TO:
Dr. Joe Scarcella
FROM: Phil Fournier
DATE: 12/18/2004
RE: 503, Quiz 1, Fournier
Individual Education Plans
Mt. San Jacinto
College is well equipped to help the instructor who is willing to develop the individual
education plans that can be of immense importance in the instruction
of special
needs students. This would
include not only students that are hearing or sight impaired, but also those
with learning
disabilities. The resources available to
both the student and teacher are provided by the DSP& S department
(Disabled Students Programs & Services).
The student is responsible for and must provide proof of his or her
disability through the completion of the disability verification form. After this form is filled out and signed by
the appropriate professional (usually a physician or psychologist) then the
student, teacher, and DSP& S counselor can work together to develop the
appropriate individual education plan that will best facilitate learning
on the part of the disabled student.
Work Study Contracts
Work/study programs have been more
commonly called “community classrooms” in my range of experience, in order to
differentiate them from programs which are simply geared at helping students
to support themselves while going to school, i.e. work and study. If an ROP teacher takes his job seriously,
he will see it is within his realm of responsibility to establish a
community classroom program for his advanced students, even though the
administration may not require it.
Community classroom programs give students exposure to job
sites and hands-on experience which they cannot reasonably attain in
the context of the school classroom alone.
But in order to be successful, any community classroom program must
incorporate a work/study contract which clearly spells out the responsibilities
of all parties involved. Those parties
would include the student, the teacher, and the job site supervisor. When a contract is employed, the student
will gain maximum benefit from the work/study experience and the job
site supervisor will feel more comfortable with having a student
on the job.