Attachment 1: Summary Table California Education Code Section 56101 Waiver Number School District, School Name of Teachers, Agrees to Excess Caseload? Over Statutory Caseload for More Than Two Years? Previous Aide Time (prior to increased caseload), Current Aide Time (with increased caseload) Period of Request Local Board Approval Date Bargaining Unit, Representative, Consulted, Date, and Position 34-3-2018 Fowler Unified School District, Fremont Elementary School Pam Tesmer Yes No Previous: 4.5 hours per day Current: 5 hours per day Requested January 24, 2018, to June 7, 2018 Recommended January 24, 2018, to June 7, 2018 March 23, 2018 Fowler Teachers Association/ California Teachers Association, Lisa Irick President 1/17/2018 Support
7-4-2018 Manteca Unified School District, Great Valley Elementary School Jaqueline Lara Yes No Previous: 5 hours per day Current: 5 hours per day per the California Department of Education (CDE), Special Education Division (SED) review Requested February 5, 2018, to May 25, 2018 Recommended February 5, 2018, to May 25, 2018 April 17, 2018 Manteca Educator’s Association, Ericka Meadows President 2/6/2018 Support
8-4-2018 Manteca Unified School District, Walter Woodward Elementary School Janet Gomes Yes No Previous: 5 hours per day Current: 10 hours per day per the CDE, SED review Requested February 21, 2018, to May 25, 2018 Recommended February 21, 2018, to May 25, 2018 April 17, 2018 Manteca Educator’s Association, Ericka Meadows President 2/6/2018 Support Created by California Department of Education May 2018
Specific Waiver Request for Resource Specialist Caseload To be completed by the Resource Specialist (Teacher) Name: Pam Tesmer Assigned at: Fremont Elementary/Fowler Unified School District Is the information in Items 1 through 12 on the attached SW _ RSC _ Administrator form an accurate reflection of your current assignments, personal data, FTE, your caseload, number of periods taught and average number of students? Yes or No: Yes If not, please state where you believe these facts or numbers differ Will all students served receive all of the services called for in their IEP’s? Can you reasonably manage the excess caseload in relation to the programmatic condition you face, including, but not limited to, student age level, age span, and behavioral characteristics; number of curriculum levels taught at any one time or any given session, and intensity of student instructional needs? Please explain: Yes, students will receive all of the services called for in their IEPs. With the additional instructional aide time as well as support from the district this will not be an issue. Can you reasonably manage the excess caseload in relation to your student contact time, and other assigned duties? Please explain: Yes, additional students are placed in existing groups based on age, IEP goals and behavioral needs. Classroom has sufficient curricular materials and supplies (books, technology access) to accommodate increased caseload. EC Section 56362(c) states that no resource specialist shall have a caseload which exceeds 28 students, per CCR, Title 5, Section 3100. Regulations allow your agency to request a waiver of the EC, providing certain conditions are met, and that in no circumstance may your caseload be raised to above 32 students. Indicate your position regarding this waiver request by a check mark next to the correct line: AGREE X to the increase in my student caseload from 28 students to not more than
California Department of Education Revised 1-19-2018 Specific Waiver Request for Resource Specialist Caseload To be completed by the Administrator SELPA / District / COE Name: San Joaquin SELPA/Manteca Unified School District Name of Resource Specialist: Jacqueline Lara School / District Assignment: Great Valley/Resource (RSP) Status: Permanent, Probation or Temporary: Permanent Number of Students: 28 Caseload proposed number of students: 32 Full time Equivalent (FTE%): 1.0 FTE (100%) Number of periods or hours taught by Resource Specialist: 5.5 hours daily Average number of students per hour taught: 6 Indicate amount of Instructional Aide time hours to be provided to this resource specialist with this waiver: 9 Note: At least 5 hours of aide time is required when the caseload is over 28, per CCR, Title 5, Section 3100(d)(2). Provide assurance that the waiver will not hinder the implementation of a student’s individualized educational program (IEP) for all students involved with the waiver or compliance with specified federal law, per CCR, Title 5, Section 3100(d): Program Specialist assigned to this school site will provide on-going support to the teacher to review student performance, growth toward goals, effective instructional practices and curriculum/instructional material needs. Explain what extraordinary fiscal or program circumstances resulted in this request for excess caseload, per CCR, Title 5, Section 3100(d): There has been an influx of new students needing services enrolling in Manteca Unified School District due to housing growth.