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January 24, 2013

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Special Education Certification grades k-12Proposal:

Change from 6 to 2 certificates Coursework and populations

Mild-moderate (ID, TBI, ED, OHI, DD, SLD, ASD) Foundations, legal aspects, collaboration,

assessment ELA instruction, math instruction, classroom

management, language development and disorders Severe-profound (MD, ID, ASD, TBI, OI, SDD) Same foundation courses Classroom management, adaptive communication,

instructional strategies across the curriculum

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Speech-language technician moratorium

Those currently practicing as SLTs can continue to renew and practice within current scope

SLPA Cert SLPA Contracted SLT Contracted 0

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Important Points

January 1, 2016 in place Juniors in college Time to resubmit for Board approval

Can renew under new certification or old Not a surprise to the field

SELECT COURSES

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SELECT courses

4 new courses for special education directors: Legal Aspects and Compliance Compliance on a Shoestring for Small Schools &

Charters Introduction to Special Education Administration School finance for Special Education Services

Course on feeding being developed

And many more! Contact Amy Grey at amy.grey@nau.edu

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RECRUITMENT & RETENTION EFFORTS

Arizona Department of EducationLisa Aaroe

Arizona Education Employment Board (AEEB)

Listing of open positions Includes an online application, certification

requirements, and a variety of information for job seekers.

Offers email updates on newly posted positions. Average hits: 8,000-13,000

hits per day.

http://www.arizonaeducationjobs.com/

Great Arizona Teach-In

Annual career fair to help schools find highly qualified candidates to fill their vacant positions.

Over 100 recruiters and 900 candidates each year.

http://www.teachinaz.com/

Teach in AZ

Resource: Arizona certification How to become a teacher in Arizona Education websites, statewide shortages

and statewide openings listed by zones. Arizona School Recruitment and Retention

Guide to assist Arizona districts and charter schoolshttp://www.teachinaz.com/

Recruitment

Newly designed recruitment flyers and brochures

Site visits Recruitment fairs Tuition assistance grants Future Educators Association Digital marketing

Facebook, Twitter, Jobing.com, Reruiting.com

Retention

Directors’ Institute Teachers’ Institute Attrition data Mentoring programs AZ-TAS documents Special Education Director

Handbook CEEDAR Center

LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

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“Long-term substitute in special education”

30 cumulative days 30+ days continuous 10+ continuous days in the setting After 11th day in same assignment Absence of 3 weeks Over 14 school days More than 20 days

Salary increase after 20 days and again after 50 days**Can serve up to 120 school days

**=ADE

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How are parents notified?

Not at allLetter to parentsWebsite

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What are districts doing?

Washington Elementary School District They seek retired WESD special education teachers to

fill long-term sub positions; given their size, they are usually able to fill positions.

If a retired teacher is not available, they rely on existing sub pool with Special Education Certification and, if needed, they will obtain a contracted teacher.

All receive support from an assigned special education teacher a the school or district level.

IEP case management is assigned to another special education teacher.

Depending on the duration, or if there is a revolving door of subs assigned to a classroom, a parent letter is then sent home.

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What are districts doing?

Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) They have identified a few specific subs that

generally fill long-term sub positions but they do not have training beyond what they are given through the district and these subs are not special education certified.

LESD provides long-term subs with support and on the job training from their instructional coach who is special education certified.

The instructional coach completes all the paperwork (i.e., IEP’s, progress reports, etc).

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What are districts doing?

Fowler Elementary School District and Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) Both report finding quality substitute teachers for

long-term special education positions can be challenging.

Require long-term and/or short-term subs to have our states substitute certification in place prior to placement.

A high school in PUSD reported that they generally cover classes internally by other certified special education teachers because it is very hard to find long-term subs in special education.

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States with long-term sub certificates

Oklahoma Contracts with LRP Publications for DirectStep Online

Modules. $59.00 each module (4 are required; need 80% mastery) Users have seven calendar days to complete all

modules. Only good for 1 year

California Emergency resource specialist permit with clear scope

of practice

Texas Guide with very clear delineation of settings, scope of

work, and parameters

Iowa Have to have Paraeducator certificate+ substitute

authorization program (15 hours) if more than 5 days in classroom

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Committee

10 members Tasks

Clearly define “long term substitute in special education”

Create multiple letter types to notify parents

Analyze and choose best method for training

Create a guide (use Texas’ guide for ideas)