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Special Education Teacher Support Services is a mandated service recommended by the Individual Education Team on a child’s IEP. As stated by the Department of Education in the Family Guide to Special Education Services (2012), an IEP documents a child’s eligibility for Special Education Services. This plan formalizes in writing the Department of Education’s plan for providing a Free Appropriate Public Education in the least restrictive environment (www.nycenet.edu).
The Individualized Education Program contains detailed information about a student and the educational program designed to meet his or her unique needs (Family Guide to Special Education Services, pg. 17). This legal document indicates the implementation of services, where, when and how the services will be provided. Specific details are written in reference to the delivery of services (will services be delivered in the classroom or some other location? What is the duration of the service? …show more content…

The frequency of services is driven by the mandate as documented in the IEP ( specified number of times/periods per day or week. The duration is usually the entire period (42 mins).
The problem at Middle School 246 is in the delivery of Special Education Teacher Support Services. This school has a Special Education Population of 109 students. The overall enrollment is 467 students. There are seven (7) designated Special Education Classes. Related Services and Special Education Teacher Support Service students are dispersed in General Education classes. What further compounds the problem is that there is only one SETSS teacher to service all the recommended students. The task of programming the students is quite daunting. Students’ are recommended for services based on

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