A very interesting question. I will pass this on to our academic area. There is no policy at the institutional level, but it may be addressed in our bulletins. I'll let you know if I find anything.
UTMB Health in Galveston From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Teresa Toney Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 1:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [acupa-l] Non-discrimination Policy/Language Skills for Vocational Education Programs Within our community college system, we offer vocational and technical programs & training. After a recent OCR on-site compliance review, it was recommended that we add the following language to our non-discrimination policy: "a lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the career and technical (vocational) education programs of the college." No further guidance was provided in terms of who determines thresholds, or what this might mean in terms of competencies -- and we're thinking about the distinctions between developmental programs vs. health care and nursing. Does your institution have a policy that addresses language skills for students entering into any programs? Thank you in advance for your reply. -- [Maricopa Community Colleges. The college of you.]<http://www.maricopa.edu/> Teresa M. Toney, M.P.A.: Manager, Office of Public Stewardship 2411 West 14th Street, Tempe AZ 85281 phone | 480-731-8880 * fax | 480-731-8819 email | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> website | www.maricopa.edu/publicstewardship<http://www.maricopa.edu/publicstewardship> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE e-listing of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to this web address and fill out the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html
