Special Education Enrollments and Teaching Certificates Joseph Frey

Special Education Enrollments and Teaching Certificates Joseph Frey, Associate Commissioner New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education September 2008

2003 Total Cohort Graduation Rate General Education Students and Students with Disabilities Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma after 4 Years by Need/Resource Capacity Category Note that students with disabilities in lowneed districts graduate at higher rates than the general education students in New York City, Large City districts and Urban-Suburban districts. Results through June 2007

New York State Special Education Birth-Grade 6 Grades 5 -12 Total Enrollment, 2006 -07 257, 243 225, 674 482, 917 Teachers (FTE), 2007 -08 23, 564 20, 062 43, 626 1 st Yr Certificates, 2007 -08 6, 167 1, 539 7, 706 Students per Teacher 10. 9 11. 2 1 st Yr Certs as a % of Teachers 26% 8% (annual replacement potential)

1 st Year Certificates Issued for Teaching Students with Disabilities, New York State 2004 -05 to 2007 -08

New Certificates per Vacancy Estimated production needed to avoid shortages

Special Education Certification Structure Large 7 States and All States NY CA FL IL Pre School/NK X Early Childhood X X Elementary X X Elementary/M iddle Middle X Middle/Secon dary X Secondary*** X OH PA 6 TX All States 42 19 6 8 4 X *** 20 K-12; N 41 X X X Grade 12; *** Mostly endorsements of a general secondary certificate rather than All Grades a special education certificate, or not subject specific.

Students with Disabilities Enrolled in NYS Higher Education The number of self-identified students with disabilities in New York State higher education programs is increasing. 3. 6% 3. 4% 2. 8% 3. 0% *Share of Total Enrollment 3. 4% 3. 5% 3. 6% 3. 3% *Data for 1998 are not available *