21-20. Special Education Position Funding
The Board shall provide centralized funding for special education teacher positions. The Board shall develop a process to evaluate and adjust funding allocations for special education teacher and paraprofessional positions. The Joint Committee will develop a timeline and provide input into the process to evaluate and adjust funding allocation for special education positions.
21-20.1. Data Access.
A Special Education teacher shall have access to the assessment data, grade book, grades, student roster and attendance data for all students served by the Special Education teacher, including any general education students in that teacher’s co-teaching classroom.
21-20.2. [RESERVED].
21-20.3. Teaching Location Assignment Changes.
When a Special Education Teacher is required to change teaching location and/or room assignment during the school year, the teacher may submit a request to the Principal to have specialized furniture, equipment, and specialized supplies to be moved. If such a request is made, the Principal shall arrange for the equipment and supplies to be moved.
21-20.4. Lesson Preparations.
Special Education and general education teachers are encouraged to plan collaboratively, and when possible, Special Education teachers shall use the lesson plan already developed by the general education teacher in a co-taught setting. Every effort shall be made not to exceed three lesson preparations for elementary and high school Special Education teachers and to keep the number at two. Every effort shall be made for elementary Special Education teachers not to exceed one grade band or three consecutive grade levels.
21-20.5. Common Preparation Periods.
Principals shall make every effort to program special and general education teachers so that co-teachers have at least one common preparation period per month. In the event that common planning isn’t administratively possible, co-teachers shall be given two (2) additional preparation periods per quarter to collaborate. Principals may also use Principal-directed preparation periods to provide for preparation time for co-teachers.