The National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers
(Personnel Center) works to increase the nation's capacity to successfully recruit
and retain special educators, early intervention and related service providers
to serve the needs of infants, young children and youth with disabilities and
their families. To this end, the Personnel Center is conducting a national recruitment
campaign to attract a diverse pool of interested candidates to these professions.
Information on careers, personnel preparation programs, state certification requirements,
financial aid and employment opportunities is maintained and continually updated
on this website.
Teachers-Teachers.com is a free service designed to help educators find teaching
jobs, administrative jobs and other related service positions. Through Teachers-Teachers.com
you can also view job postings from 2,087 school systems and private schools
nationwide.
The IRIS Center is a national center that aims to provide high-quality resources
for college and university faculty and professional development providers about
students with disabilities. IRIS seeks to obtain this goal by providing free,
online, interactive training enhancements that translate research about the education
of students with disabilities into practice.
One strategy for recruiting professionals
into careers and/or settings where shortages of qualified personnel
currently exist is the provision of “loan forgiveness” programs.
The National Coalition for Personnel Shortages in Special Education
and Related Services has advocated for many years for loan forgiveness
programs as an effective method for reducing the shortages of special
education and related service professionals.