ISBE's panel said
CPS classroom aides provided just over 14 million minutes of services each week to special education students in the 2015 - 16 school year.
Not exact matches
And a controversial special education funding model used in the 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18 school years, when schools received a lump sum for staff positions instead of a set number of positions that were paid for through
CPS headquarters, «more likely than not» delayed providing or eliminated teachers and
classroom aides for some students.
District edicts to collect and approve data on special education students added a significant workload to staff, while
CPS «did not take any meaningful steps» to inform parents of the new requirements for obtaining
classroom aides or transportation services.
And authorities concluded that a controversial special education funding model used in the 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18 school years, when schools received a lump sum for staff positions instead of a set number of positions that were paid for through
CPS headquarters, «more likely than not» delayed providing or eliminated teachers and
classroom aides for some students.
District edicts to collect and approve data on special education students added a significant workload to staff, while the panel said
CPS «did not take any meaningful steps» to inform parents of the new requirements for obtaining
classroom aides or transportation services.