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I teach in Georgia in a Kindergarten Self-Contained Classroom. The administrators keep pulling my special education paraprofessional for general duties. My students arrive at 7am. She is pulled for Morning Duty (7-7:45). Lunch Duty (10:00am-10:45am). We are in the classroom at both times so I am by myself with 12 students in a self- contained classroom.

I have told my principal and assistant principal we are out of compliance at the time. Nothing seems to happen. My principal wants me to "be a team player"! What! I have 12 students - 10 with severe Autism. By myself.

My question is - has anyone else had that situation? Where can I find a Federal Law that states that Special Education Paraprofessionals can not be pulled to do general education duties during instructional time?

Any suggestions? I have talked to other teachers in the county they their paras stay in the room all day.
LH I would call your the Georgia State Dept. of Education and asked to be referred to someone in the Special Education Dept. and ask about student to teacher ratios for an Autism or Multiple Disabilities classroom. Tell them you need state guidelines paperwork since you service this population of students. You can then present this information to your...See More
Oct 15, 2016
GArunner On 10/15/16, LH wrote: > I would call your the Georgia State Dept. of Education and > asked to be referred to someone in the Special Education > Dept. and ask about student to teacher ratios for an Autism > or Multiple Disabilities classroom. Tell them you need state > guidelines paperwork since you service this population of > st...See More
Oct 29, 2016
GArunner On 10/29/16, GArunner wrote: > On 10/15/16, LH wrote: >> I would call your the Georgia State Dept. of Education and >> asked to be referred to someone in the Special Education >> Dept. and ask about student to teacher ratios for an Autism >> or Multiple Disabilities classroom. Tell them you need state >> guidelines ...See More
Oct 29, 2016
GArunner On 10/15/16, LH wrote: > I would call your the Georgia State Dept. of Education and > asked to be referred to someone in the Special Education > Dept. and ask about student to teacher ratios for an Autism > or Multiple Disabilities classroom. Tell them you need state > guidelines paperwork since you service this population of > st...See More
Oct 29, 2016
jasped On 10/29/16, GArunner wrote:
> On 10/29/16, GArunner wrote:
>> On 10/15/16, LH wrote:
>>> I would call your the Georgia State Dept. of Education
>>> and asked to be referred to someone in the Special
>>> Education Dept. and ask about student to teacher ratios
>>> for an Autism or Mul...See More
Oct 30, 2016


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