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Low Incidence Disabilities- Teacher Preparation Initiative (LID-TPI)

The Michigan Consortium for Teacher Endorsement For Visual Impairment

5/14/2013

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Two students learning in their classrooms.

One is reading braille.

The other is using the iPad.

Educator Shortage Areas

• Michigan critical shortage areas for populations in low incidence include:–Visual Impairment

–Orientation & Mobility Specialist

–Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Current Status of Programs

• Programs for Visual Impairment in Michigan

– EMU offers an undergraduate program

• Only university with a VI program in the state

– WMU offers a blindness and low-vision studies program

• It is not an approved teacher preparation program

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Low Incidence Disabilities

• Challenges for VI :–Require intensive, very specialized

instruction and supports

–Higher associated costs for educational services

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Low Incidence Disabilities

• Teacher Preparation Programs for low incidence disabilities:–More specialized; more costly

–Qualified faculty difficult to recruit

–Lack of programs

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I.D.E.A. Requirements

States are to ensure an adequate supply of appropriately trained personnel, including:

– preparation

– recruitment

– retention

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Michigan’s response

•Diverse stakeholder group–Over 70 members represented

•Universities

•Agencies

•School districts

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The Michigan Consortium

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Results of Collaboration

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The Michigan Consortium

• Multi-state-includes schools partnerships with universities nationally, and in Michigan,

Creates a unique opportunity to prepare teachers to educate students who are BVI.

– An on-line endorsement program for certified teachers to obtain an additional Michigan teaching endorsement• Visual Impairment

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The Program Structure

•Michigan host university•Western Michigan University

•Classes combinations• on-line

• web conferencing

• video conferencing, and

• face-to-face meetings

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Endorsement for VI

Out-of-State

• University of Massachusetts-Boston

• University of Arizona

• University of Kentucky

Michigan

• Western Michigan University (Host)

• Eastern Michigan University

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Participating Teacher Preparation Insitutions

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The Role of MDE

The OSE will:• Complete a final audit

– Application packet

– Student transcripts

– Completion of the Plan of Study

– Successful Practicum completion

The OPPS will:• Check the Michigan Online

Educator Certification System(MOECS)

• Check that Michigan Test of Teacher Certification (MTTC) test was complete

• Check that application has been paid through MOECS

• Add the endorsement to the teaching certificate

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Timeline and Data

• Fall 2013– Program was launched

– 5 students

• Summer 2014– 7 students

• Fall 2014– Anticipated total of 10-12 students

participating in program

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Contact

Collette Bauman

Director Michigan Department of Education-Low Incidence Outreach

baumanc@michigan.gov

Roxanne Balfour

Departmental Specialist

Program Accountability, Michigan Department of Education

balfourr@michigan.gov

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