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Southeast Regional Consortium for Low
Incidence Disabilities
SERCLID
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.
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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
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
Map of D/HH Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region
TEXAS Lamar University,
Beaumont, TX
University of Texas health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX
Stephen F. Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX (CED)
Texas Women’s UniversityDenton, Texas
OKLAHOMA University of Science and
Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK
University of TulsaTulsa, OK
ARKANSAS University of Arkansas
– Little RockLittle Rock, AR
LOUISIANA University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
MISSISSIPPI University of Southern
MississippiHattiesburg, MS
ALABAMA University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL
GEORGIA Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA
FLORIDA University of North
FloridaJacksonville, FL
Flagler CollegeSt. Augustine, FL
PUERTO RICO
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
Map of BVI & DB Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region
TEXAS Stephen F. Austin State
UniversityNacogdoches, TX (CEC)
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX (CEC)VI/Deaf-Blind
OKLAHOMA Northeastern State
UniversityTahlequah, OK
ARKANSAS University of Arkansas at Little
RockLittle Rock, Arkansas (CEC)
LOUISIANA University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA (CEC)
MISSISSIPPI University of Southern
MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi (CEC)Severe/Deaf-Blind
Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi
ALABAMA University of Alabama,
BirminghamBirmingham, AL (CEC)VI/Deaf-Blind
GEORGIA
FLORIDA Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida (CEC)
PUERTO RICO
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
IHE Personnel Preparation Programs
ProfessionalDevelopment
Recruitment &Retention
SERCLID
Consortium & Steering Committee
SERCLID
Consortium & Steering Committee
Certification & Licensure Standards
Program Approval Standards &
IHE Accreditation
Assessment of Qualifications
SERCLID Systems Design Model
IHE Personnel Preparation Programs
Emphasizing personnel preparation and, in turn, certification and recruitment
Certification & Licensure Standards
Recruitment &Retention
SERCLID2005 – 2006
MOU
SERCLID2005 – 2006
MOU
Program Approval Standards &
IHE Accreditation
IHE Personnel Preparation Programs
Regional Personnel Preparation Models
Multi-state models via distance technology
Promoting our traditional higher education programs and supporting the development and/or expansion of RPPMs
Certification & Licensure Standards
with ease of interstate mobility
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
Southeast Regional Consortium for Low
Incidence Disabilities
SERCLID
Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
- Henry Ford
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