Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

Articles

Recruitment and Retention of Assessment Personnel

  • Cynthia G. Simpson (Author) Sam Houston State University image/svg+xml
  • Sharon A. Lynch (Author) Sam Houston State University
  • Vicky G. Spencer (Author) Sam Houston State University
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.27
Abstract
With a national shortage of special education personnel, including assessment personnel (Caranikas-Walker; Shapley, Cordeau, 2006; Karr, 2005), rural communities face serious challenges in retaining and recruiting highly qualified special education staff due to limited access to university training programs (Hausman & Hausman, 2003; Knapczyk, Chapman, Rodes, & Chung, 2001). This article presents research-based methods that rural school districts can use to recruit and retain assessment personnel. Many of the steps that are helpful for recruiting and retaining assessment personnel are either not utilized or underutilized (Caranikas-Walker et al.; Simpson & Lynch, 2005). Factors for assessment personnel that influenced their decision to accept a position and to stay in their positions are discussed.
Keywords
Special Education, Public Schools, Administrators, School Personnel, School Districts, Administrator Surveys
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How to Cite
Simpson, C. G., Lynch, S. A., & Spencer, V. G. (2007). Recruitment and Retention of Assessment Personnel. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2(2), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.27

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  • Submitted April 6, 2007
  • Published June 15, 2007
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