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Can I grieve a letter that has been put into my personnel file?
Material in your file can be grieved under two specific circumstances: if the letter was written outside the contractual time frame (time limits are specified in the contract) if the underlying substance of the letter violates a specific contractual...
What’s the difference between a letter in my personnel file and a counseling memo?
A counseling memo is designed to advise you of a rule or policy. It cannot include or threaten disciplinary action, as a letter in the file can. Counseling memos can be used as part of a disciplinary process only to show that you were notified of the...
Who must participate in an IEP meeting?
Participation requirements differ based on the purpose of the meeting; refer to the IEP Team section of the DOE’s Special Education Standard Operating Procedures Manual (SOPM) . When a general education teacher is a required participant in an IEP...
How does the IEP team arrive at appropriate service recommendations?
All special education program and service recommendations are made by the IEP team during the IEP meeting. All members of the IEP team, mandated or not, may participate in the meeting in full. IEP teams are expected to reach their decision through a...
When is it appropriate to amend an IEP after the annual review without an IEP team meeting?
In general, only minor changes in the IEP should be made without an IEP team meeting. Changes in the student’s program recommendations and changes that require the participation of the school psychologist on the IEP team cannot be made without a...
When students are recommended for special class or ICT for less than the full school day, how should they be programmed for the remaining periods?
For all subjects for which a student’s IEP does not recommend special education services, the student must receive instruction in a general education class with his/her peers who do not have disabilities. See more information: http://www.uft.org...
How do you functionally group special needs students?
For special class, SETSS, ICT, and related services, students with disabilities must be grouped by similarity of individual needs, so that the provider may address the needs of each student in the group. Each student’s characteristics in the...
What are the required components of a successful ICT program?
ICT is an instructional model that allows students with disabilities to be educated with age‐appropriate peers without disabilities in the general education classroom with the support of a special education teacher to deliver specially designed...
What does it mean when an ICT class is “out of compliance”?
In New York City, the maximum number of students with disabilities in an ICT class may not exceed 40% of the total class register. State regulations limit the total number of students with disabilities in an ICT class to 12. The 40% limit and total...
What is Chapter 408 and what does it require for a student's IEP?
Chapter 408 refers to state law and corresponding regulations requiring that: each provider responsible for implementing a student’s IEP (including general and special education teachers, related service providers, and other service providers), be...