1. Academic Support Services
Katie Johnson Director of Academic Support Services/Manager of Student Disability Services

2. Placement Testing Students are tested in 3 areas
Reading- cut score ≥61
English/Writing – cut score ≥4
Math – cut score ≥67
Resourses for Students

3. Placement Testing
Students Needing Accommodations Must Complete the Verification Process
GMC will provide the accommodations after approval

4. Disability Services GMC classes are regulated by college policy
IEP’s do not transfer
Student must self-identify
Students must request accommodations each term

5. Disability Services Equal Access is the goal in Post-Secondary Level
All student seeking accommodations must complete the verification process.
Apply
Complete an interview and submit requested documentation
A review will be completed with all information considered
Meeting will take place for those verified
Each term students must sign into accommodate and request instructor letters

6. Differences in Responsibility
Issues
Secondary
Post-Secondary
Identification
School/Parent/Team
Student
Assessment
School/Team
Programming
Student & Institution
Advocacy
Student/SDS
Decision Making
IEP Team
Transition Planning

7. Advising All students must meet with an advisor
Each campus has a specific advisor usually the Advising Center Supervisor that is assigned to your students
This individual will coordinate with school guidance counselors regarding acceptable classes

8. Success Coaches
Available to help students a wide array of metacognitive strategies
Serve as an accountability partner
Mentor

9. Success Coaching Blooms Taxonomy

10. Preview Attend Review Study Assess 4 Reflect 3 Review 4 Reflect
Preview before class – Skim the chapter, note headings and boldface words, review summaries and chapter objectives, and come up with questions you’d like the lecture to answer for you.
Preview
4 Reflect
Attend class – GO TO CLASS! Answer and ask questions and take meaningful notes.
Attend
Review after class – As soon after class as possible, read notes, fill in gaps and note any questions.
Review
Study – Repetition is the key. Ask questions such as ‘why’, ‘how’, and ‘what if’.
Intense Study Sessions* short study sessions per day
Weekend Review – Read notes and material from the week to make connections
Study
Assess your Learning – Periodically perform reality checks
Am I using study methods that are effective?
Do I understand the material enough to teach it to others?
Assess
*Intense Study Sessions 1
Set a Goal
(1-2 min)
Decide what you want to accomplish in your study session 2
Study with Focus
(30-50 min)
Interact with material- organize, concept map, summarize, process, re-read, fill-in notes, reflect, etc. 3
Reward Yourself
(10-15 min)
Take a break– call a friend, play a short game, get a snack 4
Review
(5 min)
Go over what you just studied
Center for Academic Success
B-31 Coates Hall ▪ ▪

11. Tutoring Free Tutoring at each of our campuses Math and Writing
Other subjects vary by campus
Walk-in and by appointment
Peers, Bachelor, Masters and Faculty
Online classes have SmarThink services