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Meet Dr. Steven Baule, an associate professor in the Leadership Education Department at Winona State University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He helped identify a growing need for special education directors in K-12 schools around the nation\u2014and created a new program at Winona State to meet this demand head-on.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/09\/WSU-Steven-Baule-Blog-Headshot-2023-09-21.jpg” alt=”Professional headshot of Dr. Steven Baule.” title_text=”WSU-Steven-Baule-Blog-Headshot-2023-09-21″ admin_label=”Steven Baule Image” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Who Is Dr. Steven Baule?” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Who Is Dr. Steven Baule? Blurb” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n After serving as a superintendent for 15 years and retiring from K-12 education, Dr. Steven Baule returned to the classroom as a professor because he believes education is our future.<\/span><\/p>\n To Dr. Baule, public education is one of the only things that unite us and hold all of us together as a society.<\/span><\/p>\n He is now a full-time professor and the chair of Winona State\u2019s Leadership Education Department.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_blurb title=”Fun Facts” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Fun Fact Blurb” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n After high school, Dr. Baule: <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_blurb title=”Why Did He Create a New Special Education Graduate Program?” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Why Did He Create a New Special Education Graduate Program? Blurb” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr. Baule knew from his extensive professional experience that special education directors are particularly difficult positions to fill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere just aren\u2019t enough people out there who want to do the work or are properly certified to do it,\u201d Baule adds.<\/span><\/p>\n He then met with the advisory committee for the Education Leadership licensing programs, and the committee agreed that the hiring pool for special education directors was shallow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With the Leadership Education Department\u2019s recent accreditation from the <\/span>Minnesota Board of School Administrators (BOSA)<\/span><\/a>, the committee also agreed it was an opportune time to develop a new program.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCreating a new program at the university level is not a simple task. There are a lot of processes to go through. But it was pretty straightforward because it\u2019s definitely a position that\u2019s high-need,\u201d Baule says.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_blurb title=”What Is the Value of This New Program?” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”What Is the Value of This New Program? Blurb” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\n