Common use of Special Educators Clause in Contracts

Special Educators. 1. Schedules for speech/language pathologists, ele- mentary school resource room teachers, Orthopedic Therapists/Physical Therapists, and itinerant vision and auditory teachers, will include three hours per week within the work day, in addition to the standard individually managed time specified in this Article, for caseload-related tasks, including observations, consultation, assessments, team meetings, and parent conferences. 2. Resource room teachers and special education classroom teachers in secondary schools shall be able to use their IRA period for caseload-related tasks, including observations, consultation, assessments, team meetings, and parent conferences. 3. The Board will make every reasonable effort to provide adequate clerical support to special edu- cators responsible for annual reviews to assist in the scheduling of meetings, preparation of parent letters, and the photocopying and dissemination of IEP meeting notes. ARTICLE