Denying Special Education to Students in Need: A Case of Accountability, Compliance, and Fear in a Texas Elementary School

Autor/inn/en	DeMatthews, David E.; Knight, David S.
Titel	Denying Special Education to Students in Need: A Case of Accountability, Compliance, and Fear in a Texas Elementary School
Quelle	In: Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 22 (2019) 1, S.55-72 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-4589
DOI	10.1177/1555458918786988
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Special Education; Disabilities; Accountability; Compliance (Legal); Fear; Elementary School Students; Principals; Educational Legislation; Ethics; Decision Making; Federal Legislation; Leadership Responsibility; School Law; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Handicap; Behinderung; Verantwortung; Furcht; Principal; Schulleiter; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Ethik; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bundesrecht; Law concerning schools; Schulrecht
Abstract	Accountability policies have impacted school leadership practices both positively and negatively. In Texas, the adoption of a special education accountability policy led many schools and districts to delay or denial of special education to eligible students. This article includes an undisguised case describing the Texas Education Agency's district performance indicator that influenced districts to lower the percentage of students provided with special education. This case provides the context for a fictional scenario of a newly hired elementary school principal who is pressured to maintain low special education rates by her director supervisor and superintendent. The case explores special education law, top-down accountability, the intersectional identities of vulnerable students and families, and ethical decisions confronted by principals seeking to ensure all students are successful. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01