Catalog 05-06 - NHTI - Concord's Community College

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While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs.Education Programs Curriculum for students entering program in 2005-06.EDUCATIONHealth, Character and TechnicalStandards for Education ProgramsThe college must ensure that patients/clients/children are not placedin jeopardy by students during learning experiences. Therefore, studentsin practica, service learning and clinical experiences must demonstratesufficient emotional stability to withstand the stresses, uncertainties andchanging circumstances that characterize patient/client/child care responsibilities.Furthermore, the student is expected to have the emotionalstability required to exercise sound judgment, accept direction andguidance from a supervisor or faculty member and establish rapport andmaintain sensitive interpersonal relationships with employees, customersand/or patients/clients/children and their families.Early Childhood Education (see Program page 27)Health ConsiderationsCandidates for positions and careers in early childhood education areencouraged to explore health requirements associated with employmentin child care, preschool and related settings for young children. Prospectivestudents with special needs requiring accommodations that may affecttheir practicum placement and/or potential employment prospectsare advised to discuss specific career goals with the department headduring the admissions process.Character ExpectationsThe health and safety of young childrenis of paramount concern to the Departmentof Early Childhood Education.Applicants for positions in childcare, preschoolsand many other early childhoodprograms in New Hampshire should beaware that background checks through theNew Hampshire Department of Safetymust be completed by potential employersprior to employment.Applicants who have been in difficultywith the law, depending upon thenature of the problem, may not be employableor even eligible for practica. Applicantsare advised that such matters willbe discussed during the admissions interview,so that future goals will not be compromised.Technical StandardsTechnical Standards have been establishedto provide guidance to students as to skills and abilities required tofunction successfully in the program and ultimately in the Early ChildhoodEducation profession. Applicants who feel they may not be able tomeet one or more of the technical standards should contact departmentfaculty to discuss individual cases. The Department of Early ChildhoodEducation will seriously consider all academically qualified candidatesproviding that the technical standards can be met with reasonable accommodations.Students in Early Childhood Education must have sufficient strength,stamina, and motor coordination to perform the following:• Standing for sustained periods of time, walking, running, bending,sitting on the floor and on child-size furniture to meet children’sneeds and accomplish tasks;• Frequent lifting, moving and transferring children, especially infantsand toddlers;• Sufficient visual and hearing acuity to ensure a safe environment;and ability to respond quickly in the event of emergency;• Sufficient verbal ability to express and exchange information andideas as well as to interpret important instructions to children, colleagues,and parents; and sufficient writing skills to accurately recordchildren’s daily progress and milestones as well as medications administered,accident and suspected child abuse reports, etc.;• Ability to work with frequent interruptions, to respond appropriatelyto unexpected situations; and to cope with extreme variationsin workload and stress levels.Education(Associate in Arts and Associate in Science)(see Program page 28 & 29)Health ConsiderationsCandidates for positions and careers in education are encouraged toexplore health requirements associated with employment in a schoolsetting. Prospective students with special needs requiring accommodationsthat may affect their learning are encouraged to contact the DisabilitiesServices Coordinator at (603)271-7723 TTY and Voice.Character ExpectationsThe health and safety of children, adolescents and other learners isof paramount concern to the Education program. Applicants for teachingpositions in public and private schools in New Hampshire should beaware that background checks through the New Hampshire Departmentof Safety must be completed by potentialemployers prior to employment.Applicants who have been in difficultywith the law, depending upon the natureof their experience, may not be employableor even eligible for field experience.Applicants are advised that such mattersmay be discussed during an admission interviewso that future goals to be a teacherwill not be compromised.Technical StandardsTechnical Standards have been establishedto provide guidance to students as to skillsand abilities required to function successfullyin the program and ultimately in thepublic and/or private school classroom asteachers. Applicants who think they maynot be able to meet one or more of thetechnical standards should contact programfaculty members to discuss individual cases.Department Faculty will give serious considerationto all academically qualified candidatesproviding that the technical standardscan be met with reasonable accommodations. Students in theEducation program must have sufficient strength, stamina and motorcoordination to perform the following:• Sufficient hearing and visual acuity to ensure a safe environment andability to respond quickly in the event of emergency;• Sufficient verbal ability to express and exchange information andideas as well as to interpret important instructions to children, adolescents,colleagues, and parents;• Sufficient writing skills to accurately record students’ daily progressand milestones as well as a variety of reports;• Ability to work with frequent interruptions, to respond appropriatelyto unexpected situations, and to cope with extreme variationsin workload and stress levels.30