INED 8310 - Inclusive Policies and Practices in Special Education

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: None.
This course assists school leaders in developing their skills in distributed leadership, particularly in terms of managing large scale change. Class discussion focuses upon the federal and state laws and policies for general and special education in the key areas of accountability, assessment, curriculum, funding, professional development and governance and how they translate into daily practice at the district and local level. Secondarily, the course assists aspiring school leaders with basic collaborative strategies to implement policy at the local levels through shared governance and site-based management. (For those who are otherwise qualified, successful completion of this course may lead to an endorsement as special education administrator.)