Section I: Setting the Context and Development of Leadership for Special Education Section I Introduction Chapter 1: Leadership to Improve Student Outcomes Martha L. Thurlow, Rachel F. Quenemoen, and Sheryl S. Lazarus Chapter 2: Conceptual and Historical Foundations of Special Education Administration Barbara L. Pazey and James R. Yates Chapter 3: Expanding the Leadership Framework to Support Socially Just Special Education Policy, Preparation, and Standards Mary Lynn Boscardin and Carl Lashley Chapter 4: The Preparation of Leaders for Special Education in the 21st Century Jean B. Crockett Section II: Leadership, Policy and School Reform Section II Introduction Chapter 5: Special Education Law for Leaders and Administrators of Special Education Mitchell L. Yell, James G. Shriner, Susan S. Thomas, and Antonis Katsiyannis Chapter 6: Financing Education for Children with Special Needs Bruce D. Baker, Preston C. Green III, and Matthew J. Ramsey Chapter 7: Special Education and School Choice: A Special Leadership Challenge Julie F. Mead and Preston C. Green III Chapter 8: Disability, Difference, and Justice: Strong Democratic Leadership for Undemocratic Times Thomas M. Skrtic & Kimberly M. Knackstedt Section III: Collaborative Leadership for Special Education in Multicultural Contexts Section III Introduction Chapter 9: System-wide Leadership for Culturally-Responsive Education Elizabeth Kozleski Chapter 10: Leadership for Inclusive Schools: 1995-2015 Bonnie Billingsley and Amanda Banks Chapter 11: Collaborative Decision-Making in Multicultural Contexts John J. Hoover and Leah Teeters Chapter 12: Leadership and Collaboration in Home-School Partnerships Beth Harry and Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg Chapter 13: Building Trust and Responding to Parent-School Conflict Barbara J. Lake, Bonnie S. Billingsley, and Art Stewart Section IV: Instructional Leadership and the Evaluation of Educational Outcomes Section IV Introduction Chapter 14: Leading Change to Improve Inclusive Teaching and Learning: How the Law Supports Evolving Practice in Professional Development, Leadership, and Administration Jake Cornett, Kimberly M. Knackstedt, and Donald D. Deshler Chapter 15: Conceptualizing Principal Leadership for Effective Inclusive Schools Bonnie S. Billingsley, James McLeskey, and Jean B. Crockett Chapter 16: Special Education Teacher Effectiveness in an Era of Reduced Federal Mandates and Increasing Teacher Shortages Mary T. Brownell, Elizabeth Bettini, Daisy Pua, David Peyton, and Amber E. Benedict Chapter 17: Leadership and Instruction: Evidence-based Practices in Special Education Bryan G. Cook, Natalie K. Haggerty, and Garnett J. Smith Chapter 18: School Leadership and School-wide Positive Behavior Support George Sugai, Breda V. O'Keeffe, Robert H. Horner, and Timothy J. Lewis Chapter 19: Responsive, Practice-focused Leadership for Early Intervention Patricia A. Snyder, Crystal D. Bishop, and Robert Crow Chapter 20: Leadership for Transition to Post-Secondary Settings David W. Test, Valerie L. Mazzotti, and April L. Mustian Section V: Challenges for Educational Leaders Section V Introduction Chapter 21: The Search for Equality of Educational OpportunityMargaret J. McLaughlin and Jamey Burho Chapter 22: Special Education Teacher Evaluation: Examining Current Practices and Research Nathan Jones and Allison Gilmour Chapter 23: Engaging Evaluation to Transform, Build, and Sustain Special Education Programs and Services Mary Lynn Boscardin and Katherine G. Shepherd