7 Miss. Code. R. 3-48.1 - Section 504 Teacher Units
1. Children counted
for the allocation and approval of a teacher unit(s) must meet the following
criteria:
a. Documented birth date verifying
age of five (5) through twenty-one (21) years,
b. Indication of being a resident citizen of
the State of Mississippi,
c. Cannot
have their educational needs met in the regular public school
programs,
d. Have not finished or
graduated from high school,
e.
Determined by competent medical authorities and psychologists to need placement
in a state licensed facility as designated below,
f. Cannot be counted in average daily
attendance when determining the regular teacher unit allocation, and
g. Are not eligible for special education as
defined under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and in
state regulations.
Documentation of numbers a-g above must be maintained on file for each child served by an approved state funded teacher and be available upon request by the MDE.
2.
State Licensed
Facility
A state licensed facility is a private facility which has been granted a license by a state agency within the state of Mississippi and is located within the state. The facility is licensed for inpatient treatment, day treatment, residential treatment, or as a group therapeutic home.
3.
Teacher Units
Approved for a State Licensed Facility
a. A private school providing an
instructional education program which is operated as an integral part of a
state licensed facility may request funding for teacher units. Such an
educational program must meet the standards for a special purpose, nonpublic
school and be approved by the SBE prior to the allocation and approval of a
teacher unit. The facility shall be responsible for providing for any
additional costs of the program beyond a teacher unit(s).
b. The administrative head of the facility is
responsible for verifying the criteria is met for each child served by an
approved teacher as outlined above under the heading Criteria for Children
Served. Also, documentation which verifies all criteria are met for each child
must be on file for review upon request by the MDE. An assurance from the
administrative head of the facility indicating criteria for each child served
has been verified for correctness and documentation of such is maintained on
file must be forwarded to the MDE when the teacher unit is requested for
approval.
c. A copy of the
facility's current state license must be submitted to the MDE when requesting
an allocation for a teacher unit.
d. The administrator of the facility must
submit Teacher Allocation data in accordance with the requirements of the
Office of Special Education. Teacher units will be allocated based on the
teacher certificate requirements of special purpose, nonpublic schools under
the Office of Accreditation and each teacher being responsible for the
educational instruction of a minimum of ten (10) children. The Maximum number
of children served per teacher is fourteen (14). Any request for a teacher to
serve fewer than ten (10) or more than fourteen (14) children must be made in
writing to the Office of Special Education. Approval will be based on the
schedule of the teacher and instructional needs of the children, including the
number of beds allocated to the facility and the average length of stay for
each child. All exemptions of the minimum and maximum number of children served
by a teacher will be reviewed and approved by the Deputy Superintendent of
Education.
e. Requests for approval
of teacher units will be made in accordance with the requirements of the MDE
Personnel Report. Adequate Education program funds will be allocated based on
the type of teaching certificate and number of years teaching experience held
by each teacher. Also, the number of days employed during the regular school
year to provide educational instruction and the amount of instructional time
based on the schedule of each teacher will be used to calculate the amount of
funds for the teacher unit.
f. The
administrative head of the facility is responsible for ensuring a teacher
approved for a teacher unit will be paid a minimum salary for class of license
and years of experience based on the salary scale and salary schedule
requirements in Miss. Code Ann. §
37-19-7.
g. Teacher units will be allocated and
approved for the regular school session. The number of days the facility will
provide a regular school session must be in accordance with the MDE's
regulations. The calendar dates of the beginning and ending of the regular
school session must be submitted to the Office of Special Education when
requesting an allocation for a teacher unit.
Notes
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