Rodman

The Rodman Scholars Program provides funding for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in special education. Since 2018, 81 undergraduate students have received funding from the Rodman Scholars program and graduated. A quarter of all undergraduate students obtained an additional specialized licensure within special education and 77% of the undergraduate students went on to teach for a minimum of one year in CCSD, with 57% still teaching as of 2025. The 77 graduate student scholars are still completing their coursework in autism, early childhood, and general special education. 

In future years, this program hopes to serve additional undergraduate and graduate students, with the purpose of ameliorating the special education teacher shortage in Nevada and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in our community.

Connected Researchers:

Joseph Morgan, Ph.D