Watch, Listen, Ask, Learn

This is your comprehensive resource on providing effective special education services in your school. Written for current and aspiring administrators and teacher leaders, the book offers action items, case studies, and reproducible tools to help you stay in front of special education law, know and support your learning services team, and ensure students with disabilities receive equitable, inclusive education. This book will help district administrators, building leaders, and general and special education teachers: Understand legal regulations and policy surrounding special educationThink ahead, be proactive, and set up supports for each studentDiscover a variety of special education service delivery models and practicesKnow how to best support the paraeducators, speech and language specialists, therapists, and other essential staff who comprise their learning services teamBuild and sustain strong parent and community supportUtilize an effective MTSS model that includes academics, behavior, and mental healthEmbrace the challenge to remain professional learners, whether they re veteran educators or just starting out Contents:IntroductionPart 1: What Every Leader Should Know About Special EducationChapter 1: The Legal Basics of Special EducationChapter 2: Service Delivery Models Striving to Meet the Least Restrictive EnvironmentPart 2: How Effective Leaders Support Special Education PersonnelChapter 3: Supporting and Mentoring Special Education PersonnelChapter 4: Supporting Paraeducator PersonnelChapter 5: Collaborating With Related Services PersonnelPart 3: Measure Your Progress Toward Schoolwide Implementation of Support for AllChapter 6: Inclusive Education Is Equitable Education All Means AllChapter 7: Eleven Steps for Establishing an Inclusive SchoolAppendix A: At-a-Glance Review of IDEA (2004)Appendix B: Sample Learning Services Team Referral FormAppendix C: A Sample Parent Notice of Learning Services Team MeetingAppendix D: Student Response Form for Learning Services TeamAppendix E: Learning Services Team Log SheetAppendix F: Learning Services Team Summary FormAppendix G: Sample Special Education ReferralReferences and ResourcesIndex