The Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Grant Program

MAC has worked over the past few years at the legislative and administrative level creating, among other initiatives, a state program, Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment, for young adults ages 18-22 with severe disabilities who fail MCAS, bringing public institutions of higher education together with school district to enable the students to attend college courses in an inclusive manner, participate in campus life, and develop employment and independent living skills.

The Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment (ICE) line item supports school districts and state public institutions of higher education partnering together to offer inclusive concurrent enrollment programs for students with disabilities ages 18 to 22, the grant program is limited to said students who are considered to have severe disabilities and, in the case of students ages 18 and 19, is limited to students with severe disabilities who have been unable to achieve the competency determination necessary to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam. The goal of the grant program is to meet the transition needs of students with severe disabilities by developing the capacity of school districts, working in partnership with institutes of higher education, to support college success, participation in student life of the college community, competitive employment, and provision of a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.