Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities AL

Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR SERCLID TX USVI Addressing the pervasive, critical shortage of qualified educational personnel to serve individuals (early childhood through 12 th grade) who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, and deaf-blind.

Understanding the unique challenges… q Pervasive, critical shortage of qualified educational personnel in low incidence disabilities q Sporadic, but immediate, local needs for qualified personnel q Need for on the job training for uncertified personnel q Not a priority of institutes of higher education (IHE) q Downsizing of low incidence programs at IHEs q NCLB and HQT constraints on teacher training q Barriers to interstate mobility of personnel q Recruitment and retention challenges (i. e. , personnel isolation; competing state/local priorities) q National concerns r. e. outcomes for students with low incidence disabilities

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

Map of D/HH Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region OKLAHOMA · University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK (CED) ARKANSAS · University of Arkansas – Little Rock, AR (CED) MISSISSIPPI · University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS (CED) · University of Tulsa, OK (CED) · Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA FLORIDA · University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL (CED) TEXAS · Lamar University, Beaumont, TX (CED) · University of Texas health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas (CED) · Flagler College St. Augustine, FL (CED) PUERTO RICO · Baylor University Waco, TX · Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX · Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas · Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX (CED) · Texas Women’s University GEORGIA · Georgia State University Atlanta, GA LOUISIANA · University of New Orleans, LA (CED) US VIRGIN ISLANDS ALABAMA · University of Montevallo, AL (CED)

Map of BVI & DB Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region OKLAHOMA · Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK ARKANSAS · University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas (CEC) MISSISSIPPI · University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi (CEC) Severe/Deaf-Blind · Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi GEORGIA FLORIDA · Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida (CEC) TEXAS · Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX (CEC) · Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX (CEC) VI/Deaf-Blind PUERTO RICO LOUISIANA · University of New Orleans, LA (CEC) US VIRGIN ISLANDS ALABAMA · University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (CEC) VI/Deaf-Blind

IHE Personnel Preparation Programs Certification & Licensure Standards Program Approval Standards & IHE Accreditation SERCLID Consortium & Steering Committee Assessment of Qualifications Professional Development SERCLID Systems Design Model Recruitment & Retention

IHE Personnel Preparation Programs Certification & Licensure Standards Program Approval Standards & IHE Accreditation SERCLID 2005 – 2006 MOU Recruitment & Retention Emphasizing personnel preparation and, in turn, certification and recruitment

IHE Personnel Preparation Programs Promoting our traditional higher education programs and supporting the development and/or expansion of RPPMs Regional Personnel Preparation Models Multi-state models via distance technology with ease of interstate mobility Certification & Licensure Standards

SERCLID Composition q Individuals with Low Incidence Disabilities q Families q Advocacy Organizations q State Education Agencies q Local Education Agencies q State Certification Officers q Higher Education Faculty q Higher Education Administrators q Resource Persons q Regional and National Partners

Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR SERCLID TX USVI Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. - Henry Ford