recruitment and retention initiatives in louisiana

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Cradle to Career

RECRUITMENT AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INITIATIVES RETENTION INITIATIVES

IN LOUISIANAIN LOUISIANASusan Batson

Louisiana Department of Education

PERCENTAGE OF ALL NONSTANDARD CERTIFICATES ISSUED

43%

19%

8%

7%

7%

5% 11%

% of all nonstandard certificates issued

SPED (includes gifted)ElemMathScienceELASocial StudiesOther

PERCENTAGE OF NONSTANDARD SPECIAL ED CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY AREA

14%

21%

1%

58%

4% 2%

Nonstandard Certificates by SPED Area

Early InterventionistGiftedHearing ImpairedMild/ModerateSignificant DisabilitiesVisually Imparired

“COMPLETERS” RECEIVING A LEVEL 1, 2, OR 3 LICENSE FOR THE FIRST TIME

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BLENDED BLENDED CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010

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FUNDED REGIONAL FUNDED REGIONAL CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION COORDINATORSCOORDINATORS

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from

Cradle to CareerSTIPENDS FOR SPEECH, STIPENDS FOR SPEECH,

LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS SOCIAL WORKERS SOCIAL WORKERS PSYCHOLOGISTSPSYCHOLOGISTS

NATIONAL BOARD NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERSCERTIFIED TEACHERS

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ESTABLISHED TASK FORCES ESTABLISHED TASK FORCES TO ADDRESS RETENTION TO ADDRESS RETENTION

ISSUES FOR MILD-ISSUES FOR MILD-MODERATE & SIGNIFICANT MODERATE & SIGNIFICANT

DISABILITIESDISABILITIES

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from

Cradle to CareerREGIONAL TEAMSREGIONAL TEAMS

(IHE’(IHE’S, LEA’S, REGIONAL SDE STAFF, PARENTS)

DEVELOPED ACTION PLANS

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from

Cradle to CareerCONTINUED TO SUPPORT CONTINUED TO SUPPORT

TEACHERS THROUGHTEACHERS THROUGHDRAG NETDRAG NET

ACCESS GUIDEACCESS GUIDECO-TEACHING EFFORTSCO-TEACHING EFFORTS

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from

Cradle to CareerPAPERWORK REDUCTION PAPERWORK REDUCTION

INITIATIVES INITIATIVES

MANDATED WEB-BASED MANDATED WEB-BASED IEPIEP

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from

Cradle to CareerBEGAN WORK WITH THE BEGAN WORK WITH THE

PERSONNEL PERSONNEL IMPROVEMENT CENTER AT IMPROVEMENT CENTER AT

NASDSENASDSE

DR. GEORGE ANN RICEDR. GEORGE ANN RICE

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TARGETED 3 SCHOOL TARGETED 3 SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR SYSTEMS FOR INITIAL WORKINITIAL WORK

0

50

100

150

200

250

LEA1 LEA2 LEA3

202

114

19

92

488

All NS SPED NS

TARGETED 3 SCHOOL SYSTEMSTARGETED 3 SCHOOL SYSTEMS

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SPECIAL EDUCATORSPECIAL EDUCATORE-MENTORING PROJECTE-MENTORING PROJECT

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from

Cradle to CareerTHE NEW TEACHER THE NEW TEACHER CENTERCENTER

NEVADANEVADA

NASDSENASDSE(THE PERSONNEL CENTER)(THE PERSONNEL CENTER)

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega ConferenceCollaboration to Achieve Success from

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SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION MENTORINGMENTORING