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. For candidates in Massachusetts, the program is a MA DESE-approved course of study that prepares them for the MA 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
http://umb.edu/academics/sgisd/professional_development/transition_leadership_certification
Timeline
Two federal grants support the program. One grant has a no-cost extension through September 2018; the other is 2016–2021.
Funded by
Office of Special Education Programs
Principal Investigator
Maria Paiewonsky, EdD
Team
Nancy Hurley
Adjunct staff
Contact
Maria Paiewonsky, Program Director
617-287-7697