Special Education Teachers & Their Term Paper

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" This kind of paperwork is time-consuming and meticulous.

This IEP can be reviewed as often as parents or teachers request it, and "must be accessible to all staff responsible for its implementation," which includes general education teachers and other school staff. Meanwhile, if a special education student is having problems in class, for whatever reason, he or she may be brought before the school's "Instructional Study Team," which consists of staff from the school and other professionals who have a grasp of the special education program at that school. Parents are also brought in to these meetings; also, following the meeting there is a large volume of paperwork for the teacher to address.

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Meanwhile, in some states a special education teacher may have as many as 100 students; but not in Illinois. In June, 2007, after 9 public hearings throughout the state, the Illinois State Board of Education (Burke, 2007) revised rules pertaining to the case load for special education teachers; one important change that was authorized is that districts are required to go through collective bargaining with the teachers before additional work loads are assigned. And further, "class size" will be defined not based on the amount of time a student spends away from general education classes, but rather it will be determined based on "the amount of time for which the student [actually] receives.....

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