Students with Disabilities Can Meet Accountability Standards: A Roadmap for School Leaders

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This book provides a road map for all school leaders as they attempt to improve the achievement of students with disabilities. In today's accountability system, school personnel are responsible for ensuring that all groups of students, including students with disabilities, show sufficient progress. If the disability subgroup fails to meet accountability standards, then the school (and the district) can be labeled as a "needs improvement" school.

This book is designed for principals, assistant principals, general educators and special educators. It focuses on two main goals. First, it clearly describes the instructional components that must be implemented across the school to increase the achievement of students with disabilities. Second, it describes a step-by-step process that the school's leadership team must undertake to enable all teachers to provide those instructional components. This book provides a description of what instruction should look like in every classroom across the school for students with disabilities and how to make this happen.

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This is a good book for special educators, and a great book for general educators. -- John O'Dell, chair of educational administration and supervision, Lincoln Memorial University
Educators have an overwhelming challenge to provide a superior academic experience for their students. This book identifies these challenges and offers practical solutions that will effect above average results. Students, O'Conner has your back! -- Marie S. Corrigan, founding director, Sophia Academy
This excellent work of John OConnors invites teachers and other school leaders to reflect, grow, and learn from their practice. The application-based case studies at the end of each chapter are particularly insightful and user friendly. Combining stimulating ideas and practical suggestions, Students with Disabilities Can Meet Achievement Standards will ensure that your school is fully prepared today to confront the challenges of tomorrow. -- Gloria Talley, deputy superintendent of teaching and learning, DeKalb County Schools, Georgia

Author Bio

John O'Connor has led school improvement initiatives at the state and local level during his 20 years in public education. He is currently the Executive Director for Special Services with the DeKalb County School System in metro Atlanta. He has provided training to over 100 district, state, and national audiences. This is John's third book. He co-wrote, Students with Disabilities Can Make AYP and wrote Turning Average Instruction into GREAT Instruction. John lives in Stockbridge, Georgia with his wife, Shawn, and two sons, J.T. and Luke.