Missouri Department of y nd EdCucation

1.    Why were reporting changes made for special education teachers and aides in the October Cycle of 2004?

2.    How do I report a special education teacher who is assigned to work in multiple buildings?

3.    Do I have to report testing (193100) and case management of IEPs (198600) if teachers do it during their plan time and/or before
and after school?

4.    How do I report paraprofessionals/aides on Screen 20?

5.    How do I report teachers who co-teach such as class within a class on Screen 20?

6.    Are we required to report ECSE personnel on Screen 20?

7.    How do I report speech/language pathologists on Screen 20?

8.    How and when should consultation be reported?

9.  What delivery systems should be used for special education teachers and aides?

Questions And Answers

The main purpose for the changes to Screen 20 is to align reporting with that for general education teachers.  Reporting for general education teachers has always told us what those teachers are doing throughout the day.  In the past, reporting for special education teachers has been a confusing mix of case management and instructional time.  The changes provide a clearer picture of how special education teachers are spending their time by looking at instructional settings and non-instructional activities in addition to case management. These data provide districts and the Division of Special Education with data to evaluate needs surrounding special education educators.

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2.   Q:  How do I report a special education teacher who is assigned to work in multiple buildings?    

o    Report assignment line information for EACH building for:
-     Teaching assignments (Course Codes 195000, 195100, 195200, 195300,195400,195500, 195610, 195620, 195630, 195640, 195700 and 195800)
-     Non-teaching assignments (Course Code 193000, 193100, 990099, 999999, 990000 and  990088)
-     Case management of IEPs (Course Code 198600)

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3.  Q:  Do I have to report testing (193100) and case management of IEPs (198600) if teachers do it during their plan time and/or before and after school?
   

MSIP requires that all teachers have a minimum of 250 minutes each week for instructional planning time.  Instructional planning time is not meant to include IEP case management or testing time.  However, if teachers are using plan time for testing or case management of IEPs enter all required line information using the appropriate course codes for testing and case management of IEPs and show “0” for minutes per week.  If special education teachers are doing case management of IEPs before or after school, the minutes per week can be entered using a delivery system of H – Before or After School Services.

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4.  Q:  How do I report paraprofessionals/aides on Screen 20?     

Classroom aides are reported using the same teaching assignment line information as the teacher to whom they are assigned including their Minutes/Week.

 Personal Aides are reported as Delivery System PA with the appropriate Course Code (usually 195000).  Minutes/Week should reflect the minutes per week for each course code. Other line information should reflect the student to whom they are assigned, i.e. Grade Level and Program Code.
 

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5.  Q:  How do I report teachers who co-teach such as class within a class on Screen 20?     

For Teaching Assignments: Report Course Code 195000 (generally) and Delivery System CO, along with the appropriate grade level and program code and minutes/week.  Enrollment would equal the total number of IEP students being served in the assignment.

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6.  Q:  Are we required to report ECSE personnel on Screen 20?     

Early childhood personnel have been reported on Screens 18/20 for several years.  You need to report ECSE personnel on Screen 18/20 because the data are used for the ECSE Expenditure Report. Most ECSE teachers will be reported using course code 195400 with a program code of 17 (3 yr, 4 yr, 5 Pre-K). 

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7.  Q:  How do I report speech/language pathologists on Screen 20?    

o    For Teaching Assignment: Report as Direct Service/Instruction Speech/Language Pathology - Course Code 195500. 

o    For Non-Teaching Assignments, such as oversight of speech implementers, report as Course Code 889000.

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8.  Q:  How and when should consultation be reported?     

a)  Consultation time with other teachers that is written into IEPs and is student directed is reported as course number 193000 – Consultation.  This time would most likely be in the IEP under Supplemental Aides and Services or as Support for School Personnel.

b)  Consultation time that is used for collaboration for co-teaching purposes would most likely be reported as Plan Time.

c)  Incidental consultation (daily/on-going) would not be reported separately.  This time would most likely be included with other minutes already reported on Screen 20.

d)  Consultation time with special education students would be reported using a direct service/instruction course number.

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9.  Q:  What delivery systems should be used for special education teachers and aides?      

Codes and definitions are in Exhibit 14 of the Core Data Manual.  Appropriate delivery systems for special education teachers and aides include:

CO – Co-teaching

IG – Individual/Small Group

SC – Self-Contained

LI – Low Incidence Self-Contained

PA – Personal Aide

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