Development of Professional Readiness of Education Managers for Systemic Organization of Inclusive Education

The article analyzes the results of scientific research and innovative educational practice in Ukraine and foreign countries. These results highlight the urgency of the problem related to the development of professional readiness to the systematic organization of inclusive education among education managers. Based on the experience of Khortytsia National Educational Rehabilitation Academy, it was proved that the priority for the development of professional readiness among inclusive education managers is the educational and rehabilitation direction of postgraduate pedagogical education, the possibility to involve leading scientists and experienced practitioners who can demonstrate the inclusive management at work. The article gives arguments for the conceptual statement that an important prerequisite for the success of the inclusive managers’ activity is their professional understanding of the role played by the key specialists of the educational and rehabilitation area of expertise (primary school teachers, assistants of inclusive class teachers, assistants of rehabilitation teachers, tutors of special and inclusive educational institutions, speech therapists, defectologists, social teachers, practical psychologists, consultants of psycho- pedagogical medical institutions, physical therapists, rehabilitation therapists, inclusive education methodologists) in creation of inclusive general education space. The article analyses the content of refresher courses for managers of inclusive educational institutions, which is determined by the priorities of studying the modern theory of educational and rehabilitation management, particularly, advantages, limitations and specifics in the use of basic management approaches: systemic, strategic, program- targeted, adaptive, informational, participative, distributive and network management. Based on the analysis of practical experience, the article highlights possibilities for arranging postgraduate education courses under the "Inclusive Manager" program, which implies the use of interactive consulting forms of advanced training for managers: "Management in the Context of Inclusive Education" training courses, "Management of Inclusive Institution” workshop, organization of work for the "Studio of Inclusive Manager" innovative professional association, providing professional online communication and consulting of participants in the "Successful Head of Inclusive Education” blog.