Reminder to participate in Huron survey
by Mario Torres
Dear COEHD Colleagues,
Hope this message finds you well and in good health. I wanted to let you know it isn't too late to share your input through the pulse survey below. Please be reminded that information we capture from this survey will provide a rich context for mapping out future actions and priorities as a college. College wide strategic planning will commence next academic year and it will be crucial the data collected are fully representative of our faculty and staff. I thank you in advance for taking the time to share your perspective and I appreciate your commitment to the advancement of the college.
Mario
Dear COEHD Colleagues,
I hope each of you is having a wonderful summer. I look forward to engaging with all of you again soon. As you know, the entire university, including the COEHD, has undergone numerous changes over the past few years. Each of you have worked diligently to rise to these changes and challenges. As we continue to focus on UTSA and COEHD's future success, I wanted to explore ways to better optimize COEHD's administrative structure to continue to meet the needs of the College and its constituents.
To that end, and as many of you are already aware, I have engaged Huron Consulting Group to assess the COEHD and assist in optimizing performance and operations. The partnership with Huron has focused on the following:
* Alignment: Improve role clarity and decision-making processes and execution of responsibilities where needed
* Efficacy: Enhance consistency and effectiveness in planning, resource allocation, and accountability
* Responsiveness: Promote organizational agility and enhance the College's ability to grow and evolve
Many of you have already connected with our Huron partners and, as a next step in the assessment, we wanted to cast a wide net to hear from as many of you as possible. Below you will find a link to a quick pulse survey hosted by Huron. Whether or not you have already connected with Huron, we hope each of you will take a few minutes to respond and share your thoughts.
COEHD Pulse Survey<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.o...>
I view this assessment as an opportunity to increase alignment and congruency in our performance while also setting a strong foundation for future strategic planning and implementation. Importantly, the review is not focused on redefining the academic scope of the school or departments.
Thank you in advance for your participation - your candid feedback is essential to a successful review. I look forward to learning and growing together and identifying opportunities to enhance collaboration and strengthen the impact of our great College.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or kmccarthy(a)hcg.com<mailto:kmccarthy@hcg.com> with any questions. Take care and stay cool.
Best regards,
Mario Torres
--
Mario Torres, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Human Development
President's Distinguished Professorship
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle, Main Building 3.304
San Antonio, TX 78249
Office: 210.458.5200
Fax: 210.458.4487
Mario.Torres2(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Mario.Torres2@utsa.edu>
4 years
Reminder to participate in Huron survey
by Mario Torres
Dear COEHD Colleagues,
I hope each of you is having a wonderful summer. I look forward to engaging with all of you again soon. As you know, the entire university, including the COEHD, has undergone numerous changes over the past few years. Each of you have worked diligently to rise to these changes and challenges. As we continue to focus on UTSA and COEHD's future success, I wanted to explore ways to better optimize COEHD's administrative structure to continue to meet the needs of the College and its constituents.
To that end, and as many of you are already aware, I have engaged Huron Consulting Group to assess the COEHD and assist in optimizing performance and operations. The partnership with Huron has focused on the following:
* Alignment: Improve role clarity and decision-making processes and execution of responsibilities where needed
* Efficacy: Enhance consistency and effectiveness in planning, resource allocation, and accountability
* Responsiveness: Promote organizational agility and enhance the College's ability to grow and evolve
Many of you have already connected with our Huron partners and, as a next step in the assessment, we wanted to cast a wide net to hear from as many of you as possible. Below you will find a link to a quick pulse survey hosted by Huron. Whether or not you have already connected with Huron, we hope each of you will take a few minutes to respond and share your thoughts.
COEHD Pulse Survey<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.o...>
I view this assessment as an opportunity to increase alignment and congruency in our performance while also setting a strong foundation for future strategic planning and implementation. Importantly, the review is not focused on redefining the academic scope of the school or departments.
Thank you in advance for your participation - your candid feedback is essential to a successful review. I look forward to learning and growing together and identifying opportunities to enhance collaboration and strengthen the impact of our great College.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or kmccarthy(a)hcg.com<mailto:kmccarthy@hcg.com> with any questions. Take care and stay cool.
Best regards,
Mario Torres
--
Mario Torres, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Human Development
President's Distinguished Professorship
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle, Main Building 3.304
San Antonio, TX 78249
Office: 210.458.5200
Fax: 210.458.4487
Mario.Torres2(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Mario.Torres2@utsa.edu>
4 years
BBL Dissertation Defense Announcement
by Eric Uriegas
The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies proudly announces the dissertation defense of:
Andrew Walton
Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Culture, Literacy, and Language
Dissertation Title:
The Affordances and Impact of Lesson Study on World Language Teachers’ TPACK
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 9:00 am
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Dissertation Chair:
Dr. M. Sidury Christiansen
Committee Members:
Dr. Juliet Langman
Dr. Kristen Lindahl
Dr. Zhongfeng Tian
M. Carolina Bustamante
If you are interested in attending please contact Andrew for the link.
Eric Uriegas
He/Him/His
Student Development Specialist
Department of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies
UTSA
Email: eric.uriegas(a)utsa.edu<mailto:eric.uriegas@utsa.edu>
Office: MB 3.482
Schedule a Meeting<https://ericuriegas.youcanbook.me/>
4 years
Re: Attention COEHD
by Rosalind Horowitz
Bravo!
This is a great move for our College.
Rosalind Horowitz
From: Norma Morales <norma.morales(a)utsa.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2022 4:25 PM
To: COEHD(a)lists.it.utsa.edu
Cc: Mario Torres <mario.torres2(a)utsa.edu>; Linyi Zhou <Linyi.Zhou(a)utsa.edu>
Subject: [Coehd] Attention COEHD
Importance: High
Sent on behalf of Dean Torres.
Dear COEHD Faculty and Staff,
With UTSA's newly acquired status as a Carnegie R1 institution with NRUF eligibility, graduate education has become even more vital to our mission and strategic vision. Graduate students provide intellectual support to faculty in their dual mission of research and instruction and acquire the knowledge to become leaders across a variety of careers that positively impact San Antonio and beyond. Recognizing this key role, the campus-wide Graduate Student Task Force (composed of faculty, students and staff from all units) stated in their recommendations<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uts...> issued in 2019 that, in order to recruit, retain and graduate the highest caliber of graduate students, UTSA should appoint doctoral students as full-time, fully funded graduate assistants in defined categories with funding packages that are nationally competitive with our R1 peers.
UTSA respects and embraces these recommendations, and we in the College of Education and Human Development wholeheartedly support them, too. Thus, effective Fall 2022, full-time doctoral students (defined as enrolled in 9 SCH in Fall and Spring semesters and 3 SCH in Summer) will be offered fully funded graduate assistantships at 19 hours per week (0.475 FTE). These appointments can be as GRA, GTA, GSA or a combination of these categories and can combine multiple funding sources. The funding package for full-time fully funded GAs will include stipend, full tuition + fees, as well as health care. To ensure uniformity and fairness, each doctoral program has established stipend rates at which GAs must be paid; students within that program cannot be paid below or above their published rate. For complete transparency, funding packages for each doctoral program have been published and can be accessed on the Graduate School website and on individual college websites.
* Stipends will be paid as Contract Pay which means that students are paid in a timely manner on a regular cycle without requiring completion of time sheets. This consistency allows students to be able to plan and budget their finances better. Colleges can start submitting eforms for GAs as early as 7/18.
* Tuition and fees will be paid directly by the college on behalf of their students by set dates, obviating any financial holds and undue stress for students.
* Full-time fully funded GAs will be auto-enrolled in the UT System's SHIP health insurance plan and their premiums at single subscriber rates will be paid by the college directly to the provider. Students can choose to opt-out of this coverage or add additional coverage and additional dependents at their own expense.
To help with these changes, documents providing guidance, details of each step in this process, as well as resources have been developed and posted on the Graduate School website<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgraduat...>. The revised offer letter templates state the type of appointment (fully funded or partially funded), the requirement that full-time fully funded students must enroll for the 9/9/3 SCH sequence every academic year, and that by signing their acceptance students acknowledge all requirements. This language should also be included in the Doctoral Program Milestone agreement so that the student views and acknowledges this information in two different documents.
I thank you all in advance for supporting this tremendous effort on behalf of our college's Ph.D. candidates. We hope that with these changes to reducing financial barriers, our current doctoral students will be able to focus more fully on their program of study, leading to more successful outcomes and degree completion in a timely manner. Also, we expect these changes will make UTSA all the more attractive to prospective candidates as we look to grow our doctoral enrollment here in the College of Education and Human Development and across the university.
Please contact Dr. Heather Trepal, Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, or the Graduate School if you require additional information or have questions.
Mario
Norma Jean Morales
Administrative Associate I
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development | Office of the Dean
One UTSA Circle, MB 3.304
San Antonio, Texas 78249
O: 210.458.5200
F: 210.458.4487
norma.morales(a)utsa.edu<mailto:norma.morales@utsa.edu>
4 years
Attention COEHD
by Norma Morales
Sent on behalf of Dean Torres.
Dear COEHD Faculty and Staff,
With UTSA's newly acquired status as a Carnegie R1 institution with NRUF eligibility, graduate education has become even more vital to our mission and strategic vision. Graduate students provide intellectual support to faculty in their dual mission of research and instruction and acquire the knowledge to become leaders across a variety of careers that positively impact San Antonio and beyond. Recognizing this key role, the campus-wide Graduate Student Task Force (composed of faculty, students and staff from all units) stated in their recommendations<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uts...> issued in 2019 that, in order to recruit, retain and graduate the highest caliber of graduate students, UTSA should appoint doctoral students as full-time, fully funded graduate assistants in defined categories with funding packages that are nationally competitive with our R1 peers.
UTSA respects and embraces these recommendations, and we in the College of Education and Human Development wholeheartedly support them, too. Thus, effective Fall 2022, full-time doctoral students (defined as enrolled in 9 SCH in Fall and Spring semesters and 3 SCH in Summer) will be offered fully funded graduate assistantships at 19 hours per week (0.475 FTE). These appointments can be as GRA, GTA, GSA or a combination of these categories and can combine multiple funding sources. The funding package for full-time fully funded GAs will include stipend, full tuition + fees, as well as health care. To ensure uniformity and fairness, each doctoral program has established stipend rates at which GAs must be paid; students within that program cannot be paid below or above their published rate. For complete transparency, funding packages for each doctoral program have been published and can be accessed on the Graduate School website and on individual college websites.
* Stipends will be paid as Contract Pay which means that students are paid in a timely manner on a regular cycle without requiring completion of time sheets. This consistency allows students to be able to plan and budget their finances better. Colleges can start submitting eforms for GAs as early as 7/18.
* Tuition and fees will be paid directly by the college on behalf of their students by set dates, obviating any financial holds and undue stress for students.
* Full-time fully funded GAs will be auto-enrolled in the UT System's SHIP health insurance plan and their premiums at single subscriber rates will be paid by the college directly to the provider. Students can choose to opt-out of this coverage or add additional coverage and additional dependents at their own expense.
To help with these changes, documents providing guidance, details of each step in this process, as well as resources have been developed and posted on the Graduate School website<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgraduat...>. The revised offer letter templates state the type of appointment (fully funded or partially funded), the requirement that full-time fully funded students must enroll for the 9/9/3 SCH sequence every academic year, and that by signing their acceptance students acknowledge all requirements. This language should also be included in the Doctoral Program Milestone agreement so that the student views and acknowledges this information in two different documents.
I thank you all in advance for supporting this tremendous effort on behalf of our college's Ph.D. candidates. We hope that with these changes to reducing financial barriers, our current doctoral students will be able to focus more fully on their program of study, leading to more successful outcomes and degree completion in a timely manner. Also, we expect these changes will make UTSA all the more attractive to prospective candidates as we look to grow our doctoral enrollment here in the College of Education and Human Development and across the university.
Please contact Dr. Heather Trepal, Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, or the Graduate School if you require additional information or have questions.
Mario
Norma Jean Morales
Administrative Associate I
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development | Office of the Dean
One UTSA Circle, MB 3.304
San Antonio, Texas 78249
O: 210.458.5200
F: 210.458.4487
norma.morales(a)utsa.edu<mailto:norma.morales@utsa.edu>
4 years
Attention: COEHD
by Norma Morales
Sent on behalf of Dean Torres.
Hi all-
I've received confirmation that all DT buildings have been evacuated. As you may know, we had scheduled COEHD events such as the Summer Bridging Institute and PREP summer activities. All appear to be safe, which is great news. Dogs are currently completing the sweep as I write this email. I'll keep you posted as the situation unfolds but for now all is secure.
Mario
Norma Jean Morales
Administrative Associate I
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development | Office of the Dean
One UTSA Circle, MB 3.304
San Antonio, Texas 78249
O: 210.458.5200
F: 210.458.4487
norma.morales(a)utsa.edu<mailto:norma.morales@utsa.edu>
4 years
Attention COEHD: COEHD Organizational Pulse Survey
by Norma Morales
Sent on behalf of Dean Mario Torres:
Dear COEHD Colleagues,
I hope each of you is having a wonderful summer. I look forward to engaging with all of you again soon. As you know, the entire university, including the COEHD, has undergone numerous changes over the past few years. Each of you have worked diligently to rise to these changes and challenges. As we continue to focus on UTSA and COEHD's future success, I wanted to explore ways to better optimize COEHD's administrative structure to continue to meet the needs of the College and its constituents.
To that end, and as many of you are already aware, I have engaged Huron Consulting Group to assess the COEHD and assist in optimizing performance and operations. The partnership with Huron has focused on the following:
* Alignment: Improve role clarity and decision-making processes and execution of responsibilities where needed
* Efficacy: Enhance consistency and effectiveness in planning, resource allocation, and accountability
* Responsiveness: Promote organizational agility and enhance the College's ability to grow and evolve
Many of you have already connected with our Huron partners and, as a next step in the assessment, we wanted to cast a wide net to hear from as many of you as possible. Below you will find a link to a quick pulse survey hosted by Huron. Whether or not you have already connected with Huron, we hope each of you will take a few minutes to respond and share your thoughts.
COEHD Pulse Survey<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.o...>
I view this assessment as an opportunity to increase alignment and congruency in our performance while also setting a strong foundation for future strategic planning and implementation. Importantly, the review is not focused on redefining the academic scope of the school or departments.
Thank you in advance for your participation - your candid feedback is essential to a successful review. I look forward to learning and growing together and identifying opportunities to enhance collaboration and strengthen the impact of our great College.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or kmccarthy(a)hcg.com<mailto:kmccarthy@hcg.com> with any questions. Take care and stay cool.
Best regards,
Mario Torres
Norma Jean Morales
Administrative Associate I
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development | Office of the Dean
One UTSA Circle, MB 3.304
San Antonio, Texas 78249
O: 210.458.5200
F: 210.458.4487
norma.morales(a)utsa.edu<mailto:norma.morales@utsa.edu>
4 years, 1 month
Attention COEHD faculty and staff
by Norma Morales
Dear faculty and staff,
I hope your summer is going well. Hard to believe the fall semester is just around the corner and preparations are now underway. See below informational items including available trainings, benefits enrollment, and parking. I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Best wishes,
Mario
Summer Training
Deepen your personal and professional development through classes hosted by Deer Oaks<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e...>, UTSA's EAP<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e...> partner. Offered through MyTraining, these classes are offered on campus, online and on demand starting this month. Employees are encouraged to share this enriching opportunity with their teams. See the full schedule and links to enroll<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e...>. Email UTSA Training<mailto:Training@utsa.edu?subject=> or call 210-458-4250 for more information.
Benefits Open Enrollment
Annual enrollment starts on Friday, July 15. To help employees assess their benefit needs and review their options for the coming year, People Excellence is holding a Virtual Annual Enrollment Fair July 11-13 that features live sessions from the Office of Employee Benefits<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e...>, vendors, retirement and UTSA Wellness. Join in for games, trivia, yoga and an H-E-B grocery tour. Pre-registration is highly recommended for each event. View the schedule and sign up on the Annual Enrollment <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.e...> website. Goodie bags are also being offered on a first-come, first-serve basis between noon and 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, in Conference Room 450B in the North Paseo Building.
Parking:
Campus Services is pleased to share that we are upgrading our garage equipment this summer. As part of this process, we will also upgrade the FastPass and Telecommuter Pass from the current card style to an RFID hangtag<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.you...> that is similar to our regular garage permits. These hangtags will provide a more streamlined experience as you enter and exit campus garages.
Please visit a cashier in the Bauerle Road or Ximenes Avenue Garage during the month of July to trade out your existing card pass for a new hangtag. There is no additional cost to upgrade to the hangtag, and your balance will transfer to the new permit. Card-style passes will be deactivated on August 1, 2022, and will no longer grant access to the garages. Balances will remain on deactivated cards for one (1) year.
If you have any questions, we encourage you to call UTSA Campus Services (210) 458-7275 or email Parking(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Parking@utsa.edu>
Sent on behalf of Dean Mario Torres.
Norma Jean Morales
Administrative Associate I
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development | Office of the Dean
One UTSA Circle, MB 3.304
San Antonio, Texas 78249
O: 210.458.5200
F: 210.458.4487
norma.morales(a)utsa.edu<mailto:norma.morales@utsa.edu>
4 years, 1 month
COEHD Summer Newsletter '22
by COEHD Communications
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Summer Bridging Institute returns in person for 19th year
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The Academy for Teacher Excellence Research Center (ATE) will host its 19th Summer Bridging Institute (SBI) July 11-15 from 9am-4pm at the UTSA Downtown Campus.
The institute helps prepare teacher candidates for their first year of clinical teaching while serving as a professional development series for teachers of all experience levels. In addition to teachers, the SBI is open to university and high school students, school administrators, and parents and other community members. Registration is free.
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The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) has been named a Vetted Principal Residency Program by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). According to the TEA, a principal residency is the pairing of a graduate-level principal candidate with an experienced mentor for a full year without any teaching obligations.
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West Side Sound: Deep grooves and cultural relics
If you spend time on San Antonio’s West Side, you’ll get a glimpse into a vibrant community with rich history and deep roots. You’ll see colorful murals documenting that history and homes that have been in families for generations...
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Student Spotlights
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Students from the Bicultural-Bilingual Studies department's Teaching English as a Second Language program recently wrapped up a fun and exciting study abroad trip to Guadalajara, Mexico. Students could immerse themselves in Guadalajara's culture while observing and teaching in a premiere Spanish-English dual language school. They also participated in cultural excursions, culinary outings, and more. Welcome back, travelers! Watch IG Reel >><https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us...>
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Summer Bridging Institute
Educators will develop strategies that can be implemented to stimulate, guide, and build capacity of diverse student populations at the Summer Briding Institute, July 11-15th.
This institute is FREE for everyone! And earn up to 6 CPE hours per day.
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Roadrunners, share your UTSA story!
UTSA will be a featured episode filming on campus on The College Tour, a new series streaming globally on many channels (like Amazon Prime). Please submit your 2-minute video audition no later than Friday, July 15 to be considered.
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Ph.D. in ILT Information Session
We are holding a virtual info session for our Ph.D. in ILT, to go over the program and admissions process!
The Info Session begins at 4:00pm CST on July 21 and will be held virtually via Zoom.
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Funding Opportunities—Release of Institute for Education Sciences grants RFAs
by Iwan Notowidigdo
Greetings Colleagues,
Last week, the Institute for Education Sciences released four application packages (RFAs) for the IES grants competition 2023. All four competitions share the same due date of September 8, 2022. The Letter of Intent to IES is due on July 21, 2022. Although the LOI is optional, it triggers contact with the specific program officer for the respective competition. The role of IES program officers differ from those in other USDE programs or NSF in that they don’t manage the proposal reviewer teams and thus, are able to provide greater assistance and consultation to applicants. So, it is highly recommended that you file a letter of intent by the deadline.
The “Changes in the FY 2023 Request for Applications” are provided below for all four competitions along with links to the full application package.
--Iwan
Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences
https://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2023_84305B.pdf
All applicants and staff involved in application preparation and submission, whether submitting a new application or submitting a revised application, should carefully read all relevant parts of this RFA. Major changes to the FY 2023 RFA for the Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences (ALN 84.305B) competition are listed below and described fully in the relevant sections of the RFA.
• The Early Career Mentoring Program focuses on supporting exploratory research using a variety of research approaches by faculty employed by minority-serving institutions. The maximum award has been reduced to $400,000 (direct and indirect) to make clear IES interest in smaller scale projects (even below the maximum) that will support researchers’ career development. The PI must have completed a doctoral degree or postdoctoral program no earlier than April 1, 2017 and no later than the start of the award period. The maximum page length for the Training Program Narrative has been increased to 25 pages.
• The Methods Training Program focuses exclusively on training in applying data science methods within education research.
Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking
https://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2023_84305S.pdf
Major changes to the Using Data for Policymaking program (ALN 84.305S) competition in FY 2023 are listed below and described fully in relevant sections of the RFA.
• Applications must propose research addressing education equity through focusing on understanding and supporting learners affected by opportunity and achievement gaps.
• The state agency responsible for the education issue, program, or policy to be examined must be included on the application either as the applicant or as a co-applicant receiving a subaward.
• The Significance Section has two new requirements: (1) identify the key learner subgroups to be focused on and (2) describe the project team’s experience and expertise with the learner subgroups and the issues, problems, programs, and/or policies to be examined.
• The Research Plan section has one new requirement to describe the project team’s expertise in the design, methods, and analysis proposed.
• The Data section has one new requirement to describe the project team’s access to, knowledge of, and expertise working with the data to be used.
• The Decision Making and Dissemination section has one new requirement to describe the project team’s dissemination expertise.
• Data Management Plans are now required for all applications. Include them in Appendix D.
Special Education Research Grants
https://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2023_84324A.pdf
Major changes to the Special Education Research Grants program (ALN 84.324A) competition in FY 2023 are listed below and described fully in relevant sections of the RFA.
1. Increased emphasis throughout the RFA on addressing the needs of diverse populations of students with disabilities — Educators are serving an increasingly diverse population of students with disabilities who have different levels of access to high quality learning opportunities. Researchers are encouraged to examine questions about the impact of policies, practices, and interventions for different groups of learners with disabilities from different sociodemographic backgrounds and contexts.
2. Research that reflects the needs of key stakeholders — IES had added language to encourage researchers to describe how they will consider input from learners, educators, and/or other key stakeholders when conceptualizing, designing, and reporting the results of their research, and when considering issues critical for implementation and scaling of interventions.
3. Cost analysis clarification for Development and Innovation and Initial Efficacy grants —NCSER has provided updated guidance from prior NCSER RFAs for cost analyses that must be proposed for Development and Innovation and Initial Efficacy projects.
4. New subtypes for Development and Innovation projects — In FY2023 IES intends to support two subtypes of Development and Innovation projects. These are:
• Development and Pilot – A project that focuses on iteratively developing a new or modifying an existing intervention with a pilot study that tests the promise of the intervention for improving learner outcomes.
• Pilot Study Only – A project that focuses only on obtaining pilot test data regarding the promise for improving learner outcomes for interventions that are fully developed.
See the Development and Innovation project type description for project requirements and recommendations.
Research Training Programs in Special Education—Early Career Program
https://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2023_84324B.pdf
All applicants and staff involved in proposal preparation and submission, whether submitting a new or revised application, should carefully read all relevant parts of this RFA. Major changes to the Early Career program in FY 2023 are listed below and described fully in relevant sections of the RFA.
• Eligible programs: NCSER is not competing the Postdoctoral or Methods Training programs in FY 2023. Only the Early Career program will be competed.
• PI eligibility: NCSER extended the amount of time a PI is eligible to apply for an Early Career award after they complete a doctoral degree or postdoctoral program by 2 years. To be eligible to apply in FY 2023, the PI must have completed a doctoral degree or postdoctoral program no earlier than April 1, 2017 and no later than the start of the award period.
• Required education settings: NCSER added a requirement related to the education setting that specifies that proposed research must be relevant to education in the United States and must address factors under the control of U.S. education systems. Detailed information about the types of education settings that are appropriate is provided in Part II.
• Expectations for the research project and career development plan: NCSER clarified expectations around the scope of the research project and the career development plan.
• Research focused on postsecondary students: NCSER clarified that research on postsecondary students and/or outcomes is allowed under any research topic.
• Project type recommendations: NCSER added tables to the Recommendations section in Part II specifying recommended information applicants should address in their Significance and Research Plan sections for their selected project type.
• Research that reflects the needs of key stakeholders: NCSER added language to encourage researchers to describe how they will consider input from learners, educators, and/or other key stakeholders when conceptualizing, designing, and reporting the results of their research, and when considering issues critical for implementation and scaling of interventions.
• Mentor time commitments: NCSER clarified recommendations for describing mentors’ time commitments. Specifically, NCSER recommends describing time commitments in terms of percent effort over a 12-month calendar year as well as detailing the time they will devote to particular mentoring tasks, including meetings and other activities.
• Appendix C: NCSER clarified the types of projects that should be included in Appendix C. Specifically, Appendix C must include a summary table of ongoing (and recently completed) projects conducted by the PI that are related to the topic of the proposed Early Career project or use similar methods in addition to those conducted by the mentor(s).
Mr. Iwan Notowidigdo
Senior Grant Development Coordinator
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education & Human Development (COEHD)
iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu
(Mobile: 347-231-5931)
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