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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a current sped teacher.  I work in DCPS.  My day starts at 8:45 and I see kids until 3:12 (school ends at 3:15).  I have no planning and no lunch period. Oh I supposed to get those things but I try and spend all my time servicing kids.  I have one administration required meeting a week (45 minutes). I am not allowed to skip it.  I cannot pull kids from lunch, recess or specials those combined equal about 1hr 45 min a day.  I have 10 children on my caseload.  I am allowed to have up to 15 (even then passed 15 I get a once time $250 payment).  I have 5 scholars who have between 15-19 hours of pull out services a week.  I have 3 scholars who have 9-15 hours of combined pull out and inclusion hours. I have 2 students who have between 5-10 hours of inclusion only hours.   These hours do not include speech, ot, pt, behavior support, etc. DCPS does not employ special education paras outside of self contained rooms.  These students are spread out over 3 grade levels in 7 different classrooms.

I am literally working nonstop all day and cannot meet everyone’s time and there is nothing I can do about it.  I have no magic time button to make more time.  I’m not doing this on purpose and “lawyering up” will help you get more hours on the IEP sure, but it doesn’t make more time in my day.  Your kid will continue to get all I can give them.  I write my IEPs based on strengths and weaknesses and allot service hours based on needs.  If these kids move to a school that has more staff they need correctly written ieps.

I’m not sure what I’m asking for -it’s not sympathy.  I just need people to understand the situation teachers are in.  This is unsustainable. [/quote]

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