Here is an authoritative reference on a range of subjects vital to supervisory personnel whose responsibilities include children with learning and/or behavior problems.Leading professionals - serving as members of a special writing team of the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) - offer a rich source of ideas especially for administrative personnel involved in the delivery of special educational programs and services to children with handicapping conditions.

"The book allowed me to explore my own leadership practices regarding instructional capacity building. It′s a must for individuals looking to examine ways to improve teaching and learning."Royce Avery, PrincipalWoodsboro High School, TX"Vision and focus are intertwined, and I think this book does an exemplary job of showing the distinctions between the two while depicting their close relationship.Very motivating . . . as a principal, I was inspired...

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 ...