Earley, J: Practical Approach to Special Education Administr Creating Positive Outcomes for Students With Different Abilities

"The role of the administrator of special education in any school district might be the most challenging position in the neighborhood. With constrained budgets and burgeoning needs for students who require special services, the typical administrator often struggles with complex if not agonizing life-altering decisions. Layered upon this reality is a massive number of regulations, codes, laws, standards, and paperwork that must be followed and attended to.

Fortunately, two retired administrators of special education have written a book on the administrator s role that reads like an encyclopedia but exudes warmth and passion on most every page. This impressive book brings the reader inside the important and mercurial world of special education, presenting a wealth of critical information while simultaneously speaking to the reader with unabashed candor and humility. I particularly enjoyed reading the anecdotes that speak to the struggles and triumphs each encountered along the way. Students who require special education services often need strong voices advocating for their needs. The world is a better place because of the voices of the authors.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who works in or is involved in special education. It should be mandatory reading for all new administrators of special education." Charles Appelstein, MSW 20211201