Rookie Toolkit for Supporting and Retaining Special Educators.
This document was originally developed to support Rookie Camp Grantees. The Rookie Toolkit is packed full of information, tools and guidance. For ordering information, contact: the Recruitment and Retention Project.
Self-Guided Needs Assessment
This document addresses strategies or programs to both recruit and retain special education staff. This tool can be used to evaluate what you currently do and determine whether you might want to make some changes. This instrument is available on our website at: http://www.tr.wou.edu/rrp/needs.htm.
Recruitment and Retention Survey.
We have also included a copy of the survey used to collect much of the information shared here. It can be used with your own staff to get a sense of your current situation. This survey is available on our website at: http://www.tr.wou.edu/rrp/survey.htm.
Web-Based Resources
In addition the materials we have here there are other sources of information that we would like you to know about.
The Recruitment and Retention website has lots of information and links on it. If you haven't visited it you should. The website is at: http://www.tr.wou.edu/rrp.
The Oregon Parent Training and Information Center has a number of resources that are very helpful. While OPTI is funded to provide training and support to parents of children with disabilities, they also have a lot of resources that you and teachers can access and use. You can find their website at http://www.orpti.org.
The Center of Personnel Studies in Special Education (COPSSE) at the University of Florida is another excellent source of information. Several of the reports provided in this tutorial are from that center. Their website can be found at http://www.copsse.org
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) still has some good content on their website under the National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education. Most of this effort has been taken over by NASDSE, but there is still quite a bit here. You can find their website at http://www.specialedcareers.org/.
The National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers (NASDSE) - The Personnel Center contains most of what was on the CEC site plus some new stuff. You can find their website at: http://www.personnelcenter.org/
