In 1996, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) was charged with developing and implementing a collaborative professional preparation system in visual impairments. A core piece of this project was to work towards having an adequate supply of VI professionals: teachers of students with visual impairments (TSVIs) and orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists.
The Texas Fellows program was created in 2006.
- The program acknowledges recruiters (Texas Fellow) and welcomes new VI professionals (Candidate) to the field.
- Do you realize that if you recruit a new VI professional, you and the new professional can receive a reward?
Be a Texas Fellow
- Fill out and submit the Texas Fellows application.
- When the application is accepted, the Texas Fellow and Candidate will receive an email inviting them to complete the Texas Fellows Benefit Request form.
- Fill out and submit the Texas Fellows Benefit Request form.
- Once the Texas Fellows Benefit Request is reviewed, the Texas Fellow and Candidate will be notified of their selected benefit.
Texas Fellows and their Candidates will receive:
- One publication from TSBVI Curriculum Publications, or
- One FREE registration for a TSBVI conference.
For more information or questions, contact:
Cecilia Robinson, Coordinator for Personnel Preparation
[email protected] or 512.206.9464