DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LEAS AND EPPS TO ENSURE

HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SPECIAL EDUCATORS

JENI HUBER – NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

LINDA BLANTON – CEEDAR, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

KATHY PUCKETT – ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

PURPOSE OF SESSION

TO CONSIDER THE VALUE OF PARTNERSHIPS, REVIEW DIFFERENT MODELS FOR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERSHIPS, AND DEVELOP LEA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MORE MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS

TAKE AWAY: LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENSURING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS FOR BOTH LEAS AND EPPS

THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS

• FOR LEAS• SHARED OWNERSHIP OF TEACHER

QUALITY

• RECRUITMENT – THEY STAY

• RETENTION – BETTER PREPARED

• PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND TEACHER INQUIRY

• FOR EPPS• SHARED OWNERSHIP OF TEACHER

QUALITY

• QUALITY PLACEMENTS

• TRANSITION TO TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

• PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND TEACHER INQUIRY

SHOWCASING AN EXAMPLE: ASU’S ITEACH

• CLINICALLY EMBEDDED

• SITE COORDINATORS

• DISTRICT SPECIFIC

• GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

• SENIOR YEAR RESIDENCY

OTHER EXAMPLES OF MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS

• VIRGINIA EXAMPLE

• NEW YORK EXAMPLE

• SPECIALIZED OPTIONS (E.G., TUTORING)

PARTNERSHIPS: MAKING THEM MEANINGFUL

• HOW CAN PARTNERSHIPS BE USED TO ADDRESS MAJOR CONCERNS AT SCHOOLS?

• TEACHER SHORTAGES

• SCHOOL CHOICE

• ASSESSMENTS – FORMATIVE

• HOW CAN I WORK TO MAKE A PARTNERSHIP GO BEYOND THE MERE PLACEMENT OF PRACTICUM AND STUDENT TEACHERS IN MY SCHOOL?

LEA RECOMMENDATIONS• HOW CAN A SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR GET A PARTNERSHIP STARTED?

HOW CAN PARTNERSHIPS BE CREATED INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT TO THE DISTRICT OR TO HUMAN RESOURCES?

• WHAT SPECIFIC OUTCOMES WOULD YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP?

• HOW COULD YOU ACCOMPLISH THESE OUTCOMES IN A MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP?

• WHO NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED IN A STRONG PARTNERSHIP?

INFORMING THE CEEDAR COLLABORATIVE

• THE CEEDAR COLLABORATIVE (ACEP): WHAT IS IT? WHAT ARE ITS GOALS?

• USE ACEP AS A MECHANISM FOR BRIDGING AND CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION

• USE CEEDAR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS (E.G., CONNECTICUT FIELDWORK GUIDE)