Understanding the real challenges facing schools: What we heard from education leaders
At Presence, we believe the best solutions start with listening. Every day, school leaders are navigating increasing student needs, staffing shortages, funding pressures, and evolving expectations around service delivery. While the challenges facing special education are often discussed at a high level, the realities on the ground can vary significantly depending on a school’s size, […]
Building a resilient staffing model for special education
Special education staffing shortages are a widespread reality for schools across the country. Districts in almost every state are reporting unfilled roles, especially for speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists. At the same time, demand for these services continues to rise, stretching already thin teams even further. In some districts, programs have been forced to shut […]
5 Ways SPED Directors Relieve Stress in the Face of Staffing Shortages
A Quiet Problem That is Spinning Out of Control Teachers are forgoing their lunch breaks to cover unsupervised classrooms, monitor lunch lines, and become substitute bus drivers. Students are being subjected to longer bus rides and diminished lunch options. Principals are still searching everywhere they can to fill dozens of open positions, including those that […]
Are You an Overwhelmed School Principal? How to Defuse the Situation
COVID-19’s Hidden Toll on School Administrators In early May, when what seemed like the worst of the pandemic was behind us, the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI), in collaboration with the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) in New York City, surveyed to understand how urban school leaders were feeling during the COVID-19 […]