Resource Specialists
The Governing Board shall employ certificated resource specialists to provide services, where required by law, for students who have exceptional needs, their parents/guardians, and school staff.
The resource specialist program shall be directed by a resource specialist fully qualified in accordance with law.
(cf. 0430 - Comprehensive Local Plan for Special Education)
(cf. 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures)
(cf. 3541.2 - Transportation for Special Education Students)
cf. 5144.2 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Individuals with Exceptional Needs))
(cf. 6146.4 - Differential Graduation and Competency Standards for Individuals with Exceptional Needs)
(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program (IEP))
(cf. 6159.1 - Procedural Safeguards and Complaints)
(cf. 6159.2 - Nonpublic Nonsectarian School and Agency Services for Special Education)
(cf. 6159.3 - Appointment of Surrogate Parent)
(cf. 6164.4 - Identification of Individuals with Exceptional Needs)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
44250-44279 Credentials, especially:
44256 Credential types, specialist instruction
44265 Special education credential
56195.8 Adoption of policies
56361 Program options
56362 Resource specialist program, contents, direction; resource specialists, case-loads, assignments, instructional aide; pupil enrollment
56362.1 Caseload
56362.5 Resource specialist certificate of competence
56362.7 Bilingual-crosscultural certificate of assessment competence
56363.3 Average caseload limits
56441.7 Maximum caseload (programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five inclusive)
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3051.1 Language, speech and hearing development and remediation; appropriate credential
3100 Waivers of maximum caseload for resource specialists
6100-6126 Teacher qualifications, No Child Left Behind Act
80046.5 Credential holders authorized to serve students with disabilities
80048-80048.6 Credential requirements and authorizations
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1401 Definition of highly qualified special education teacher
6319 Highly qualified teachers
7801 Definitions, highly qualified teacher
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
200.55-200.57 Highly qualified teachers
200.61 Parent notification regarding teacher qualifications
300.18 Highly qualified special education teachers
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
California Association of Resource Specialists and Special Education Teachers: http://www.carsplus.org
California Speech-Language-Hearing Association: http://www.csha.org
Commission on Teacher Credentialing: http://www.ctc.ca.gov
Policy WAUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: November 19, 1992 Petaluma, California