Self Contained

How many students do you have in your self-contained special education classroom, and what disabilities span the scope of your students?

What is the "name" for the type of classroom you have? (Life Skills, Autism Program, etc.)

Are you invited to attend the IEP meetings of your students prior to their placement into your classroom?

What are assessment tools utilized to monitor students' progress in academic areas?

What is your professional experience and/or opinion of the various assessment tools used in our district to measure growth? (i.e. DEA, PARCC, AIMSWEB, Language!, Readwell, etc.)

How many students in your program attend a general education class for a subject area? (any subject, even science and social studies)

How do you think your students feel in terms of how they are included in the specials of their general education peers?

If your room is cross-categorical, have you come across situations where the difference between certain disabilities (such as a student with autism and a student with social-emotional issues) caused conflict in your classroom? What should have been done to remediate the situation?

Do you feel that general education teachers in your building are receptive to including your students for paired activities?

How many students in your classroom identify Bardwell as their "home school"? (approximate)

How often do you find yourself at a professional meeting, such as those required for SIP days, or any other professional development, and you found that the content covered during the meeting was not relevant to your job position as a special education teacher?