About Us
Mission statement
The National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education (NCPSE)
is committed to enhancing the nation's capacity to recruit, prepare,
and retain well qualified diverse educators and related service personnel
for children with disabilities.
Our Services
- Conducting nationwide outreach campaigns to encourage individuals
to pursue careers in special education.
- Assisting state education agencies, local education agencies, and
colleges and universities in identifying effective recruitment/retention
strategies to improve the quality of professionals and paraeducators
who serve children with disabilities, including those from culturally
and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Collecting, organizing, and disseminating information regarding
special education personnel needs, availability of qualified service
providers, and preservice professional development programs to states,
local school divisions, and colleges and universities.
- Partnering with an array of educational institutions, organizations,
and professional associations committed to improving both the quantity
and quality of education professionals, in order to heighten awareness
of the unique needs of the special education professional.
- Providing information services that disseminate products related
to attrition/retention, personnel preparation programs, financial
aid, employment resources, career information, and state licensure
information.
This website is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326P980002
between the National Clearinghouse on Careers and Professions Related
to Early Intervention and Education for Children with Disabilities,
the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs,
and The Council for Exceptional Children. The contents of this website
do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US Department
of Education or The Council for Exceptional Children. This information
is in the public domain unless otherwise indicated. Readers are encouraged
to copy and share it, but please credit the descriptive title: National
Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education.
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