The Principal's Special Education Calendar: A Month-By-Month Roadmap to Building Consistency, Equity, and Compliance in Your School - Paperback

by Joanne W. Lane (Author)

The Principal's Special Education Calendar is a pragmatic, "do-now" guide that addresses a building leader's special education responsibilities over the course of the school year.

Developed for novice and experienced principals, it also meets the needs of professors and aspiring principal candidates looking for a resource to bridge theoretical approaches with the practical aspects of the job.

Based on quarterly marking periods for ease of planning and organization, this book provides a comprehensive guide for principals. It includes real-life scenarios, legal red flags, must-have resources to illustrate, "Why this is important," and key monthly tasks with concluding checklists that recap the top action items for follow-up - all in a conversational, easy-to-read format.

With a focus on what information principals need to know, when to know it, and why, this book is the ultimate hands-on special education guide for principals everywhere to build compliance and fill in the gaps left bare in preparation programs.

Author Biography

Joanne W. Lane, Ed.D., is a former school administrator with more than forty years of experience in K-12 settings and higher education as a speech-language pathologist, principal, director of special education, assistant superintendent, adjunct lecturer, and internship supervisor in educational administration. She currently serves as a special education consultant in New York State.