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The Lived Experiences of Elementary Assistant Principals and Special Education Law: A Phenomenological Study
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Michelle K. Floyd – ProQuest LLC, 2024
School leadership has progressed from a principal-led position to a dual-leader position with assistant principals. Assistant principals have stepped into instructional leadership roles and have been identified as overseeing special education (Best, 2016; Gaston, 2005; Walton, 2008). Despite studies determining that assistant principals are…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Assistant Principals, Elementary Education, Special Education
School Administrators' Opinions of Adapted Physical Education Services
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Bittner, Melissa; McNamara, Scott; Katz, Heather; Silliman-French, Lisa – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2020
School administrators oversee and monitor specially designed programming for students with disabilities to ensure they receive appropriate services. School administrators, however, may be unprepared for the diverse roles that are needed to ensure students with disabilities receive an appropriate education (Edwards, 2012) including in adapted…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adapted Physical Education, Students with Disabilities, Principals
Special Education Requirements and Logistics: Bridging the Gap of Understanding for School Leaders
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Petra L. Nelson – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Principals and assistant principals are the educational leaders of their school buildings and must have a working knowledge of special education law, programs, and special education teacher supports. This study reinforces the need for principals and assistant principals to be fully prepared to lead all of their schools' programs, including special…
Descriptors: Special Education, Principals, Assistant Principals, Leadership
Investigating the Impact of School Administrator's on the Frequency of Physical Restraint in K-12 Schools
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Dowell, Richard; Larwin, Karen – International Journal of Special Education, 2016
The purpose of a physical restraint is to control the behavior of a student. It can involve physically holding a person immobile against his or her will to using chemical or mechanical devices to control a person. This study was designed to contribute to the paucity of existing research literature in regards to a school administrator's impact on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Disabilities, Discipline, Behavior Modification
The "New" Section 504: Student Issues in the Wake of the ADAAA
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Hardcastle, Lisa A.; Zirkel, Perry A. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2012
School leaders are familiar with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, but they also need to be legally literate about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This need is particularly pressing in the wake of significant recent changes in Section 504 as a result of the Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act. This case illustrates the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Compliance (Legal), Legal Responsibility
Administrators' Understanding of Special Education Law in the Schoolhouse
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Protz, Babette M. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2005
Provisions of special education law under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act are many and complex. During the 2001-2002 school year over 48 million children in the United States, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico were enrolled in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12. Parents are becoming increasingly legally literate; the increased…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries