Special education: resource specialists: special classes.
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Overview
This bill makes changes to how California’s special education system uses resource specialists and special classes. It requires local educational agencies to distribute initial assessment workloads more evenly among resource specialists, aiming to reduce caseloads. Additionally, it directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to recommend a maximum adult-to-pupil staffing ratio for special classes serving students with more intensive needs, with a process for gathering input from various stakeholders. Finally, it ensures that the state will reimburse local agencies for any costs associated with these changes.
Key provisions
- Requires equal distribution of initial assessment workloads among resource specialists.
- Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to recommend a maximum adult-to-pupil staffing ratio for special classes.
- Establishes a timeline for the Superintendent to post the recommendation on the department’s website and report to legislative committees.
- Clarifies the qualifications for resource specialists, including credentialing and experience.
- Specifies caseload limits for resource specialists.
- Requires resource specialists to not simultaneously serve as regular classroom teachers.
- Mandates that resource specialists obtain approval from the individualized education program team before enrolling a pupil for a majority of the school day.
- Requires at least 80% of resource specialists to be provided with an instructional aide.
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