Special Populations

• Supporting CTE Special Populations Grant Application. Each and every year billions of dollars are awarded to schools, teachers and organizations!!!
  

• Office of Special Education Programs Technical Assistance Network
  
  
• ESSP Member Dependent Scholarship 
  If you are an ESSP member, you have the opportunity to apply for the ESSP Member Dependent Scholarship. This Scholarship is made available to assist an ESSP member, their spouse, child, and/or dependent with the cost of tuition, books, tools, and/or other expenses connected to employment or training. 
  
  The ESSP member MUST have paid their dues for the year that they are applying.
  Amount: $500
  Number of Awards: One
  Deadline: June 1^st 

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities 
  
  
• Bookshare: Bookshare helps people read in ways that work for them. They can listen to books, follow along with highlighted text, read in braille or large text, and customize their experience.
• U.S. Department of Labor, Disability Resources: Provides resources for people with disabilities who are in the workforce and includes laws, regulations, job search, responsibilities and rights.
  
  
• Casy Cundiff Scholarship: The Casy Cundiff Scholarship is made available to assist any individual with a disability and/or student with unusual circumstances (i.e., homelessness, parent in armed forces, single parent, foster care, etc) 
         - access or complete a CTE career major 
        - enter the career for which they have trained
  Award of the scholarship is based on how an applicant has overcome barriers to achieve success in their career major. 
• Amount: $500
• Number of Awards: One
• Deadline: June 1^st
  

• Postsecondary Education For A Child with A Disability Parent Guide
• Oklahoma Parents Center
• Special Education Resolution Center: The Special Education Resolution Center offers innovative programs that assist school districts and parents in settling disputes regarding the individualized education programs of students with disabilities. The programs are provided at no cost through a partnership with the Oklahoma State Department of Education

Each and every year billions of dollars are awarded to schools, teachers and organizations!!!

New Carl Perkins Innovation Supplemental Grants - Things to know:

• All grants will be on a two-year award cycle to match the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment timeline.  To be eligible for awards recipients will be required to complete and submit their Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment.
• Grant recipients will have to show progress towards goal completion by the end of the first year of funding to receive 2nd year funding.  These Benchmarks will be developed in collaboration with the Program area innovative grant leads and the recipients.
• There will be 6 Innovation Grant initiatives that all eligible recipients can apply for:

CareerTech Master Educator has many courses related to accessibility and disabilities, including: