The Culturally Responsive Special Education/ESL Program was started in response to the overrepresentation of minority students in special education. In an effort to help Latino students, the program actively recruits teacher candidates who are ethnically diverse, bilingual- preferably Spanish speakers, or have a disability. These individuals all receive full tuition support towards their dual licensure in special education and ESL. Within the program there is mentoring to help ensure the success of the students.
Institution:
Brigham Young University
Academic Level:
Baccalaureate
Issue Area:
Academic Program
Year:
2007
Designation:
Examples of Excelencia
Designation:
Honorable Mention
Key Personnel:
Anderson, Neil
Address:
Brigham Young University
Address 2:
4056 JFSB
City:
Provo
State:
UT
Zip:
84602 Goal/Mission:
Our overlying goal is to increase the number of highly qualified licensed special educators in the United States and in particular, Utah, who are culturally and linguistically diverse , and prepared to work with students who are culturally and linguistically diverse who also truly have disabilities. Our main objectives are: 1) recruit qualified program applicants throughout the Unites States, 2) implement faculty professional development from bilingual/ESL and multicultural experts, 3) provide support to and advise students, 4) implement undergraduate and post-baccalaureate programs, 5) provide mentorship to students, 6) assist graduates in obtaining employment, 7) evaluate the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate programs, 8) administer the project.
Outcome:
This program is one of a handful in the US that trains teacher candidates in both special education and ESL. It is unique in its recruitment efforts of Hispanic teacher candidates and has significantly increased the diversity of the School of Education at Brigham Young University. Before the program started there was one ethnically diverse special education teacher candidate at BYU. The program has both an undergraduate and post baccalaureate track and is currently servicing 53 students, 22 of these are Hispanic students and 42 of them speak Spanish. There have been a total of 90 students enrolled in the program including graduates. We currently have 41 graduates to the program; 14 of these students are Hispanic and 32 of them speak Spanish. All of these students are employed in schools teaching Special Education.
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