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DES MOINES AREA COMMIUNITY COLLEGE
Concurrent Enrollment Instructor Handbook
2023-2024
Advisor Name
Email
Phone Number
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Table of Contents
Nondiscriminaon Statement .......................................................................................................................... 3
DMACC History ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Programs and Educational Services Available at DMACC ............................................................................... 3
Naonal Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) .............................................................. 4
What is a Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Career Advantage course? ................................................................. 5
Career Advantage Advisors .............................................................................................................................. 5
Faculty Liaison Progr
a
m ................................................................................................................................... 6
Faculty Liaison Responsibilities ..................................................................................................................... 6
Teaching a Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Career Advantage Course ................................................................ 7
Credentials .................................................................................................................................................... 7
DMACC Application for Employment and Other Forms Required ................................................................ 7
Expectations .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Student Eligibility Requirements .................................................................................................................. 8
Course Competencies and Syllabus............................................................................................................... 8
Textbooks ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) .................................................................. 9
Administrave Procedures............................................................................................................................. 10
DMACC Registraon .................................................................................................................................... 10
Career Advantage Advisor Classroom Visits ............................................................................................... 10
myDMACC ................................................................................................................................................... 10
DMACC Email .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Canvas Community ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Aendance and Grade Reporng ............................................................................................................... 12
Classroom V
isits
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Faculty Liaison Site Visit .............................................................................................................................. 17
Informaon for Students ............................................................................................................................... 17
Student Handbook ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Academic Integrity ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Sasfactory Academic Progress .................................................................................................................. 17
DMACC Visit Opportunies ......................................................................................................................... 17
Resources
...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Career Advantage Calendar ........................................................................................................................... 20
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Appendices ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Appendix I ................................................................................................................................................... 21
Orientaon Checklist for First Time CE Instructors ................................................................................. 21
Appendix II .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Peer Collaboraon: Faculty Liaison Site Visit Report .............................................................................. 22
Appendix III.................................................................................................................................................. 23
Faculty Liaisons ....................................................................................................................................... 23
*These are DMACC college-level courses. The content is college-level and follows the DMACC
Syllabus, meeting the objectives and rigor of DMACC and its accrediting bodies.
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Nondiscriminaon Statement
Des Moines Area Community College shall not engage in nor allow discriminaon covered by law
against any person, group or organizaon. This includes in its programs, acvies, employment
pracces, or hiring pracces, and harassment or discriminaon based on race, color, naonal origin,
creed, religion, sex, sexual orientaon, gender identy, age, disability, genec informaon (in
employment) and actual or potenal parental, family or marital status. Veteran status in educaonal
programs, acvies, employment pracces, or admission procedures is also included to the extent
covered by law.
Individuals who believe they have been discriminated against may le a complaint through the
College Discriminaon Complaint Procedure. Complaint forms may be obtained from the Campus
Provost's oce, the Academic Deans' oce, the Judicial Ocer, or the EEO/AA Ocer, Human
Resources. ADA quesons and concerns may be directed to the Secon 504/ADA Coordinator at
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Bldg 6, Ankeny, IA 50023, phone 515/964-6857, [email protected]. Title IX
quesons and concerns may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator at 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Bldg 1,
Ankeny, IA 50023, phone 515/964-6216, [email protected]. Quesons or complaints about this
policy may be directed to the Director of the Oce for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Educaon,
Cigroup Center, 500 W. Madison, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661-7204, phone 312/730-1560, fax
312/730-1576, email OCR.C[email protected].
DMACC History
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) was ocially created March 18, 1966, and was
designated as Merged Area XI. The college was created aer extensive studies had indicated the
need for such an instuon. In 1968, the Board of Directors adopted Des Moines Area
Community College as the ocial name of the instuon. Leading gures throughout the
College’s District combined their talents and resources to assure proper planning for the College.
The rst classes were held at the new Ankeny Campus locaon with other campuses to follow in
later years. DMACC is one of fifteen area community colleges which comprise the Iowa System
of Community Colleges operating under the regulations of the Iowa Department of Education and
the Code of Iowa.
Programs and Educational Services Available at DMACC
Refer to the DMACC website for a current listing of programs available:
hps://www.dmacc.edu/programs/Pages/welcome.aspx
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Naonal Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)
DMACC Career Advantage concurrent enrollment program is accredited through the “The National
Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships” (NACEP) www.nacep.org, which the Iowa
Department of Education is utilizing as the audit and oversight process for community colleges.
This accreditation allows for a more cohesive approach in concurrent programs. The following are
highlighted requirements that must be met by all CE instructors:
Credentials
Concurrent enrollment (CE) instructors are expected to have credentials equivalent to
those required of full-time instructors at DMACC. Instructor credentials are reviewed by
the appropriate dean before a DMACC Application for Employment is completed. CE
instructors will complete a DMACC Application for Employment to be filed with our
human resources department. In addition, transcripts, a resume and additional forms
required to establish an e-mail account, etc. will be requested.
Professional Development
Career Advantage instructors are required to participate annually in professional
development related to the discipline the instructor teaches. Professional development
may take many different forms, including face-to-face, workshops, online training and/or
collaborative meetings.
Peer Collaboraon and Site Visits
DMACC faculty will collaborate and serve as a liaison and resource with the high school
instructor to answer questions they have in regard to curriculum, district-wide assessments,
textbooks, assignments and activities. Every three years, a scheduled visit will be made to
the high school classroom to observe, collaborate and share ideas.
Assessment
DMACC courses with district-wide assessments require Career Advantage courses to utilize
the same assessment. This will be coordinated through our Career Advantage staff.
Surveys
Each term, all Career Advantage courses will be required to administer a brief end of course
student evaluation. Evaluations will be delivered to each instructor within the last few
weeks of the semester to allow adequate time for completion. In addition, once every three
years, all instructors, guidance counselors and principals will be asked to complete an
impact survey related to Career Advantage programming.
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What is a Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Career Advantage course?
CE courses are DMACC classes (either arts and sciences or career and technical) oered to
high school students for both high school and DMACC credit. Enrollment generates an ocial
college transcript for each student where grades, withdrawals, etc. are recorded.
Instructors are required to possess the same credenals as a full-me instructor hired on a
DMACC campus. Those credenals are reviewed in the same manner as they would be if the
instructor were teaching on DMACC’s campus.
Courses taught to high school students are the same courses taught on the DMACC campus,
with consistent and rigorous instrucon to meet course quality standards. DMACC Faculty
Collaborators provide collegial interacon with CE instructors to ensure equivalency between
courses taught concurrently and on-campus.
CE students must meet all entrance requirements outlined through Senior Year Plus (the
legislaon which addresses all high school to post-secondary relaonships in the state of Iowa).
The web address for Senior Year Plus on the Department of Educaon website is as follows:
hps://educateiowa.gov/adult-career-comm-college/senior-year-plus
In addion, students must also meet any pre-requisite course requirements (including test scores)
required by DMACC. Students are enrolled through their high school counselors and apply to
DMACC through our on-line applicaon for high school students. DMACC creates a permanent
record/transcript for these students.
Career Advantage Advisors
During the rst two weeks of the semester, Career Advantage Advisors will discuss the
registraon process and drop/add policies with all students. They will also direct students to the
student handbook and reinforce that enrollees are now DMACC students with corresponding
privileges and responsibilies. The advisors will be present at your school throughout the school
year to be a resource for students and faculty. To nd out more informaon about your school’s
assigned advisor, courses oered at your schools and the Career Advantage program:
Classes at Your School (dmacc.edu)
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Faculty Liaison Progr
a
m
DMACC is proud to have faculty members who take on the role of Faculty Liaison. They are vital
to the success of our CE courses. Faculty Liaisons help ensure comparable rigor and quality to
courses taught on campus. Your Faculty Liaison will keep you updated with trends and new
information in the curriculum, as well as share effective teaching styles, techniques, and
resources.
Faculty Liaison Responsibilities
Faculty Liaisons:
Serve as a content resource to help ensure consistent rigor and outcomes between the
concurrent course and the same course delivered to “traditional” students. The Faculty Liaison
will participate in the following to promote collegial interaction:
• Meet at least once with the instructor (of the high school students) and the Directors of Career
Advantage (who will schedule the meeting) prior to the course(s) to share information on
course content through the use of the same:
o Course competencies
o Grading scale and grading standards
o Textbook
o Materials and supplies
• Participate in a site visit to the CE instructor’s classroom, once every three years, for the
purpose of providing collegial interaction and reviewing/observing student work.
• Attend professional development networking events designed to provide opportunities for
networking and sharing of information between instructors and liaisons.
• In addition to site visits and professional development events, provide on-going
communication (face-to-face, e-mail or by phone) during the concurrent enrollment
course term as needed.
Provide documentation of site visits and additional communication on the appropriate forms
provided in the DMACC Concurrent Enrollment Faculty Liaison Handbook (see Appendices I
and II for forms)
Appendix I. Orientation Checklist for First Time CE Instructors
Appendix II. DMACC Career Advantage Site Visit Form
Communicate course changes/issues to the appropriate Dean, the Director of Career Advantage
and the concurrent enrollment instructor.
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Teaching a Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Career Advantage Course
Credentials
*CE instructors are expected to have credentials equivalent to those required of full-time
instructors at DMACC. Instructor credentials are reviewed by the appropriate dean before a
DMACC Application for Employment is completed.
* All CE instructors will need to have successfully passed a background invesgaon completed
by the school district in accordance with Iowa Code secon 272.2(17) prior to providing
instrucon for any Senior Year Plus program at a school district facility or a neutral site. This
background invesgaon requirement also applies to a teacher/instructor who is employed by
the college if the CE course instrucon is provided at a school district facility or a neutral
site. "Neutral site" means a facility that is not owned or operated by an instuon. In the case
of a teacher/instructor employed by the college, the background invesgaon will be completed
by the community college. In addion, all instructors under suspension or revocaon of an
educaonal license or statement of professional recognion (SPR) issued by the Iowa Board of
Educaonal Examiners shall be excluded from teaching CE courses.
DMACC Application for Employment and Other Forms Required
CEP instructors will complete a DMACC Application for Employment to be filed with our
Human Resources Department. In addition to the application, transcripts, a resume and
additional forms required to establish an e-mail account, etc. will be requested.
Expectations
All instructors are expected to carry out the tasks and duties assigned below. Compliance
w
ill b
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monitored through participation, met deadlines and site visits by Faculty Liaisons. If
determination is made that the expectations are no
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to, a meeting will occur between a
Director of Career Advantage and the instru
ct
or. Instru
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rs
will be provided with
resources/tools/direction to help them improve on any unmet
expectaons.
DMACC will provide the concurrent enrollment instructor documentation of the
discussion as part of the administrative visit. If instructors are unable or unwilling to show
that they meet the expectations below after having the opportunity to improve, high
school administrators will be contacted and instructors will be dismissed from their duties
and not considered for future concurrent enrollment opportunities.
• Instructors will use the same course competencies and assessment methods as the course
on campus.
• Instructors will establish and maintain accurate records related to student progress within
each class.
• Instructors will verify rosters and submit grades in a timely manner as requested by DMACC’s
Registrar’s office. Syllabi must also be submied to DMACC each academic year.
• High schools and instructors will allow DMACC personnel (enrollment services and
Faculty Liaisons) to visit classrooms for the purposes of student registraon and
classroom observation, respectively.
• Instructors will participate in professional development networking events with their
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Faculty Liaisons and discipline areas.
• Attendance is required at all sessions of concurrent enrollment classes. If serious illness or
emergency warrants missed classes, instructors should notify the high school and the
Director of Career Advantage immediately.
• In the high school setting, classes should be supervised at all times. (In other words,
students should remain in class for the allotted class time.)
Professional Development Opportunities
DMACC is committed to providing quality professional development opportunities for CE
instructors. The relationship with Faculty Liaisons provides the greatest opportunity related to
course content and methodology. Professional development networking events facilitate
communication between CE instructors in numerous districts and across subject matter areas.
Attendance at professional development events is required. If conicts do not allow
attendance and a pattern of absence is noted, the concurrent enrollment instructor will be
asked to meet with the Director of Career Advantage to discuss and make a plan going forward.
Failure to comply could result in decercaon.
CE instructors will also receive training to use the community learning management
system, Canvas Community, where they can access resources, curriculum updates and
parcipate in professional development acvies.
Student Eligibility Requirements
Students must follow eligibility requirements outlined in Iowa Code under Senior Year Plus
including:
• Students must meet proficiency requirements as evidenced by standardized tests
or alternative measure of proficiency as approved by the DE and the local school
board of education.
• Students must meet all pre-requisite requirements including placement test scores
and/or course pre-requisites as outlined in the DMACC Course Catalog.
Course Competencies and Syllabus
Instructors at DMACC agree to use course competencies to ensure consistency and rigor across
disciplines. Course competencies are formally adopted by the College’s Curriculum Commission
and are reviewed by faculty on a regular basis. Course competencies outline course content. CE
instructors will cover course competencies and course syllabus as part of their orientation with
Career Advantage Directors and Faculty Liaison.
Concurrent enrollment faculty members must submit a course syllabus to at the beginning of each
class term. As a model, a sample template will be provided. CE teachers are required to list the
following informaon on their syllabus:
• Title should include “Des Moines Area Community College” or “DMACC”, “Concurrent Enrollment” or “CE”
and the course title and number that matches the college course
• Name of high school and teacher
• A course description that matches that of the college
• Course objectives that match those of the college or provide a link to DMACC competencies
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• Evidence that students are assessed in the same way as their college counterparts
• A grading scale that is the same as the college
• Any other information regarding assignments, and curriculum that is pertinent to the course
Textbooks
CE courses must use DMACC approved textbooks, which is generally the same text being used
by on-campus instructors.
DMACC Activities
DMACC instructors can attend most on-campus extra-curricular activies at a discounted price
or free of charge. These activities include music concerts, plays, and athletic events. Information
on upcoming events may be obtained from the in-house newsletters, or by accessing DMACC’s
website.
Course Enrollment Caps
Courses not held on a DMACC campus are expected to adhere to the same cap as all other courses
as defined by their local education agency.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
This act, as amended (also sometimes referred to as the Buckley Amendment), is a federal law
regarding the privacy of student records and the obligations of the institution, primarily
regarding the release of the records and access provided to these records. Any educational
institution that receives funds under any program administered by the U.S. Secretary of
Education is bound by FERPA requirements. Institutions that fail to comply with FERPA may have
funds administered by the Secretary of Education withheld.
Confidential education records include student registration forms, graded papers, student
information displayed on a computer screen and social security numbers linked to names.
Employees who work around education records need to keep this information secure and
protect the rights of students.
The essence of this act is that:
• Students upon reaching age 18 or students attending postsecondary institutions, regardless
of age, must be permitted to inspect and review their own education records (any records
from which the student can be individually identified), to the exclusion of third parties. There
are no rights guaranteed under FERPA for parents of students attending a postsecondary
institution.
• Institutions may not disclose information about students, nor permit inspection of their
records, without the student’s written permission unless such action is covered by certain
exceptions as stipulated in the Act.
DMACC will only release allowable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974.
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Administrave Procedures
DMACC Registraon
A DMACC Career Advantage Advisor will visit your classroom at the start of each semester to register
students for their college courses. Instructors will be noed via email of the date the Advisor will
register your courses. Registraon should take no more than 15 to 20 minutes.
Career Advantage Advisor Classroom Visits
Your DMACC Career Advantage Advisor may request to visit your classroom and speak to your
students at certain mes throughout the year. Arrangements will be made with advance noce.
DMACC Advisors will also visit your classroom at your request.
myDMACC
myDMACC gives you one-click access to DMACC email, Microso Oce 365, Canvas, and Web Info
System where you view your class roster and report nal grades.
New DMACC instructors are mailed their username and password. Returning instructors can contact
their DMACC Career Advantage Advisor or DMACC Tech Support to get their informaon.
• User Name - The default user name is your rst inial, middle inial and last name. In case
of duplicate user names, a number is added aer last name (i.e., euon23).
• Password - For security reasons, we require that the password be changed aer inial login
myDMACC. Your new password must be a minimum of 8 characters and it must contain
· An upper-case leer (A-Z)
· A lower-case leer (a-z)
· A number (0-9)
· A special character (! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + < > ? | { } - ~ = / \)
myDMACC Resources
• All concurrent enrollment faculty have a DMACC Outlook email account which can be
accessed through the myDMACC portal by clicking on the Webmail buon. You can access
your email from any computer with an internet connecon or your smartphone.
• Oce 365 gives you access to Microso Oce.
• Canvas is a tool for online courses and content. We also oer professional development
opportunies and informaon about district-wide assessments.
• Web Info System gives you access to:
· View/update your contact informaon
· View your DMACC course rosters
· Verify aendance
· Enter nal grades
Mulfactor Authencaon
DMACC IT has implemented mul-factor authencaon (MFA) on all DMACC email accounts. Visit
the following link for instrucons on the sign-up process:
hps://support.dmacc.edu/support/soluons/arcles/43000631059. Contact Tech Support at 515-
965-7300 or techsupport@dmacc.edu for any quesons.
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DMACC Email
Although communicaon will be primarily communicated to concurrent enrollment faculty through
their high school email address, it is strongly encouraged that you check your DMACC email
periodically. Important informaon is communicated from the college related to the discipline area
you teach in. We understand the challenge of managing mulple email inboxes, so we have provided
instrucons below that will allow your DMACC emails to be forwarded to the email address you
check most frequently.
How to set up automac email forwarding:
• Log into myDMACC and select the Webmail buon to launch your DMACC email account
• Select the gear buon at the top right of the page
• In the search box under “Seng” type in Forwarding, then select the word Forwarding.
• Then select the “Start forwarding” or “Enable Forwarding” buon and enter the email
address you wish to forward to in the indicated box, then select “Save”.
• You should begin receiving your forwarded emails.
Canvas Community
Beginning Fall 2023, DMACC will be providing access to program and department communies through
Canvas. These communies will serve as a collaborate space and resource repository (just as Blackboard
Organizaons did previously).
Notes on accessing your community:
• You will access DMACC community in Canvas by logging in myDMACC, clicking on the faculty tab
and clicking on the Canvas button to launch Canvas. You will land on the Canvas Dashboard where
you’ll see the community associated with the class you teach.
• This community will display as a tile on your Dashboard similar to any course you’re teaching, the
course will be titled to match our pathway names. Don’t see it right away? Try clicking “Courses >
All Courses” on your lefthand menu.
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• You will be put into in the appropriate community and should not have to enroll yourself. Once in,
you will be able to access several resources which may include assignments, discussion boards,
assessments, simple syllabi, and more relang to your subject.
Aendance and Grade Reporng
Roster Checks
Instructors will receive an email from a DMACC Career Advantage Advisor each semester if you need
to check your rosters. This will occur aer all registraons have been processed. This is extremely
important to complete. It allows DMACC to verify if we are missing students who should be
registered OR that we need to drop a student who is no longer in the course. Students who remain
registered but are not in the course will receive an “F” on their DMACC transcript and your school
district may be billed for the student.
Web Instrucons for Checking Class Rosters
• Access the DMACC homepage (www.dmacc.edu).
• Click on link or open a browser window and type in my.dmacc.edu.
• On the Sign In page, enter your DMACC Username and Password. Click Login.
o Your username – your DMACC email address
o Your password - Your inial password is the last four digits of your DMACC ID. You
will have to reset it the rst me you log in.
o If the password provided is not successful, call DMACC Tech Support at 515-965-7300
to have it reset.
• Click on the faculty buon on the top of the screen.
• Click “Faculty Entry Of Aendance”
• Click “Term Selecon”
• Report any changes that need to take place to your DMACC Advisor immediately.
If you are experiencing dicules logging in, call Tech Support @ 515-965-7300 for assistance. For
site navigaon inquires, you can contact Tech Support or your high school Career Advantage advisor.
THE WEB INFO SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM 2:30 a.m. TO 5:30 a.m.
Drops/Adds
If a student adds or drops your class aer you have checked your rosters, please make sure the
following occurs:
• Adding a Student: Contact high school counselor if a student needs to be added to a course.
The high school counselor will communicate that informaon with the Career Advantage
Advisor.
• Dropping a Student: Please inform your high school counselor about any drops by the listed
drop date. They will follow up with the Career Advantage Advisor.
• See Resources at the end of the handbook for links to add/drop forms.
Aendance Reporng
Instructors will receive an email from a DMACC Career Advantage Advisor each semester when it is
me to verify aendance. This will occur aer all registraons have been processed. This is
extremely important to complete by the deadlines listed in the “Important Career Advantage Dates
2023-2024” on page 15. You will report students who have Never Aended (NA) or are not aending
your course and students who have aended (AT) or are currently aending.
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If you are marking students Never Aended (NA), please verify with your high school counselor. All
students who are reported as Never Aended will be dropped from their course(s), aer the
reporng window closes. Students and instructors will be sent a nocaon from the Academic
Records Oce to their DMACC email. High school counselors will be noed which students have
been dropped as well. The student can complete registraon paperwork to be added back to the
class if needed.
Web Instrucons for using the Web Info System to report Never Aended and/or All Aended
• Access the DMACC homepage (www.dmacc.edu).
• Click on link or open a browser window and type in my.dmacc.edu.
• On the Sign In page, enter your DMACC Username and Password. Click Login.
o Your username – your DMACC email address
o Your password - Your inial password is the last four digits of your DMACC ID. You
will have to reset it the rst me you log in.
o If the password provided is not successful, call DMACC Tech Support at 515-965-7300
to have it reset.
• Click on the faculty buon on the top of the screen.
• Click “Faculty Entry Of Aendance”
• Click “Term Selecon”
You can make changes to your entries up unl the reporng window closes. As a security feature,
your access to the Web Info System, will me-out aer 30 minutes of inacvity. If you have entered
aendance but have not clicked “Submit”, any grades entered will not be saved if the system mes
out.
If you are experiencing dicules logging in, call Tech Support @ 515-965-7300 for assistance. For site
navigaon inquires, you can contact Tech Support or your high school Career Advantage advisor. THE WEB
INFO SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM 2:30 a.m. TO 5:30 a.m.
Midterm/ Progress Reporng & Final Grade Reporng
Providing the mid-term grade will allow DMACC Career Advantage Advisors a chance to intervene
with students that are struggling in these college classes and provide to these students the opon
of either remaining in the course or dropping the course with a W (Withdraw) on their ocial
DMACC transcript. It is extremely important that this process is done by the deadline listed on page
15.
Web Instrucons for using the Web Info System to report Never Aended and/or All Aended
• Access the DMACC homepage (www.dmacc.edu).
• Click on link or open a browser window and type in my.dmacc.edu.
• On the Sign In page, enter your DMACC Username and Password. Click Login.
o Your username – your DMACC email address
o Your password - Your inial password is the last four digits of your DMACC ID. You
will have to reset it the rst me you log in.
o If the password provided is not successful, call DMACC Tech Support at 515-965-7300
to have it reset.
• Log into MyDMACC:
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If you are experiencing dicules logging in, call Tech Support @ 515-965-7300 for assistance. For site
navigaon inquiries, you can contact Tech Support or your high school Career Advantage advisor. THE WEB
INFO SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM 2:30 a.m. TO 5:30 a.m.
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Classroom V
isits
Faculty Liaison Site Visit
Every three years, a site visit takes place in the CE instructor’s school building on a regular
secondary school day. The visit is defined as the time spent observing a class and conferring time
with the teacher. The DMACC Faculty Liaison is responsible for scheduling the site visit. In an
observation site visit, the Faculty Liaison observes the class period. During the conference, the
Faculty Liaison and CE teacher discuss topics related to what was observed in the visit.
Site Visit Guidelines:
• To ensure continuity of contact with the high school teachers and students, the site visit
should be made within the first half of the term/semester as schedules warrant.
• Observations should be made during the class period to gain insight on how the instructor
starts, teaches, and concludes a lesson.
• Faculty Liaisons will be asked to use the “DMACC Faculty Liaison Site Visit” form (See
Appendix I) to document their visit and conference. Both the CE instructor and Faculty
Liaison will be required to sign and date the form at the conclusion of the conference after
the site visit occurs. A copy will be provided to the CE instructor.
Informaon for Students
Student Handbook
Students are provided access to both DMACC’s Student Handbook Student Handbook (dmacc.edu)
and a specific CE handbook
DMACC Career Advantage Concurrent Enrollment Student Handbook
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is a fundamental principle of instuons of higher learning. DMACC is
commied to helping students understand their ethical obligaon to do their own work and give
appropriate credit when they reference another person's work. Access the following link to read
the policy in full detail:
Academic Integrity (dmacc.edu)
Sasfactory Academic Progress
Students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher and a compleon rate of 67% or higher in order to
maintain good academic standing. Students falling below these levels will be subject the
Sasfactory Academic Progress policy. Access the following link to read the policy in full detail:
Sasfactory Academic Progress (dmacc.edu)
DMACC Visit Opportunies
DMACC Work Based Learning- Connecng Today’s Students to Tomorrow’s Careers!
DMACC’s Work-Based Learning provides acvies and resources for students, educators, and
businesses across central Iowa. We connect educaon and business by providing students with
opportunies to increase awareness of career opons, explore careers and workplaces virtually and
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in-person, and get a start in their careers with earn and learn programs. Through Work-based
learning events, courses, and special programs, DMACC WBL helps students nd their next step
toward a rewarding career!
Career Exploraon Events: hps://www.dmacc.edu/workbasedlearning/careerdiscovery
• Career Exploraon Days: Hosted at a DMACC locaon, these events allow 9-12th
grade students, parents, and educators to explore a career pathway by aending
hands-on acvity sessions and demonstraons. They will learn about DMACC
educaonal programs and connect to future careers and professionals.
• Worksite Industry Tours: These events are hosted by a business and open to 11th
and 12th graders. Students will meet with professionals to learn about the business
and specic careers. These events are for students only, and transportaon is the
student’s responsibility.
• Virtual Sessions: These events provide a virtual opon for students to learn about
businesses, specic careers, and professional skills that are signicant for today’s job
market.
Career Discovery Video Library: Check out DMACC's on-demand library of recorded
professionals talking about their industry, careers, and career path. Explore various local
careers through short 20 minute presentaons.
hps://www.dmacc.edu/workbasedlearning/careerdiscovery/Pages/virtual.aspx
Internship & Apprenceship Program Development: DMACC Work Based Learning works
with schools that are looking to establish internship or apprenceship programs for their
students. We can help educators work with Iowa Department of Educaon guidance on
internships and Iowa Workforce Development guidance on Apprenceship. Connect with us
at [email protected] for more informaon.
Visit our website for Career Exploraon opportunies, courses and resources!
hps://www.dmacc.edu/workbasedlearning/Pages/welcome.aspx
Individual DMACC Campus Visits
Request an individual appointments/tours by contacng: campustour[email protected]
Resources
Concurrent Enrollment Registraon Informaon: Concurrent Enrollment Registraon Informaon
This site includes the following:
• Add/Drop Form
• Course Schedule Form
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If you have quesons, you may contact:
Randy Gabriel
Director, Career Advantage
rg[email protected]
515-695-6011
Michael Lentsch
Director, Career Advantage
[email protected]
515-965-7086
Jose Lopez
Coordinator, Career Advantage
[email protected]
515-365-7078
Alyssa Ploeger
Coordinator, Career Advantage
[email protected]
515-964-6840
Karen Swanson
Coordinator, Career Advantage (NACEP)
Ksw[email protected]
515-965-7347
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Career Advantage Calendar
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Appendices
Appendix I
Orientaon Checklist for First Time CE Instructors
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Appendix II
Peer Collaboraon: Faculty Liaison Site Visit Report
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Appendix III
Faculty Liaisons