Academic Coaching Program for Students with Disabilities - Program Review 2021-2022

Blue Binder Program Academic Coaching for Students Registered with the Disability Resource Center Community of Practice Summary of Program Review 2021-2022 Leisa Pickering, Ph.D. Disability Resource Center

Overview of Blue Binder Program College students with LD, ADHD, ASD, and other cognitive processing disorders demonstrating executive functioning skill needs Participants are often students who don t stay with mainstream coaching resources on campus due to not wanting to reveal impact of their disability symptoms Meet with Academic Coach minimum of 8 visits per semester to focus on specific executive functioning skill development Individualized weekly meetings with Blue Binder Coach to apply executive functioning strategies to current assignments Invited to participate in Bimonthly Focus Workshops for small group work

Participants in Blue Binder Program Number of Participants 12 9 12 9 14 9 11 10 Number Repeating 0 8 5 7 8 5 7 10 Number not OVR Clients 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Semester Fall 2017 Spr 2018 Fall 2018 Spr 2019 Fall 2019 Spr 2020 Fall 2020 Spr 2021 .

Evaluation Methods Current: Pre- and Post-LASSI Student s Semester GPA Summary Notes of each contact Student s feedback of value/support Office of Voc Rehab Counselor receives midterm and semester final summary reports of meetings with a LASSI printout and update of student s gpa, with permission of the student.

Questions Through the CoP Work Are we offering best practices and setting realistic goals for our program? What aspects of the program do we need to be attending to closer? Can we find a range of methods for collecting meaningful data and accessing outcomes. How can we better recognize and report the value of our program?

Our Goals Help students learn independence in finding solutions and strategies for their work tasks Giving students the personal attention and routine check-in to support motivation Helping students to better understand their processing disorders and learning strategies for moving on with their ambitions Modeling growth mindset (C. Dweck) as well as grit and self-determination (D. Parker and S. Field)

Assessment Tools Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Adult Version (BRIEF-A) Self-Determination Assessment (SDA) Grade Point Averages Pre- Post- Student Interview Meeting Summary Reports

Emot Con Self- Monit Work Mem Plan/ Org Task Monit Org Mater Inhibit Shift Initiate 5046 57 51 58 37 53 56 41 40 42 3028 40 60 38 46 60 59 52 59 50 9484 67 51 51 67 53 79 60 68 64 9523 53 73 56 37 69 83 57 72 53 5592 50 69 76 50 69 63 68 63 58 8313 57 43 56 59 47 63 49 54 39 2827 70 69 43 54 76 73 73 86 72 6369 53 64 54 37 85 76 78 77 69 544 60 77 54 59 82 76 70 63 56

Student KY VY P A EO 5046 3 3 2 3 2 3028 3 3 3 1 3 9484 2 2 2 2 1 9523 3 3 2 2 3 5592 3 1 1 1 2 8313 3 1 2 2 2 2827 1 1 1 1 3 544 1 2 1 2 1

Grade Point Averages 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fall 2021 Spr 2022 Spr22Cum GPA Student Fall 2021 Spr 2022 Cum 2.84 4 2.54 4 3.78 3.4 3.75 4 2.69 5046 3028 9484 9523 5592 8313 2827 6369 544 3 4 2.64 3.76 2.35 1.93 4 4 4 2.88 3.31 3.33 3.24 2.73 3.62 3.75 2 2.77

Post-Semester Student Interview Questions (1) Open-Ended Discussion Questions: What impact has participating in the Blue Binder Program had on you? I ve learned to organize my class work for the semester and break it down into weekly tasks. Having a clear big picture of what s going on with classes and my semester. Even outside of class goals, things like sleeping, having good habits, not going out so much, so it s not just school.

Post-Semester Student Interview Questions (2) Are you noticing changes in your approach to complete assignments and prepare for exams since participating in the Blue Binder Program? What have you noticed? I ve been working ahead on assignments and getting things done early. It s helped with all sorts of things like finding out about resources, how to change my major, having someone to talk through my questions. Having a coach pushed me to be more on top of things academically.

Post-Semester Student Interview Questions (3) Are there strategies or skills you have learned (or improved) through coaching? Not postponing. Just getting what I need to get done now. I ve always written good emails, but that skill has definitely gotten better. Just staying organized and knowing what I need to do each week. I am more likely to use resources in the future.

Questions Through the CoP Work (1) Are we offering best practices and setting realistic goals for our program? What aspects of the program do we need to be attending to closer? Can we find a range of methods for collecting meaningful data and accessing outcomes. How can we better recognize and report the value of our program?

Insights from this CoP Experience 1. Best practice comes with the understanding that our students need strategies that are tied to managing their unique disability symptoms and challenges, and they will continue to use them beyond college. Using assessment tools to identify the underlying skill needs of our participants, we will plan workshops and focus groups that are most meaningful to their growth. Listening to participants feedback through interviews and focus groups will help us evaluate our impact on them. Through continuing to assess our students self-determination and executive functioning needs and listening to their feedback, and following their progress, reporting on the program s goals and values becomes much more meaningful. 2. 3. 4.