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Recruitment & Retention Initiatives

This section of the Website focuses on selected projects and literature of working plans to recruit and retain diverse, well-qualified educators for children and youth with disabilities. The selected projects were reviewed by staff for these important elements:

• Use of best practices.
• Proven results.
• Focus on a diverse pool of candidates.
• Collaboration among State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, and Institutions of Higher Education.

Resources on Recruitment and Retention

• Special Education Teacher Veterans: What Makes Them Stay?
• Personal You: Fostering a Successful Mentor-Mentee Relationship
• Searching for a Job in Kansas? Check out You Tube!
• Strategies for Recruiting and Supporting Underrepresented Groups within High Quality Special Education Teacher Preparation Program
• Enlarging the Pool
• How Can I Find out More About Special Education as a Career Choice?
• Retention of Special Education Professionals
• Special Education Administration at Crossroads
• The Road to Tomorrow's Teachers :: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating
• Wanted: Special Education Teachers "Smart People with Big Heart"