Recovery: A Special Approach To The Education Staffing Crisis In K-12

The staffing crisis isn't coming. It's already here. Every day, Special Education leaders walk into buildings where positions are unfilled, classrooms are stretched, and the students with the highest needs are absorbing the most disruption. Recovery is a practical leadership guide for the administrators, directors, and site leaders navigating those shortages in real time. Drawing on more than two decades in public education, Kashannia Sedlack walks leaders through the decisions that matter most: activating staffing triage, protecting IEP integrity, communicating with families before panic sets in, and building the morale and trust that keep good people from walking out the door. This is a book about leading through a crisis with structure, honesty, and a fierce commitment to the students and staff who need you most. Inside you'll find: - A practical A-B-C triage model for stabilizing services when staffing breaks - Real scripts for parent communication during instability - A framework for consolidating and protecting IEPs without cutting corners - Retention strategies that treat morale as a system, not a pep rally - Ready-to-use tools, including a sample parent board application and an IEP prioritization flowchart There is no system coming to rescue us. The leaders in the building are the ones who lead the way out. The goal is not perfection. The goal is survival with integrity.

Pagina's: 126, Paperback, Independently published