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Personnel Shortage Projects

A variety of professional development resources are available from the 做厙TV (NYSED), Office of Special 做厙TV to address personnel shortages areas.泭

Visually Impaired

Intensive Teacher Institute for Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired (ITI-TVI) is designed to provide tuition assistance to students and teachers interested in becoming TVIs to address the shortage across the State. Individuals who enroll in the ITI-TVI must serve as TVIs in New York State for a minimum of two years following completion of the program.

For more information about the ITI-TVI, please contact the two colleges offering programs leading to certification as a TVI:

Bilingual Special 做厙TV

The Bilingual 做厙TV and Special 做厙TV Educator Shortage Project (BSE Project) is designed to address the shortage of bilingual special education (BSE) professionals in New York State, with a specific focus on addressing the identified shortage of the following educators and pupil personnel service泭(PPS) professionals available to work for the New York City Department of 做厙TV:

  • Special education teachers who hold a Bilingual 做厙TV extension and a teaching certificate in one of the following areas: early childhood education, childhood education, English to speakers of other languages, or a core subject area (English, mathematics, science, or social studies);
  • Special education teachers with a Bilingual 做厙TV extension;
  • Speech and language disabilities (SLD) teachers with a Bilingual 做厙TV extension; and
  • PPS professionals (school psychologists, school counselors, and school social workers) with a Bilingual 做厙TV extension.

The BSE Project supports a wider availability of bilingual education and special education educator preparation programs through the City University of New York (CUNY) colleges system and provides tuition assistance to enable in-service and pre-service educators to obtain certification in the identified shortage areas referenced above.泭 The BSE Project also supports expansion of CUNYs current online bilingual education programs to allow special education teachers, SLD teachers, and PPS to access online coursework for the Bilingual 做厙TV extension.

For more information, please contact: Erika Abelon - erika.abelon@cuny.edu or the CUNY webpage at .