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Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities

Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities. SERCLID. AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR TX USVI.

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Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities

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  1. Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities SERCLID AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR TX USVI 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.

  2. 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

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

  4. 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

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

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

  7. ARKANSAS • University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas (CEC) • MISSISSIPPI • University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi (CEC) Severe/Deaf-Blind • Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi • OKLAHOMA • Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK 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 New Orleans, LA (CEC) US VIRGINISLANDS • ALABAMA • University of Alabama, Birmingham Birmingham, AL (CEC) VI/Deaf-Blind Map of BVI & DB Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region

  8. 3 Tiers of Support: Tier one technical assistance: Operationalizing an RPPM for D/HH Teachers RPPM for D/HH Teachers: Collaborate with the Join Together PT3 Grantto implement a Regional Personnel Preparation Model (RPPM)for certification of teachers of students who are D/HH Committed instructors (University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Georgia State University, University of New Orleans, Valdosta State University) Tier two technical assistance: Supporting an RPPM for O&M Specialists & an RPPM for DB Teachers Cooperative Agreement Texas Tech and U of AL Birmingham model (Collaborative Masters program for O&M)

  9. Tier three technical assistance: Facilitating the SERCLID steering committee • Monthly SERCLID steering committee calls • Representatives of all ten southeast states and territories are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 1:00 Central time • The standing agenda • 1:00 – 1:10: Learning Community Connections • 1:10 – 1:30: RPPM Updates and Advice • 1:30 – 2:00: Low Incidence Disability Topic

  10. Please advise of others Identifying and supporting regional solutions…Distance delivery personnel prep programs with the current capacity to meet regional shortages D/HH Teachers • Georgia State University/Valdosta State University (plans to converge with UAR-LR/UNO in 2006 with interstate certification contract) • Texas Tech University Educational Interpreters • Do It Center

  11. Please advise of others Identifying and supporting regional solutions…Distance delivery personnel prep programs with the current capacity to meet regional shortages BVI Teachers • Texas Tech University DB Teachers • Texas Tech University (in collaboration with University of Southern Mississippi) Orientation & Mobility Specialists • Texas Tech University

  12. Exploring possibilities… Menu of current and possible approaches to preparing teachers for DHH, BVI, and DB Lead: Shirley Wilson, Texas Tech University Menu of current and possible approaches toqualifying teachers for DHH, BVI, and DB Lead: Donna Zornes, Southern Regional Director of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education Certification NASDTEC Regional Meeting Nexus for Next Steps

  13. Exploring possibilities:For example, pending consortium interest and desire… • Establish interstate certification contracts • Scale up recruitment to existent personnel prep programs (traditionally or distally delivered) • Build and/or replicate additional RPPMs (i.e., multi-state collaboratives using distance technology) • Coordinate and promote existent professional development offerings (or develop new PD models) • Collaborate with ABC-TE to establish the Passport to TeachingSM Certification Process in low incidence disabilities (alternate route based on national standards) • PRIDE Grant – FL and GA students get grants for books, stipend scholarship

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

  15. SERCLID Contactshttp://edla.aum.edu/serrc/serrc.html Betty Beale SERRC Program Director bbeale@mail.aum.edu 334-244-3661 Eric Dickson SERRC Program Specialist edickson@mail.aum.edu 334-244-3116 Rhonda Tyree SERCLID Facilitator rltyree@yahoo.com 740-363-0126 Kate Reynolds IHE Liason kreynold@uno.edu 985-781-5571 Donna Zornes Certification Liaison dzornes@arkedu.k12.ar.us 501-682-4346

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