Can co-teachers in Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classes be assigned other duties during times that students are mandated to receive instructional services?

Co-teachers may not be assigned to other duties (such as exam scoring or coverage or test proctoring for other classes) that would prevent them from providing IEP-mandated services to their ICT class.

If a co-teacher is routinely assigned to other duties, this issue should first be raised at a meeting of the school’s Special Education Committee with the principal. If unresolved at the school level, the issue can be escalated to the UFT district representative for that school or a UFT member can file a special education compliance complaint on behalf of the adversely affected students.