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Marci Jerome, Severe Disabilities Program Coordinator, Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities, received $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for: The Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Special Education Adapted Curriculum: Supporting Students w/Disabilities & Autism.
The Consortium is composed of six universities in Virginia, including: Mason, Norfolk State University, Radford University, Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University, and Old Dominion University.
The mission of the Consortium is to develop and implement a statewide program to meet the initial and continuing education needs for teachers of students with severe and multiple disabilities across the Commonwealth of Virginia, including rural and urban areas. Utilizing distance education and a shared program of study and coursework, participating universities will provide coursework and internships for initial endorsement in special education: adapted curriculum K-12; add