Be sure you communicate with the student, and encourage them to give you feedback. Determine the best way for the student to communicate with you - some students use text messaging or email, others prefer to communicate over the phone.

Respect the student's privacy - share information about the student on a need-to-know basis - for instance, to your back-up notetaker (see below) or with the course instructor. Do not disclose or identify the student or his/her disability to other students. The student's contact information should remain confidential as well.

Take clear and concise notes during the class session. If you notice the student for whom you are taking notes has been absent for more than several classes, please contact the Student Accessibility Center. The student is responsible for getting the notes if he/she has missed class. Please try to incorporate the suggestions from the Tips for Good Notetaking in your notes. This information is available on both the website and in your packet.

Printing class materials from D2L or the G-drive and giving these to the student is not sufficient. You are responsible for providing notes on the information presented during lecture and discussion/lab sections.

A notetaker is not a tutor for the student. You may, of course, study with the student if you'd like, but it is not required. Your job is to take notes for the student and provide the notes to the student by the end of the week.

If you plan on being absent from class or cannot show at the last minute, it is your responsibility to find a back-up notetaker and exchange the back-up notetaker's contact information with the student. A back-up notetaker should be secured as soon as possible! Be sure to introduce the back-up notetaker to the student. If the notes are crucial, (i.e. there is a test during the next class session), please contact the student and make arrangements so they get the notes they need. Be sure to let the back-up notetaker know the responsibilities that day.

If you drop the class any time during the semester, please let the student and course instructor know as soon as possible. This will assist the student and instructor to find a new notetaker quickly. It will be helpful if you can recommend another student from the class, or ask the instructor to help you find a new notetaker.

Please be conscientious about the quality of your notes. Communicate with the student and provide opportunities to share feedback. Ask the course instructor to review your notes. This will not only assist the student, but will also provide a valuable study aid for you.

The Student Accessibility Center provides free "carbonless" notetaking paper to use in class. If you and the student prefer to copy or email your notes, the student and you are responsible for copying costs (SAC will only pay for copies if you are taking notes for more than one student in the classroom). If you and the student decide to share copies of the notes, please be sure you work out a way for the student to get the notes in a timely manner.

If you are running low on paper, please inform the student or stop at the SAC main office in Mitchell 112 and ask for more paper.

The Student Accessibility Center pays notetakers $26.00 per credit hour. You will be paid $78.00 for a three credit class. If you are taking notes for more than one student in the same class, we will pay for an additional credit hour for each additional student. We encourage notetakers to consider taking notes on a volunteer basis - it could even meet volunteer requirements for certain academic programs. We will provide a certificate listing the number of class credit hours at the end of the semester.

Fall checks are mailed out in the middle of January, and Spring checks are mailed in the middle of June. Summer checks will be mailed out mid to late September.

To receive payment, please fill out the Notetaker Application/Contract completely and clearly. Make sure the address you put down is the place you will be residing one month after the semester ends.

After reading all the information above, proceed to the quiz.

When you have successfully completed the quiz, you will be able to open a Certificate of Completion. Fill in your name, date, and check the box if you are a volunteer, then click the Print button.

After you have printed out the Certificate, deliver your Certificate of Completion to the Student Accessibility Center in Mitchell 112 along with the completed Contract from your packet.

When you submit your Certificate of Completion and Contract, your Contract will be signed by SAC staff.

We must have your Contract and Certificate by the 10th week of the semester, unless the student's SAC advisor or the Notetaker Coordinator have waived this requirement in writing. The cut-off date for submitting your documentation is on the SAC Notetaker Orientation page at http://www4.uwm.edu/sac/noteorient.html.