Common use of Co-Teaching Clause in Contracts

Co-Teaching. 1. Definition: Co-teaching is defined as an instructional delivery approach in which general and special education educators share responsibility for planning, delivery and evaluation of instructional techniques for a group of students; general and special education educators work in a coactive and coordinated fashion, which involves the joint teaching of academically and behaviorally heterogeneous groups of students in integrated settings. 2. Assignment to co-teaching sections/classes will be based on expertise and site/student needs as directed by site administrator. 3. For secondary level co-teaching sections, partners may be assigned up to four (4) co-teaching sections with no more than three (3) co-teaching preps each semester. 4. The District will provide two (2) days of professional learning each year for co-teaching teams (all levels). 5. To the extent possible, secondary school administrators shall give primary consideration in the development of the master schedule to providing co-teaching partners with a common preparation period. 6. Responsibilities of the co-teaching assignment may be divided and/or allocated according to a plan designed by the co-teaching partners with the approval of the site administrator.

Co-Teaching. 1. Definition: Co-teaching is defined as an instructional delivery approach in which general and special education educators share responsibility for planning, delivery and evaluation of instructional techniques for a group of students; general and special education educators work in a coactive and coordinated fashion, which involves the joint teaching of academically and behaviorally heterogeneous groups of students in integrated settings. 2. Assignment to co-teaching sections/classes will be based on expertise and site/student needs as directed by site administrator. 3. For secondary level co-teaching sections, partners may be assigned up to four (4) co-co- teaching sections with no more than three (3) co-teaching preps each semester. 4. The District will provide two (2) days of professional learning each year for co-teaching teams (all levels). 5. To the extent possible, secondary school administrators shall give primary consideration in the development of the master schedule to providing co-teaching partners with a common preparation period. 6. Responsibilities of the co-teaching assignment may be divided and/or allocated according to a plan designed by the co-teaching partners with the approval of the site administrator.