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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Professional Review Panel is responsible for
3 evaluating and recommending modifications to the
4 Evidence-Based Funding Formula to ensure all students have
5 access to a quality education, including special education
6 resource services; and
7 WHEREAS, Special education resource services are provided
8 by special education resource teachers who work outside of the
9 general education classroom, providing specialized support to
10 students with disabilities in one-on-one or small group
11 settings or by providing support through other forms of
12 specialized instruction such as co-teaching; and
13 WHEREAS, High caseloads, meaning the number of students
14 assigned to an individual special education resource teacher,
15 are contributing to Illinois' teacher shortage and are
16 adversely impacting the special education resource services
17 districts can provide; and
18 WHEREAS, California, for example, has a maximum caseload
19 of 28 students for special education resource specialists; and
20 WHEREAS, The Illinois Education Association, in alignment
21 with California and the California Teachers Association,
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1 recommends a maximum caseload of 28 students for special
2 education resource specialists; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we direct the
6 Professional Review Panel and the Illinois State Board of
7 Education to conduct the analysis and financial modeling
8 required to evaluate the effects of implementing the
9 recommended maximum caseloads for special education resource
10 teachers; and be it further
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