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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that the majority of the gift cards should go to the teachers and not be split evenly across the board to all staff members. I think it is a nice gesture to try to give something to everyone to show our appreciation, however it should be based on some kind of tiered system where classroom teachers get the most, then specials, etc. [/quote]

Why shouldn’t specials get same amount?  [/quote]

It’s simple: they don’t have to do parent teacher conferences, IEP meetings, or 504 meetings. [/quote]

Right, specials teachers just teach every child in the building, host field day (pe), produce multiple student shows each year (music). Provide coverage when others are absent AND attend IEP/504 meetings when requested. [/quote]

No one really requests a music or PE teacher at an IEP meeting, sorry.

And yes, dealing with parents via multiple emails and parent teacher conferences alone deserves a bit more appreciation. Deal with it. [/quote]

Our specialists neither attend these meetings nor provide coverage when people are absent. [/quote]

Your specialists must be lucky. I (music teacher) cover all the time and attend 504s and IEPs. [/quote]

Why are you being asked to go to 504s or IEPs? They only require the classroom teacher and an AP usually.[/quote]

DP. You need a Gen Ed teacher. If the kids actual teacher can’t make it, another gen Ed teacher goes. In secondary, a kid has 7-8 teachers, any of whom legally can participate. It’s also the case sometimes that you get pulled into an IEP meeting for a kid you have never met because depending on the kid you legally have to have the case manager/sped teacher present, a Gen Ed teacher, and an EL teacher if the student is dually identified.

Obviously it is ideal if the Gen Ed teacher present is one who a) teaches the kid and b) teaches a core area that is typically the focus of their goal and accommodations, but in a pinch, a Gen Ed music teacher can go and has to if asked to legally fulfill the requirement for a Gen Ed teacher to be present. Their input isn’t going to be as helpful as a teacher who teaches the core content (sorry music teacher, but it’s true) but they can still contribute on behaviors and such. [/quote]

The parent can request the meeting to be rescheduled if the core classroom teacher can’t make it. [/quote]

Sure. They can legally do lots of things that they don’t always know. Most parents are just going to go ahead with the meeting when they show up and see who is attending. Not all are aware of the difference of feedback that a core vs specials teacher could give (to be fair, not all core teachers DO give valuable feedback either) and [b]not all know that they can ask to reschedule if they’re not happy with who is attending. [/b]Sped is an incredibly labrythine system with not much transparency and general knowledge on its functions for laypeople. [/quote]

I think most do. [/quote]

No. There are demanding ones who just assume anything goes but most parents get these meeting invites months out and assume who is there is who is there. They don’t all realize they can dictate who is there or they don’t see the purpose of doing so. Most of my students’ parents don’t even speak English - they do not know all their IEP rights or feel in a position to rock any boat. [/quote]

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