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HILIA - Exceptions/Additions

Role of the Faculty Associate Defined

  • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools: Faculty that service those students within the Laboratory Schools, as determined by the district IEP team.
  • HILIA Faculty Home District: Faculty that service those students within the home district, as determined by the district IEP team.
  • Facilitators: Teachers of the deaf and hard and of hearing and teachers of students with visual impairments who provide direct and/or consultative services and serve as a liaison between HILIA home district services and the HILIA Board.
  • Itinerant: Teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing and teachers of students with visual impairments who provide direct and/or consultative services.
  • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools and Home District: Faculty that service those students within their home school district and those students within the Laboratory Schools.

Calendar

The school calendar followed is dependent upon the role you have for that school year.

  • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools: Follow the Laboratory Schools calendar.
  • HILIA Faculty Home District: Follow the home district school calendar as agreed by the Faculty Associate and HILIA Program Coordinator.
  • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools and Home District: Follow the Laboratory Schools calendar; exceptions may be warranted and need to be agreed upon by the Faculty Associate and HILIA Program Coordinator.

Instructional Minutes within HILIA Programming Exceptions

  • Students who qualify for services, as determined by the district IEP team, are subject to programming changes based upon individual need. Due to the unique nature of the services that we provide teaching assignments may vary within a calendar year.
  • Regardless of the appointment upon hire, the teaching assignment may change depending upon the needs of the home schools, districts, and students served. If a change in assignment is necessary, it will typically take place at the beginning of a school year. Although unlikely, there is the potential teaching assignments could change throughout the course of the school year.
  • In collaboration with HR, HILIA continues to be in the process of defining instructional minutes, plan time, etc. These conversations will include outlining a “workload” for HILIA Faculty Associates I accordance with ISBE (p. 92).
     

Additional Opportunities

In the event support personnel cannot be found for HILIA student participation in extracurricular activities, the HILIA Program Coordinator may seek assistance from HILIA Faculty Associates to provide necessary support. Faculty Associates are not under obligation to assume this responsibility but will be compensated for time worked.

Induction Stage Exceptions and Additions

  • Orientations/workshops
    • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools- Participates in the annual Laboratory Schools orientation/workshop the week before school starts.
    • HILIA Faculty Home District - Collaboration with the HILIA Program Coordinator will determine necessary orientation/workshop requirements the week before school starts.
    • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools and Home District - Collaboration with the HILIA Program Coordinator will determine necessary orientation/workshop requirements the week before school starts; this may be inclusive of the Laboratory Schools orientation/workshop and/or home school district programming.
  • Committee/Co-Curricular Activities
    • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools- Focus on fulfilling the core expectations for teachers in the Laboratory Schools by serving on only one Laboratory School committee during the first year of employment; and limiting the number of co-curricular activities that a new faculty associate sponsors
    • HILIA Faculty Home District- During the first year of employment participation in building/district committees is not a requirement; and the number of co-curricular activities that a new faculty associate sponsors will be limited to no more than one.
    • HILIA Faculty Laboratory Schools and Home District- Based upon teaching assignment, collaboration with the HILIA Program Coordinator will determine necessary participation in building/district committees as well as co-curricular sponsorship.
  • Induction Program: All HILIA Faculty Associates are expected to take part in the Mentoring and Induction Program. The role of the HILIA Faculty Associate will outline the structure of the Mentoring and Induction Program. To support the development of new HILIA Faculty Associates, collaboration meetings with the HILIA Program Coordinator and HILIA colleague(s) within your department will take place.

Dismissal/Removal of Laboratory School Continued Service

Dismissal of HILIA Faculty Associates may occur if enrollment within the program decreases. The decision to dismiss HILIA Faculty due to enrollment will be made after other options have been considered such as acquiring a caseload of students in the Laboratory Schools and/or a caseload of students in the home district.

Additional Pay

Additional pay for HILIA Faculty Associates will be defined when further conversations occur with the department and HR regarding “workload”.

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