Common use of Special Education Placement Guidelines Clause in Contracts

Special Education Placement Guidelines. The Belmont Education Association and the School Committee have an interest in appropriate classroom placement of children with special needs and, therefore, have developed the following guidelines: • Teachers receiving special needs students into their classrooms should be provided with the specifics about the students at the earliest possible time. • Assignment of special needs students should be available before the end of the previous school year, whenever possible. • A teacher’s complete class list should be available during July, whenever possible. • Teachers can request training (and in some instances may be asked to attend training) to meet a particular student’s educational needs. When such training is required by the student’s educational plan, or when the teacher’s request for training has been approved by the Superintendent, the School Department will pay for such training. • Placement decisions are governed by many factors and sometimes have to change. Placement changes may result in situations where advance notice is not possible. In any event, placement decisions of the Superintendent and/or his/her designee are final and binding.