Barry Rosenwasser

Barry Rosenwasser serves as a program supervisor at BU Wheelock in the department of special education, a position he has held since the spring 2018 semester. In this role, Mr. Rosenwasser supervises and mentors students seeking their teaching licensure in their pre-practicum and full practicum placements. In addition, he supports students doing a field placement for their special education minor.

Mr. Rosenwasser has been in the field of special education since 1979. He was a teacher for seven years in private school programs before continuing his teaching career in the Brookline Public Schools in 1986. All his work in Brookline was focused on facilitating the inclusion of students with complex needs related to their disabilities in general education classrooms. Mr. Rosenwasser ran a Pre-K–8th grade inclusion program from 1986–1995. Beginning with the 1995–96 school year, he was a co-teacher in a fully inclusive pre-k classroom run by the Brookline Early Education Program (BEEP). He retired from his full-time teaching position in Brookline at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. At this time, Mr. Rosenwasser continues to work as a substitute teacher occasionally in BEEP.

Mr. Rosenwasser was honored to be the first recipient of the Ari Award, an annual award given to an educator in Brookline whose work promoted a model for successful inclusion. In addition, he received a Heroes Among Us award in April 2009 from the Boston Celtics organization for his work supporting students with varied levels of abilities and needs.