427 Policy: Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers

I.    Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to establish general parameters for determining the workload limits of special education staff who provide services to children with disabilities receiving direct special education services 60 percent or less of the instructional day.

II.    General Statement of Policy

A.    Workload limits for special education teachers shall be determined by the appropriate special education administrator, in consultation with the building principal and the superintendent or designee.

B.    In determining workload limits for special education staff, the school district shall take into consideration the following factors: student contact minutes, evaluation and reevaluation time, indirect services, management of Individual Education Programs (IEP), travel time, and other services required in the IEPs of eligible students.

III.    Collective Bargaining Agreement Unaffected

This policy shall not be construed as a reopening of negotiations between the school district and the special education teachers’ exclusive representative, nor shall it be construed to alter or limit in any way the managerial rights or other authority of the school district set forth in the Public Employers Labor Relations Act or in the collective bargaining agreement between the school district and the special education teachers’ exclusive representative.

Adopted/Revised
Adopted:  9/15/15

Legal References 
Minn. Stat. § 179A.07, Subd. 1 (Inherent Managerial Policy)
Minn. Rule 3525.0210, Subps. 14, 27, 44, and 49 (Definitions of “Direct Services,” “Indirect Services,” “Teacher,” and “Workload”)
Minn. Rule 3525.2340, Subp. 4.B. (Case Loads for School-Age Educational Service Alternatives)

Cross References
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 508 (Extended School Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Programs)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 608 (Instructional Services – Special Education)