Co-teachers may not be assigned to other duties (such as exam scoring, coverage or proctoring for other classes) that would prevent them from providing IEP mandated services. The November 2016 Principals’ Weekly (https://www.uft.org/news/ny-teacher/guidance-providing-mandated-services-and-absence-coverage-ict-classes ) provided guidance to principals on this topic. If a co-teacher is routinely assigned to other duties, the member should bring the DOE guidance on the topic to his/her chapter leader and/or administration to discuss possible programming solutions. The chapter leader should bring this up at the next consultation committee meeting to establish a resolution that applies to all ICT classes. If an action plan to resolve the issue moving forward is not concretely established, the chapter leader should bring the issue to the attention of the district representative to resolve with the superintendent. The member can also file a special education complaint on behalf of the adversely affected students.
For more information, see the UFT's Q&A on the Issues column about ICT/Co-Teaching classes.