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PIC Holds National Summit on Increasing State Capacity to Address Special Education Personnel Needs

The Personnel Improvement Center at NASDSE hosted a National Summit on May 15, 2013, in Dallas, TX that brought together 15 states to discuss best practices in personnel data management, preparation program partnerships with local school districts, and recruitment and retention of fully certified personnel for students with disabilities. Eleven states made up four panels of presentations. View the presentations here by clicking on the state name:

Personnel Data Management: Florida; Minnesota; South Dakota

Personnel Preparation Program Partnerships: Oklahoma; Utah; West Virginia

Recruitment: Arizona; South Carolina

Retention: Georgia; Kansas; Maryland; Utah

Mentoring and Induction Guidelines: A Pilot Study in Georgia Learn about the excellent work that has been done by the Georgia DOE in developing, implementing and evaluating a special education-specific new teacher mentoring/coaching pilot program in three local districts. View the webinar here.
Case study of Technology Use for Recruitment and Retention Initiatives In this case study you will learn how four states are using new technologies to recruit and retain special education personnel. Read the study here.
Assessing and Supporting New Special Education Teachers in their Professional Growth Hear from the creators of an innovative support network, who have integrated CEC standards with INTASC standards into their online rubric, intended to both assess and support new special education teachers in their professional growth. View the webinar here.

PIC Practice Brief Series features topics that include mentoring, personnel preparation program partnerships and using social media as tools for recruitment, plus much more! Check out the 2011 series here.
PIC Video Page features a variety of webinars presenting information about data management, attracting and developing special education personnel and establishing personnel preparation program parternships. View all of the PIC videos here.

Special Education Teaching Means You Can Change a Life This video provides testimonials about the role of special education teachers from student and teacher perspectives. The video also is geared to recruiting male special education teachers. Watch it here.
Building Cross-Sector Professional Development Systems: Check out this two-part series that highlights work in Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin. The participants in the webinar shared how they developed cross-sector early childhood professional development systems that support early childhood personnel.
Review of State Policies on Teacher Induction New Teacher Center's recent report on induction and mentoring provides an analysis of all 50 states, highlights leading state policies and offers recommendations. Read the report here.

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What Are Our Partner Centers Up To? One of the PIC’s partner centers,NASDSE’s IDEA Partnership, engages in collaborative work with more than 50 national organizations, technical assistance providers and agencies at the state and local level.

School Psychologists Make a Difference Every Day This month the PIC highlights school psychologists. Check out this brochure describing a career in school psychology. This is a great recruitment resource! The PIC features a variety of careers in special education, early intervention and the related services. If your organization has information on a specific career you would like featured, please send the information to PIC Communications Manager, Leila Richey.

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