Special Education Instruction Clause Samples

Special Education Instruction. A. Introduction The parties believe it is in the best interest of students to allocate resources based on student need rather than a label. This focus is a more accurate description of the individual student and the resources which will be required to meet the student’s IEP. Therefore, the Model for the Allocation of Paraeducators (MAP) will determine Paraeducator time. B. Staff Development As all staff have students with diverse needs in their classrooms and their building, all staff need strategies that will allow every student to succeed. Therefore, the building will schedule training for all staff addressing the areas that affect every student including Grade Level and Course expectations, assessment, promotion, and C-grade rules. C. Special Education Staff Responsibilities and Pay 1. Special education staff have a responsibility for remaining current on program changes. 2. Every full time special education teacher has either 7.0 sub days or 3.5 per diem days for developing and writing IEPs. A teacher who chooses to take sub days may work at home. 3. Required departmental training will be reimbursed at curriculum rate. 4. Special education teachers and specialist providing services for ESY (extended school year) will be paid per diem. D. Special Education Staff Scheduling, Resources, and Workspace 1. The Special Education Department will finalize itinerant staff assignments for the beginning of each school year as early as possible, but no later than the last school day in June of the prior school year, with building Special Education Team meeting schedules determined by one calendar week prior to the first work day. 2. Special Education administrators are available to help with maximizing storage and workspace at building sites. Special Education staff will have access to a locking filing cabinet at each work site for storing student files. 3. Every Special Education staff member will have access to a computer that meets district IT standards and requirements and access to a printer in a secure location. 4. Any Special Education teacher · in a self-contained classroom · with 5 or more students assigned one-on-one Paraeducators · for three or more hours per day · for more than two weeks will be compensated for an additional 30 minutes per day planning time at per diem. E. Special Education Model for the Allocation of Paraeducators (MAP).