Bay Path University has been awarded a federal grant totaling $1,201,833 from the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to train special education teachers. The grant began October 1, 2023, and continues through September 30, 2028.
Dr. Kristen Lech shares information on the Office of Special Education Programs: OSEP Grant
Scholar Benefits of the Grant
The OSEP grant funding is competitive and includes scholarship funds for eligible individuals enrolled in the Graduate Special Education Dual Licensure Program to cover:
Tuition*
Textbooks
MTEL preparation and exams
Licensure fees
Intensive mentoring while in the program and for two years after graduation
Application-based coursework
Field-based experiences and practicum completed within your school setting**
Participation in Professional Learning Communities
On-going Professional Development
CEC memberships
Attendance at the Massachusetts CEC annual conferences
The grant has allowed Bay Path University to realign its graduate courses in the Special Education Licensure programs to the Council for Exceptional Children Initial Practice-Based Standards for Special Education, leading to National Accreditation and Recognition for Bay Path University in the future.
Non-discrimination policy
The University is committed to adhering to all state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination in its educational programs and activities, including employment on the basis of a person’s race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, marital or parental status, military service or veteran status, gender, disabilities, genetic information or other legally protected status, mission as permitted by law.
This Policy supports the University’s commitment to compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities, as well as other federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination in education and employment including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, M.G.L. Ch. 151B.
