
recommended that Chabot College hire a full
time APE instructor to meet the needs of
students at the college and in the community.
Priority#2:Assistive Technology Instructor:
Priority#2 In December, 2009 the DSPS
Assistive Technology Instructor retired. We
offer CAS 100 “Adaptive Keyboarding”,
CAS 101 “Adaptive Word Processing” since
1990 and 1992. These courses have been
consistently filled 100%. After completing
these courses DSPS students have gone on to
complete their AA, AS Degrees and
Certificates in Computer Application
Systems. Our DSPS CAS 102”Assistive
Technology” and CAS 103 “Adapted Lab”
provide our students with the needed
instruction in Kurzweil 1000/3000
(scan/read), Dragon Professional (speech
recognition) and SuperNova (screen reader
software programs). These courses have also
filled over 100%. Learning these assistive
technology software programs directly
support students with disabilities with
achieving their education goals. This position
is essential by keeping up with the current
trends in assistive technology instruction.
Priority#3: Learning Disability Specialist
Priority#3: In order to serve the needs of our
evening students with learning disabilities, it
is necessary to hire a full time Learning
Disability Specialist. We do not offer an
English 117, 118A, 118B or 120 in the late
afternoon or evening. Many evening students
have difficulty passing English 101A without
the needed basic skill foundations offered in
the DSPS Learning Skills courses. During the
Fall and Spring we offer 29 sections of
Learning Skills courses. All of these courses
are filled 100%. With our 2 full time
Learning Disability Specialists, it is difficult
to enhance our Learning Skills offerings to
meet the changing needs of our students and
increase the unit value of English 116
“Diagnostic Clinic” which is greatly needed.
3. Rationale for your proposal. Please use the enrollment management data. Additional data
that will strengthen your rationale include FTES trends over the last 5 years, persistence,
FT/PT faculty ratios, CLO and PLO assessment results and external accreditation demands.
All of our adaptive physical education/Computer Application Systems/Learning Skills classes
are consistently filled over 100%.
4. Statements about the alignment with the strategic plan and your student learning goals are
required. Indicate here any information from advisory committees or outside accreditation
reviews that is pertinent to the proposal.
As indicated in the descriptions, these positions were recommended by Chancellor’s Office,
Program Review; and DSPS Advisory Committee. With these positions students with disabilities
will be in a better position to achieve their educational goals and will ensure equity on the
campus.