Cultivating and keeping committed special education teachers : what principals and district leaders can do / Bonnie S. Billingsley ; foreword by James McLeskey.

Billingsley highlights the problems that drive many special educators out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention.

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Main Author: Billingsley, Bonnie S. (Author)
Other Authors: McLeskey, James, 1949- (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, [2005]
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Part I -- Understanding Teacher Attrition and Retention -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction: A Leader's Framework for Teacher Retention -- Chapter Overview -- The Leadership Framework -- Improving Teacher Quality -- Recruit and Hire High-Quality Special Educators -- Support New Teachers through Responsive Induction -- Design Effective Professional Development -- Create Positive Work Conditions -- Create Inclusive and Collaborative Schools 
505 8 |a Design Reasonable Work AssignmentsPromote Wellness by Reducing Stress -- Types of Attrition: A District and School Perspective -- Leavers -- Transfers -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 2 -- Why Special Educators Leave and Why it Matters -- Scenario: Two Perspectives on Attrition -- Principal's Perspective -- Special Educator's Perspective -- Chapter Overview -- Why Special Educators Leave -- Personal Circumstances -- Problems Adjusting in the First Teaching Years -- Lack of Preparation -- Multiple, Interacting Work Problems -- Isolation and Lack of Support 
505 8 |a Role ProblemsStress and Burnout -- Special Educators' Plans to Leave -- Why Attrition Matters -- Teacher Quality -- School Improvement -- Costs of Attrition -- Chapter Summary -- Selected Readings -- Web Sites -- Part II -- Finding and Cultivating High-Quality Special Educators -- Chapter 3 -- Recruiting and Hiring Highly Qualified Special Educators -- Scenario: Where are the Qualified Applicants? -- Chapter Overview -- Recruiting Special Education Teachers -- Expand the Applicant Pool -- Recruit from Diverse Teacher Groups 
505 8 |a Consider Grow Your Own ProgramsMarket Your Special Education Program -- Offer Special Incentives -- Effective Hiring and Assignment Practices -- Centralized Versus Decentralized Hiring -- Recruit and Hire Early -- Identify Desirable Teacher Characteristics -- Carefully Screen Applicants -- Special Education Certification -- Teacher Preparation -- Experience -- Teacher Tests -- References -- Make a Good First Impression -- Assemble the Interview Team and Develop Questions -- Schedule the Interview and Establish the Applicant's Itinerary 
505 8 |a Confirm the InterviewDevelop Interview Guidelines -- Consider Match of Teacher to Position -- Caseload Match -- School Level Match -- Program Model Match -- Applicant Preferences -- Teachers without Adequate Preparation -- Job Offers and Compensation -- Tips for Leaders -- Streamline Recruitment and Hiring Processes -- Establish Relationships with Teacher Preparation Programs -- Provide Incentives for Switchers -- Chapter Summary -- Selected Readings -- Web Sites -- Chapter 4 -- Supporting New Special Educators through Responsive Induction 
520 |a Billingsley highlights the problems that drive many special educators out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention. 
650 0 |a Teachers of children with disabilities  |x In-service training. 
650 0 |a Teachers of children with disabilities  |x Vocational guidance. 
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650 7 |a EDUCATION  |x Organizations & Institutions.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Teachers of children with disabilities  |x In-service training  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Teachers of children with disabilities  |x Vocational guidance  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Behinderung  |2 gnd 
650 7 |a Berufsbildung  |2 gnd 
650 7 |a Kind  |2 gnd 
650 7 |a Sonderpädagogik  |2 gnd 
700 1 |a McLeskey, James,  |d 1949-  |e writer of foreword. 
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