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Southeast Regional Consortium for Low
Incidence Disabilities
SERCLID
Elizabeth W. Beale, Ed.D., Director
Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC)
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR TX USVI
The Southeast Regional Resource Center
SERRC is federally funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
SERRC provides technical assistance to State Education Agencies/Part C Lead Agencies in the achieving systemic change and improving results for children with disabilities in AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, PR, TX and USVI
State Director of Special Education
Expressed Priority
SERCLID
Addressing the pervasive, critical shortage of qualified educational personnel to serve individuals (early childhood through 12th grade) who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, and deaf-blind.
AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR TX USVI
Phase I: Coming together as a community…
Identified community partners Engaged in information sharing Defined the problem: A pervasive, critical
shortage of qualified educational personnel to serve individuals (early childhood through 12th grade) who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, and deaf-blind.
Articulated the challenges and possible solution paths
Established collaborative link with Join Together grant
Association of College Educators – Deaf/Hard of Hearing (ACE-D/HH)
Represents approximately 80% of all IHEs with personnel preparation program in deaf education
Received three federal grants to: Reduce isolation in higher education faculty Improve instruction for teacher candidates Provide professional development Increase academic abilities of Pre-K through 12
students
Join Together - Objective 1.4 Purpose
In collaboration with SERRC, To establish a multi-state model of
personnel preparation using technology
delivered instruction
To promote cross-state certification of
teachers for deaf and hard of hearing
students
Understanding the unique challenges…
Pervasive, critical shortage of qualified educational personnel in low incidence disabilities
Sporadic, but immediate, local needs for qualified personnel
Need for on the job training for uncertified personnel Not a priority of institutes of higher education (IHE) Downsizing of low incidence programs at IHEs NCLB and HQT constraints on teacher training Barriers to interstate mobility of personnel Recruitment and retention challenges (i.e., personnel
isolation; competing state/local priorities) National concerns re. outcomes for students with low
incidence disabilities
Phase II: Committing as a consortium…
State directors of special education committed to first MOU: To participate in a regional process with the goal of
developing a framework that will enable an exchange of certification programs, preparation courses, and certified personnel across the Southeast region
Formed the consortium - SERCLID Conducted Needs Assessment in the Low
Incidence Disabilities in the Southeast Region
Documenting personnel shortages… The Needs Assessment in the Low Incidence Disabilities
D/HH Teachers Educational Interpreters
B/VI Teachers O & M Specialists
DB Teachers Braille transcribers
Phase II: Committing as a consortium…
Committed to first MOU Formed the consortium – SERCLID Conducted Needs Assessment … Recognized shortages in six areas Developed the systems design model
Program Approval Standards & IHE
Accreditation
ProfessionalDevelopment
Recruitment &Retention
SERCLID
Consortium & Steering Committee
SERCLID
Consortium & Steering Committee
Certification & Licensure Standards
IHE PersonnelPreparation Models
Assessment of Qualifications
SERCLID Systems Design Model
SERCLID
A Regional Community of Practice of professionals and consumers invested in identifying avenues to increase the number of highly qualified personnel serving students (early childhood to 12th grade) who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, and deaf-blind
Phase II: Committing as a consortium…
Committed to first MOU Formed the consortium – SERCLID Conducted Needs Assessment … Recognized shortages in six areas Developed the systems design model Committed to CEC/CED standards as
common performance standards Envisioned a Regional Personnel Prep Model
(ten design features)
Phase III: Working together…
State directors of special education and state directors of certification/licensure committed to second MOU: To operationalize regional models of
personnel preparation in low incidence disabilities
Program Approval Standards & IHE
Accreditation
Emphasizing personnel preparation and, in turn, certification and recruitment
Certification & Licensure Standards
Recruitment &Retention
SERCLID2005 – 2006
MOU
SERCLID2005 – 2006
MOU
IHE Personnel Preparation Models
IHE Personnel Preparation Programs
Regional Personnel Preparation Models
Multi-state models via distance technology
Promoting our traditional higher education programs and supporting the development and/or expansion of RPPMs
Certification & Licensure Standards
with ease of interstate mobility
Map of NCATE Approved D/HH Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region
TEXASBaylor University
Waco, TX
Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
University of Texas health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas
OKLAHOMAUniversity of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, OK
University of TulsaTulsa, OK
ARKANSASUniversity of Arkansas – Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
LOUISIANAUniversity of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
MISSISSIPPIUniversity of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
ALABAMAUniversity of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL
GEORGIAGeorgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
FLORIDAUniversity of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Flagler CollegeSt. Augustine, FL
PUERTO RICO
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
Map of NCATE Approved Dual Sensory Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region
TEXASStephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
* Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX VI/Deaf-Blind
OKLAHOMA
ARKANSASUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
LOUISIANAUniversity of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
MISSISSIPPI* University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MississippiSevere/Deaf-Blind
Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi
ALABAMA* University of Alabama, Birmingham
Birmingham, ALVI/Deaf-Blind
GEORGIA
FLORIDAFlorida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
PUERTO RICO
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
Phase III: Working together…
Committed to second MOU Tier one support: DHH
2005-2006: GSU-VSU 2006-2007: GSU-VSU-UALR-UNO
Tier two support: BVI & DB BVI Teachers: TTU O&M Specialists: TTU-UAB DB Teachers: TTU-USM
Tier three support: SERCLID calls
Southeast Regional Consortium for Low
Incidence Disabilities
SERCLID
Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
- Henry Ford
AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR TX USVI
SERCLID Contactswww.rrfcnetwork.org
Betty BealeSERRC Program [email protected]
Eric DicksonSERRC Program [email protected]
Rhonda TyreeSERCLID [email protected]
Donna ZornesCertification [email protected] 501-682-4346
