Dual Enrollment

Info Session

Introductions

Policy Reminders: 

• Student GTC Gmail  
• Attendance Tracking 
• Reinstatements 
• FERPA
• SDRC (formerly SDS) Accommodations 
• AMRF Process
• Student Complaints 
• Blackboard Policies 
• Final Exams and Final Grades

Library Resources

Faculty Senate Subcommittee for Dual Enrollment

(contact Tammy.Jones@gvltec.edu) 

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Session Agenda

Accreditation puts the Credit in Your Classes

For GTC’s courses to receive transferable credit, they must meet accreditation standards set forth by SACSCOC.

Dual Enrollment faculty help us meet these standards in two essential ways:

1. Teaching courses that follow the same curriculum, standards, etc. as courses taught on our campuses
2. Following the same policies and procedures as any other college faculty member and ensuring dual students are abiding by the same policies and expectations as any other GTC student.

Important Dates

Start of GTC and EC Classes: MW 1/12; TR 1/13

Add/Drop ends: MW classes —-; TR classes —-

Last Day to Withdraw: MW classes —--; TR classes —--

Last Day of Class:  MW classes —-; TR classes —-

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Communication with me: �GTC email or BB Messaging

Student email account:

Gmail (@my.gvltec.edu)→student/faculty communications

My GTC gmail acct.: ybroade@my.gvltec.edu

Blackboard Messaging

Attendance Tracking

• Attendance must be taken for each face-to-face class meeting.
• To be considered "present" in a face-to-face meeting, a student must be physically present for at least half the class.
• When the school district is out and GTC has class, professors should provide a virtual assignment and take attendance through completion of the assignment.

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Reinstatements

FERPA

• Students, regardless of the location of their class, are college students; FERPA, therefore, applies to their educational records in regard to the class in which you teach them.
• This means that you may communicate with the student, but the student must explicitly express their consent for parents or guardians to access their information by signing an information disclosure. All dual enrollment students must sign the disclosure form.
• This also applies to your communication, which should take place via Blackboard or GTC Gmail with students and via Outlook with employees.

Student Disabilities Resource Center (formerly SDS)

All GTC students, including dual enrollment students who may already have IEPs or 504 accommodations through their high school, are required to go through the college’s SDRC office accommodation process, regardless of the location.

Process:

• Paperwork is provided to SDRC office (SDRC can go to school to complete intake process)
• Accommodations form is sent to instructor
• Instructor may provide only accommodations listed on that form
• Process should be handled in the first two weeks of the course
• This must be renewed every semester–it does not roll over

SDRC Contacts

DisabilityServices@gvltec.edu

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Testing Coordinator: Louisa Wickline; Louisa.Wickline@gvltec.edu

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Administrative Specialist: Brittany Presley; Brittany.Presley@gvltec.edu

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Office location: Student Center (Bldg. 105), room 113 (Barton Campus)

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Appointments are also available at the Brashier, Benson, and Northwest campuses.�Call 864-250-8202

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Academic Misconduct Instructor Procedures

• Within 2 working days of discovery, instructor completes AMRF and sends to student
• Student has 5 working days to respond and meet with instructor & witness, if disputing allegation
• If student does not respond or does not wish to appeal, indicate on form and send to Chuck.Baker@gvltec.edu, cc Kendrick.Young@gvltec.edu within 2 working days
• If student requests a meeting, include a witness.
• Instructor rescinds allegation, deletes AMRF and does not submit.
• OR instructor continues with allegation, and student indicates whether they acknowledge violating the policy and whether they want to appeal. Instructor sends signed form and evidence to the Dean’s office within 2 working days. A hearing committee will be scheduled if needed.

AMRF Process

Handling Complaints

• Students must first discuss concerns with their instructor directly
• If this does not resolve the issue, the student must contact the Department Head
• If this does not resolve the issue, the student must contact the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Rene Sawyer
• Students must have proper FERPA documentation for parents to be present at these meetings (required for all Early College students)
• There should be no communication with parents unless students have already initiated contact with both the instructor and the department head

Blackboard Policies

• Blackboard and corresponding tools are required.
• All documents, links, announcements, etc. should be processed through Blackboard interface, including submission of all assignments.
• Students are notified in this policy that "you will be required to access course information including handouts, announcements, grades, and e-mail on Blackboard in all classes."

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Final Exams

• Final exams should be offered in-class for face-to-face classes.
• You are expected to take your exam at the scheduled time. Final exams may not be exempted.
• Dual enrollment students must take their finals during the last week of class. Plan accordingly.