Managing Special Education When You Don’t Have a Special Ed Background

April 30, 2025 - 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Everything I Never Learned in Principal School: Part 1

Join this SAANYS CONNECT PANEL to address some of the issues facing school leaders in managing special education with little or no formal training, and leave with resources to use and share.


Topics will include:

  • Using the Blueprint for Improved Results to guide your practice.
  • The Principal’s Special Education Calendar to guide you through your school year.
  • Procedural safeguards, prior written notice, and the basics of IEPs.
  • The challenges of wearing multiple hats with potential conflicts of interest.
  • Documentation: the when, the how, and the forms to use for the process.
  • Quick wins for school leaders

There is no cost for this event.

Open to SAANYS and non-SAANYS members.

  • Sessions are recorded and sent to registrants who cannot attend.
  • CTLE credit is provided. Those who attend the event will receive resources.
  • If you have questions for the panelists, please include them on the registration form (click register below).
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