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This book provides case studies and resources to help school principals develop skills and knowledge in leading inclusive schools for students with special education needs.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Competencies for Inclusive School Leadership Transitions
Chapter 3 The Case of Charles
Chapter 4 Supporting Albert
Chapter 5 The Big Move The Early Years
Chapter 6 "You have to trust we're doing our job"
Chapter 7 The Case of Jakob
Chapter 8 "I can't believe I was the one who excluded him..."
Elementary School Specific Cases
Chapter 9 The Grade 5 Field Trip
Chapter 10 Overstepping Boundaries
Chapter 11 An Accident and an Injury
Secondary School Specific Cases
Chapter 12 The Incident in Mr. Mooney's Science Class
Chapter 13 Overheard in the Staff Room
Chapter 14 Truly Inclusive?
Community Supports
Chapter 15 Involving Community Programs: The Case of Aki
Chapter 16 The Case of Sahar Said
Chapter 17 "She won't go"
School Board Supports
Chapter 18 Supporting T.J. and Mr. Garcia
Chapter 19 A Case of School Board Funding
Chapter 20 Wandering Off: A Case of a Safe Arrival Program School Teams
Chapter 21 Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Chapter 22 A Dysfunctional School Team?
Chapter 23 "No one is listening to me"
Complex Cases
Chapter 24 "I was on autopilot"
Chapter 25 The Case of Bethany
Chapter 26 The Newspaper Article
Supporting New Teachers
Chapter 27 Figuring It Out On Your Own
Chapter 28 The Case of Alexis
Chapter 29 Over Invested?
References
About the author
Steve Sider is a former school administrator and current university faculty member who researches inclusive education and school leadership. He directs the Centre for Leading Research in Education and has held six national research grants exploring how school principals' leadership competencies are nurtured.
Kimberly Maich is a current university professor, psychologist, and behaviour analyst, as well as a former autism consultant to schools, vice-principal, and guidance counsellor in charge of special services.
Summary
This book provides case studies and resources to help school principals develop skills and knowledge in leading inclusive schools for students with special education needs.
