IEP Writing. Special education teachers who are responsible for writing more than twelve (12) IEPs will be given a stipend of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each IEP over (12) twelve. Any bargaining unit member who writes the IEP for a special needs child only as a consultant and not as the instructor of that child will receive fifty dollars ($50.00) per IEP per year. The Director of Pupil Personnel will seek volunteer teachers for these assignments. Appendix V will be used to request reimbursement.
IEP Writing. At the start of the school year, the principal and special education staff will develop schedules for IEP writing days. If there are conflicts with a scheduled date(s), the teacher and building principal will mutually reschedule the date(s) in conflict. Intervention specialists, developmental pre-school teachers, and school psychologists will be assigned, by the Director of Human Resources, one IEP writing workday for every four (4) IEPs on a case manager’s caseload. Intervention specialists, developmental pre-school teachers, and school psychologists will be assigned, by the Director of Human Resources, one-half IEP writing workday for every two IEPs after their increment of four IEPs on a case manager’s caseload. These days must be utilized in full-day increments (except as stated above for two IEPS after an increment of four). IEP writing days may occur at an off-site location. and will not be available on the following days: • the first or last day of the school year; • any non-student school calendar day; • the day before or after holidays and long weekends; • Monday or Fridays during the last nine weeks of school year; • during District-wide professional development days including waiver days and in-service days.
IEP Writing. Intervention specialists, developmental pre-school teachers, and school psychologists will be assigned, by the Director of Human Resources, one IEP writing workday for every four (4) IEPs on a case manager’s caseload. These days must be utilized in full-day increments and scheduled ahead of time with building administration, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. IEP writing may occur at an off-site location.
IEP Writing. 1. Each intervention specialist and each developmental preschool teacher shall have two (2) hours of release time for each initial IEP and each annual review IEP in order to write IEPs. At the high school and middle school, it is the student’s case manager who receives the release time to write the student’s IEP. At the elementary level, if a student with an IEP has more than one teacher, the student’s teachers shall equally split the release time. At all levels, this release time shall be taken in either half or full day increments. The principal may permit the teacher to write the IEP at another location in order that the teachers have adequate space and computer access.
2. If students enter the District after IEPs have been written, and those students need IEPs to be written, the teacher shall escrow this IEP writing time so that either a half or full day of compensatory time can be taken. If this additional IEP writing does not equal either a half or full day by the end of the school year, the teacher may take the appropriate amount of compensatory time in hours, scheduled with the approval of the building administrator.
IEP Writing. For the purpose of writing individual education plans (IEP) and performing responsibilities related to testing, a special education teacher will be provided two (2) hours of release time per special education student per school year for which such teacher is writing those students’ IEPs and performing testing responsibilities. The designated amount of release time shall not exceed three (3) days per school year. Such teacher must elect to use such release time in whole or half day increments. The teacher must provide the District three
IEP Writing. Any Special Education Teacher whose duties require the writing of I.E.P.’s shall be given time to complete these documents. The number of days approved will depend on the teacher’s caseload. A teacher with a caseload of greater than ten
IEP Writing. 5-4-1 Elementary Special Education and Speech Language teachers shall receive one-half day of release time annually for each child with an IEP for whom they serve as case manager. Secondary Special Education and Speech Language teachers shall receive 1.5 hours release time annually for each child with an IEP for whom they serve as case manager.
IEP Writing. The District will provide training to appropriate BEEP staff specific to writing IEPs. The District shall provide clarity to staff regarding any specific obligations as part of their required participation in the IEP process. The District will comply with Article 4.3 (O) of the Unit A CBA with respect to those educators that are responsible for writin specific IEP.
IEP Writing. The administration shall provide all full-time special education teachers two (2) days of release time each school year to write students’ IEPs. Scheduling of said days shall be at the sole discretion of the administration and may be scheduled during teacher in-service days.
IEP Writing. If an IEP and/or a parent conference is to be scheduled within the normal school day and class coverage is required, the building administrator is to be notified in order that appropriate class coverage can be arranged. If situations warrant that an IEP be written or a parent conference scheduled beyond the normal school day, prior approval is to be obtained, and compensation will be $23.00 per hour.
