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CASE MANAGEMENT 101

CASE MANAGEMENT 101. An Introduction. What is a case manager?. A case manager is the person responsible for overseeing all aspects of a special education student’s program and services.

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CASE MANAGEMENT 101

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  1. CASE MANAGEMENT 101 An Introduction

  2. What is a case manager? • A case manager is the person responsible for overseeing all aspects of a special education student’s program and services. • Case management responsibilities are in addition to and separate from direct instruction or direct service responsibilities.

  3. What does the case manager do? • Monitors the IEP and facilitates services. • Is informed about the student’s program, progress and needs. • Communicates with parents, teachers and service providers. • Schedules annual reviews. • Initiates 3-year re-evaluations. • Ascertains that accommodations/modifications are provided as prescribed in the IEP. • Seeks assistance when concerns arise. • Sometimes supervises paraprofessionals.

  4. What does the case manager not do? • The case manager does not supervise teachers or related services providers. • The case manager does not necessarily provide direct services to the student.

  5. Who can be a case manager? • Special Education Classroom Teachers • Special Education Itinerant Teachers • Speech/Language Pathologists • Social Workers • Other professional personnel as determined to be appropriate by individual teams

  6. Consult your Coordinator whenever you have questions or concerns about your role and responsibilities as a case manager

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