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In Kansas, vacancies concentrate in specific rural and remote regions, with increased reliance on waivers as new licenses grow slowly. High turnover further compounds need, fueled by workload, limited support, demanding families, and shrinking teacher education programs. 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Education Department,Emporia State University  \nemail:mbock1@emporia.edu  \nMari Caballero,PhD.Special Education Department,Emporia State University  \nemail:mflake@emporia.edu  \nKelly O'Neal-Hixon,PhD.Special Education Department,Emporia State Universityemail:koneal@emporia.edu  \n## Abstract\n\nRural schools face unique challenges recruiting teachers.Rural school administrators reportdifficulties finding qualified applicants.Unique challenges rural special education teachers face,e.g.,working with a more diverse group of students including those with significant disabilities,heightenthe difficulties rural administrators experience when recruiting and retaining qualified specialeducation teachers.Leveraging university/rural school partnerships,e.g.,resident teacheruniversity/school partnerships,can help rural schools recruit and retain qualified special educationteachers.This article reports a self-study of Teachers College Special Education Fellowship Program(TCSEFP),a virtual residency in teaching program.The data support the benefits of the TCSEFP forspecial education teacher recruitment and teacher training for first year special education teachersteaching with a provisional endorsement.The data also support the development of virtualuniversity/school partnerships.  \nIn September of 2017 the Kansas State SchoolBoard learned that there were 82 specialeducation teacher vacancies across the state.Approximately 25%of the state's 286 schooldistricts reported teacher shortages.Theseteaching vacancies occurred in certain areasthroughout the state (Bisaha,2018).Theyclustered in southwestern Kansas,south centralKansa (two remote,rural Kansas regions),and twourban school districts(Wichita and Kansas City).  \nvacant either because there were no applicants,or the applicants did not meet the state standards(Bisaha,2018).Further,there had been a flatgrowth rate in new teacher licenses andendorsements from 2016 to 2018(Bisaha,2018).Consequently,schools had increased reliance onwaivers to hire teachers who did not meet statestandards.From 2016 through 2018 the numbersof waivers issued by the Kansas State Departmentof Education increased from 161 to 353(Bisaha,2018).Mischel Miller,the state teacher licensureand accreditation director identified fully staffingKansas rural schools as the hotbed issue for the  \nA survey of school superintendents found that themain reason positions remained unfilled was lackof applicants.Seven out of 10 positions remained  \nKansas Department or Education(Deines,2017).  \nThe shortage of special education teachers is notunique to Kansas.Nationally,in 2020-2021,48states reported special education teachershortages(Buttner,2021).This shortage is fueledby high special education teacher turnover ratesof 12.3%,twice that of general education teacherturnovers(Buttner,2021).Lambert(2020)citedthree reasons special education teachers leave thefield:(a)overwhelming workload,(b)little supportfor high needs students,and (c)demandingparents.An additional factor contributing to thespecial education teacher shortage is the decreasein teacher education programs throughout thenation (Gonzalez,2020).  \nRural schools,i.e.,schools with fewer than 600students located in towns with less than 2500people located at least five miles from anurbanized area(Rural School and CommunityTrust,2013),face unique challenges whenrecruiting teachers.As Berry,Petrin,Gravelle,andFarmer(2012)note,rural school administratorsthroughout the nation report difficulties findingapplicants or finding qualified applicants.Thus,Kansas'rural administrators'experiences conformto the national norms.Berry et al.(2012)noteseveral other contributing factors:(a)Rural specialeducation teachers work with a more diversegroup of students,e.g.,students with autism,students with learning disabilities,students withemotional and behavioral disorders,students withintellectual 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Shortages are intensified by state standard mismatches and increased waiver hiring.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the special education teacher shortage persist nationally and in Kansas?\",\"answer\":\"Nationally, many states report shortages, fueled by high special education teacher turnover and factors such as overwhelming workload, limited support, and demanding parents. Kansas data show vacancies and increasing waivers between 2016 and 2018.\"},{\"question\":\"How does a virtual residency program address recruitment and training needs?\",\"answer\":\"The Teachers College Special Education Fellowship Program provides a virtual residency that supports recruitment and training for first-year special education teachers, including teaching with provisional endorsement. It also supports the development of virtual university–rural school partnerships.\"}]","Special Education Teachers in Residence: New Teachers for the Prairie | PDF",1792031349,43]