Staffing shortages are a major factor in the struggle to support students with special needs, special education experts told Fox News Digital. The post Special Ed Programs in Public Schools Plagued by Staffing Shortages: Experts appeared first on NCPSSERS.| NCPSSERS
Starting April 14, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the CEEDAR Center are collaborating with national partners and practitioners to produce a free 12-part webinar series focused on evidence-based strategies to strengthen and diversify the special education workforce. From supporting new educators to implementing inclusive leadership plans, you’ll walk away with evidence-based strategies to […] The post From Information to Implementation: Combatting Shortages of Educators S...| NCPSSERS
Dr. Douglas C. Arnold, Executive Director, National Association of Pupil Services Administrators US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent a “Dear Colleagues” letter addressing labor shortages in K-12 education. According to letter, “The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) is committed to supporting districts and schools across this country in addressing teacher and staff shortages, minimizing […] The post Education Sec. Cardona Sends “Dear Colleagues” Letter Addressing Labor ...| NCPSSERS
This resource was developed by EALA partners to give an overview of strategies for preparing and developing highly qualified general and special education teachers. It will show how states and districts can invest Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to address the current and growing need for educators to support students with disabilities […] The post A Framework for Change: Investing ESSER Funds to Prepare and Support Teachers of Students With Disabilities appea...| NCPSSERS
New staff, new tech and even new classrooms — that’s just some of what school superintendents across the country are buying with the windfall of COVID-19 relief dollars Congress has sent their way since the pandemic began. Those are the findings of a new survey of hundreds of school leaders put together by the national […] The post Survey: How Schools Plan To Spend Their Federal COVID Relief Money appeared first on NCPSSERS.| NCPSSERS
In plans submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, states are detailing how they will use COVID-19 relief funding to recruit and retain teachers, including strengthening the teacher pipeline through “Grow Your Own” programs, offering financial incentives, providing staff mental health supports and creating alternative licensure routes. Read the full article. The post How Schools Are Using ESSER Funds to Attract, Retain Teachers appeared first on NCPSSERS.| NCPSSERS
An aspiring school psychologist splits his time between two local schools in Hamilton County, Ohio. During an average week, Christopher Perry, a Miami University graduate student in the educational psychology department, works directly alongside professional school psychologists to help boost the academic, social, and emotional success of students in each school. He’s been placed by […] The post Miami University, Hamilton County Confront School Psychologist Shortage With Win-Win Solution ...| NCPSSERS
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is focusing on strategies to attract, prepare, and retain effective personnel—general and special education teachers, early childhood personnel, and related services providers—who have the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective instruction, interventions, supports, and services to children with disabilities. This is a topic that is important for […] The post Attract, Prepare, Retain: Effective Personnel For All – Information an...| NCPSSERS
Attract, Prepare, Retain: OSEP National Summit on Improving Effective Personnel for Children with Disabilities October 27–29, 2020 The event host and moderator is Laurie VanderPloeg, OSEP Director, U.S. Department of Education. Learn more about this event. Tuesday October 27, 2020: Panel on Attracting Effective Personnel Panel biographies Register Wednesday, October 28, 2020: Panel on Preparing Effective Personnel […] The post 2020 Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Virtu...| NCPSSERS
Naomi Ondrasek, Desiree Carver-Thomas, Caitlin Scott, Linda Darling-Hammond Originally posted by the Learning Policy Institute California is in the midst of a severe and deepening shortage of special education teachers—and it is not alone. The field of special education at large has long been plagued by persistent shortages of fully certified teachers, in large part […]| NCPSSERS