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Mackinaw Valley Special Education Association

Serving Unit 5 and El Paso-Gridley District 11

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A. Employment of Personnel
     1. MVSEA or its Member Districts shall employ sufficient professional and non-certified personnel to deliver and supervise the full continuum of special education and related services needed by the eligible students who reside within the Member Districts.
     2. The number and types of personnel employed shall be based on students’ need rather than administrative convenience.
     3. MVSEA and its Member Districts shall periodically submit to ISBE a roster of the individuals who are employed or will be employed to provide
special education or related services to the students enrolled in the Member Districts.
     4. All personnel employed to deliver or supervise special education or related services to Member District students shall hold the qualifications and certifications as provided in 226.800 of the Ill. Admin. Code, provided however, that personnel who have received special education teaching approval in accordance with 226.810 or reauthorization for assignment in accordance with 226.820 shall be deemed qualified under this Section.

B. Personnel Development Program
    1. MVSEA and its Member Districts shall develop and implement a comprehensive personnel development program for all personnel involved with the education students with disabilities.
    2. MVSEA and its Member Districts shall provide in-service presentations to all personnel working with students with disabilities to assist them in developing and maintaining skills and knowledge necessary to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
    3. To the extent appropriate, MVSEA and its Member Districts shall contribute to and use the comprehensive system of personnel development developed by the State.

LEGAL REF.:

20 U.S.C. 1412 (State Eligibility), 1412(a)(7), 1412(a)(13), 1413 (local educational agency eligibility), 1413(a)(1).

34 C.F.R. 300.220, 300.221, 300.381, 300.382.

23 Ill. Admin. Code 226.800 (personnel required to be qualified), 226.810 (special education teaching approval), 226.820 (authorization for assignment)