504 Students Being Assigned to Special Ed Teacher
I have searched the sub for some advice on this topic but cannot find anything related. I'm hoping someone can chime in. I am a 5th year high school special education teacher. I provide resource help, push into several classes, and teach special education math. My caseload is made up of freshmen and sophomore students, but I teach math to IEP students of all grades.
We have a new vice principal this year who has taken over writing 504s for freshmen and sophomores. For 3 of these students, he has written minutes working with me into the 504s. For example, it will say "Student will work with Bunny Burrow for 250 minutes per week for executive function support."
I did initially push back on this. I was told that the 504 students are assigned to my study hall, which is not instructional time. My vice principal said he can assign any student to work with me during study hall.
I should point out that my entire Sped caseload is already placed in my study hall. They each have weekly service minutes in their IEPs that reflect this time I should be working with them in study hall.
The 504 students and their parents are more demanding than those on my caseload. Just today I had to respond to a 504 parent demanding an explanation from me about why their daughter failed her geometry test and wanting to know when I will arrange for her to do a retake. I took this to my principal who said I need to just do what is best for the student.
I'm drowning. Any advice?