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CONTENTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK
Regents of The University
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ROBERT
M. BENNETT,
Chancellor, B.A., M.S. ............................................
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Tonawanda |
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ADELAIDE
L. SANFORD,
Vice Chancellor, B.A., M.A., P.D. ..........................
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Hollis |
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DIANE
O’NEILL
MCGIVERN,B.S.N.,
M.A., Ph.D. ...........................................
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Staten Island |
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SAUL
B. COHEN,
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. ...........................................................
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New Rochelle |
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JAMES
C. DAWSON,
A.A., B.A., M.S., Ph.D...............................................
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Peru |
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ANTHONY
S. BOTTAR,
B.A., J.D.................................................................
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North Syracuse |
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MERRYL
H. TISCH,
B.A., M.A......................................................................
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New York |
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GERALDINE
D. CHAPEY,
B.A., M.A., Ed.D. ................................................
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Belle Harbor |
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ARNOLD
B. GARDNER,
B.A., LL.B. ..............................................................
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Buffalo |
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HARRY
PHILLIPS,
3rd, B.A., M.S.F.S...........................................................
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Hartsdale |
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JOSEPH
E. BOWMAN,
JR.,
B.A., M.L.S., M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D. .....................
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Albany |
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LORRAINE
A. CORTÉS-VÁZQUEZ,B.A.,
M.P.A. ...........................................
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Bronx |
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JAMES
R. TALLON,
JR.,
B.A., M.A. .............................................................
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Binghamton |
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MILTON
L. COFIELD,
B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. ...................................................
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Rochester |
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JOHN
BRADEMAS,
B.A., Ph.D.
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New York |
President of The University and Commissioner of Education
RICHARD
P. MILLS
Chief
of Staff Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs
KATHY
A. AHEARN
Chief
Operating Officer Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Management Services
THERESA
E. SAVO
Deputy
Commissioner for Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with
Disabilities
REBECCA
H. CORT
Coordinator, Program Development and Special Education Policy
FREDRIC
DEMAY
The
State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color,
religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin,
race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation
in its educational programs, services and activities. Portions of this
publication can be made available in a variety of formats, including braille,
large print or audio tape, upon request. Inquiries concerning this policy of
nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department’s Office for Diversity,
Ethics, and Access, Room 530, Education Building, Albany, NY 12234.
Requests for additional copies of this publication may be made by contacting
the Publications Sales Desk, Room 309, Education Building, Albany, NY 12234.
This
document was developed pursuant to cooperative agreement #H326R040008 under
CFDA 84.326R between the Northeast Regional Resource Center, Learning
Innovations/WestEd and the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S.
Department of Education. However, the opinions expressed herein do not
necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Office of Special
Education Programs and no endorsement by that office should be inferred.
Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document; however, please
credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of
this material.
The
National Coordination and Dissemination Center to Improve Strategies for the
Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with
Disabilities. A Cooperative Agreement, H326P030002, between the US Department
of Education and the National Association of State Directors of Special
Education. Descriptive title: The National Center for Special Education
Personnel and Related Service Providers (Personnel Center) Project Officer:
Martha B. Bokee
© 2004
Northeast Regional Resource Center
LearningInnovations
at
WestEd
To: State
Directors of Special Education, Local Administrators, and Teachers:
I am pleased
to introduce you to
Keeping Quality
Teachers: The Art of Retaining General and Special Educators.
The conceptualization of this project originally came from the Northeast
Regional Resource Center’s (NERRC’s) Regional CSPD/SIG Workgroup, composed of
state department of education representatives from all eight states in Region
1. Knowing the needs of their states and school districts, it is they who
focused our attention on the issue of retention. In support, the State
Directors of Special Education across our eight states gave us the charge of
creating a document that they could use at the state and local levels to
assist schools in developing the conditions and supports that would keep their
quality teachers in the classroom.
The writing
and production of this document represents the collaborative work of a team of
exceptional individuals, all deeply committed to helping to retain and support
the most valuable resource for improving educational opportunities for
children with disabilities: our teachers. The team that did the research and
writing for this product includes:
K. Lynn Boyer,
Ph.D., Project Director, National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special
Education, Council for Exceptional Children
Carol Davis, former CSPD
Coordinator for the state Bureau of Special Education, New Hampshire
Department of Education. and
Maureen
Anderson, Consultant, Special Education Resource Center, Department of
Education, Connecticut
Phoebe
Gillespie, Ph.D. Project Director of the National Center for Special Education
Personnel and Related Service Providers (Personnel Center), National
Association for State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Tom Hidalgo,
Program Associate, NERRC, Learning Innovations/WestEd
Karen Mikkelsen, Program
Associate, NERRC, Learning Innovations/WestEd
Pat Mueller, Program Associate,
NERRC, Learning Innovations/WestEd
Melissa Price & Dr. Gerald Mager, New York
Higher Education Support Center for Systems Change, Syracuse
University
James and Concetta Sullivan, Partners in Sullivan Educational
Associates
Susan Villani, Senior Program Research Associate, Learning
Innovations/WestEd
20 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495 802-951-8226 Phone _
802-951-8222/8227 Fax _802-951-8213 TTY www.wested.org/nerrc
The creation
and production of
Keeping Quality
Teachers
would not have
been possible without the generous leadership and production contributions of
Fred DeMay and Matt Giugno from the New York State Education Department,
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with
Disabilities. Their unwavering commitment to the project, their vision, and
standard of excellence were essential to the product’s completion.
This document
reflects several years of work and collaboration by these individuals and
their organizations. The result is a product that represents diverse
perspectives, the latest research, and a commitment to quality on behalf of
students in schools everywhere. Our hope is that you will share our work with
others and that this document will be used to build retention strategies in
your state and in local school districts.
Acknowledgements
Strategic
Planning Workgroup Members
Carmen
Alvarez and Lisa Mendel, United Federation of Teachers, 50 Broadway 14th Floor, New
York, NY 10004
(212) 598-9546 spedvp@aol.com
Elizabeth
Arons, Chief Executive Officer, Division of Human Resources, New York City
Department of Education, 65 Court Street ,Room 707 Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718)
935-4750 earons@nycboe.net
Nancy
Brennan, New York State Education Department Office of Teaching Initiatives, 5N
Education Building, Albany, NY 12234 (518) 474-4661
nbrennan@mail.nysed.gov
Caryl
Cohen, Deputy Executive Director Division of Human Resources, New York City
Department of Education,
65 Court Street, Room 406A, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718)
935-2710 ccohen@nycboe.net
Paul
Fields, Canisius College, Room 306 Churchill Academic Tower, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208-1098
(716) 888-3269 fieldsp@canisius.edu
Teresa
Fiermonte, Rochester City School District, 131 West Broad Street , Rochester, NY
14614
(585) 262-8595 teresa.fiermonte@rcsdk12.org
Aminda
Gentile, Carol Haupt, United Federation of Teachers, 52 Broadway 18th Floor, New
York, NY 10004
(212)-475 3737 (212) 598-9522 (Carol) agentile@ufttc.org
chaupt@ufttc.org
Ginny
Gorski, Monroe 1 BOCES Teacher Center,15 Linden Park Rochester, NY 14625 (585)
249-7021 ginny_gorski@boces.monroe.edu
Barrie
Grossi, Rhode Island Department of Education, 255 Westminister Street , Providence,
RI 02903,
(401) 222-4600 Ext. 2312 bgrossi@ride.ri.net
Anita
Hanretty, Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo Professional and Technology Center, 150
Lower Terrace Room 422,
Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 851-3048 ahanretty@buffalo.k12.ny.us
Peter
Ianniello, Estella Robles Dep. Exec. Dir., Div. of Human Resources, New York City
Department of Education,
65 Court Street Room 706 (Peter) Room 312
(Estella),
Brooklyn, NY 11201,
(718) 935-4718 (Peter)
(718) 935-2574 (Estella) piannie@nycboe.net
erobles@nycboe.net
Belinda
Johnson,
NY State Education Department,
55 Hanson Place Room 545,
Brooklyn, New York 11217
(718) 722-4544, bjohnso2@mail.nysed.gov
Stephanie
F. Leeds,
Humanities, Natural Sciences & Ed. Programs,
Cazenovia College Eddy 207,
22 Sullivan Street,
Cazenovia, NY 13035,
(315)-655-7390, sleeds@cazenovia.edu
Jill Levy,
Anita Gomez-Palacio,
Council of School Supervisors and Administrators,
16 Court Street, 4th Floor,
Brooklyn, New York 11241,
(718) 852-3000, jill@csa-nyc.org
anita@csa-nyc.org
Ron
Linden,
Buffalo Public Schools,
Director of Staff Development,
Buffalo Professional and Technology Center,
150 Lower Terrace Room 422,
Buffalo, NY 14202,
(716) 851-3048 Ext. 204, rlinden@buffalo.k12.ny.us
Margaret
Lyons, Principal (SAANYS),
Montgomery Elementary School,
Valley Central School District,
141 Union Street,
Montgomery, NY 12549-1399,
(845) 457-4886, mlyons@vcsd.ouboces.org
Irene
Ross, SETRC PDS,
Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES,
200 BOCES Drive,
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 248-2290, iross@pnwboces.org
Larry
Waite,
New York State United Teachers,
800 Troy-Schenectady Road,
Latham, New York 12110-2455
(518) 213-6644, lwaite@nysutmail.org
Workgroup
Advisors
Fred
DeMay,
NYS Education Department-VESID,
One Commerce Plaza Room 1624,
Albany, NY 12234,
(518) 486-7462, fdemay@mail.nysed.gov
Matt
Giugno,
NYS Education Department-VESID,
One Commerce Plaza Room 1624,
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 486-7462, mgiugno@mail.nysed.gov
Gerald
Mager,
Syracuse University,
150 Huntington Hall,
Syracuse, NY 13244,
(315) 443-1288, gmmager@syr.edu
Melissa
Price,
Syracuse University,
150 Huntington Hall,
Syracuse, NY 13244,
(315) 443-1757, macjprice@cs.com
Workgroup
Facilitators
Connie
and Jim Sullivan,
Sullivan Educational Associates,
26F Congress Street Box 229,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 580-1416, jcsul@aol.com
