Common use of SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING Clause in Contracts

SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING. 16.1 Specialized Programming is comprised of the Department of Special Education. 16.1.1 Specialized services providers, as indicated in this Article, includes the following positions: occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathologist-assistants, teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing, school audiologists, teachers of visual impairment/orientation and mobility, physical therapists, school psychologists, social workers in special education and special education teachers. 16.2 The district and the Association recognize that the workload for specialized service providers is significant and variable. Designating time to continued professional development as well as teacher directed preparation/collaboration time is needed to meet the demands of the workload. 16.2.1 Specialized service providers, as identified in Article 16.1.1, will be granted an extended contract of three (3) days per year, paid at per diem. One (1) of these days will be for the district directed Specialized Programming training which will coincide with the final day of New Teacher Orientation. The remaining two (2) days are optional and shall be teacher-directed work days to be used as flex days during the remainder of the school year. These flex days shall be teacher- directed to meet workload/caseload requirements and must be used on a non-contact day. 16.2.2 The District and Association recognize the need for student supervision throughout the school day, and also recognize the value and unique job responsibilities of Special Education specialized services providers as identified in 1.1.1 and 16. 1.1. While specialized services providers can be required to perform student supervision duty, there may be situations where their time can be better utilized in other roles during regular duty times. In such cases, specialized service providers and building principals will work together to determine if a different role is warranted during regular duty time. 16.2.2.1 Itinerant specialized service providers as identified in 16.1.1 will not be required to perform student supervision duty unless they are required to meet and/or escort identified students.