Description
Book SynopsisWhether you are a superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or director of special education, you need to demonstrate that all aspects of the special education program are well administered and worth every penny spent. This volume will help you to determine: · Referral patterns by school, grade, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic and family status · The degree to which principals, psychologists, committee on special education members (CSE), and classroom teachers were knowledgeable about criteria for classification, mainstreaming, and declassification of students · The linkage between the general curriculum and the curriculum for self-contained special education classes · Reasons for declassification and profiles of declassified students · And much more! Includes findings from audits and usable information about the nuts and bolts of the management and operation of special education programs.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Demystifying Special Education Chapter 2 Gathering Information: Tools and Committee Chapter 3 Quick Overview of Your Special Education Program Chapter 4 The First Steps in an Audit of the Referral Process Chapter 5 Six Steps to Reduce Learning Disabled Referrals Chapter 6 Four Steps to Reduce Speech Impaired Referrals Chapter 7 Sin Steps to Reduce Emotionally Disturbed Referrals Chapter 8 The Committee an Special Education Minority Students Chapter 9 Supervision of Special Education Personnel Chapter 10 Effective and Efficient Use of Staff Chapter 11 Supervision of the Special Education Curriculum Chapter 12 Accountability of Special Education Programs Chapter 13 The Declassification Process Chapter 14 Conclusion
