Strong leadership transforms schools and changes lives. As a Special Education Director, you guide programs that support students with the highest needs and greatest risks. Your daily decisions directly shape their futures and set the tone for your entire staff.
To help you amplify your impact, we invite you to join our cohort-based leadership support program. Throughout the year, you will engage in dynamic workshops designed to help you develop a clear vision, build an inclusive culture, and drive meaningful success for every student and educator in your care.
This program connects you with a network of fellow leaders who understand your exact challenges, providing a dedicated space for collaboration and shared learning. Beyond group workshops, you will receive personalized executive coaching. This one-on-one guidance will build your leadership capacity and help you seamlessly apply new strategies directly to your daily practice.
Empower your staff, elevate your students, and transform your special education program. Secure your spot in the leadership cohort today.
This program is built around the six proven domains of leadership identified in the Kansas Executive Development for Superintendents series. As a participant, you will explore and master:
Visionary Leadership
Change Leadership
Inclusive Leadership
Instructional Leadership
Managerial Leadership
Interpersonal Leadership
It does not matter if you lead a massive district, a small rural school, a cooperative, or an interlocal. This program challenges you to grow your understanding of leadership and apply these six critical domains directly to your role in special education.
To ensure your success, you will work alongside highly trained coaches. These coaches will engage you as a thought partner and encourage you to identify specific areas for targeted growth. They will help you follow through on the exact steps needed to facilitate and sustain meaningful progress for your staff and students.
This program is for Special Education Administrators who have completed their first two years in leadership and a mentoring program. Attendees could be Directors, Assistant Directors, agency-wide Coordinators, or others within a district, interlocal, or cooperative who are responsible for organization-level leadership in the following areas: Visioning, Program Design, Strategic Planning, Leading Systems Change, or Building Staff Capacity.
$1, 250 for USA/KASEA Members
$2,500 for Non-members
Additional $250 per coaching session
