1. Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities
SERCLID
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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.

2. 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
Graduation rates for low incidence disabilities, k-12 outcomes are low

3. 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

4. Map of D/HH Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region
TEXAS
Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
University of Texas health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX (CED)
Texas Women’s University
Denton, Texas
OKLAHOMA
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas – Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
LOUISIANA
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
MISSISSIPPI
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
ALABAMA
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL
GEORGIA
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
FLORIDA
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Flagler College
St. Augustine, FL
PUERTO RICO
US VIRGIN ISLANDS

5. Map of BVI & DB Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region
TEXAS
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX (CEC)
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX (CEC)
VI/Deaf-Blind
OKLAHOMA
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas (CEC)
LOUISIANA
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA (CEC)
MISSISSIPPI
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (CEC)
Severe/Deaf-Blind
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
ALABAMA
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Birmingham, AL (CEC)
GEORGIA
FLORIDA
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida (CEC)
PUERTO RICO
US VIRGIN ISLANDS

6. Certification & Licensure Standards Program Approval Standards &
IHE Personnel
Preparation Programs
Professional
Development
Recruitment &
Retention
SERCLID
Consortium &
Steering Committee
Certification & Licensure Standards
Program Approval Standards &
IHE Accreditation
Assessment of
Qualifications
System of interlocking systems involved in making change needed to address complexities of regional shortages
Issues include:
limited availability and flexibility in and across personnel prep programs,
barriers to collaboration among colleges in universities,
challenges in regional reciprocity in certification for people who wish to work in other states,
inconsistencies in methods of assessing personnel qualifications, limited and uncoordinated efforts at recruitments, retention, and professional development.
In the spirit of interlocking gears, when one part of the model changes it must do so in alignment with and respect to changes occurring in all other systems of the design model.
At the hub of the systems change is the ongoing dialogue, learning and designing efforts of the SERCLID and guidance of the steering committee
SERCLID Systems Design Model

7. Program Approval Standards & Certification & Licensure Standards
IHE Personnel
Preparation Programs
Program Approval Standards &
IHE Accreditation
Certification & Licensure Standards
SERCLID
2005 – 2006
MOU
Recruitment &
Retention
Since the design task is far to complex for all systems to be addressed at once, initial efforts have focused on building innovative and collaborative personnel preparation models across colleges and universities. It is agreed that the most leveraged or influential starting point for change is the target to increasingly limited availability of personnel prep programs.
An integral part of this is the certification and licensure standards in states. The consortium is focusing on aligning these certification and licensure standards with personnel prep programs across states
Emphasizing personnel preparation and,
in turn, certification and recruitment

8. Regional Personnel Preparation Models
Promoting our traditional higher education programs and supporting the development and/or expansion of RPPMs
IHE Personnel
Preparation Programs
Regional Personnel Preparation Models
Multi-state models via distance technology
with ease of interstate mobility
Certification & Licensure Standards

9. 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

10. Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities
SERCLID
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Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
- Henry Ford