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in settings such as the Ohio State School for the Blind, Cleveland Sight Center,
Clovernook Center for the Blind, Kamp Dovetail and local public schools' extended
school year services.
The TVI Consortium includes 5 Ohio institutions of higher education including:
Shawnee State University (Lead and licensure approval institution), Youngtown State
University, Bowling Green State University, University of Rio Grande and Mount Vernon
Nazarene University. Not only do the partner universities collaborate to deliver the
online coursework, but they also assist in student recruitment and student practicum
supervision. We are excited to have excellent partner institutions representing various
regions across Ohio including underserved areas in southern and southeastern Ohio
that fall within the greater Appalachian region.
The TVI Consortium Advisory board, composed of adjunct faculty and partner
IHE representatives, meets 3 times per year to review program data, candidate
progressions and make program revisions. This board has been invaluable during the
first year of the program to make recommendations for future cohorts of students and
evaluate programmatic changes based upon initial cohort data. Based upon feedback
from current students and the advisory board one program change for the second
cohort will be additional opportunities for students to engage with each other and
instructors in face to face weekend workshops throughout the program.
Funding for the TVI Consortium program is made possible by a grant from the
Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children. Students accepted into
the program receive funding for tuition, books and materials. In exchange for this
funding, students agree to serve as a TVI in Ohio for a 3-year period after obtaining
