BLAIR: Movin' On in Montana
| MT-University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD | |||
| Program Type | UCEDD | Fiscal Year | 2020 |
| Contact | Martin Blair | ||
| [email protected] | |||
| Phone | 406-243-4779 | ||
| Project Description | |||
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Program Objective: To give high school students an on-campus educational experience which prepares them for transition from high school to college and self-advocacy while in college. Movin On is a 4 day, 3 night campus experience that provides students who are within 20 months of school completion an opportunity to learn about college life. Students will attend a 4-day seminar, staying for 3 nights in a university dorm. Parents will attend the introduction luncheon with a question and answer session following check-in. The parent/family seminar will cover rights and responsibilities of students under the ADA and Section 504, and the differences between high school and higher education policies and practices. Students will also learn how to request reasonable accommodations/ modifications and how to effectively communicate with instructors. Other topics covered during the four days will include assistive technology, vocational rehabilitation (VR) services, general academic support resources, attending a university lecture and class (tailored to the participants), financial literacy for students, university housing and a panel presentation by current UM students. Social skills and recreation will be part of the well-rounded curriculum in order to give students a realistic campus experience. Students will prepare a reflection project to present to the group on the final day. The sponsoring organization (University of Montana in Year One) will be responsible for participant recruitment. This will occur through direct mailings to VR counselors and OPI staff. Targeted recruitment to will be focused on LEAs and secondary schools across Montana. Recruitment and applications will be completed by June 15, 2015. Individual applicants will apply directly to UM through an online system. VR counselors and education-based staff are not responsible for participant registration. Students must be PETS (pre-employment transition services)-funding eligible. They must still be in high school (not graduated) when they participate. This means students between their junior/senior years. We may include students who are a year younger. On the drop-off day, parents/families will be invited to a 90 minute luncheon and meeting that addresses post-secondary realities for families. It will include an active Q&A session with university Disability Student Services (DSS) and UM Admissions representatives. Movin On is funded by Montanas Disability and Employment Transitions (DET) program as a pre-employment transition service. The overall program cost includes student materials, lodging, food, individual services (travel to and from campus, PCAs, interpreters), program activities, administration and staffing, and planning activities for 19-20 students. The UM project team will collaborate with the participants (using the participants VR counselor for assistance and advice, if needed) to make individual services arrangements. Costs related to these services will be covered under this subcontract. Movin On is a collaborative effort between the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities and the UM Disability Services for Students Office. Program staff includes faculty, students and staff from the sponsoring Montana University System (MUS) institution. The program is designed to be adopted at other MUS campuses. |
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