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Union presses for codified common planning time for inclusion; district signals need to explore scheduling options
Summary
Teachers for the Ithaca Teachers Association presented Proposal 32 to guarantee common planning time for co-teaching and inclusion assignments, outlining minimum daily or weekly time by model and urging the district to establish schedules; district and union agreed to work groups rather than immediate adoption.
Ithaca Teachers Association negotiators used the April 10 session to press Proposal 32, which would codify minimum common planning time for inclusion assignments and set limits on the number of co-teaching partnerships a teacher may be required to maintain.
Why it matters: teachers told negotiators that inclusion-only student placements are widespread across home schools and that current contracts do not guarantee co-planning time. Union presenters said lack of protected planning time undermines tiered instruction, consistent supports for students with Individualized…
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