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Name: The Case of the Ineffective Special Educator: Instructional Challenges of a First Year Principal
ID: m17260
Language: English (en)
Summary: This case was developed to use in leadership courses with specific implications for school law and supervision of instruction. Varied data are presented about the school and district for students to analyze. School instructional policies of inclusion of special needs students and supervision of teachers play a role in the course of events at Washington Elementary School. Dr. Long, a first year principal faces the challenge of addressing the issue of a special education teacher who does not perform responsibilities, and there are direct implications for district personnel procedures regarding providing teachers with assistance.
Subject: Social Sciences
Keywords: Challenges in Special Education, Inclusion, Instructional Challenges, Leadership, NCPEA, Policy Issues, Standards-based Leadership
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: Leslie Jones (leslie.jones@nicholls.edu), Fran Crochet (fran.crochet@nicholls.edu)
Copyright Holders: Leslie Jones (leslie.jones@nicholls.edu), Fran Crochet (fran.crochet@nicholls.edu)
Maintainers: National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (tcreigh@vt.edu), Leslie Jones (leslie.jones@nicholls.edu), Fran Crochet (fran.crochet@nicholls.edu)
Version: 1.1 (history)
Created: Jul 22, 2008 6:53 am GMT-5
Revised: Jul 22, 2008 11:37 am GMT-5

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Version: 1.1 Jul 22, 2008 11:37 am GMT-5 by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
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