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Board briefed on IEP timelines, assessment hours and case‑carrier workload
Summary
Staff outlined the multi‑step IEP and evaluation timeline, and estimated assessment and report writing hours (psych evals averaging 12 pages and total work per evaluation around 12–18 hours). Case carriers average 26 students plus teaching duties, raising workload concerns.
Special education leaders presented the IEP process in detail: pre‑referral, referral, informed consent, evaluation (15/30/60‑day markers), IEP meeting and annual review. The presentation included a time‑use estimate for evaluations: testing (5–7 hours), indirect data‑gathering (3–5 hours), and report writing (4–6 hours), producing average psych reports of about 12 pages.
Board members and staff discussed the operational reality that case carriers often manage classroom teaching assignments in addition to caseload duties, with average caseloads near 26 students. Felciano said strict timelines leave little wiggle room and that increasing psychoeducational evaluations and extreme behaviors complicate compliance and staffing needs.
