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PROGRAM UPDATE #1

Cohort #11 applicants, please refer to the information below regarding the application process for cohort #11.

1. To download an application and information packet for cohort #11, please click here.

2. We will accept application material through Friday, February 18, 2011. All application material must be received by this date.

3. District interviews will be conducted between March 1st - 25th. We will contact you to set-up an interview time, which typically last no longer than 30 minutes.

4. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance into the program by April 1, 2011. All applicants will be notified whether or not they are accepted to the program.

5. Selected participants MUST attend the mandatory orientation on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Therefore, all applicants should plan to attend the orientation until the selection process is completed.

6. Please remember that acceptance to the University of Dayton Graduate School DOES NOT mean acceptance to the Transition to Teaching program. You must first interview with the school distirct, which selects participants for the program based on their own criteria.

For more information about the program please contact Thad Haddad, Project Coordinator, via email at thaddad@ssco.org or by telephone at (614) 785-1163 ext:110.

PROGRAM UPDATE #2

The Transition to Teaching program is a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Participants will be provided assistance with the costs of tuition for the 30 credit hours of coursework required to obtain Ohio's Alternative Educator License in Special Education. Approximately 3/4 of the costs of tuition will be provided by the Transition to Teaching project. Participants will assume the remaining cost of tuition to a maximum of $3,000. This amount is paid on a per credit hour basis. The full amount is not required in advance.

The 30 credit hours of coursework outlined for the program will be taught over 12-16 months. The program uses a cohort design in which a selected group of participants progress through the program together by taking courses online and attending some face-to-face instruction sessions at the same time and location.

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be eligible to obtain Ohio's Alternative Educator License as a Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist for grades K - 12 and will be assigned to and employed by the represented school districts during the 2012/2013 school year. The U.S. Department of Education requires that those who have accepted financial incentives as part of the program are required to a full-time special education position for three years in the district teach in they were selected and initially hired. Therefore, selected participants are required to sign a three-year service agreement with the employing school district when the program begins.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Transition to Teaching project is to recruit and prepare eligible and qualified individuals as Intervention Specialists for teaching students with Mild/Moderate Special Education needs in grades K-12 at high-need, high-poverty school districts in Ohio.

The Transition to Teaching program is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Education, Ohio Department of Education, School Study Council of Ohio, The University of Dayton, and selected qualifying school districts in Ohio.