Retention Resources
A Teacher Training Mentor Model in Rural Special Education/ Williams, Ellen et al. ERIC, March '91. This paper describes project RAISE (Rural America Institute for Special Educators), a masters level program that trains preservice and practicing special education teachers. This project addresses the high attrition rates among beginning special education teachers in rural settings. The project included coursework on rural special education service delivery, practica and field assignments, field-based research projects, and a mentoring model for beginning teachers in rural special education.
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Beginning Teachers Programs: Analysis of State Actions During the Reform Era/ Furtwengler, Carol. Wichita State University, 2/15/95. This article reports findings from the conduct of a 50-state survey to determine the status of state requirements and state components of beginning teacher programs instituted from 1983 to 1992. The article discusses the implementation of beginning teacher programs during the 1980s reform movement and describes the methodology used for the study. An analysis of seven state policy issues derived from an interpretation of the information about beginning teacher programs is provided and four major themes identified in beginning teacher programs are presented..
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Beginning Teacher Support, Attrition, Mentoring & Induction/ Gold, Yvonne. Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1996.
The concept of support is the central theme of this chapter. The purpose of induction programs, mentoring, and related components is to provide assistance to beginning teachers. Support must be comprehensive in nature and varied in type. It discusses the importance of the initial experiences in the first year of teaching and how those first experiences impact the rest of the teachers career..
In J. Sikula (ed.) Handbook of Research on Teacher Education (2nd Ed.), 1996, New York: Simon & Schuster MacMillan.
Coping with Stress in the Special Education Classroom: Can Individual Teachers More Effectively Manage Stress?/ Brownell, Mary. ERIC, 1997.
Special Education Teachers have a stressful job. Although not all stress associated with teaching is negative, stress that reduces a teacher's motivation can have deleterious effects such as alienation from the workplace, absenteeism, and attrition. When special education teachers are highly stressed by the unmanageability of their workload, they are more likely to leave the special education classroom. The ability to manage stresses related to teaching is critical of they are to survive and thrive in the classroom.
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Developing and Evaluating Interventions Aimed at Increasing Retention of Special Education Teachers (Teacher Support & Retention Project) Final Report/ Cooley, Elizabeth. ERIC, 1995.
This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a 3-year federally funded project that developed and evaluated interventions aimed at increasing retention of special education teachers. The interventions developed and evaluated consisted of: 1) a series of stress management workshops aimed at preventing or alleviating teacher burnout, and 2) a peer collaboration program designed to facilitate supportive collegial interactions among pairs of teachers regarding work-related problems..
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Factors that Predict Teachers Staying in, Leaving, or Transferring from the Special Education Classroom/ Miller, David;Brownell, Mary;Smith, Stephen. The Council for Exceptional Children, 1999.;
A random survey of 1,576 Florida special education teachers examined factors that contribute to their propensity to leave or stay in the special education classroom or transfer to a new school. The variables identified, based on extensive review of the literature, included background, classroom, school district and personal factors..
Exceptional Children, Vol. 65. No2, PP. 201-218, 1999
The Council for Exceptional Children
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Individual Learner Outcomes: Infusing Student Needs into the Regular Education Curriculum/ Filbin, Janet;Rogers-Connolly, Terri;Brewer, Robin. Peak Parent Center, 1998.
A growing number of states, including Colorado, are adopting policies focusing on the restructuring of schools to define and achieve quality education for all students through standards-drive education. In Colorado, education reform is focusing on development of clear content standards and implementation of an assessment process inclusive of all students. As schools shift toward inclusive educational practices, they will be required to determine methods which address the unique and individualized needs of learners with disabilities within the regular education setting..
Peak Parent Center
6055 Lehman Dr. Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, (719)531-9400, Fax: (719) 531-9452, e-mail: info@peakparent.org, Website: www.peakparent.org
Interactions, Collaboration Skills for School Professionals/ Friend, Marilyn;Cook, Lynne. Longman, 1992.
This book offers a comprehensive treatment of collaboration in schools. This volume is on the creative edge because it can be used as a tool to learn skills that are of immediate necessity as well as those that have broad application and lasting value. It can be used as a class text, a small-group in-service training manual, or a self-teaching skills book..
Longman
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Recruitment and Retention of Special Educators and Related Services Personnel: State Plan and State Strategic Plan Provisions/ Mullins, Frank;Morris, Sidney;Reinoehl, Kim. National Clearinghouse, 1997.
This paper reviews all of the 50 state plans required under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in order to identify state initiatives dealing with the recruitment and retention of special education personnel..
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Retention of Certified Staff/ Hill, Jonathan. Lake Co. ESD, April 20, 1999.
A report written to provide information to the Lake County Education Service District Board of Directors. The purpose is to develop a sound knowledge base from which the Board may review its existing policies, regulations and practices relating to certified staff. A detailed analysis of the reasons why certified staff are leaving positions in Lake County, Oregon. Details the unique challenges of retaining staff in a small, rural & remote district..
Copy on file at R & R Project. 1-800-764-6566
Retention of Special Education Professionals: A Practical Guide of Strategies and Activities for Educators and Administrators/ Wald, Judy L.. CEC - National Clearinghouse, 1998.
Designed for educators and administrators, this guide lists many practical strategies for the retention of special education professionals..
Available from the National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education The Council for Exceptional Children 1920 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1589 www.cec.sped.org Download from internet: www.special-ed-careers.org/retguide.htm Also EDRS, ERIC #422691
Special Education Personnel Recruitment Practices: A Manual for Administrators/ ERIC, June 1987.
This guide deals with issues of recruitment and retention of both regular and special educators, and emphasizes the need for school administrators to upgrade or establish formalized recruitment programs. Discusses factors impacting teacher recruitment and retention. Programs developed by states or localities to meet their personnel needs are briefly described..
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Special Education Teaching Conditions Initiative - Preliminary Results/ Council for Exceptional Children, May 1999.
The preliminary results of a survey being conducted by the council for Exceptional Children about teaching conditions in special education..
Internet - downloaded from CEC Web page
www.cec.sped.org/cond/condres.html
The Council for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
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Strategies for Teacher Collaboration/ Aldinger, Lovian;Warger, Cynthia;Eavy, Paul. Exceptional Innovations, Inc., 1991.
Designed to help school professionals who are currently performing a consultant role with teachers. The guide provides an opportunity to "walk through" the stages of problem solving as applied to teacher consultation. The emphasis will be on how collaboration can work within a problem-solving model and how collaboration can be undermined at any stage in the process..
Exceptional Innovations, Inc.
PO Box 3853, Reston, VA 20195 (703) 709-0136 fax: (703) 435-2656
Strategies for Teacher Retention/ Gonzales, Patricia. ERIC, August 1995.
Strategies for teacher retention are presented, including successful approaches and elements for operating a state system for personnel recruitment and retention in special education..
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Survival Guide for the First-Year Special Education Teacher/ Kemper Cohen, Mary;Gale, Maureen;Meyer, Joyce. Council for Exceptional Children, 1994.
A detailed checklist of supplies and activities that is helpful for a first year special education teachers. Topics covered include getting ready to teach, tips for the classroom management, building rapport, interfacing with regular educators and coping strategies..
The Council for Exceptional Children
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The IEP: A Tool for Realizing Possibilities/ Peak Parent Center, 1998.
Video: Highlights the importance and use of the IEP as a basic tool in designing and delivering supports and services for students with disabilities. Shows students successfully included in general classrooms. Useful for building confidence in family members about their vital role in the IEP meeting. (20 minutes long).
Peak Parent Center
6055 Lehman Dr. Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, (719)531-9400, Fax: (719) 531-9452, e-mail: info@peakparent.org, Website: www.peakparent.org
Why Teachers Leave/ American School Board Journal, June 1999.
Discusses the reasons why good teachers are leaving the profession. Many of these teachers are deciding that the rewards of teaching aren't worth the relatively low pay and even lower status. Although there will be a need to recruit 2 million teachers in the next decade to keep pace with growing enrollment and an aging teacher workforce, the bigger challenge is reducing the rate of attrition..
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Research Connections in Special Education/ CEC & ERIC, Winter '99.
A bi-annual review of research on topics in special education, focusing on research sponsored by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs..
ERIC/OSEP Special Project, The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Dr., Reston, VA 2019101589, (703) 620-3660 tty (703) 264-9449
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Ants in His Pants: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education/ Giangreco, Michael. Peytral Publications, Inc., 1998.
A book of cartoons about the realities and absurdities of special education. Appropriate for use in a presentation - humorous..
Peytral Publications, Inc., PO Box 1162, Minnetonka, MN 55345, (612) 949-8707, www.peytral.com