Special Education Projects


The Special Education and School Counseling Departments have obtained federal grant funding designed to increase the numbers of highly qualified special education teachers and school counselors who are prepared to meet the educational needs of the diverse student population of the Southern California region. The grants provide scholarship support to students pursuing a Level I or Level II special education specialist teaching credential, or an MA in Special Education or School Counsleing at San Diego State University. Each grant focuses on cultural and linguistic diversity as well as an additional specialized emphasis. Each grant provides significant scholarship support to students who are admitted to the grant cohort.  Descriptions of the grants, as well as applications for scholarship support, are provided below.


Collaborative MA Degreee Preparation in Special Education - Autism Specialization
Preparation of Rural Special Education Teachers: Imperial County
Preparation of Urban Special Education Teachers: Focus on Literacy
Preparation of Urban Special Education teachers: Focus on Transition
 
School Counseling and Disabilities Project




Collaborative MA Degreee Preparation in Special Ed. - Autism Specialization


Federal Department of Education Grant #H325A030078

This grant is specifically designed for students with an interest in, and commitment to, working with students with autism and their families.  It is a M.A. Degree program that embeds the coursework for students seeking their Level II Professional Credential in Moderate to Severe Disabilities or Early Childhood Special Education. Applicants for all M.A. Degree programs must provide GRE scores at the time of application. Scholarship support is provided for the two-year program that includes two summer practicum sessions.

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Preparation of Rural Special Education Teachers: Imperial County


Federal Department of Education Grant #H325E000041

This grant is specifically designed for students in Imperial County who are interested in becoming special education teachers. The grant provides funds for much of the credential coursework offered in Imperial County and provides scholarships to students who serve as Internship Credential teachers while pursuing a Level I Education Specialist Credential in Mild-Moderate Disabilities.  Individuals interested in becoming teachers in the area of Moderate/Severe Disabilities may also participate in the program, although they may be required to take specific specialization courses at the San Diego campus. 

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  Preparation of Urban Special Education Teachers: Focus on Literacy


Federal Department of Education Grant #H325E020024

This grant is specifically designed for students in San Diego County who are preparing to become urban special education teachers and have a specific interest in issues pertaining to literacy development. The grant provides unique preparation opportunities and scholarships to selected students, with a priority given to students who serve as Internship Credential teachers while completing their Educational Specialist coursework.   It is open to candidates preparing to teach students in either the M/M or M/S disabilities area.

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Preparation of Urban Special Education Teachers: Focus on Transition

Federal Department of Education Grant #H325H020079

This grant is specifically designed for students in San Diego County who are preparing to become urban special education teachers and have a specific interest in issues pertaining to adult transition services. The grant provides unique preparation opportunities and scholarships to selected students, with a priority given to students who serve as Internship Credential teachers while completing their Educational Specialist coursework.   It is open to candidates preparing to teach students in either the M/M or M/S disabilities area.

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School Counseling and Disabilities Project


Federal Department of Education Grant #H325H040042

This project addresses the acute shortages and unacceptable weaknesses in the training and preparation of related serves personnel, specifically school counselors, to serve diverse children with high incidence disabilities.  We sorely need professionals who understand the dynamics critical to serving diverse populations; this project provides that training and experience through three clear goals: 1) To increase the number of school counselors who are prepared to serve diverse children with high incidence disabilities; 2) To develop and implement a specialty curriculum that prepares school counselors to serve diverse children with high incidence disabilities; and 3) To enhance the school counseling profession's
awareness of the needs of serving children with disabilities.

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Special Education Project Office
Department of Special Education
North Education 74A
San Diego State University
San Diego CA  92182-1170
Tel: 619-594-3745  FAX: 619-594-2011



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