Faculty Resources

ACCOMMODATION RESOURCES

Syllabus Statements

Students with disabilities glean a significant amount of information about a course and their instructor from the access statement. A well designed statement indicates the faculty member鈥檚 level of commitment to designing their course in a way that welcomes all students, including those with a disability, and provides guidance to those students who experience barriers.

As a minimum, the statement should include contact information for the ATU-Ozark Disability Services Office and be placed prominently (preferably within the first page) of the syllabus.

Example syllabus statement:

九秀直播-Ozark values diversity and inclusion and is committed to a climate of mutual respect and full participation of all students. My goal is to create a learning environment that is useable, equitable, inclusive and welcoming. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or prevent an accurate assessment of your achievement, please meet with me privately to discuss your concerns. Please contact the Disability Services Coordinator for accommodation needs. They are located in the Technology and Academic Support Building, Room 140, in person, via phone at (479) 968-0337, via email at ozark.accommodations@atu.edu, or visit their website at ATU Ozark Accommodations in order to initiate a request for accommodations.

uPDATED fLEXIBILITY PROCESS

There have been recent changes to the processing of flexibility agreements for our student. Starting Spring 2020, the wording within the Faculty Notification Letter has been updated to the following:

Attendance Flexiblity Agreement

It has determined that this student has been approved for additional excused absences due to a chronic medical condition(s) which may flare without warning. The total number of absences without penalty is not to exceed double the class attendance policy. It is appropriate to provide an alternative method of earning participation points missed due to these absences. The student is responsible for arranging to make up any graded work missed during an excused absence and submit it within 4 (four) days of the original due date. Work submitted within this timeframe will not be subject to a late penalty.

Deadline Flexability Agreement

The student may have difficulty keeping pace with coursework due to a chronic medical condition(s) which may flare without warning OR a condition that results in a slower working pace. The instructor will allow flexibility with due dates upon request from the student before the deadline. The student must submit assignments within 4 (four) days of the original due date.

If this course is lab or activity based, or if the agreement above compromises the integrity of the course, the instructor should contact Disability Services as soon as possible to execute an alternative agreement in lieu of the statement above

What are your options?

If these statements above do not compromise the format of your course, please use the agreement for the duration of the term. If it does compromise your course, contact the ATU-Ozark Disability Services Office at (479) 968-0337 to either utilize an existing agreement from a previous term or set up an appointment to create a new agreement for this term.

Additional Accommodations Resources

SERVICE AND ASSISTANCE ANIMAL POLICY Instructor Accommodation Form

sTUDENT sUCCESS rESOURCES

Academic Early Warning

Academic Early Warning Reporting Instructions

Academic Early Warning (AEW) is a student success and retention program enabling instructors to communicate any academic concerns that appear to be interfering with a student鈥檚 success in their class.

An AEW reminder is sent to all faculty at the beginning of each fall and spring semesters. Faculty can report at-risk students to AEW through OneTech. The link can be found on "Advising-Faculty" card under the "Student Success Tools" dropdown. Faculty may specify poor attendance or students who will be dropped with a "WN" (excessive absences). Students can be reported through the last day to drop with a 鈥淲鈥� for that term.

The Student Success Coordinator works to contact students by phone, email and schedule appointments to connect students with campus resources and to assist with identifying strategies for improvement.

Faculty receive notifications if the Student Success Coordinator was able to successfully contact the student or not, as well as if the student intends to contact their professor or drop the course.

SSC Class Presentation

A 30-minute presentation that provides information about the Student Success Center, accommodations, testing services, and additional information and resources we offer in the center!

*Please leave a Note for presentation location- SSC or classroom

SSC Class Workshops

Is there a workshop that your students need (i.e. APA Writing)? Please schedule a time for me to do a class presentation!

*Please leave a Note for workshop location- SSC or classroom

Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00 am-5:00pm

Technology and Academic Support, Suite 140
1700 Helberg Ln
Ozark, AR 72949