Attract, Prepare, Retain Resource Database

Recruiting Washington Teachers is a teacher academy program that aims to support high school students to pursue teaching careers in State-identified shortage areas, including special education.

This program is designed for educators who desire to pursue a position in special education leadership. It offers year-long workshops, seminars, and field experiences that culminate in special education director certification.

This program, created through a partnership between the Virginia Department of Education and Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), aims to improve teacher retention by providing free membership to CEC and professional development support specifically designed by CEC.

This report analyzes strategies, policies and incentives that have been used to address the attraction and retention of high-quality teachers in Utah in order to assist districts and schools in examining their own recruitment and retention practices.

This program provides increased support from the Utah State Board of Education to special education directors and leaders to build effective and compliant special education programs through the expansion of district-level coaching and mentoring in charter as well as some public school settings.

The Texas Education Agency attempts to address teacher shortages and diversify its teacher workforce by offering competitive grants for districts to develop Grow Your Own programs aimed at attracting high school students to pursue a career in education.

This program aims to retain certified classroom teachers in designated shortage fields, including PK-12 special education, by offering up to $2,500 per year in loan repayment assistance.

This resource list compiled by the Texas Education Agency lists several programs and grants that provide financial assistance to individuals seeking teaching certification with an emphasis on alternative preparation programs.

This report provides an overview of the retention, movement and attrition of Tennessee public school teachers, with emphasis placed on high-needs content areas, such as special education and career & technical education (CTE).

This resource serves to enhance teacher preparation and retention in Tennessee by providing a framework for the development, implementation, and monitoring of partnerships between educator preparation programs (EPPs) and local education agencies (LEAs).

The South Dakota Department of Education offers student loan forgiveness for teachers working in critical need geographic areas as well as critical need subject areas.

SC-Create is a scholarship program that offers tuition-free coursework to in-service teachers looking to transition to or add-on a licensure in several areas related to serving students with disabilities. These areas include, but are not limited to, special education, speech-language pathology, and school psychology.

The Rhode Island Teacher Preparation Index tracks the graduation to hiring rate of educator preparation program (both traditional and alternative) graduates. Additionally, the Teacher Preparation Index also shows long-term performance reports in specific certification areas, including special education.

The RIPLS address the retention and development of personnel by providing specific descriptors to guide local and school leaders in improving professional learning for educators. The standards are designed to ensure professional development opportunities in Rhode Island are of high quality and sustained over time, with the goal of improving and building upon educators’ practices and student outcomes.

This grant program seeks to address speech-language pathologist shortages throughout Oregon by providing up to $10,000 in scholarships to individuals seeking licensure in speech-language pathology or audiology.