Panel on Attracting Effective Personnel

Attract, Prepare, Retain:
OSEP National Summit on Improving Effective Personnel for Children with Disabilities

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is hosting a summit focusing on strategies to attract, prepare, and retain effective personnel—general and special education teachers, early childhood personnel, and related services providers—who have the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective instruction, interventions, supports, and services to children with disabilities. This topic disproportionately affects children with disabilities and their families due to the many unfilled positions and high attrition rates among special education teachers, early childhood personnel, and related services providers.

The summit is an opportunity to bring together various stakeholders to explore potential strategies and innovative approaches to address this critical need.