| Initiative Title | Hire a Director |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 2019 |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | The OAS Office has no Director. Currently, there are two Disabilities Specialist and I would like to promote someone to a Director level. Priority V from the 2010-2015 SUNY Orange Strategic Plan was to “Expand and enhance programs, services and operations to ensure the College is accessible to all members of an increasingly diverse community. “ Therefore, by having a Director for OAS, we will fulfill this Strategic Priority. Furthermore, these institutional goals are also apparent in the 2016-2020 Academic Master plan under the themes of the Student Experience and Preparation and Success. As the student population of Accessibility Services and Student Support Initiatives may be considered “at risk” (1st generation, developmental, low-performance in high school), focusing on enhanced support for this population is essential for facilitating access and success. One effective method to achieve this outcome would be expanding on the duties and promotion of the Newburgh Disability Specialist to Director of that area. It is also one of the only departments in Student Services that does not have a Director. An addition outcome may include increased trainings and awareness to ensure the College is accessible to all. Expected outcomes are to increase student retention, completion, transfer, and employment readiness. If we do not hire a Director, it will impact student with documented disabilities readiness to graduate. |
| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | The funding is needed for staff development as well as marketing and creation of information brochures. If not supported, these are the potential consequences: We may not be able to properly inform and train the College community to ensure quality service and delivery of reasonable and appropriate academic adjustments guaranteed under the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 |
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| Locations | Main Campus, Newburgh Campus, Other Instructional Site |
| Estimated Completion Date | 12/20/2019 |
| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
| Importance | High |
| Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
| Created | 12/03/2019 12:45 pm |
| Updated | 12/03/2019 2:39 pm |
| Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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| Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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| Outcome | Order |
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| By creating a Director position, OAS will be able to support the increasing demands of the student population. | 1 |
| By creating a full-time Director position it will allow us to increase the number of SWD who are served and increase their retention, completion and job readiness. | 2 |
| Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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| Tracking | Usage of programs, services, participation can be tracked; demographic information may also be able to be collected. | Madeline Torres-Diaz |
| INITIAL YEAR COST: | $20,000.00 |
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| RECURRING COST: | $20,000.00 |
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| Hire or promote within the OAS Department to create a Director Position | $20000.00 / 20000.00 (1st year) |
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| TOTAL: | $20,000.00 / $20,000.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
This initiative is not ready for prioritization.