The vision of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute (TJEEI) is to provide leadership and support to individuals and families with disabilities through education, research and development initiatives aligned with UCF's mission. Our dynamic team provides services focused on academics, behavior, communication, independent living, career preparation, and community engagement.
Institute team members have secured over $82 million dollars in external funds to enhance our work since 2017. Funds lead to direct positive impacts on our community.
Scholars benefited from TJEEI's initiatives
Over 25,000 exceptional education teachers and leaders prepared
Families served with screening events since 2017
Programs
Inclusive Education Services
Inclusive Education Services provides young adults with intellectual disabilities an inclusive, comprehensive, non-degree-seeking college experience. It is a certified transition program focusing on post-graduation employment and independence.
Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic
The Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic provides affordable intervention sessions for children from birth to 7 years old who have deficits in communication skills.
Project FOCUS
Project FOCUS helps students struggling with organization, planning, memory, anxiety and other executive-function issues. The program consists of 10 sessions during which coaches develop an online personalized, comprehensive plan to bolster students' academic performance.
Unlimited Potential Initiative (UPI)
The Unlimited Potential Initiative seeks to transform education in Florida's underserved schools through university-assisted community partnerships. We are working with Orange County Public Schools to provide a suite of sustainable wrap-around services that are customized to the unique needs of each school.
Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate
The UCF Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis prepares students to become board-certified behavior analysts. The Association for Behavior Analysis International approved our course sequence for students in education, psychology, communication disorders and related fields. Students enrolled in this program receive hands-on practical experience through the Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic.
