Personnel Improvement Center
Our Mission:
To increase the nation's capacity to recruit, prepare and retain fully qualified special educators, early intervention and related service providers through knowledge development, technical assistance and dissemination and leadership/coordination.
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Events

Free webinar on Minnesota's state-level work with personnel data

The Personnel Improvement Center hosted a webinar presented by the Minnesota Department of Education, Department of Special Education on their work to extract, analyze and report on both the supply and demand data for special education personnel and related service providers in their state. Steps in the data analysis were described in detail, along with the results and plans for further data analysis to better inform their recruitment, preparation and retention strategies for personnel who serve students with disabilities in their state.  View the webinar here.

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Features
  • Mentoring and Induction Guidelines: A Pilot Study in Georgia Learn about the excellent work that has been done by the Georgia DOE in developing, implementing and evaluating a special education-specific new teacher mentoring/coaching pilot program in three local districts. View the webinar here.
  • Case study of Technology Use for Recruitment and Retention Initiatives In this case study you will learn how four states are using new technologies to recruit and retain special education personnel. Read the study here.
  • Assessing and Supporting New Special Education Teachers in their Professional Growth Hear from the creators of an innovative support network, who have integrated CEC standards with INTASC standards into their online rubric, intended to both assess and support new special education teachers in their professional growth.  View the webinar here.
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  • PIC Practice Brief Series features topics that include mentoring, personnel preparation program partnerships and using social media as tools for recruitment, plus much more!  Check out the 2011 series here. 
  • PIC Video Page features a variety of webinars presenting information about data management, attracting and developing special education personnel and establishing personnel preparation program parternships.  View all of the PIC videos here.
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Stay Informed

 

  • New Report from the Data Quality Campaign: States Must Focus on People to Change the Data Culture   Read the report here.

  • The New Teacher Center Releases its Policy News  Read the newsletter here.

  • Review of State Policies on Teacher Induction New Teacher Center's recent report on induction and mentoring provides an analysis of all 50 states, highlights leading state policies and offers recommendations.  Read the report here.
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What Are Our Partner Centers Up To?

IDEA PartnershipOne of the PIC’s partner centers,NASDSE’s IDEA Partnership, engages in collaborative work with more than 50 national organizations, technical assistance providers and agencies at the state and local level.
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Spotlight on Educators

School Psychologists Make a Difference Every Day                                               

This month the PIC highlights school psychologists.

Art Therapist

Check out this brochure describing a career in school psychology.  This is a great recruitment resource!

The PIC features a variety of careers in special education, early intervention and the related services. If your organization has information on a specific career you would like featured, please send the information to PIC Communications Manager, Leila Richey. 
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Become an early interventionist, special educator or related service provider!
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The National Center to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Improvement Center). A Cooperative Agreement, H325C080001, between the US Department of Education and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. Project Officer: Maryann McDermott
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