1. Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities SERCLID Addressing the pervasive, critical shortage of qualified educational personnel to serve individuals (early childhood through 12 th grade) who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, and deaf-blind. AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR TX USVI

2. SERCLID A Regional Community of Practice of professionals and consumers invested in identifying avenues to increase the number of highly qualified personnel serving students (early childhood to 12th grade) who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, and deaf-blind

3. 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

4. Documenting personnel shortages… The Needs Assessment in the Low Incidence Disabilities D/HH TeachersEducational Interpreters B/VI TeachersO & M Specialists DB TeachersBraille transcribers

5. IHE Personnel Preparation Programs Professional Development 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

11. Map of D/HH Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast Region TEXAS  Lamar University, Beaumont, TX (CED)  University of Texas health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas (CED)  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 (CED)  University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK (CED) ARKANSAS  University of Arkansas – Little Rock Little Rock, AR (CED) LOUISIANA  University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA (CED) MISSISSIPPI  University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS (CED) ALABAMA  University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL (CED) GEORGIA  Georgia State University Atlanta, GA  Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA FLORIDA  University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL (CED)  Flagler College St. Augustine, FL (CED) PUERTO RICO US VIRGIN ISLANDS

12. 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) VI/Deaf-Blind GEORGIA FLORIDA  Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida (CEC) PUERTO RICO US VIRGIN ISLANDS

13. 3 Tiers of Support: Tier one technical assistance: Operationalizing an RPPM for D/HH Teachers RPPM for D/HH Teachers: Collaborate with the Join Together PT3 Grant to implement a Regional Personnel Preparation Model (RPPM) for certification of teachers of students who are D/HH Committed instructors ( University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Georgia State University, University of New Orleans, Valdosta State University ) Tier two technical assistance: Supporting an RPPM for O&M Specialists & an RPPM for DB Teachers Cooperative Agreement Texas Tech and U of AL Birmingham model (Collaborative Masters program for O&M)

14. Tier three technical assistance: Facilitating the SERCLID steering committee Monthly SERCLID steering committee calls –Representatives of all ten southeast states and territories are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 1:00 Central time The standing agenda –1:00 – 1:10: Learning Community Connections –1:10 – 1:30: RPPM Updates and Advice –1:30 – 2:00: Low Incidence Disability Topic

15. Identifying and supporting regional solutions… Distance delivery personnel prep programs with the current capacity to meet regional shortages D/HH Teachers  Georgia State University/Valdosta State University (plans to converge with UAR-LR/UNO in 2006 with interstate certification contract)  Texas Tech University Educational Interpreters  Do It Center

16. Identifying and supporting regional solutions… Distance delivery personnel prep programs with the current capacity to meet regional shortages BVI Teachers  Texas Tech University DB Teachers  Texas Tech University (in collaboration with University of Southern Mississippi) Orientation & Mobility Specialists  Texas Tech University

17. Exploring possibilities… Menu of current and possible approaches to preparing teachers for DHH, BVI, and DB Lead: Shirley Wilson, Texas Tech University Menu of current and possible approaches to qualifying teachers for DHH, BVI, and DB Lead: Donna Zornes, Southern Regional Director of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education Certification Nexus for Next StepsNASDTEC Regional Meeting

18. Exploring possibilities: For example, pending consortium interest and desire…  Establish interstate certification contracts  Scale up recruitment to existent personnel prep programs (traditionally or distally delivered)  Build and/or replicate additional RPPMs (i.e., multi-state collaboratives using distance technology)  Coordinate and promote existent professional development offerings (or develop new PD models)  Collaborate with ABC-TE to establish the Passport to Teaching SM Certification Process in low incidence disabilities (alternate route based on national standards)  PRIDE Grant – FL and GA students get grants for books, stipend scholarship

19. Southeast Regional Consortium for Low Incidence Disabilities SERCLID Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. - Henry Ford AL AR FL GA LA MS OK PR TX USVI

20. SERCLID Contacts http://edla.aum.edu/serrc/serrc.html http://edla.aum.edu/serrc/serrc.html Betty Beale SERRC Program Director bbeale@mail.aum.edu 334-244-3661 Eric Dickson SERRC Program Specialist edickson@mail.aum.edu 334-244-3116 Rhonda Tyree SERCLID Facilitator rltyree@yahoo.com 740-363-0126 Kate Reynolds IHE Liason kreynold@uno.edu 985-781-5571 Donna Zornes Certification Liaison dzornes@arkedu.k12.ar.us 501-682-4346