Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1749a - Elementary level resource program
Rule 49a.
(1) A
district that provides a special education elementary level resource program
shall be provided by a special education teacher.
(2) The elementary resource teacher shall
serve not more than 10 students at any 1 time and not more than 18 different
students and shall do either or both of the following:
(a) Provide direct instruction to students on
the resource teachers caseload and may assign grades or other evaluative
measures for this instruction.
(b)
Provide support to the general education classroom teachers to whom special
education students on the resource teachers caseload have been assigned. Time
shall be allocated to the resource teacher to carry out this
responsibility.
(3) The
elementary resource program teacher may provide supplemental instruction to
students on his or her caseload.
(4) The elementary resource teacher may
evaluate general education students within the same building who are suspected
of having a disability and, therefore, may serve on the initial
multidisciplinary evaluation team . The resource teacher shall be responsible
for the evaluation of not more than 2 students at 1 time. Time shall be
allocated to the resource teacher to carry out this responsibility.
(5) If the special education teacher to whom
the student is assigned does not have an endorsement in the area which matches
the students disability, the individualized educational program team shall
determine if a teacher consultant with such credentials is needed to provide
consultation, resources, and support services to the resource
teacher.
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