Stonehill学院获1,106,348美元联邦拨款：在科德角与群岛扩训特殊教育教师
位于马萨诸塞州布里斯托尔县 North Easton 的 Stonehill 学院宣布，该校获得美国教育部 1,106,348 美元联邦拨款，用于推行 Project CAPE 项目，在科德角与群岛地区扩大特殊教育教师的培养规模。拨款由该校研究生与专业研究学院副院长 Elizabeth Stringer Keefe 与研究生教师教育主任 Rebekah Louis 共同争取获得。
Project CAPE 的全称是「特殊教育教师资质、进阶与培养计划」（Credentialing, Advancing, and Preparing Educators in Special Education）。项目将为 24 名准教师提供包括学费在内的综合支持，帮助他们取得马萨诸塞州特殊教育教师执照、教育硕士学位，或两者兼得。另有 20 名科德角地区的在职早期教师将获得支持，修读 15 至 18 学分的研究生证书课程，取得马萨诸塞州自闭症专项认可（Autism Endorsement），在校内与学区内积累自闭症教育专长。
项目还将研究影响该地区特殊教育教师招聘与留任的因素，聚焦农村、地理隔绝与岛屿社区如何培养并留住教师队伍。马萨诸塞州已把特殊教育列为紧缺人力领域；科德角与群岛 23 个市镇中有 15 个属农村地区，合格特教教师长期不足。
这笔拨款来自联邦「改善残障儿童服务与成效人事培养」项目。Stonehill 学院自 2021 年起在科德角 Sandwich 的 Riverview 学校设有周末硕士教学点。Stringer Keefe 表示：「我们很荣幸获得这笔拨款，这是对学生选择 Stonehill 所能期待的卓越教育的认可。过去几年，学院不断扩大在科德角的布局，投入大量时间与资源，让该地区的未来从业者更容易就读我们的课程。」
Stonehill College Wins $1,106,348 Federal Grant to Expand Special Education Teacher Training on Cape Cod and the Islands
Stonehill College, in North Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, announced that it has secured a $1,106,348 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand special education teacher training on Cape Cod and the Islands through Project CAPE. The funding was secured by Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, associate vice president and dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, and Rebekah Louis, director of Graduate Teacher Education.
Project CAPE, short for Credentialing, Advancing, and Preparing Educators in Special Education, will give 24 prospective teachers comprehensive support, including tuition, to earn Massachusetts special education licensure, a Master of Education degree, or both. An additional 20 early-career Cape Cod teachers will receive support to earn the Massachusetts Autism Endorsement through a 15- to 18-credit graduate certificate, building autism expertise within local schools and districts.
The project will also research the factors that influence the recruitment and retention of special educators in the region, with a focus on rural, geographically isolated and island communities. Massachusetts lists special education as a shortage area, and 15 of the 23 towns on Cape Cod and the Islands are classified as rural, leaving qualified special education teachers in short supply.
The grant comes through the federal Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program. Since 2021, Stonehill has run a weekend master's degree site on Cape Cod at the Riverview School in Sandwich. "We are honored to receive this grant, which is an endorsement of the excellence that students can expect when they choose Stonehill," Stringer Keefe said. "Over the past several years, the College has expanded its presence on the Cape, investing significant time and resources to make our offerings accessible to future practitioners from the region."
Stonehill College announcement
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