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Mt. San Jacinto College
“Transitioning
from High School to College. . .
. . . Putting the Pieces
Together”
Presentation by:
Disabled Students
Programs & Services
And
Learning Skills Program
THE PURPOSE
Facilitate the process
for transitioning
high school seniors
with special needs
to Mt. San Jacinto College
Learning Outcomes
Better understand the range of services that
college students qualify for.
Obtain a clear understanding of how to craft the
transition IEP/504 to most benefit your student.
Be guided through the enrollment/matriculation
process.
Hear from a panel of students who have
successfully transferred from your schools.
Be introduced to alternate community resources.
Commitment
MSJC and the instructors are committed
to access and opportunity for all
students.
DSP&S shares this commitment by
helping provide access to educational
opportunities for students with
disabilities.
What is DSP&S
and
Learning Skills Program?
DSP&S provides support services for
students with physical, learning and
psychological disabilities.
Learning Skills Program offers
specialized services to students who
are identified as having specific
learning disabilities.
What Support is Provided?
DSP&S provides a wide range of supportive
services to help compensate for limitations that
the disabled student may have.
The primary objective is to integrate persons
with disabilities into the general college
community.
All support services for students with
disabilities must relate to the specific disability
of the student.
SERVICES
Students may qualify for
counseling, note-taking, interpreters,
registration assistance, specialized
equipment, test accommodations and
many other services.
Disabled students also have access to
computer support services through the
High Tech Center.
RECOMMENDED
READINESS CRITERIA
To best utilize DSP&S support
services and/or instruction, a
prospective student should
demonstrate the following abilities:
• Potential to benefit from instruction
in a group setting.
• Ability to work independently with
some cues/assistance.
• Ability to follow directions and to
attend to learning tasks for a
reasonable period of time.
• Adequate attention span to profit
from an hour of continuous
instruction in a setting with
distractions.
• Sufficient language comprehension
skills to benefit from courses offered
by the college.
• Ability to perform meaningful
classroom activities, using both
receptive and expressive language.
• Behavior and emotional responses that
are appropriate to the situation.
• Sufficient independent living skills to
allow independent on-campus function,
unless provided a personal assistant to
perform necessary “activities of daily
living” functions.
THE PROCESS
Students must provide documentation of
a disability which substantially limits a
major life activity.
Eligibility and Services are determined
when meeting with a DSP&S Counselor
for an intake interview.
A student served in K-12 “special
education” or “resource classes” is
already eligible for some DSP&S
Services, providing that verification of a
history of special education is submitted.
This verification can be a copy of
the most recent IEP, 504 plan or
multi-disciplinary report/psychoeducational evaluation.
Disability Categories
used at all California
Community Colleges
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Acquired Brain Injury
Learning Disability
Visually Impaired
Mobility/Orthopedic Impairment
Developmentally Delayed Learner
Speech/Language Impaired
Psychological Disability
Hearing Impaired
Other – health impairments such heart issues,
diabetes, arthritis, etc.
Learning Disabilities in
a Community College
Myth:
Students who have been identified with a
specific learning disability in K-12 are
automatically identified as LD at the community
college level.
Fact:
The criteria for a learning disability is
different at the community college level than
in K-12.
To receive services by DSP&S in the
Community College System for a
Learning Disability,
The student must first meet the college
system’s definition of being a student
with a Learning Disability.
This would mean K-12 records would be
reviewed and the student probably would
need to be tested by the college’s
Learning Disability Specialist.
LD Testing Referral
During the intake interview
with the student, the DSP&S
Counselor determines if LD
testing is necessary.
IF necessary, the DSP&S Counselor will
make a referral for the student to meet
with the Learning Disabilities Specialist.
LD Criteria
at a
community college
Must have average or
above average intelligence
Must have a cognitive processing deficit
Must have an aptitude-achievement
discrepancy
Must have an educational limitation
The Learning Disability
Assessment
Usually takes from
8-10 hours, including intake
and testing.
Students must enroll in LNSK 071
to be evaluated for learning disabilities.
Results are usually available 2-3 weeks
after the student has finished the
final assessment.
The LD Specialist will review the results of
assessment with the student.
If the student DOES meet the community
college definition of being Learning Disabled. . .
. . . The student is entitled to specific services
and specific recommendations will be made to
accommodate the academic
limitations that result from the
specific learning disability.
Assessment Results
• The assessment results and the LD
Specialist recommendations are
forwarded to the DSP&S Counselor.
• The DSP&S Counselor will meet with the
student to review services for which
the student is eligible for and discuss
how to receive these services.
What if the assessment results
DO NOT
meet community college
LD eligibility requirements?
• The information is forwarded to the DSP&S
Counselor.
• The DSP&S Counselor will meet with the student to
review services for which the student is eligible to
receive based on a history of disabilities.
• The DSP&S Counselor will discuss with the student
how to receive these services.
“Transitioning
from High School to College. . .
. . . Putting the Pieces Together”
Questions
Mt. San Jacinto College
DSP&S Menifee Valley Campus
28237 La Piedra Road, Bldg. 1019
Menifee, CA 92584-8947
(951)
(951)
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(951)
639-5305 DSP&S
639-5491 Learning Skills Program
672-2548 FAX
672-9357 TDD
Email: [email protected]
Thank You
• Lynn Nusbaum-Haines, M.Ed.
DSP&S Counselor
• James Decker, Ph.D., NCSP
Learning Disabilities Specialist