Inactive Projects

Programs Formerly Sponsored by the College of Education

Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education (ARPE)

The Dr. Ted Martinez Jr NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program has moved to Arizona State University. Starting with the 2023 Fellows Class, Dr. Maria Harper Marinick, retired Chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges, has assumed leadership of the Fellows program.

The projects listed below are legacy project sites. The projects have concluded, but its resources remain available for reference.

Interdepartmental Programs

Project BEAMS worked to improve preservice preparation of school psychologists and special educators to serve diverse students with behavioral, emotional, and mental health challenges in California's public schools. Project BEAMS was a collaborative project of the Counseling and School Psychology Department and the Department of Special Education.

Department of Special Education (SPED)

The Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA) was a research and development project funded by the U.S. Department of Education that focused on developing, adapting, and studying a comprehensive school and community-based education program for high school students on the autism spectrum.
LEAPS: Leadership for Evidence-Based Autism Programs in Schools. This project explored leadership and other organizational factors related to implementation of educational programs for students with ASD.
Project MAINSAIL (M.A. degree Interdisciplinary preparatioN for Speech-language And early Intervention Leaders) was an interdisciplinary program for 16 early childhood special educators (ECSE) and 16 speech-language pathologists (SLP) with a focus on children with significant autism who were dual language learners. ECSEs graduated with a Professional Clear Education Specialist credential, and SLPs graduated with a Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential, both enabling them to work in schools.

Department of Special Education (SPED)

The ADELANTE program prepared participants to teach English language learners with disabilities. Prospective teachers were trained in the use of curricula aligned with California Standards for English Language Development and Common Core Standards. ADELANTE was a Bilingual/ Special Education Dual Credentialing program to Enhance Language Acquisition and to promote Literacy.