Systems-level Alignment Systems-level Alignment IssuesIssues

Challenges and Strategies to Challenges and Strategies to Recruiting, Preparing and Recruiting, Preparing and

Retaining HQ Special Education Retaining HQ Special Education Personnel Personnel

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State P-12 Student Standards

State Teacher Licensure Standards

Pre-Service Preparation State Licensure Professional Development For Re-Licensure

State Program Approval Standards

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State Licensure Assessment State Prof. Dev. Requirements

State Teacher Quality State Teacher Quality SystemSystem

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Systems-level Issues Systems-level Issues Related to Licensure and Related to Licensure and Prep Program AlignmentPrep Program Alignment

Teacher licensure policyTeacher licensure policy Requires special educators have a content degree or pass a Requires special educators have a content degree or pass a

content testcontent test Requires general ed license before special ed licenseRequires general ed license before special ed license Requires licensure in both general and special education be Requires licensure in both general and special education be

aligned with scientifically-based researchaligned with scientifically-based research Program approval policyProgram approval policy

Requires more collaboration between general and special Requires more collaboration between general and special education during prep process (dual, merged, integrated education during prep process (dual, merged, integrated programs)programs)

Requires program approval standards be aligned with Requires program approval standards be aligned with scientifically-based researchscientifically-based research

Licensure renewal policyLicensure renewal policy Requires all teachers have more collaborative/co-teaching skills Requires all teachers have more collaborative/co-teaching skills

around serving students with disabilities in general education around serving students with disabilities in general education classroomclassroom

Requires professional development and licensure renewal Requires professional development and licensure renewal coursework be aligned with scientifically-based researchcoursework be aligned with scientifically-based research

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Four Challenges to Special Four Challenges to Special Education Personnel Education Personnel

DevelopmentDevelopment Data systems managementData systems management

for personnel that meet the HQT challenge and informs for personnel that meet the HQT challenge and informs policy and practice at the state, higher education and policy and practice at the state, higher education and local district/community level.local district/community level.

Capacity of higher ed preparation programs to Capacity of higher ed preparation programs to align with restructured state licensure system align with restructured state licensure system in relation to HQ requirements in NCLB and in relation to HQ requirements in NCLB and

IDEA, 2004.IDEA, 2004. Increased need for supplyIncreased need for supply

that responds to demand of local schools and that responds to demand of local schools and communities.communities.

Building-level staffing patterns and supports Building-level staffing patterns and supports that work to appropriately train and retain personnel that work to appropriately train and retain personnel

for increased options in service delivery, including those for increased options in service delivery, including those utilized in inclusive environments.utilized in inclusive environments.

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System-level Issues System-level Issues Related to Personnel Related to Personnel

DataData Vision for data systems alignment and its Vision for data systems alignment and its

impact on policy and practice.impact on policy and practice. Capacity to collect data and build necessary Capacity to collect data and build necessary

infrastructure to support systems-level infrastructure to support systems-level analysis.analysis.

Documentation of academic content Documentation of academic content competency for individual personnel to competency for individual personnel to determine HQT requirement.determine HQT requirement.

Time, resources and personnel for Time, resources and personnel for implementation and ongoing management.implementation and ongoing management.

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System-level Issues Related to System-level Issues Related to Alignment of Preparation Alignment of Preparation

Programs and Programs and State Licensure RestructuringState Licensure Restructuring Collaborative planning for new preparation program Collaborative planning for new preparation program development among state, higher ed and local development among state, higher ed and local districts to deliver Highly Qualified personnel for districts to deliver Highly Qualified personnel for local classrooms.local classrooms. Movement away from K-12 special ed licensure.Movement away from K-12 special ed licensure. Inclusion of core academic subject areas in licensure and Inclusion of core academic subject areas in licensure and

program approval standards.program approval standards. Practicum experiences in collaborative teaching Practicum experiences in collaborative teaching

environments.environments. Higher ed and LEA partnerships that help define what Higher ed and LEA partnerships that help define what

novice teachers need to know and be able to donovice teachers need to know and be able to do.. Coursework that reflects critical pedagogy for initial Coursework that reflects critical pedagogy for initial

practice.practice. Coursework that reflects research based principles and Coursework that reflects research based principles and

strategies for instructionstrategies for instruction

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System-level Issues Related System-level Issues Related to Alignment of Preparation to Alignment of Preparation Programs and State/Local Programs and State/Local

District NeedsDistrict Needs Articulation agreements Articulation agreements Between 2 and 4 year programsBetween 2 and 4 year programs

Course schedulingCourse scheduling Night and weekend undergraduate offeringsNight and weekend undergraduate offerings

Distance learning opportunitiesDistance learning opportunities Shared coursework among IHEsShared coursework among IHEs

Earlier and more meaningful field Earlier and more meaningful field experiencesexperiences

Focus on retention through ongoing Focus on retention through ongoing professional development professional development

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Systems-level Issues Systems-level Issues Related to Supply Related to Supply

(Recruitment)(Recruitment) Use of data systems alignment to Use of data systems alignment to

inform strategic development of inform strategic development of IHE/LEA partnership prepIHE/LEA partnership prep

State capacity to leverage change in State capacity to leverage change in IHE prep program offerings to IHE prep program offerings to respond to regional S & D issuesrespond to regional S & D issues

Aligning of state licensure Aligning of state licensure requirements to LEA need for requirements to LEA need for content/field experiences that mirror content/field experiences that mirror classroom practice.classroom practice.

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Systems-level Issues Systems-level Issues Related to Demand Related to Demand

(Retention)(Retention) State licensure requirements to leverage State licensure requirements to leverage

change in practice: change in practice: administrator prep programsadministrator prep programs collaborative roles for gen and special ed teacherscollaborative roles for gen and special ed teachers

Higher ed role in meeting needs of in-service Higher ed role in meeting needs of in-service training for administrators and teacherstraining for administrators and teachers

State capacity to support high-quality building State capacity to support high-quality building level supports (mentoring and induction, etc)level supports (mentoring and induction, etc)

Changes in program approval standards that Changes in program approval standards that respond to HQT requirementsrespond to HQT requirements

Five Principles Five Principles Relevant to Relevant to

All Four ChallengesAll Four Challenges

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Principle # 1Principle # 1

Data systems management is Data systems management is the first step in addressing the first step in addressing your state’s Teacher Quality your state’s Teacher Quality needs.needs.

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The ongoing development of HQ The ongoing development of HQ special educators will require not special educators will require not only significant changes to only significant changes to teacher licensure, based on teacher licensure, based on NCLB's required scientifically-NCLB's required scientifically-based researchbased research, , but more but more importantly the alignment of importantly the alignment of teacher preparation programs to teacher preparation programs to both licensure and practice. both licensure and practice.

Principle # 2Principle # 2

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Personnel preparation programs Personnel preparation programs must become involved in and must become involved in and responsive to community-based responsive to community-based issues of recruitment, issues of recruitment, preparation and retention.preparation and retention.

Principle # 3Principle # 3

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State, district and State, district and preparation program preparation program partnershipspartnerships are essential to are essential to meeting the Highly Qualified meeting the Highly Qualified teacher challenge.teacher challenge.

Principle # 4Principle # 4

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Principle # 5Principle # 5

All special education teacher All special education teacher quality and quantity quality and quantity initiatives must be integrated initiatives must be integrated into larger state DOE focus into larger state DOE focus areas.areas.

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Contact UsContact UsPhoebe Gillespie, Ph.D.Phoebe Gillespie, Ph.D.Director, National Center for Director, National Center for

SpecialSpecialEducation Personnel and Education Personnel and Related Service Providers Related Service Providers (Personnel Center)(Personnel Center)

@ NASDSE@ NASDSEphphooebe.gillespie@nasdse.orgebe.gillespie@nasdse.org703-519-3800 ext. 337703-519-3800 ext. 337www.personnelcenter.orgwww.personnelcenter.org

Kathleen PaliokasKathleen PaliokasDirector, Center for Improving Director, Center for Improving

TeacherTeacherQuality (CTQ)Quality (CTQ)

@ CCSSO @ CCSSO kathleenp@ccsso.orgkathleenp@ccsso.org202-336-7058202-336-7058www.ctq.orgwww.ctq.org

Amy JacksonAmy JacksonDeputy Director, National Deputy Director, National

Comprehensive Center for Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (NCCTQ)Teacher Quality (NCCTQ)

@ Learning Point Associates@ Learning Point AssociatesAmy.Jackson@Amy.Jackson@learningptlearningpt.org.org202-223-6725202-223-6725www.ncctq.orgwww.ncctq.org