Study of the Mount Diablo Unified School District - Mt. Diablo Unified ...

Personnel Services and Professional DevelopmentConsiderations for Issue 5‐5:• Review all professional specifications and modify the tasks to primary and secondaryitems. There is confusion as to the role(s) of many teachers, so specifying the rolesinto primary and secondary responsibilities may help.• Include accountability in the professional specifications for principals.• Offer an addendum for specialized teachers including duties that may not be a partof a General/Collaborative/Co‐Teacher's specification. Indicate requirements forfollowing the IEP and/or the Section 504 Plan, and that special education is a service(not a location) provided by certified staff, as determined in the IEP conference byprofessionals along with parents. Additionally, state the need for data for anyplacement of students in specialized services, and that it is their responsibility toteach the student to the state standards, unless specified differently, to prepare thestudent for the rigors of the next grade or advanced subject. Finally, it is vitallyimportant that teachers understand the need for utilizing assessment data in theeducation of any child and to modify instruction ensuring that individual childrenunderstand the skills taught. Teachers must understand that if they modifyinstruction for all students, referrals will ultimately be reduced, thus leaving districtresources for the common good.• The school psychologists’ professional specification should state that they serve as amember of the multi‐disciplinary assessment team to determine eligibility for specialeducation and to determine if a child remains eligible for services is a priority.• Additionally, Personnel Services should develop all professional specifications in ADAstyle, listing working conditions and special skills that may be necessary, aspreviously shown in Exhibit 5‐1. Specifications should always include the followingphrase at the end of the document: Other appropriate duties as assigned by theadministration.Cost Implications for Issue 5‐5:There are no cost increases for the district.Issue 5‐6: Professional Specifications – Instructional Assistant.There are a variety of classifications of instructional assistants that relate to differences inpay. The Contractual Agreement between MDUSD and the CSEA, Chapter 43 offers thefollowing classifications for special education assistants (SEA):• Special Education Assistant I/Classroom• Special Education Assistant I/IEP• Special Education Assistant II/ClassroomMGT of America, Inc. Page 5‐5