Common use of Special Education Placements Clause in Contracts

Special Education Placements. The administrator at both the elementary and secondary levels will make every effort to assign special education students in such a way that there is an equal distribution of students within the building. a. If an elementary teacher is permanently assigned four special education students (classified by IEP and excluding speech) they are entitled to five (5) hours per week of additional instructional assistant time. For each special education student above 4, two additional hours of assistant time per week will be offered. As an option, if the teacher is permanently assigned four special education students (excluding speech) for more than 10 for a trimester the teacher may receive $300 per trimester to be used for the purpose of purchasing classroom materials, equipment, conferences or other approved use. If the total is four students for less than 10 in a trimester, the credit above will be prorated based on the percentage of days during the trimester the class was at four special education students. For each special education student above 4 students for more than 10 in a trimester, an additional $80 per trimester will be added and available as defined. If the additional student assignment exists for less than 10 days in a trimester, the credit amount will be prorated as above. Categorical students who are mainstreamed into regular classrooms will be prorated based upon the time scheduled into the regular classroom. b. At the secondary level, if 8 or more students (classified by IEP and excluding speech) are assigned to a class, and that class has a total enrollment of more than 22 students, that teacher will be entitled to an assistant during that class period, unless this is a co-teaching situation. As an option, if the teacher's class meets the condition above for more than 15 school days in a semester (or 10 in a trimester) that teacher will be provided with a $450.00 credit per semester ($300 per trimester) to be used for the purpose of purchasing classroom materials, equipment, conferences, or other approved use. If this condition exists for less than 15 school days in a semester (or 10 in a trimester), the credit above will be prorated based on the percentage of days the class met the conditions. c. Students placed in regular classrooms with severe handicaps under Inclusion will have additional services as decided by the IEP process. The receiving teacher must be provided the opportunity to attend the initial IEP, if feasible, or the opportunity to request an IEP to discuss additional needs after placement.

Special Education Placements. The administrator at both the elementary and secondary levels will make every effort to assign special education students in such a way that there is an equal distribution of students within the building. a. If an elementary teacher is permanently assigned four special education students (classified by IEP and excluding speech) they are entitled to five (5) hours per week of additional instructional assistant time. For each special education student above 4, two additional hours of assistant time per week will be offered. As an option, if the teacher is permanently assigned four special education students (excluding speech) for more than 10 days for a trimester the teacher may receive $300 per trimester to be used for the purpose of purchasing classroom materials, equipment, conferences or other approved use. If the total is four students for less than 10 days in a trimester, the credit above will be prorated based on the percentage of days during the trimester the class was at four special education students. For each special education student above 4 students for more than 10 days in a trimester, an additional $80 per trimester will be added and available as previously defined. If the additional student assignment exists for less than 10 days in a trimester, the credit amount will be prorated as above. Categorical students who are mainstreamed into regular classrooms will be prorated based upon the time scheduled into the regular classroom. b. At the secondary level, if 8 or more students (classified by IEP and excluding speech) are assigned to a class, and that class has a total enrollment of more than 22 students, that teacher will be entitled to an assistant during that class period, unless this is a co-teaching situation. As an option, if the teacher's class meets the condition above for more than 15 school days in a semester (or 10 in a trimester) that teacher will be provided with a $450.00 credit per semester ($300 per trimester) to be used for the purpose of purchasing classroom materials, equipment, conferences, or other approved use. If this condition exists for less than 15 school days in a semester (or 10 in a trimester), the credit above will be prorated based on the percentage of days the class met the conditions. c. Students placed in regular classrooms with severe handicaps under Inclusion will have additional services as decided by the IEP process. The receiving teacher must be provided the opportunity to attend the initial IEP, if feasible, or the opportunity to request an IEP to discuss additional needs after placement.