INSPIRE
Franklin College
INSPIRE
101 Branigin Blvd
Franklin, IN 46131
101 Branigin Blvd
Franklin, IN 46131
Note: Serves only students from selected school districts.
| Program Contact | Lisa Whitlow-Hill |
| lwhitlow-hill@earlywood.org | |
| Phone | 3177368495 |
| Website | http://www.earlywood.org |
The purpose of the INSPIRE program is to provide transition-aged students (ages 18 to 22) with intellectual disabilities a postsecondary college experience to develop self-advocacy skills, engage in career exploration, and develop social skills that lead to employment in a career field.
Program information submitted: February 25, 2021
| General | |
|---|---|
| Public or private: | Private |
| Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
| Students in this program: | Are still enrolled in high school |
| Number of students: | 12 |
| Affiliates | |
|---|---|
| School district or agency partner: | Earlywood Educational Services |
| Contact person: | Misty Crouch |
| Email: | mcrouch@earlywood.org |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Program serves students who have left high school? | No, all of our students are still in high school |
| Deadline to apply to this program: | January 31st |
| Criteria for admission |
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| Accepts out-of-state students?: | No |
| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Program length: | 2 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
|---|---|
| Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term | 100.00% |
| Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one | 100.00% |
| Cost | |
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| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year | $0.00 |
| Program fees: | $0.00 |
| Cost of the program: | |
| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | We are not a CTP, and have no plans to become one. |
| Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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| Academic | |
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| Students take these types of "typical" courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for audit |
| More about course access: | Our students may attend a college class each semester, one day per week. |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Are students in this program able to access support services through your IHE disability services office? | No |
| Information on special classes: | INSPIRE 100 is taught for the students in the program. It meets once per week during the school year. Areas of focus for the course are: social skills, resume building, job interview skills, job application completion skills, life skills, and any other skills in which the current students need instruction. |
| Percentage of academic time spent only with other students in this program: | Between 25% of the time and half the time |
| Employment | |
|---|---|
| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 8% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 25% |
| Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Proportion of social time spent only with other students in this program: | 25% |
| Students have participated in these social/extracurricular activities and organizations: | Our students can participate in the Best Buddies program at the college. |