The Cotting School Fellowship

 

The Cotting School Fellowship, an intensive two-year fellowship for special educators committed to teaching, professional development and the advancement of innovative services for children with severe special needs will begin in September 2008.

 

 

 

Dear Potential Cotting Fellowship Candidate,

We would first like to thank and congratulate you. Thank you for your dedication to the field of special education and to making sure America’s most challenged students have access to highly qualified teachers and quality education. And congratulations! As a qualified applicant for the Cotting Fellowship, you have already distinguished yourself in your field!

Established in 1893 as America’s first day school for children with a broad spectrum of learning and communication disabilities, physical challenges, and complex medical conditions, Cotting School has a rich history of meeting the complex challenges of children with special needs. That tradition continues today with a faculty of bright, innovative, and dedicated special educators.

However, we understand that the measure of Cotting School in the years to come will be our ability to continue to attract, work with, and influence the highest caliber of teachers. The role of the teacher in a student’s life at Cotting School has the most profound impact on his/her success and ability to prepare for the future. Therefore, we created this two-year fellowship to provide an opportunity to work and learn with two of the top graduates in the field of special education.

We appreciate that applying to the Cotting Fellowship is a significant commitment and we want to assure you that each application will be thoughtfully and carefully reviewed. We look forward to getting to know each applicant through his/her professional and educational experiences and, most importantly, through his/her writing samples. These essays offer you an opportunity to tell us your story, including the people and events that have shaped your decisions and teaching philosophy.

We would also invite you to learn more about us by exploring our website at www.cotting.org. On our website are details about the application process, expectations and compensation for Cotting Fellows. You are welcome to contact us as well with questions about our school or our Cotting Fellowship program at fellowships@cotting.org. We enthusiastically await your application and thank you again for your commitment to the education of students with special needs.

With regards,

David W. Manzo
President

• Please click here to download Cotting Fellowship Booklet
• Please click here to download Cotting Fellowship Application
• Please click here to download Cotting Fellowship Job Description