SE-7300: Leadership, Law, and Finance in Special Education

Hussey, W. J., Thomas, S. H., Anderson, K., & Algozzine, B. (2019). A survey of responsibilities, workload, and satisfaction of administrators of special education. Journal of Special Education Leadership, 32(2), 117–128.
This article looks at the responsibilities, workload, and satisfaction of special education administrators. This will provide valuable background information as you prepare to interview a special education administrator this week.

Lashley, C. (2020). Special education leaders’ roles across boundaries: Leadership, administration, and management. Journal of Special Education Leadership, 33(1), 45–48.
This article overviews an entire issue of the Journal of Special Education Leadership addressing issues specific to special education leaders. After reading you may wish to delve deeper into one of the issues presented in the journal.

Luckner, J. L., & Movahedazarhouligh, S. (2019). Leadership in special education: Administrators’ current challenges in onewestern State. Journal of Special Education Leadership, 32(2), 103–116.
This study examined the perceptions of special education administrators about the challenges they encounter. This will be useful in understanding the challenges faced by the administrators you will interview this week.

Miller, K. J. (2018). Reflections on Special Education Administration: A Case Study. Journal of Special Education Leadership, 31(2), 85–98.
Five retired special education administrators were interviewed for this case study. Both the format and the content of this article will be helpful as you prepare for your interview and write your summary this week.