Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.4 – Extended School Year (ESY)
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Selecting Staff
Based upon procedures established in the LEA, Human Resources will fly the positions available for certificated and classified personnel. It is important to indicate on the flyer that stability of positions will be based upon actual enrollment. Depending on LEA procedures, the application process may include an essay and/or interview. Based upon the LEA’s negotiated contracts, consideration may need to be given to if the candidates applied for and/or were given a position the prior year. It is also important to consider staff members’ preferences for grade level and program. Sample interview questions:
Sample Interview Questions
1. Tell us why you are qualified for an ESY teaching position?
2. What strategies/methods will you use to ensure academic progress for students?
3. Describe your classroom management.
4. If the defined core program is not working, what would you utilize or implement?
5. If you are not selected, would you sub?
Yes
No
6. Questions?
It is important that a Special Education Administrator be involved in the ESY personnel decision-making process to ensure that the right people are assigned to the appropriate programs/students. If personnel are given ESY assignments other than what they normally work during the regular school year, it is important to assess their needs for any specialized training and provide this prior to the first day of school. In addition, it is critical to have established means of communicating information regarding the needs of children.
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Notifying Personnel
In working closely with Human Resources, it is important to determine who will be sending notification letters to the special education personnel selected to work during ESY. Once a staffing plan has been finalized, it is important to communicate this to all people involved. Again, it needs to be determined if the Human Resources or Special Education Department has this responsibility. Either
Adapted from Guidelines for Determining Need for Extended School Year (ESY) Services, Riverside County Special Education Local Plan Area, 2014. Reprinted in this handbook with permission.
AR 5005.4 – Extended School Year (ESY)
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 09/17)
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