Special class support services part-time provides students in community school districts and high schools with instruction in a special class setting for up to 50 percent of the day, with the remainder of the day spent in general education classes...

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) eliminated the highly qualified teacher (HQT) requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The New York State Board of Regents is...

Students with disabilities are grouped for special class services based upon similarity of educational needs.

Special classes offer different levels of staffing intensity depending upon the intensity of a student's academic and/or management needs.

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According to the state, school personnel assigned to each Integrated Co-Teaching class must minimally include a special education teacher and a general education teacher.

According to the NYC Continuum of Services for Students with Disabilities, “[w]hen they team teach, the general education and special education teacher meet to co-plan and prepare lessons, activities and projects that incorporate all learning...

The number of students with disabilities in an Integrated Co-Teaching class may not exceed 40 percent of the total class register with a maximum of 12 students with disabilities.

State regulations require students with disabilities placed together for purposes of special education (including integrated co-teaching) to be grouped by similarity of individual needs in accordance with the four need areas: academic achievement...

Integrated Co-Teaching may be provided for all subjects or on an individual subject basis. When Integrated Co-Teaching is recommended for less than the full school day, the student’s IEP must indicate the specific subjects or instructional areas in...