Occupational and Physical Therapists. OTs/PTs shall have forty (40) minutes of scheduled therapist directed planning time during the work day (or its equivalent in larger blocks of time throughout the week), in addition to lunch.
Occupational and Physical Therapists. A. The following provisions of Article XV of the Agreement shall apply to occupational and physical therapists: §§ 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 23, 24.
B. Occupational and physical therapists will continue to create their own daily/weekly schedules. Said schedules must be submitted to the Special Education Director, and are subject to the prior approval of the Special Education Director.
C. Occupational and physical therapists shall work at their assigned tasks for not less than the length of the teachers’ workday as defined in Article VI(2)(A)(1-3) of the Agreement. Occupational and physical therapists may, on occasion, be required to work longer than the regular work day in order to complete the professional tasks required of them.
D. The work year for occupational and physical therapist shall be the teachers’ work year, as defined in Article VI § 1.A and D, and nine (9) additional days, for a total of 192 days. The additional days shall be scheduled in coordination with the Director of Special Education or her/his designee, and shall be approved by said Director.
E. Each occupational therapist and physical therapist shall receive 30-minutes of preparation time per day. The therapist shall use preparation time solely for the following purposes: completion of testing-related paperwork; completion of progress or therapy notes; treatment planning; completion of documentation related to Medicaid reimbursement; completion of documentation related to Individualized educational Plans or Section 504 plans; and organization and maintenance of therapeutic equipment. Said preparation time may be split into two (2) fifteen (15) minute blocks.
F. The occupational and physical therapists shall be required to attend professional development on the days designated for such development during the approved school calendar. The development programs that the therapists attend shall be those that are relevant to their assignments and professional duties as occupational and physical therapists. If, because of their specific school base locations, or because of any other factor, an issue arises regarding what professional development activity one or more of the therapists should attend, then the therapist involved may bring the matter to the attention of the Director of Special Education, and the Director shall make the final determination of the appropriate professional development program for those therapists to attend.
G. The Director of Special Education, serving as her/his designee,...
Occupational and Physical Therapists. A. For full-time employees, the regular workday shall be the same as for teachers, the specific hours and any exceptions to be determined by the Director of Special Services. For part-time employees, the schedule will be determined by the Director of Special Services. The work year for full-time employees is 182 days.
Occupational and Physical Therapists a. OTs and PTs are to be provided space to house current equipment to support the current needs of enrolled students. A process will be shared and revised yearly to facilitate timely equipment access. The process will include gathering input from the therapists. The process will include a designation for emergency needs that will be given a priority. Principals at center schools and high ESE population schools will meet twice yearly with their therapists to discuss and determine storage space and equipment needs.
b. Establish an Administrative Support Committee to plan and address the assistive technology needs for students. The Committee will meet quarterly. This would enhance the ability of every teacher to implement the universal technology needs for students.
c. The district will develop a process and accompanying forms to allow for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy to be dismissed at IEP meetings, as a modified reevaluation eligibility meeting. The district leads for OT and PT or selected mentors will be required members of the team and will be trained in the process prior to implementation. Following any modified reevaluation eligibility meeting where a student is dismissed in this manner, the Admissions Representative for that school and the Supervisor of Admissions must be notified.
d. Occupational and Physical Therapists will not be required to work outside their contractual work hours. Occupational and Physical Therapists will be provided a secured workspace and access to the necessary technology (computer, telephone,
Occupational and Physical Therapists. 1. Occupational and Physical Therapists shall not be assigned a total caseload average exceeding forty-two (42) students.
2. In the event that this average exceeds forty-two (42), the District will promptly post an OT or PT position for the purpose of hiring additional OT/PT help in order to reduce the caseload under the forty-two (42) average.
3. If no one is hired after thirty (30) days of posting, the Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources and the Executive Director, Special Services will meet with employees to explore options.
4. Caseloads will be examined monthly and when the caseload exceeds the average, the employee shall receive three (3) hours of pay at per diem per student beyond the average each month the caseload is above the average. The District and the impacted employees must agree on the calculation of the monthly caseload.
5. OTs and PTs who are licensed to, and perform, the completion of paperwork for Medicaid billing shall receive a year-end stipend of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Occupational and Physical Therapists a. OTs and PTs are to be provided space to house current equipment to support the current needs of enrolled students. A process will be shared and revised yearly to facilitate timely equipment access. The process will include gathering input from the therapists. The process will include a designation for emergency needs that will be given a priority. Principals at center schools and high ESE population schools will meet twice yearly with their therapists to discuss and determine storage space and equipment needs.
b. Establish an Administrative Support Committee to plan and address the assistive technology needs for students. The Committee will meet quarterly. This would enhance the ability of every teacher to implement the universal technology needs for students.
c. The district will develop a process and accompanying forms to allow for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy to be dismissed at IEP meetings, as a modified reevaluation eligibility meeting. The district leads for OT and PT or selected mentors will be required members of the team and will be trained in the process prior to implementation. Following any modified reevaluation eligibility meeting where a student is dismissed in this manner, the Admissions Representative for that school and the Supervisor of Admissions must be notified.
d. Occupational and Physical Therapists will not be required to work outside their contractual work hours. Occupational and Physical Therapists will be provided a secured workspace and access to the necessary technology (computer, telephone, etc.) to complete work-related paperwork. The environment provided to work with students will be conducive to learning.
e. Occupational and Physical Therapists will be provided the same emergency response materials as teachers within the same school.
f. Each school will devise their own plan through the shared decision-making process that provides for procedures to ensure that employees are able to reenter the school through outside doors from the playground and other areas that do not provide for normal entry. Occupational and Physical Therapists as well as resource teachers are to be included in the plan to ensure routine access to the building and to individual classrooms, especially in emergency lock down situations.
Occupational and Physical Therapists. 1. OT and PT are accountable for working with students within the school system who may have physical, sensory, and/or cognitive delays that may be impacting their academic achievements. He/she works with special and regular education staffs to assure that all understand and can carry out the objectives identified in the assessment, individual education plan, as well as the 504-accommodation plan.
Occupational and Physical Therapists. The district will allocate FTE for 24 Occupational and Physical Therapists (OTs/PTs) so as to provide an average 25 caseload of 31:1. Individual caseloads may vary above or below 31. The OT/PT 26 designee and special education administrator will determine assignments after 27 consultation with the OT/PTs. In school year 2015-16, an additional .3 FTE will 28 be added to support Child Find. Beginning in school year 2016-17, an additional
Occupational and Physical Therapists. Provide screening, evaluation and related services (direct and consultative) to students who are eligible for OT/PT services. The level of service is determined on an individual basis.
Occupational and Physical Therapists a. Number of students with IEPs receiving direct services, designated services, and/or regularly scheduled consultations exceeds forty-eight per FTE.
b. Number of schools served exceeds five.
c. Schedules for direct service students, designated services, indirect service, evaluation/assessment time, planning time; travel time and required IEP meetings exceed time available in the workweek.
