Classroom Support. Fundamental to good class management and supervision, TOTEM employees should be working in the presence of a certified teacher all or most of the day. If the TOTEM employee must work with students in another location, the certified teacher will regularly check to see if support is needed.
Classroom Support. One support to be considered is the hiring, utilization, and deployment of a teacher assistant(s). This decision and the final authority to hire or not to hire is retained by the Board of Education.
Classroom Support. If a general education employee is teaching an adaptive special education class, they will receive additional support that may include some of the following:
1. Release time pay at the employee’s per diem rate to plan and adapt curriculum as needed.
2. Para or special ed teacher support in the class
3. Additional budget to meet specialized equipment needs.
4. Curriculum support from the District.
Classroom Support. One support to be considered is the hiring, utilization, and deployment of a teacher assistant(s). If an enrollment assistant is assigned to provide classroom support, the assistant will be shared by no more than two (2) elementary classroom teachers at any given time. This decision and the final authority to hire or not to hire an enrollment assistant are retained by the Board of Education. Classroom teachers whose classroom is assigned an enrollment assistant shall not be assigned a supervision. When an enrollment assistant is to be hired, daily substitutes shall be used until the enrollment assistant is available. Upon the assignment of an enrollment assistant, affected teachers shall receive one-half (1/2) day release to discuss utilization of the enrollment assistant. Alternatively, in lieu of meeting during the work day, if all teachers agree to meet after school, the district will pay each teacher for two (2) hours at the applicable internal substation rate as listed in Appendix B3 to discuss the utilization of the enrollment assistant.
Classroom Support. As a part of each MTSS meeting, the building Administrator will work with each Teachers to determine the support needed for groups of students and/or individual students. Should more time be needed to develop a plan, the MTSS team will reconvene at the earliest available time to complete the plan for necessary supports.
Classroom Support. If a general education employee is teaching an adaptive special education class, they will receive additional support that may include some of the following:
Classroom Support. 1. Each school will be assigned one (1.0) FTE of special education paraeducator time (6.5 hours) as there are special education certificated staff.
2. The special education staff at each building, in collaboration with the Principal, will create a plan for allocating the special education paraeducator’s time. This plan will then be submitted to the Director of Special Services for approval.
3. The building team may request additional paraeducator time from the Director of Special Services which will be approved based on the needs of the student’s instructional goals within their IEP.
