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What are the Different School Staff Roles and Responsibilities?

A student’s success in school occurs as a result of school staff members, parents and student collaboration. The school system must also be flexible and organized.

School Principal

On a broad basis, besides having to be responsible for managing and organizing; principals “are also responsible for the quality of instruction at their school and for student discipline” (SEAC, 2007, p.1). 

Principals are responsible for:
  • Ensuring all staff members are familiar with special education policies and procedures
  • Implementing policies provided by the ministry 
  • Ensuring staff is qualified to help the student meet his/her goals
  • Ensuring that ample amount of resources are available in school for a diverse student body
  • Proposal of programs with the help of other school members
  • Tracking student’s progress
  • Ensuring the development, implementation and review of the student’s IEP
  • Taking action when recommendations are given 
  • Communicating (coordinate and consult) what needs to be communicated to all involved personnel (including parents)
  • Ensuring parent’s consent is given when needed (example: assessment)

Classroom Teacher
  • Following and implementing board policies regarding special education
  • Helping in the development and implementation of an IEP
  • Composing lessons that arouse the student’s curiosity in learning while making it challenging enough
  • Supervising progress and change in behavior
  • Teachers are the ones who ensure that goals are set for students to acquire skills to be used in and out of school
  • Communicating and working with other school personnel and parents as a team 
  • “Ensuring that assessments are current and that reports are given to parents” (British Columbia Teacher’s Federation, 2009, p.8)

Special Educator
  • Must be qualified to work with students with special needs according to Ministry regulations
  • Work under the supervision of the regular classroom teacher
  • Work with the classroom teacher and provide him/her with in-class strategies and accommodations to facilitate the learning process
  • Carry out assessments to help the regular classroom teacher set goals
  • Modifying, implementing and developing the IEP
  • When designing the program, special educators are responsible for “gathering relevant information through working with the student to provide feedback into the planning process” (British Columbia Teacher’s Federation, 2009, p.6)
  • Introduce programs based on IEP 
  • When implementing programs, special educators are responsible to use their skills and knowledge by using specific techniques and strategies suitable to meet the child’s needs
  • Work with the student in the most suitable setting based on monitoring
  • Provide the student with personal care

School-based Team
  • Review special education plan (including IEP)
  • Collaborate with all school staff members
  • Makes recommendations that help the child’s learning
  • Keep parents updated and involved
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