To ensure ongoing effective collaboration, communication and program enhancement, the Advisory Board will meet twice a year. Meetings will focus on reviewing project activities and assessments and providing suggestions for enhancing program components. By accessing this website, Board members can view current update reports.
Provide a research-based, clinical experience graduate program that will lead to initial licensure for teachers with emergency licensure (Massachusetts Department of Education waiver) in Special Education.
Provide teacher licensure preparation for paraprofessionals currently in special education classrooms who have degrees in other fields.
Provide licensure endorsement for English language learning to meet the Massachusetts Department of Education standards for highly qualified status of initial licensure and professional development for special education teachers who serve sheltered English immersion students in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Implement training for mentors of beginning teachers to ensure they have the skills necessary to meet the unique needs of special educators.
Offer intensive mentoring and professional development programs for special education teachers who are in their first three years of teaching to address and alleviate the high incidence of attrition experienced by these districts.
