MAICEI

This college-based transition services timeline was created by Think College, in partnership with the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative, for teachers, families, and students preparing for dual enrollment. It includes tasks that should be considered by all members of the transition team from recruitment through new student orientation.

College students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been involved in advocacy efforts to promote inclusive postsecondary education. These efforts include informing legislators, higher education personnel, school administrators, and IEP team members, as well as parents and prospective students, that inclusive postsecondary education is not only possible but an effective transition services model.

Developed by the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Education Initiative, or MAICEI, to highlight to special education administrators and IEP team members how college-based transition services meet transition services expectations. Each handout is designed by or with input from the featured student. Each document includes a brief introduction and vision for the future for the student, as well as strengths, accommodations, and other details about the student's personality. Each document also includes important information about the student's high school and college experience. 

Bridgewater State University's EXCEL Program has made great strides in creating and maintaining inclusive postsecondary education experiences for students with IDD. This brief focuses on the work EXCEL program staff have accomplished by building an inclusive model, department by department, on their campus.

In this brief, the perspectives of special education administrators from Massachusetts and Indiana, who have been engaged in college-based transition services (CBTS), are shared. It summarizes the conversations they had during a fall 2019 Think College 

This webinar featured five high school administrators talking about their experiences with transition planning and college-based transition services (CBTS). Join us for a panel discussion where each of these professionals will address questions like:

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is a written document describing a cooperative relationship between a college or university and a sending district wishing to work together to develop an inclusive dual enrollment program. It services as a legal document and describes the terms and details of the partnership agreement. A MOA may be used regardless of whether or not money is to be exchanged as part of the agreement. This example was developed by Westfield State University.

To date, there has been limited research on effective programs or practices for supporting young adults with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in dual-enrollment post-secondary education (PSE) settings. However, emerging research has suggested that providing individuals with intellectual disability and/or ASD opportunities to participate in PSE programs will greatly influence overall quality of life and self-determination (Hart, Grigal, & Weir, 2010).

Think College Insight Brief #20 offers tips for effective communication with key partners when working to establish an inclusive dual enrollment program on a college campus.