Transition Leadership Program
Transition Leadership: A personnel preparation program for transition specialists
Project Description
The Transition Leadership program prepares candidates at the master’s level and certificate level for the job of transition specialist. Graduates of the program are eligible to apply for DCDT’s Provisional or Professional Certification in Transition Services. For candidates in Massachusetts, eligible graduates will be instructed how to apply for the MA DESE Transition Specialist Endorsement.
The program is fully online, is designed in a cohort model, and can be completed in 4 semesters. The program also includes a practicum that can be completed in a scholar’s school, and each scholar is assigned a field supervisor and state or national mentor, depending on the scholar’s professional goals.
Project Website
https://online.umb.edu/programs/transition_leadership_certificate
Initial funding provided by:
Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Preparing School Age Children with Low-Incidence Disabilities, US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Award number: H325K60082-20.
Principal Investigator
Maria Paiewonsky, EdD
Team
Nancy Hurley
Adjunct Faculty
Contact
Maria Paiewonsky, Program Director
617-287-7697