Charter schools have always exercised certification flexibility in hiring, but the pandemic has exacerbated special education staffing challenges, leading to more designated special education roles being filled by general educators. In response, the Collaborative created the PIPELINE program to train these “new-to-special-education” teachers (both newly hired as well as veteran teachers who have been tapped internally for special education roles) and their supervisors to support them in learning the fundamentals of special education compliance and instruction. The dual training for teachers and their coaches seeks to help break the special education silo and ensure that schools have a cohesive vision for their special education programmatic and instructional supports.
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