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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

  8. IHE Personnel Preparation Programs Certification & Licensure Standards 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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