Caseload and Workload

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Caseload and Workload
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Why EAP is looking at Caseload and Workload?

• The law has changed related to
• Caseload
• Workload
• Class Size
• State mandates bargaining for Caseload/workload
• Districts must have a workload plan by 2009-2010
  or upon the expiration of a collective bargaining
  agreement in effect prior to and at the beginning
  of that year

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Class Size

• Class Size considerations 23IAC 226.730 Age
• Nature and severity of disabilities
• Educational needs
• Degree of intervention necessary
• Changes go into effect by 2009-2010

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CaseloadSection 226.735

• The number of students for which a special
  educator is responsible Law only defines for
  Speech and Language personnel
• DONT confuse with class size
• Caseload doesnt equal Class Size
• Caseload Its a head count

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WorkloadSection 226.735

• All the factors related to the job
• Number of meetings
• Number of IEP cases you manage
• Number of students you teach
• IEP and Non-IEP (RtI)
• Consulting

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Timeline/Next-steps

• Information being shared today
• 2008-2009 collect data to determine current
  standards
• 2009-2010 Negotiate workload language