Guest guest Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 At the school I work at, we call them PCA (Person Care Assistant) At Nic's school they don't have 1:1 for the kids in his class but rather classroom assistants. No one asst is assigned to 1 certain child but rather they each look after a different child on different days. Di Doing my research > After referring to the IEP and looking for any specifics of the 1:1 and > time required, I found this new abbreviation (or new, since we went > computerized I guess).... has a SCIA. In any case, I went > looking for answers, and this is what I found in the district Special > Education Staff Resource handbook: > > Special Circumstances Instructional Assistance (SCIA) > > Special Circumstances Instructional Assistance (SCIA) is provided for > students with disabilities when additional support is necessary for the > student to meet his or her goals and objectives. Whenever possible, > additional assistance is assigned to a school environment, class, or > case manager. Occasionally, however, a student requires individual > support for a designated period of time to address a unique need. By > law, services to students with special needs must be delivered in " the > least restrictive environment. " When the IEP team is considering SCIA, > all aspects of the student's interventions have proven unsuccessful. A > student's educational program must be carefully evaluated to determine > when and where the additional support is required. Natural support and > existing staff should be used whenever possible to promote the least > restrictive environment. A primary goal for all students with special > needs is to encourage, promote, and maximize independence. If not > carefully monitored, additional assistance can easily and > unintentionally foster dependence. As a result, the IEP team must > periodically review the continued need and effectiveness of this > additional support. > > > I am guessing I will now have to spell out every detail, since clearly > they are going to say " well, she has a SCIA and we're using natural > support (peers) and existing staff (noon duties) to promote LRE. " Teach > me to be complacent! > > , mom to (14), (11 DS), and Sammy (10) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Liam's aid is a health para technically but he helps out with as much as he can. Even before he was diagnosed with diabetes, Liam's asthma frightened me enough to request one from the start. He's not to hover, but, I just wanted to make sure there was an extra set of hands to get Liam to the nurse and nebulizer whenever he needed it. He 'crashes' quickly. I think one of the nurses fills in at lunch time for Mr. Eddy, so she can see what he eats and adjusts his insulin accordingly. Kathy, Liam's mom (11,ds,asthma, diabetes) Re: Doing my research At the school I work at, we call them PCA (Person Care Assistant) At Nic's school they don't have 1:1 for the kids in his class but rather classroom assistants. No one asst is assigned to 1 certain child but rather they each look after a different child on different days. Di Doing my research > After referring to the IEP and looking for any specifics of the 1:1 and > time required, I found this new abbreviation (or new, since we went > computerized I guess).... has a SCIA. In any case, I went > looking for answers, and this is what I found in the district Special > Education Staff Resource handbook: > > Special Circumstances Instructional Assistance (SCIA) > > Special Circumstances Instructional Assistance (SCIA) is provided for > students with disabilities when additional support is necessary for the > student to meet his or her goals and objectives. Whenever possible, > additional assistance is assigned to a school environment, class, or > case manager. Occasionally, however, a student requires individual > support for a designated period of time to address a unique need. By > law, services to students with special needs must be delivered in " the > least restrictive environment. " When the IEP team is considering SCIA, > all aspects of the student's interventions have proven unsuccessful. A > student's educational program must be carefully evaluated to determine > when and where the additional support is required. Natural support and > existing staff should be used whenever possible to promote the least > restrictive environment. A primary goal for all students with special > needs is to encourage, promote, and maximize independence. If not > carefully monitored, additional assistance can easily and > unintentionally foster dependence. As a result, the IEP team must > periodically review the continued need and effectiveness of this > additional support. > > > I am guessing I will now have to spell out every detail, since clearly > they are going to say " well, she has a SCIA and we're using natural > support (peers) and existing staff (noon duties) to promote LRE. " Teach > me to be complacent! > > , mom to (14), (11 DS), and Sammy (10) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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