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Frederick County Public Schools outlines plan to standardize co‑teaching, expand training
Summary
At a Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee meeting, FCPS staff described a systemwide push to define co‑teaching, train leaders and teachers, and build master‑schedule supports so more students with and without disabilities can access grade‑level instruction.
Frederick County Public Schools staff told the Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee they are moving to standardize co‑teaching across the district and expand professional learning so teachers can co‑plan, co‑teach and co‑assess more consistently.
The district presented a working definition of co‑teaching as “a partnership between two teachers that include shared planning, instruction, and assessment of students with and without disabilities,” and said the model includes partnerships between general education teachers and either special education or multilingual teachers when appropriate. FCPS staff said the emphasis is on inclusive, grade‑level instruction with targeted supports inside the classroom.
Why it matters: District leaders said research supports access to rigorous instruction in general education settings for students with IEPs and that an intentional co‑teaching program can improve access without removing students…
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