Unifying Educational Systems : Leadership and Policy Perspectives

Unifying Educational Systems Encourages Leaders To Move Beyond The Traditional Forms And Rituals Of Leadership For Special Education That Are Caught Within Traditional Definitions Of A Continuum Of Services. Grounded In Public Policy Debates, Research On Teaching And Learning, And An Emerging Consensus Throughout The Leadership Community That Calls Into Question Our Current Practices, Chapters In This Volume Provide A Discussion Of The Purpose, Principles, And Paradoxes Extant In The Implementation Of Current Special Education Policy. Chapter Authors Discuss How Students Are Currently Served, The Feasibility Of Re-conceptualizing Special Education Leadership In The Current Policy Context, And The Challenges For The Future. Ultimately, Unifying Educational Systems Calls For A New Policy Framework To Integrate Special Education Within The Larger Instructional Support System In Schools, In Order To Support A Social Justice And Inclusive Practices Agenda. Front Cover -- Unifying Educational Systems -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction And The Proposal For Unifying Systems -- 1. Special Education: A Critical Perspective On Reframing Public Policy For Students With Disabilities: Jeannie Kleinhammer-tramill, Leonard C. Burrello, And Wayne Sailor -- 2. Shifting Perspective To Frame Disability Policy: Wayne Sailor And Leonard C. Burrello -- Part Ii: Legal And Financial Basis Of Services For A Unified System -- 3. Toward A Human Capabilities Education Policy: Carl Lashley -- 4. Busting Barriers To Fully Integrating Systems Of Education: Analyzing Idea And Applying Models Of Disability: Shana J. Haines And Rud Turnbull -- 5. In Support Of A Seamless Special Needs Students Services System: A Heuristic Examination Of Education Finance Policy, Special Needs Revenue Components, And Flexible Expenditure Possibilities: R. Anthony Rolle, Pakethia Harris, And Leonard C. Burrello -- Part Iii: New Conceptions Of Practice -- 6. Aligned Service Delivery: Ending The Era Of Triage Education: Todd A. Gravois -- 7. Serving Students With Extensive Support Needs In General Education Contexts In A Reconceptualized System Of Education: Diane Lea Ryndak, Ann-marie Orlando, And Debra Duran -- 8. Accountability For What Matters: Using Postschool Outcomes To Build School And Community Renewal: Mary E. Morningstar, Gregory Knollman, Sarah Semon, And Jeannie Kleinhammer-tramill -- Part Iv: Leading Diversity In A Unified System -- 9. Worth, Burden, And Control: The Rejection Of Personhood And The Most Dangerous Assumption: Julia M. White -- 10. Educational Leaders And The Capabilities Approach: Amy L-m. Toson And Elise Frattura -- 11. The Dangerous Politics Of Difference: How Systems Produce Marginalization: Elizabeth B. Kozleski, Alfredo Artiles, And Lisa Lacy -- Part V: Summary And Closing. 12. Reflections And The Human Capability Approach: Leonard C. Burrello, Jeannie Kleinhammer-tramill, And Wayne Sailor -- Contributor Biographies -- Index.