These students are at a high risk for having an unidentified visual impairment. This Administrative Toolbox is intended to provide directors with information in a flexible frame- work for hiring and retaining VI professionals that will accommodate modifications necessary to meet existing district standards. In May 1997, all district special education directors in Texas received a survey about recruitment of VI professionals. This Toolbox is intended to help directors develop disability-specific resources and data for hiring and supervising VI professionals. The intent was to develop a set of resources which would be useful to administrators with an array of experience in visual impairments, be pedagogically sound, and be considered valid by the people who will use it.
Every resource has limitations and makes some assumptions.
The Toolbox makes the following assumptions that should be considered when evaluating the use of its resources. Districts already have many existing resources to assist them in achieving their goals. This Toolbox is intended to support those resources by supplying information specific to visual impairments. Districts will modify the job descriptions, interview questions, procedures, and other resources to meet their specific individual needs. Job descriptions are the foundation of the performance evaluation of school district personnel.