Mississippi Teacher Educators in Special Education Collaborative


 The purpose of the Mississippi Teacher Educators in Special Education is to engage teacher education faculty around the state in order to develop a vision for special education teacher preparation which reflects current best practices as well as state and federal needs, priorities, and mandates.  All faculty members involved in the preparation of special educators may join.  We also invite others interested in issues related to preparing Special Educators to join. 


The Collaborative is sponsored by Mississippi ’s State Personnel Development Grant “Realizing Excellence for ALL Children in Mississippi ”, or REACH-MS.  This grant was awarded to the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Special Education and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (Grant No. H323AO50005).  REACH-MS is coordinated through The University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education.


Mississippi Teacher Educators in Special Education Collaborative List-serv


If you would like to be involved in ongoing electronic discussions of issues relating to the preparation of Special Educators in Mississippi , please click the link below to join the Collaborative’s list-serv:


 https://mailman.usm.edu/mailman/listinfo/ms_sped_faculty


Special Education Summit for Mississippi Teacher Educators


 On November 9, 2007, REACH-MS sponsored the Special Education Summit for Mississippi Teacher Educators.  At this Summit , faculty from several teacher education programs convened to discuss licensure and accreditation issues relating to Special Education.   Topics presented and discussed are listed below.  Click each topic for handouts shared.


Welcome and Summit Overview

        
State Special Education Goals
Ellen Burnham-Davis, Bureau Director
Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Special Education
* State Performance Plan
* Requirements of Mattie T. Consent Decree

Licensure Requirements in Special Education
Cindy Coon, Bureau Director
Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Educator Licensure
* Requirements for “Highly Qualified” in various areas
* Alternate Routes


 State Teacher Education Program Accreditation
Daphne Buckley, Assistant Superintendent
Mississippi Department of Education
* IHL Requirements
* Process and Performance Reviews
* Project Clear Voice Report


Closing Remarks and Next Steps