Co-Teaching. 1. Definition: Co-teaching is defined as an instructional delivery approach in which general and special education educators share responsibility for planning, delivery and evaluation of instructional techniques for a group of students; general and special education educators work in a coactive and coordinated fashion, which involves the joint teaching of academically and behaviorally heterogeneous groups of students in integrated settings.
Co-Teaching. Special Education and General Education teachers who participate in co- teaching will be paid for up to seven (7) hours annually at the professional rate for collaboration time, unless both teachers share a common planning period.
Co-Teaching. 1. A rubric to determine which Special Ed students need co-teaching has been developed and will be used by special education departments at all comprehensive sites to place students, based on the district’s ELA and Math placement charts, into co-taught sections.
Co-Teaching. The Administration shall ask for volunteers to fill all co-teaching situations prior to assigning bargaining unit members. Members who become part of a co-teaching team shall be offered training. In co-teaching situations, the co-teachers will receive one (1) day of release time per quarter for collaborative purposes. The parties agree that attempts will be made to follow best practices regarding the ratio of students on IEP/504 and regular education students in co-teaching classrooms.
Co-Teaching. Consistent with the co-teaching model adopted by the District, no co-taught class with students receiving IEP academic and behavioral special education services shall contain more than 1/3 special education students. Placements in co-taught settings should be appropriate for each individual student, and allow for the least restrictive environment in accordance with the IEP team decision.
Co-Teaching. A co-teaching assignment is defined as a class taught in a shared 6 classroom with a general education teacher and a special education teacher in 7 order to take advantage of the expertise each professional brings to the 8 partnership. Co-taught classes will be intentionally structured to maintain the Least 9 Restrictive Environment (LRE) for students with IEPs. The District will ensure the 10 availability of ongoing training for all teachers who are co-teaching. Whenever 11 possible, building schedules will be developed to provide common planning time 12 for teachers who are co-teaching a class.
Co-Teaching. The District and Association share an interest in improving systems for students to have meaningful access and appropriate supports to the least restrictive environment, consistent with their respective IEPs. Together, we will work collaboratively to ensure co-taught classes increase the accessibility in the least restrictive environment and the likelihood of success for students who have been identified as neurodiverse. As co-teaching is still in early stages of development in Lakewood, the District agrees to form a committee to meet a minimum of four times a year to discuss needed professional development, collaboration, and appropriate implementation of a co-teaching model. Recommendations will be addressed in Labor Management to discuss how the District will support teachers and the program. Committee membership will include The Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Executive Director of Learning Support, impacted building principals, at least one special education and general education teacher, and a member that LEA requests. Committee members will be paid at the committee rate of pay.
Co-Teaching. For General Education and Mild-Moderate teachers assigned to co-teaching assignments in support of the inclusion of students with disabilities within the Gen Ed setting, administration shall make every reasonable effort to provide common preparation time. Collaboration time may be provided in the form of a common prep period, release days or after-hours compensation at the contracted hourly non-instructional rate. In addition, every reasonable effort shall be made to limit the number of general education teachers with whom each special education teacher co-teaches. Teacher input will be sought and considered in making teaching assignments to support inclusion. The District will make every effort to place special education teachers and paraeducators in the general education classes with the greatest needs for additional special education support.
Co-Teaching. In such cases that teachers are assigned to co-teach with a colleague, they shall be assigned common planning time. Co-teachers will not be assigned to more than one co-teaching partnership except by mutual agreement of the employee and the administrator.
Co-Teaching. The District will provide training opportunities for the employees assigned to co-teaching both during and outside of the workday. The opportunities will be designed to enhance understanding of the special education laws and the employee’s responsibilities when working with special education students.
