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Study of the Effectiveness of the Education Specialist with Mild Moderate Disabilities District Intern Program Repor

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Study of the Effectiveness of the Education Specialist with Mild Moderate Disabilities District Intern Program Repor

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  1. This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation • In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button • Select “Meeting Minder” • Select the “Action Items” tab • Type in action items as they come up • Click OK to dismiss this box • This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Study of the Effectiveness of the Education Specialist with Mild Moderate Disabilities District Intern ProgramReport to the California Legislature Presentation to NAAC/NCAC Joint Conference Washington D.C. April 2007 Presenters Michael McKibbin Mary Lewis Catherine Kearney Commission on Los Angeles San Joaquin County Teacher Credentialing Unified School District Office of Education

  2. Data Sources • Approved Program (Accreditation) Documents from 6 participating District Intern Programs • Alternative Certification Funded Program Data: Qualitative and Quantitative Data • Interview of Program Directors • Questionnaires to Graduates, Interns, their Support Provider and Site Administrator

  3. Questions that Organized the Study • Does the Education Specialist District Intern Program help meet the shortage of special education teachers in California’s classrooms? • Are there any differences among those who enter classrooms through this route compared to more traditional student teaching based routes? • Have these six programs developed teacher preparation that meets the needs of partnering districts? • Have these programs been able to develop instructional and support systems that meet the needs of their clients? • Do the six programs who participated in this pilot have the capacity to prepare and support high quality Education Specialist teachers for students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities?

  4. Results QuestionMeeting Shortage of Special Ed Teachers? • Does the Education Specialist District Intern Program help meet the shortage of special education teachers in California’s classrooms? Emergency Permit Reduced Statewide • San Joaquin • Los Angeles • San Diego Similar Data to University Intern Program

  5. District Intern Program InformationEducation Specialist Mild/Moderate District Intern Program Information

  6. Demographic Differences ofParticipants? 2. Are there any differences among those who enter classrooms through this route compared to more traditional student teaching routes? Differences in: Undergraduate Degrees Gender Ethnic/Racial Second Career

  7. Meeting District Needs? • Have these six programs developed teacher preparation programs that meet the needs of partnering districts? • 639 Education Specialist with Mild/Moderate Disabilities • 187 Districts • 23 Counties • 6 fold increase in 6 years

  8. Instruction and Support System Developed Instruction • Have six programs been able to develop instructional and support systems that meet the needs of their clients?

  9. Delivery System • Pre-service preparation 120-240 clock hours • On-going preparation • afternoons, weekends • on site – regional locations

  10. Support System On Site Support • Formal/Informal • Start Up Coaches • Retired Teachers Program Level Support • Cohort • Electronic • Specialized Support

  11. Capacity of Programs? • Do the six programs who participated in this pilot program have the capacity to prepare and support high quality Education Specialist teachers for students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities? • Success in Putting Together Instructional Team • Challenge of Putting Together Support Team • Importance of Retired Educators • Retention • 5 years 85% • 3 years 90%

  12. Follow-Up Effectiveness Survey of Educators and Matched Interns, Support Providers, and Employers/Site Administrators • Sample Size: • 191 Administrators • 100 Interns • 85 Mentors • 39 Graduates

  13. Site Administrators Comparison

  14. Site Administrators Request Another Intern?

  15. Helping Administrators Meet Their Shortage Needs

  16. Frequency of On-site Support

  17. Average Length of Support

  18. Program Effectiveness as Reported by Mentors and Graduates

  19. Recommendations That the sunsetdate on the District Intern Education Specialist Programs of January 1, 2008 be removed from statue.That the Commission Staff continue to work with programs to improve on-site support and report on those efforts in the 2009 Effectiveness Study.

  20. Presentation to NAAC/NCAC Joint Conference Washington D.C. April 2007PresentersMichael McKibbin Mary Lewis Catherine KearneyCommission on Los Angeles San Joaquin CountyTeacher Credentialing Unified School District Office of Education This power point and the original report in Adobe may be downloaded from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing web-site http://www.ctc.ca.gov • Teacher Development • Intern • What’s New Contact: Mike McKibbin mmckibbin@ctc.ca.gov

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