Perceptions of School Counselors, Special Education Teachers, and Site Administrators Regarding Leadership Involvement in Schools

• In Event: Leadership, Pedagogy, and Development for Urban and Culturally Responsive Schooling

Abstract

Effective collaborative leadership includes school counselors and special education teachers and recent studies showed how important and effective they are in schools. Leadership recently become a part of the professional standards for school counselors and special education teachers. To support the collaborative nature of school leadership, this project focused on: What levels of leadership do special education teachers and school counselors exert at their school sites? This study explored the effectiveness and importance of special education teachers and school counselor leaders through a literature review and survey of current Kindergarten through twelfth-grade school counselors, special education teachers, and principals. Findings showed that through collaboration school counselors, special education teachers and principals help increase the culture of success at schools.

Authors

• Kimmie Tang, California State University - Dominguez Hills

• Kitty M Fortner, California State University - Dominguez Hills

• Ronald Dennis Morgan, National University