05385nam 2200673 450 991048056650332120170822145213.01-4833-6131-41-4833-6348-1(CKB)3710000000456921(EBL)1651172(OCoLC)922907723(SSID)ssj0001530421(PQKBManifestationID)12540210(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530421(PQKBWorkID)11529935(PQKB)11077167(MiAaPQ)EBC1651172(EXLCZ)99371000000045692120150822h20052005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCultivating and keeping committed special education teachers what principals and district leaders can do /Bonnie S. Billingsley ; foreword by James McLeskey ; acquisitions editor Robert D. Clouse ; copy editor David Yurkovich ; cover designer Anthony Paular ; contributors Lynn Boyer [and seven others]Thousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2005.©20051 online resource (265 p.)"A joint publication with the Council for Exceptional Children."1-4129-0888-4 1-4129-0887-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""""Design Reasonable Work Assignments""""Promote 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""""Role Problems""""Stress 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""""Consider ""Grow Your Own"" Programs""""Market 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""""Confirm the Interview""""Develop 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""""Scenario: How We Eat Our Young""Billingsley highlights the problems that drive many special educators out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention.Teachers of children with disabilitiesIn-service trainingTeachers of children with disabilitiesVocational guidanceElectronic books.Teachers of children with disabilitiesIn-service training.Teachers of children with disabilitiesVocational guidance.371.9Billingsley Bonnie S.854383McLeskey JamesClouse Robert D.Yurkovich DavidPaular AnthonyBoyer LynnMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480566503321Cultivating and keeping committed special education teachers1908034UNINA