Sustaining & Growing Resources: Multi-campus cc Perspectives AHEAD 2013 Baltimore

1. Sustaining & Growing Resources: Multi-campus cc PerspectivesAHEAD 2013 Baltimore Tom L Thompson – Higher Education Consultant Sandi Patton – Lone Star College System Deborah Larew, Ed. D. , – Valencia College System

2. Introduction • 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-Community-College/112363605446768#!/ValenciaCollege?fref=ts

3. 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

4. System Director’s role • 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 • Institutional Access • - Managing Interpreting, Captioning • - Assistive Technology and E-Text Resources • - Digital Accessibility – Course Management System, Student Portal • - Budget and Strategic Planning • -Space & Personnel

5. 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

6. 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

7. Valencia College Proactive Advising Percent of Students who Returned Following Fall Percent of Students who Graduated in 5 Years

8. 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

9. 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?

10. Presenters Contact Information • Tom L Thompson: tltharper30@yahoo.com • Sandi Patton: Sandra.L.Patton@lonestar.edu • Deborah Larew: dlarew@valenciacollege.edu