Special Education Release Time. 7.13.1 TK-12 Special Education classroom teachers and APE teachers will be provided by the District up to two (2) work days per school year of released time from regular class duties, as needed to perform the duties described in this section. This released time is subject to these provisions: 7.13.1.1 The 2-day allotment is a maximum and must be used as described in this article. Therefore, some Special Education teachers will not be eligible for the full two-day (2-day) allotment if that amount of released time cannot be justified because of their comparative student caseloads, relatively non-complex IEP duties, or other factors. 7.13.1.2 The number of days of released time shall be pro-rated for Special Education classroom teachers in less than full-time or full-year special education assignments, with the two-day (2-day) maximum pro-rated to reflect the proportion the teacher’s assignment bears to a full-time assignment. 7.13.1.3 Released time is compensated as regular work time. Unused released time does not carry over to future school years. 7.13.1.4 The released time shall be used for duties relating to preparing or reviewing reports and plans, participating in meetings, assessing students and similar or related duties associated with IEPs of students assigned to the unit member’s class and /or case load. Unit members using such released time shall remain on site, actively performing such duties. 7.13.1.5 The released time shall be allotted on a full-day basis (or pro-rated for part-time unit members). The District will provide a full work day substitute for the unit member, but the resulting released time and substitute services may be used cooperatively among the special education team at the site. 7.13.1.6 Any request for released time must be submitted to the site administrator and the Director of Special Education at least one week before the proposed usage. The request must include a description of the duties to be performed by the unit member and must identify the student(s) whose IEPs or services are to be addressed. The request may be approved or disapproved by the site administrator and the Director of Special Education. A disapproved request will not decrease the total amount of released time available to the unit member. Any released time requested and granted may be scheduled by the District for a different time to meet school or program needs, including substitute availability. Once a substitute has been scheduled, the unit member may not withdraw or reschedule the released time except with permission from the site administrator and the Director of Special Education.
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