UCF Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute

Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute (TJEEI) is dedicated to preparing and retaining exceptional student education teachers and professional educators who serve children and adults with special needs. Through teaching and research clinics, UCF faculty and students associated with the institute offer students with disabilities and their families services focused on assessment, behavior, reading, mathematics and community counseling.

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. 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 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.