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The National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers
Phoebe Gillespie, Ph.D.
Project Director
@ NASDSE
Personnel Center Mission
…to increase the nation’s capacity to recruit, prepare and retain highly qualified, diverse personnel to serve infants, children and youth with disabilities, birth to 21, and their families.
Services Provided by the Personnel Center
Toll-free call centerInteractive websiteOnline searchable database of
preparation programs nationwideTechnical assistance to up to five
states each year
Website and Call Center
Information on careers, certification (including alternative paths) and financial aide opportunities
Resources, research, reports and materials on supply and demand, highly qualified and recruitment and retention initiatives
Online Searchable Program Database
Contact informationProgram descriptionsSearchable by stateOSEP-funded programsFinancial aide opportunitiesMinority institution designation
Technical Assistance to States
Personnel data planning and data management
Statewide stakeholder taskforce for personnel development
Local district memberships to Teachers-Teachers.com
Media products/Public Relations support Diversity recruitment training
Data Planning and Management
Persons in the pipeline currently pursuing personnel preparation programs
Production of all preparation programs in state Certification database Statewide human resources database State and district retirement predictions District vacancy reports Attrition and retention data
Personnel Development Taskforce
Challenges and barriers that exist to recruitment, preparation and retention of personnel
Strategies that already exist in state to address those challenges and barriers
New strategies that need to be implemented Action plan to implement each strategy
identified
Additional Recruitment Resources
20 free memberships to Teachers-Teachers.com
Media products and public relations support with a $10,000 for duplication and distribution
Diversity recruitment training for local school district recruitment teams
Challenges Specific to Early Intervention Personnel Development
Lack of state certification for the early intervention “teacher”
Lack of a personnel database of persons who work in EI
Lack of personnel preparation programs that are geared for birth to three service delivery
Difficulty in hiring related service personnel to work in EI programs
Challenges, cont’d
Strategies to Address EI Personnel Needs in States
More communication and collaboration between the lead agency for EI and the agencies that hire and place EI personnel
Consistent adherence to the established regulations for qualified personnel in EI
Development of a personnel database that includes the qualifications of EI personnel and their placement
Ability to assess and project current and future personnel needs in EI
Strategies, cont’d
