Recovery

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.