Center for Improving Teacher Quality (CTQ) Ensuring that Special Education Students are Served by Highly Qualified Teachers Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs U. S. Department of Education

Mission of CTQ To enhance educational opportunities for all students, particularly students with disabilities, through improving teacher licensing systems

INTASC/CCSSO in collaboration with National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Federal Regional Resource Centers Federal Labs and Comprehensive Centers

CTQ Operating Principles Respect autonomy of state to set policy Do not reinvent wheel All stakeholders should be at the table Take a systemic approach to work

State PK-12 Student Standards State Teacher Licensing Standards Pre-Service Preparation State Licensing Professional Dev For Re-Licensing State Program Approval Standards © INTASC/CCSSO State Licensing Assessment State Prof. Dev. Requirements State Teacher Licensing System

INTASC’s Standards for Teachers of Students with Disabilities Address for first time what GENERAL EDUCATION teachers should know and be able to do to effectively teach students with disabilities Drafted by 27 practicing teachers and teacher educators from both general and special education Aligned with INTASC’s core standards

Strategies for Helping States Effect Change Annual Forums Brokered, customized technical assistance Grant monies Communities of practice Telecasts Website Intensive Case Studies

Federal Context for Change No Child Left Behind – Adequate Yearly Progress – Disaggregated Subgroup Progress – Accountability – Highly Qualified Teachers IDEA Reauthorization – HQ implication is that special educators must demonstrate subject matter competency if involved in direct instruction of the general curriculum

Forum Theme How must K-12 delivery systems for students with disabilities change to assure these students access to the general curriculum?

Breakout Sessions Collaborative Teaching Secondary Special Education Delivery Low Incidence Professionals Pre-service/Alternate Routes School Leadership/Culture of Schools Professional Development/Induction

Presenters Sandra Lindsay, Deputy Superintendent, South Carolina Department of Education Joe Simpson, Deputy Executive Director, CCSSO Marilyn Friend, Chair and Professor, University of North Carolina --Greensboro