Integrating coverage of the most important knowledge base, research, and practice in the field, this book prepares educators for the challenging role of special education leader. Special Education Leadership provides leaders with tools to review programs, implement special education law, and build special education programs that effectively supervise and support teachers. Grounded in theory, this book also includes best practice for day-to-day operations, such as issues of teaching and learning, personnel selection and evaluation, basic financial management, working with parent relations, mental health issues, and legal matters related to special education. Full of advice from practitioners, end-of-chapter questions, and coverage of emerging trends, this book helps prepare special education administrators and supervisors to survive the pressures of working with students with disabilities while supporting appropriate services and preventing litigation.
David Bateman is Professor of Special Education at Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania, the United States.Jenifer Cline is the Continuing Education Unit Manager in the Montana Department of Education, the United States.
Preface eResources PART OneChange Agent 1 Introduction With Verne BeffertPART TwoCompliance Leader 2 Laws and Special Education Administration 3 State Monitoring and Compliance With Doug Cox4 Discipline for Students with Disabilities 5 Mental Health for Students with Disabilities With Jessica Wery6 Working with Parents With Elizabeth Harkins Monaco7 Grades and Graduation for Students with Disabilities 8 Progress Monitoring With Amy Finn9 Finance for the Special Education Administrator With Carrie TurnerPART ThreeInstructional Leader10 Evaluating Special Education Staff 11 Aligning Special Education Department Initiatives to District Mission With Rhonda Brunner and Wendy KubaskoPART FourCollaborative Leader 12 The Conflict Continuum With Stephanie Weaver and Lenore Knudston13 Meeting Strategies and How to Prevent Due Process Hearings14 Current and Emerging Trends Facing Special Education With Laura MatsonAppendix 1: Advanced Specialty Set: Special Education Administration Specialist Appendix 2: Council For Exceptional Children (CEC) Code of Ethics for Educators of Persons With Exceptionalities Appendix 3: List of Indicators Appendix 4: CEC’s Position on Special Education Teacher Evaluation: A Toolkit for Special Educators Index