Programs and Services for Students with Disabilities DSPS

Disabled Students Programs and Services (PSSD) Program Description The California Community College Chancellor’s Office description: • The DSPS program provides support services, specialized instruction, and educational accommodations to students with disabilities so that they can participate as fully and benefit as equitably from the college experience as their non-disabled peers. An Academic Accommodation Plan (AAP) is developed for each student which links student’s goals, curriculum program, and academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, services and/or instruction to his/her disability related educational limitation.

Services Provided to Students Allowable expenditures that are over and above services offered by the college: • • • • test-taking facilitation assessment for learning disabilities specialized counseling interpreter services for hearing-impaired or deaf students mobility assistance* note taker services reader services transcription services specialized tutoring * access to adaptive equipment job development/placement* registration assistance special parking* specialized instruction* * Not currently offered at BCC

Program Allocations No. of Personnel/Activity Allocation (2019 -20 Salary + Benefit Projections) 2 1. 0 FTE faculty $263, 100 4 Full-time, permanent classified staff $374, 600 2 Part-time, adjunct faculty (counselors) $78, 300 Varies Part-time instructional assistant $26, 800 Varies Interpreter staff Varies Student employee assistants Varies Overtime Varies Independent contractors $7900 n/a Computer software licenses/purchases $5000 n/a Office supplies/Furniture $3500 n/a Conferences/Travel $7000 $160, 000 $400 Miscellaneous TOTAL $930, 600

Categorical Outcomes PSSD SERVICES SUMMER 2018 FALL 2018 SPRING 2019 Exam proctoring 12 110 102 Alternate media 5 33 50 Learning disability intake screening n/a 13 15 TOTAL STUDENTS SERVED 17 156 167 PSSD COUNSELING SUMMER 2018 FALL 2018 SPRING 2019 Student educational plans 2 11 24 Accommodation prescriptions 61 160 314 Registration assistance 1 23 42 TOTAL STUDENTS SERVED 64 194 380

Alignment of PSSD and College Mission & Strategic Goals BCC Mission Statement: To promote student success, to provide our diverse community with educational opportunities, and to transform lives. The college achieves its mission through instruction, student support and learning resources which enable its enrolled students to earn associate degrees and certificates and to attain college competency, careers, transfer, and skills for lifelong success. BCC Strategic Goals: • Goal I: Strengthen Resilience: Strengthen BCC students’ abilities to become self-directed, focused and engagedin the pursuit of transformative, life-long learning experiences that result in personal and academic success.

Alignment of PSSD and College Mission & Strategic Goals Indicator B – Increase the number of students who complete a Student Educational Plan within their second semester at BCC by 20%. PSSD’s support of Mission and Strategic goals: • PSSD counseling has increased the number of Student Educational Plans by 54% between fall and spring semesters during the 2018 -19 academic year.

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