Special Educator Workload. 17.5.1 Grades PreK-5 All full-time special education teachers will have a maximum student contact time of twenty-six (26) hours and forty (40) minutes and a minimum planning time of two (2) hours thirty (30) minutes per each five (5) full attendance days. The teacher and the teacher’s supervisor will take equal responsibility for ensuring that the teacher’s schedule covers the minutes required for the students on the teacher’s caseload. The teacher’s supervisor will provide scheduling assistance if requested by the teacher. In scheduling planning time, the principals will make every effort to provide each special education teacher with thirty (30) consecutive minutes per day. If building-wide or District wide scheduling decisions are proposed which would necessitate a change in the above, discussions shall be held with the affected teacher and an Association representative prior to implementation, except in cases of emergency when discussions will be held as soon as possible.
Special Educator Workload. X. Xxxxxxxx to the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois State Board of Education (23 Illinois 226:735), in order to provide students with IEPs the free, appropriate education to which they are entitled, each entity subject to this Part shall implement and maintain limits on the workload of its special educators so that all services required under student’s IEPs, as well as all needed ancillary and support services, can be provided at the requisite level of intensity.
Special Educator Workload. A Special Educator Workload Committee will be established and co-chaired by members appointed by the DEA and Administration for the purpose of conducting the analysis of activities required by 23 IAC 226.735(b) and making recommendations regarding the development of a special educator workload plan (the “Plan”). The recommendations will be collaboratively developed by the Committee and presented to the Superintendent. The Committee will be composed of eight (8) members, with four (4) selected by the DEA and four (4) selected by the Administration. The committee will meet annually to review the workload plan and, as appropriate, recommend modifications to the plan to the Superintendent.
