Special needs support. The beneficiary is allowed to transfer funds allocated for any budget category to special needs support, even if initially no funds were allocated for this category.
Special needs support. Elementary classroom employees who serve special education students in the categories of Hearing Impaired, Moderately/Severely Intellectually disabled, Severely Behaviorally Disabled, Multi- Handicapped, Developmentally Delayed, Autism, Emotionally Behaviorally Disabled and certain identified Health Impaired, will be provided with planning time, educational assistant support and/or materials in the amount of $1,000.00 per child per year ($500.00 after March 1). The Health Impaired students who qualify for the special needs support will be those students whose Individualized Educational Plans identify extensive services and time on the part of the regular classroom employee. Additionally, it is recognized that some Learning Disabled and mild intellectually disabled students may also require this support. In these situations, employees may apply to the appropriate Director in charge of Curriculum and Instruction for special needs student support. Each of these situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis. It is understood that these funds are to support the classroom employee's ability to meet the students' needs in the regular classroom. The expenditure of these funds is to be planned by the educational personnel involved with the implementation of the child's Individualized Educational Plan, including the building and special education department administrators. At the secondary level, the same amount of funds will be available per special education student as described above. Employees serving these students can submit a collaborative proposal to the appropriate Director in charge of Curriculum and Instruction in order to access these funds. It is understood that the funds available are $1000 per special needs student as described above. Elementary classroom employees, who serve highly gifted students whose unique learning characteristics require supplemental support, may apply to the appropriate Director in charge of Curriculum and Instruction for assistance. Each building will be allocated $1500 toward this assistance. Middle school classroom employees, who serve highly gifted students whose unique learning characteristics require supplemental support, may apply to the appropriate Director in charge of Curriculum and Instruction for assistance. This building will be allocated $500 toward this assistance.
