Kathleen M. Huebner
NLCSD Project Director
Salus University
1-215-780-1361
kathyh@salus.edu

Brooke C. Smith
NLCSD Project Coordinator
Salus University
bsmith@salus.edu

Tina Fitzpatrick
NLCSD Administrative Assistant
Salus University
tfitzpatrick@salus.edu

Harold Johnson
NLCSD Director of Research
Michigan State University
hjohnson@msu.edu

John Killoran
NLCSD Liaison to
the Deafblind Community
Western Oregon University/NCDB
killorj@wou.edu

Glinda Hill
OSEP Project Officer
glinda.hill@ed.gov

U.S. Office of Special
Education Programs

This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (Cooperative Agreement #H325V090001). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.

News and Announcements

NLCSD Major Consortium Decisions
2.10 OSEP Washington, DC

APPLICATION DECISIONS

2010 Application Time Lines

Feb 11, 2010: Application on website
March 26, 2010: Deadline for completed applications to NLCSD
April 2, 2010: Applications to panelists
April 9-April 28,2010: Panel meets, renders decisions
May 3, 2010: Applicants notified

Major Decisions Made at 2/10 Meetings at OSEP in Washington, DC

There will be 2 cohorts: First Cohort-Fall 2010 Start; Second Cohort Fall 2011 Start
The 2010 cohort will probably be smaller than 2011 cohort
There will be 30 NLCSD Fellows (contingent upon quality of applicants, finances)
Range of distribution of fellow among disciplines
12-14 D/HH 10-12 B/VI 6-8 DB
Minimum of 3 in each area contingent upon meeting the application criteria

Application Criteria to be Posted Shortly
All Completed Applications for NLCSD are to be sent to Tina Fitzpatrick tfitzpatrick@salus.edu