Direct linkERIC Number: ED526863
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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Creating Mentoring Programs as a Means of Retaining Qualified Special Education Personnel. Practice Brief. Winter 2011
Muller, Eve
National Center to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities
In response to high rates of attrition, increasing numbers of states and localities are developing mentoring programs as a means of retaining qualified special education personnel. Based on examples drawn from around the country, including states and localities with which the Personnel Improvement Center (PIC) has worked, this practice brief describes various mentoring models as well as identifying essential elements of effective mentoring programs for special education personnel, including related service providers.
Descriptors: Mentors, Disabilities, Special Education, Teacher Persistence, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Models, Program Effectiveness, School Personnel, Labor Turnover, Computer Mediated Communication, Beginning Teachers, Accountability
National Center to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities. Available from: National Association of State Directors of Special Education. 1800 Diagonal Road Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-519-3800; Fax: 703-519-3808; Web site: http://www.personnelcenter.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE); Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Authoring Institution: National Center to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities
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