Full Description
This book supports the professional learning of school principals, and those who aspire to be such, in development of their skills and knowledge around fostering inclusive schools for students with special education needs. The book includes 27 case stories that are based on research with school principals. Each case includes expert commentaries and resources to support principals and emerging leaders as they consider how to effectively support students with special education needs in inclusive schools. Its premise is based on the recognition that there are increasing numbers of students with disabilities and special education needs in neighbourhood schools. Principals need to develop new competencies to navigate the challenges, and benefits, of including students with special education needs into inclusive classroom settings. The book provides opportunities to build leadership competencies by considering a diversity of cases related to inclusive leadership. The cases in the book are divided among nine sections addressing the following areas: transitions, early years, elementary school cases, secondary school cases, community supports, school board/district supports, school teams, complex cases, and cases specific to new teachers. Seven cross-cutting themes are addressed in these cases including: communication, parents/caregivers, agency/efficacy, collaboration, relationships/trust, legal, and advocacy.
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?
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