consultant teacher
special education teacher assigned to work with a child with a disability right in the mainstreamed class
itinerant teacher
a special education teacher employed by an agency hired to visit various schools in several districts and work with children with disabilities
private practitioner
deals with the evaluation and remediation of children as an auxiliary service after school.
Self Contained
teacher in a special education classroom in a regular school
resource teacher
a resource room usually found in the regular mainstreamed school where children with varied exceptionalities are educated one at a time.
IEP Committee
a district based committee mandated by federal law whose responsibilities include the classification, placement, and evaluation of all children with disabilities within the district.
multidisciplinary team
educates secondary students in a departmentalized program.
educational director
school based support team that discusses and makes recommendation on high risk students.
