WELCOME TO CYPRESS COLLEGE Disability Support Services (DSS)
PARENT NIGHT 2019 We’re So Glad You’re Here! Introduction of DSS team High schools represented? How did you hear about this event? What is DSS? 2
Our Team • Celeste Phelps, Director • Marylou Garibaldi, Student Services Specialist • Deborah Michelle, Counselor • Holly Segoviano, Student Services • Marisa Lehmeier, Counselor Specialist • Dr. Dawn Decker, Learning • Steve Auger, Alternate Media Disabilities Specialist Specialist • Adrienne Sanchez, Study & • Sandra Garcia, Deaf & Hard of Learning Strategies Counselor Hearing Services Coordinator • Summer Justice, Administrative • Student Workers: Genesis, Craig, Assistant II Isaiah, Lisa, Diego 3
To Be Eligible For DSS Services, Students Must Provide: PROOF O OF D DIS ISABIL BILIT ITY: • IEP or 504 Plan • Psychological Report • Medical verification from a doctor or mental health practitioner AND ND Unof nofficial • High School Transcripts • College Transcripts • AP Scores 4 ALL LL INF NFORMATION IS KEP KEPT CONFIDENT NTIAL
Cypress College Application Procedures Apply to Cypress College online: www.cypresscollege.edu The college will email you with your new student ID number. Be patient, it may take a day or two to get this email. 5
DSS Application Procedures APPL PPLY Y TO DSS • Visit the DSS website at http://www.cypresscollege.edu/s ervices/disability-support- services-dss/ • Click on the “Charger Access Student Portal” link located in the middle of the main page. 6
DSS Application Procedures At the “Welcome to Charger Access!” page, click on the Onl nline I Inta ntake button. Login using your myGateway ID and password. • Make sure you have the following ready: • Any documentation of your disability, including but not limited to: • IEP, PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT, MEDICAL VERIFICATION FROM A DOCTOR, AUDIOLOGY REPORT, ETC. • UNOFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL T TRANSCRI NSCRIPTS TS AND COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS • ASSESSMENT SCORES FROM OTHER COLLEGES. • Follow the instructions, complete all sections, upload disability documents and transcripts, and submit the application. 7
DSS Application Procedures Upon receipt of your If you receive an email from the documentation, your file will be college with your date to register reviewed by our counselors. for classes before your meeting with a DSS counselor, please feel You will then receive an email free to register anyway. We from our office to make an strongly advise you to register for appointment with a counselor. COUN 100, College Orientation, If you have not submitted high and COUN 073, Computer Access I, school transcripts, your taught by our DSS Counselors. appointment with a counselor Delays in registration may lead to may be delayed. classes filling before you can enroll in them. Adjustments to your schedule can be made up until the start of the CHECK YOUR EMAIL term. DAILY! 8
DSS Services & Accommodations Accommodations are determined on an individual basis. When you meet with a Counselor, you will review your services and how to access them. In order to maintain your services, you must “update” your file yearly with a Counselor (preferably in the summer). Accommodations may ay include : Extra Tutoring Time in Audio Recording Permission the Learning Resource Adjustable Tables Center Access to our High Tech Extra Time on Exams Center Note Taking Services Counseling Priority Registration Equipment Loan 9
Priority Registration Requirements For New Students Math and English assessment tests are no longer required by our college. Multiple measures are used for placement. 1 However, if a student was educated outside of the U.S. and attended only high school in the U.S., it is recommended that they take the English as a Second Language assessment test. Complete the Onlin ine O Orient ntat atio ion n or or meet with a DSS counselor who will provide an ORIE IENT NTATIO ION to Cypress 2 College and and… …Develop a one-semester STUDENT NT E EDUCATIO IONA NAL PL PLAN AN in 3 Degree Works with the help of your counselor. 10
Learning Disabilities Assessment • The Learning Disabilities Assessment in college differs from the one in high school. • Our Learning Disability Specialist, Dr. Dawn Decker, will review your IEP, high school transcripts and psychological report. • She will determine which tests you will need to take, if any, and then schedule appointments with you. • Some of the benefits of being assessed in college: possible additional accommodations, results can be used at all CCC’s and many universities. 11
Testing Accommodations Students who are eligible for Testing Accommodations, can receive this accommodation on any classroom test, quiz or proficiency exam for on-campus classes and online classes, as well as for any timed writing in a class. All tests will be taken in our facility, with a few exceptions: online classes, CIS classes, and classes offered through Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary Arts (Anaheim campus DSS). Students who wish to use this service need to request this and all other accommodations ever ery semester. Students sign and agree to follow our Testing Accommodations Contract. Students must must make appointments at least 3 days before a test – 5 days if specific modifications or equipment are needed. 12
Alternate Text Formats Students who have difficulty reading printed text may be eligible to receive their textbooks and other course materials in an alternate format. • Audio (CD, MP3, MP4) • Scanned materials converted to text-to-speech • Braille • Large Print 13
Assistive Technology Our High Tech Center (computer lab) has 13 • Screen Magnification computer stations, software (ZoomText) several include adaptive • Screen Reading software software and hardware: (JAWS) • Scan and Read software (Kurzweil) • Large Screen Monitors • Adjustable Tables 14
Cypress College Options Guid ided Pat athways ays is a statewide, integrated approach to student success starting from the point of entry through and to attainment of certificate, degree, transfer, or workforce. Its purpose is to 1. Help students identify their goal within their first semester. 2. Create a path to their goal that is efficient and manageable. 3. Provide the support to achieve their goal in a timely manner. ASSOCI CIATE TE D DEG EGRE REES • TRANSFER ER (with or without an associate degree) • CERTI CERTIFICA CATES • PERS ERSONAL G GOALS • Elig ligib ibil ilit ity y for Englis lish 100 an and Mat ath 115/120/130. 15
BREAK AKING AB 705 & AB 1805 NEW EWS! S! • AB 705 allows students to be eligible for college-level Math and English upon entrance into college. • ENGL 100—College Writing • MATH 115 (Finite), MATH 120 (Statistics), MATH 130 (Pre-Calculus) • Assessment tests are no longer offered, except for English as a Second Language • Embedded support for English and Math courses • Expanded tutoring • The college will still offer courses one level below college-level: ENGL 60 and MATH 40, 41 and 44 • AB 1805 assures that a student who prefers to begin with ENGL 60 or MATH 40/41/44, is aware that he/she is eligible to register for the college-level courses. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIkSUgdOmTE&feature=youtu.be 16
Sample Student Education Plan This is not a complete plan. It will FALL 2 LL 2019 SP SPRI RING 202 2020 SU SUMMER 202 2020 require at ENGL L 100 100 C C 4 ENGL L 103 103 C C 4 CO COMM 100 100 C C 3 least one more MATH 040 C 040 C 4 MATH 120 C 120 C 4 semester COUN N 100 C 100 C 1 MUS 119 C S 119 C 3 depending COUN 151 151 3 Major 3 on their major Tota otal U Uni nits ts 12 12 Tota otal U Uni nits ts 14 Tota 14 otal U Uni nits ts 3 FALL 2 LL 2020 SP SPRI RING 202 2021 SUMMER 202 SU 2021 Major 3 ART 100 RT 100 C C 3 HIST 171 ST 171 C C 3 COUN 120 CO 120 3 ANT NTH 101 101 3 POSC C 100 C 100 C 3 ENG NGL 102 102 C C 3 GEOL 130/ 130/131 3/1 Major 3/ 3 Tota otal Uni nits ts 13 13 Tota otal U Uni nits ts 12 Tota 12 otal U Uni nits ts 3 17
Sample Schedule MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 9:05—11:10 ENGL 100 MATH 40 ENGL 100 MATH 40 COUN 100 9:30-12:30 (6 weeks) Lunch Break, tutoring, homework 1:00-2:25 HIST 171 HIST 171 2:35-4:00 KIN 120 KIN 120 18
Differences Between High School & College HIGH HIG H SCHO HOOL COLLEG EGE • IDEA—Laws governing special • ADA, Title 5, Rehab Act—Laws protecting adults with disabilities education services • Most classes are offered twice a • Most students take 5 to 7 classes week. Classes begin as early as 7:00 everyday, back to back, 5-6 am and end as late as 10:00 pm. hours/day. Students take 2 to 4 classes each term. There is no minimum requirement. • Parents are the students’ primary • Students advocate for themselves. advocate. • Personal attendants, medical equipment, and speech therapy are • Personal services and the responsibility of the student transportation are provided free of charge • Two or three courses are offered to and designed for students with • Students may be mainstreamed disabilities. The rest of the college and/or attend special ed classes courses are regular education. 19
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