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Do you want to share about what college is like for you? Professors Beth Myers and Mike Gill from Syracuse University are writing a book about the experiences of students in inclusive college programs. They are looking for college students to share about their lives. All of the chapters of the book will be written by college students in inclusive programs.
August 17, 2020
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My name is Nicole Villemaire, and I was one of the first graduates of Think College Vermont. It has been seven years since I completed the program and I published my first article on my experience. Think College helped me realize my goals and achieve a lot, but I have had to work hard to learn and grow since graduation.
August 3, 2020
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In July 2019, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) announced the release of the 2020 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)*. CIP codes are used to classify programs of study offered at postsecondary institutions in federal data collection and reporting. For the first time, a CIP code is provided for Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program.
August 3, 2020
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Every year the Think College National Coordinating Center (NCC) invites the project directors and key staff from TPSID model demonstration sites to network and share ideas, present on key features of postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disability, and to gain new insights from their data. This year was no different, except it was. We held the entire meeting virtually - and due to that new structure, we have recordings of all the Project Director meeting sessions presented by TPSID and Coordinating Center staff, and we want to share them with others who may benefit.
July 30, 2020
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Are you an approved Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CPT) programs or a student attending an approved CTP? If you are, then you will be interested in reading this recent guidance issued by Federal Student Aid at the US Department of Education related to interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Updated June 16, 2020). For CTP programs and their students, the most important guidance addresses the use of distance education, since CTP programs are, under normal circumstances, prohibited from operating as an exclusively on-line program.
July 28, 2020
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In its just released Summer 2020 edition, Lumina Foundation’s Focus magazine features three college programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Aggies Elevated at Utah State University, Integrated Studies at Millersville University, and Western Kentucky University’s Circle of Support.
July 8, 2020
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These last few weeks have been hard for our country and likely for you.
These weeks may have been filled with pain and anguish, watching yet another Black person lose their life.
These weeks may have been filled with fear and anxiety about you or your family’s safety.
These weeks may have filled with long hot days engaging in protests against police brutality.
These weeks may have been filled with new awareness, learning how to take action and transition from being not racist to anti-racist.
June 17, 2020
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In March 2020, COVID-19 quickly shut down much of the United States, forcing schools to send staff and students home and begin a new task for most: distance learning. For college students with intellectual disability, this sudden shift posed unique challenges—and for the staff who support them, as well. Staff at Think College quickly realized it could be helpful to give the college program staff a forum to share information, discuss critical topics, and just support one another, so we started hosting weekly meetings.
May 18, 2020
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Attention potential applicants for the 2020 TPSID application: The Office of Postsecondary Education hosted a technical assistance webinar to review the application materials and address some frequently asked questions with applicants on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
May 13, 2020
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education, Higher Education Programs, is currently recruiting peer reviewers to evaluate applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) program.
May 7, 2020