105 W. Chesapeake Avenue
DSE, 4th Floor
Towson, MD 21204
Program Contact | Bernadette Fotopoulos |
Program Contact Email | bfotopoulos@bcps.org |
Phone | 443-809-3660 |
Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) believes that college and career readiness knowledge and skills for students with significant cognitive disabilities includes capabilities necessary to be successful, contributing and valued members in their communities. Our dual-enrollment Post Secondary Functional Academic Learning Support Programs (PSFALS) partner with area college campuses to provide challenging inclusive learning opportunities and share community transition resources for young adults, 19-21 years old, who are receiving certificates. These programs facilitate the development of self-advocacy, self-determination, real-world learning, and social competence skills integrated into classroom, community and vocational experiences. In order for our students to thrive, we must broaden the understanding of human diversity, while teaching individuals to respect, honor, celebrate, and treasure the uniqueness of all people and to see the potential for their infinite possibilities.
Program information submitted: February 1, 2024
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Public or private: | Public |
Type of school: | 2-year community college or junior college |
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
Number of students: | 40 |
Description of our summer transition program: |
Affiliates | |
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School district or agency partner: | Baltimore County Public Schools |
Contact person: | Bernadette Fotopoulos |
Email: | bfotopoulos@bcps.org |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | No, all of our students are still in high school |
Deadline to apply to this program: | Internal Application due November 1st of year prior to starting |
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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Planned program length | 2 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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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: | 50.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $0.00 |
Average out-of-state tuition, current year: | $0.00 |
Program fees: | $0.00 |
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | No |
Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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Academic | |
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Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical Continuing Education courses |
More about course access: | Our course types depend on what is being offered that semester by the campus the program is located on. |
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Information on special classes: | Our students have independent living and vocational instruction provided by a county special educator in their own class. |
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 1-24% |
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | Yes |
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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Employment | |
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Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 10% |
Other career development activities are: |
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Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 20% |
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 |
Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 1-24% |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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