Navigating Special Educator Attrition: The Principal’s Role

Abstract

Principals play a pivotal role in addressing school-level conditions that contribute to special educator attrition, especially for teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Drawing from the Lead IDEA and CEEDAR Center’s Principal Navigator: Special Educator Retention, this article offers practical strategies and real-world examples to help school leaders improve working conditions, boost teacher retention, and help students with EBD thrive.

Keywords

special education teachers emotional and behavioral disorders teacher attrition principals school leadership working conditions

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