Special Education Paraeducators. The following provisions shall apply to Instructional Assistants I, II and III and Inclusion Assistants and shall supersede the provisions of Article 5.
Special Education Paraeducators a. In‐service training shall be provided to all appropriate paraeducators to try to provide a greater understanding of Special Education.
b. Paraeducators considering a Special Education position shall spend time observing the potential work situation before finalizing their decision.
c. Paraeducators on layoff may reject any non‐special education position having fewer hours than the employee previously held and all Special Education positions requiring medical procedures without loss of recall rights. The parties understand that such rejection may well terminate unemployment compensation.
d. When vacancies occur, the positions will be posted and assignments will be made. However, movement (physical relocation) from one (1) position to another will occur within two (2) weeks.
Special Education Paraeducators. Paraeducators assigned on a regular and continuous basis for special education instruction, as determined by the Director of Special Education, shall be paid at the special education paraeducator rate of pay as reflected in Appendix A. Such paraeducators shall be considered to be within the same classification as other paraeducators for all other purposes. The Association and District also agree that any paraeducator who is both a paraeducator and special education paraeducator in their regularly assigned position for the District, will be paid at the ESII rate for the entire assignment as a paraeducator. For example, a six-hour paraeducator who works four hours as a paraeducator and two hours as a Special Education paraeducator would be paid six hours at the ESII, special education paraeducator rate. A six-hour paraeducator who works four hours as a special education paraeducator and two hours as a paraeducator would be paid six hours at the ESII, special education paraeducator rate. Any employee who substitutes for a special education paraeducator will be paid at the differential rate per the collective bargaining agreement. Employees responsible for drafting student IEPs and convening IEP meetings should solicit the input of paraeducators who work closely with the student. If the convener of an IEP meeting believes a paraeducator should be included in the IEP meeting, the convener may request authority to invite the paraeducator from the Director of Special Education.
Special Education Paraeducators. A special education paraeducator is considered a permanent position, contingent on satisfactory evaluation and staffing needs within the Simsbury Public School System. The employment of a special education paraeducator is not limited to the support of one student. If administration deems it necessary to request a full-time paraeducator to be assigned to one student, thereby making the position contingent upon the student’s attendance and needs, administration will seek approval from the federation prior to filling such a position. The district may require that a special education paraeducator transfer with his/her primary student or transfer for district staffing needs. If this transfer would result in the loss of hours for a special education paraeducator (i.e. 34.25 hours / week to 34 hours/ week), the district will protect the hours of said paraeducator: if the transfer takes place in the summer, hours will be protected for one school year; if the transfer takes place during the current school year, hours will be protected for the remainder of the current school year. After February 1 of any given year, Federation special education paraeducator positions that become available during that school year due to the unexpected move into district of a child in need of said support or the resignation of a currently employed federation level special education paraeducator, said position will be filled on an interim basis until the last school day of that academic year. These positions will be posted according to specified contract language in Article VI. Reassignments may be deferred by the Board until the following school year to avoid unwarranted disruptions to programs and services. There may be circumstances beyond the Board’s or Federation’s control that require immediate and permanent assignment of staff. To that end, an employee who applies for and is chosen to fill a posted vacancy that opens during the school year at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee may be transferred to said new position following a period no less than two weeks duration to allow for coverage or the now vacated position.
Special Education Paraeducators. Paraeducators assigned on a regular and continuous basis for Special Education instruction, as determined by the Director of Special Services, shall be paid at the Special Education Paraeducator rate of pay as reflected in Appendix A. Such Paraeducators shall be considered to be within the same classification as other Paraeducators for all other purposes. The parties also agree that any paraeducator who is both a paraeducator and special education paraeducator in his/her regularly assigned position for the district, will be paid at the ESII rate for his/her entire assignment as a paraeducator. For example, a six hour paraeducator who works four hours as a paraeducator and two hours as a Special Education paraeducator would be paid six hours at the ESII, Special Education paraeducator rate. A six hour paraeducator who works four hours as a Special Education paraeducator and two hours as a paraeducator would be paid six hours at the ESII, Special Education paraeducator rate. Any employee who substitutes for a Special Education paraeducator will be paid at the differential rate per the collective bargaining agreement.
