Impact of Special Education and Special Needs Students Sample Clauses

Impact of Special Education and Special Needs Students. The special needs student is any student, regardless of category or label, who demonstrates one or more of the following characteristics: The student requires higher than average attention and/or extra assistance, exhibits behavior problems, takes time away from other students, performs below grade level in reading and other subjects, is not achieving to appropriate expectations and exhibits chronic difficulty succeeding in school. The District recognizes and shares the concern of the Association regarding mainstreaming special education and special needs children and the time required to fulfill categorical program requirements, i.e., Special Education, Title I, and Learning Assistance Program (LAP). The District also recognizes and shares the concern of the Association regarding assuring the most appropriate placement of special needs children and the time required to meet their needs. When appropriate as determined by the Building Principal and/or Director of Special Programs in consultation with the appropriate employee, the District may provide extra resources to affected employees. Such resources will include but not be limited to release time/substitute days, extended time, additional instructional assistant time, additional equipment and supplies, and transferring students within the building. Special Education teachers and Educational Staff Associates responsible for the writing of IEP’s are specifically recognized as potentially impacted by extraordinary workload due to numbers and/or complexity of IEP’s. Special Education staff will be granted up to two (2) days per year by the Director of Special Programs for IEP writing, to be taken as release time or as additional time worked after the regular contract day. Staff may request additional release time with consideration from the principal and the Special Education Director. When any employee so requests, the question of adequacy of the resources provided will be reviewed by the Building Principal and/or Director of Special Programs. If agreement is not reached at that level, the employee may request that the matter be heard by the Superintendent. If so requested, the Superintendent will hear the views of all parties within five (5) days of the request. The Superintendent will render a decision and communicate same to all parties within five (5) days.