Roles and Responsibilities of Roles and Responsibilities of the Special Education the Special Education

TeacherTeacher. The teacher is unique in that he/she can fit . The teacher is unique in that he/she can fit

many different roles in the educational many different roles in the educational environment. However, each of these distinct environment. However, each of these distinct roles involves a variety of responsibilities and roles involves a variety of responsibilities and

functions. Understanding these functions. Understanding these responsibilities can only help the special responsibilities can only help the special

educator become more familiar with the role educator become more familiar with the role and increase the chances for success. For and increase the chances for success. For instance, the special education teacher can instance, the special education teacher can

be assigned as:be assigned as:

RolesRoles

1-A teacher in a self contained 1-A teacher in a self contained special education classroom in a special education classroom in a regular school.regular school.

22- The resource teacher in a - The resource teacher in a categorical resource room, a categorical resource room, a

resource room in a special school resource room in a special school which deals with only one type of which deals with only one type of

exceptionality, or a non categorical exceptionality, or a non categorical resourceresource room, a resource room room, a resource room

usually found in the regular usually found in the regular mainstream school where children mainstream school where children

with varied exceptionalities are with varied exceptionalities are educated at one time . educated at one time .

Roles of the SETRoles of the SET

3-A3-A member of the IEP Committee member of the IEP Committee (depending on the state may also for (depending on the state may also for example be referred to as the Committee example be referred to as the Committee on Special Education or IEP Committee), on Special Education or IEP Committee), a district based committee mandated by a district based committee mandated by Federal law whose responsibilities include Federal law whose responsibilities include the classification, placement and the classification, placement and evaluation of all disabled children within evaluation of all disabled children within the district. the district.

Roles of the SETRoles of the SET

4-4-A member of a A member of a multidisciplinary team multidisciplinary team educating educating secondary students in a secondary students in a departmentalized program. departmentalized program.

Roles of the SETRoles of the SET

55-A -A consultant teacherconsultant teacher, a , a special education teacher special education teacher assigned to work with a child with assigned to work with a child with a disability right in the a disability right in the mainstreamed class.mainstreamed class.

Roles of the SETRoles of the SET

66- An - An itinerant teacher:itinerant teacher: a special a special education teacher employed by an agency education teacher employed by an agency hired to visit various schools in several hired to visit various schools in several districts and work with children with districts and work with children with disabilities. disabilities.

Roles of the SETRoles of the SET

7-An Inclusion Teacher in a 7-An Inclusion Teacher in a partial inclusion program or full partial inclusion program or full inclusion programinclusion program

Roles of the SETRoles of the SET

8- As a private practitioner who 8- As a private practitioner who deals with the evaluation and deals with the evaluation and remediation of children as an remediation of children as an auxiliary service after schoolauxiliary service after school

Roles of the SETRoles of the SET

9- The special education teacher 9- The special education teacher can also be an educational can also be an educational evaluator (educational evaluator (educational diagnostician) on the Child Study diagnostician) on the Child Study Team (CST), a school based Team (CST), a school based support team that discusses and support team that discusses and makes recommendation on high-makes recommendation on high-risk students.risk students.