Welcome to the website of the Miami-Dade and Monroe Regional Personnel Development Partnership (PDP). Our local partnership supports Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties' efforts to ensure that there are adequate numbers of qualified personnel to meet the educational needs of infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

The purpose of the Personnel Development Partnership is to increase the State's capacity to recruit, prepare and retain highly qualified personnel in Florida that provide instructional and related services to children with disabilities.

This website was developed by the Dade/Monroe PDP, through the Florida Department of Education, a special project funded by the State of Florida, Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, through federal assistance under the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B and Part D.

Projects & Descriptions

Tuition Support Projects: This project is designed to increase the number of initial ESE undergraduate and graduate majors in Miami-Dade County. Tuition support

Highly Qualified- Autism Endorsement: This project is designed to support teachers of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Dade Monroe PDP region in reaching highly qualified status by participating in course work necessary to obtain the Florida State Autism Endorsement. Autism Endorsement

Highly Qualified- Exam Preparation: This is designed to support teachers in Monroe County by preparing special education teachers to participate and pass the subject area exams (Elementary Ed, MSIC, or Content Specific SAE) necessary to be highly qualified. Highly Qualified

Family as Faculty: This project is designed to introduce the family perspective for children with disabilities into pre-service education courses. Parent and family speakers attend college courses to talk about educational experiences and goals of families of children with disabilities. FAF

The grant is housed in the Special Education Program in the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies at Florida International University. For assistance or information, please contact the Project Coordinator.

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