• Consultant Teacher Services (CT) and Resource Room Services (RR)

    Consultant Teacher Services (CT): CT services are defined as direct and/or indirect services provided to a school-age student with a disability in the student's general education classes, including career and technical education classes, and/or to such student’s general education teachers.  CT services are special education services to support a student while he or she is participating in instruction in the general education class.  It is not a pull-out service. The minimum number of hours for CT services is two hours per week.  This applies to direct and indirect services. If the student is also recommended to receive resource room services, the minimum number of hours between is three hours of the combined resource room and CT services per week.  The IEP must specify for each service (resource room and CT) the frequency, duration and location.  

    • Direct Consultant Teacher (CT) services mean specially designed instruction provided to an individual student with a disability or to a group of students with disabilities by a certified special education teacher to aid the student(s) to benefit from the general education class instruction.  Direct CT can be combined with indirect CT services.  With Direct CT services, the teacher works directly with your child and provides direct, specially designed instruction or supplemental instruction to your child. The special education teacher may do such things as:  adapt the subject matter (modify or reteach the curriculum), develop and utilize visual aids, reteach the curriculum, simplify directions, provide small group or individual instruction.  

       

    • Indirect Consultant Teacher (CT) services mean consultation provided by a certified special education teacher to a general education teacher to assist the general education teacher in adjusting the learning environment and/or modifying his/her instructional methods to meet the individual needs of a student with a disability who attends the general education class.  Indirect CT can be combined with direct CT services.  

     

    Resource Room (RR): is a special education program for a student with a disability registered in either a special class or general education class who is in need of specialized supplementary instruction in an individual or small group setting for a portion of the school day.  Resource room programs are for the purpose of supplementing the general education or special education classroom instruction of students with disabilities who are in need of such supplemental programs.  This means that instruction is not provided in place of the student's regular academic instruction.  Regulations require that each student with a disability requiring a resource room program shall receive not less than three hours of instruction per week in such program.  However, if the student is also recommended to receive CT services, the minimum number of hours of the combined resource room and consultant teacher services is three hours per week.  The IEP must specify the frequency, duration and location of each service. The instruction group size cannot be over five students and can be provided either in the general education setting or outside the general education classroom.  The IEP must specify the location, frequency and duration of Resource Room (RR) services.
     

    The differences between CT services and RR services are:

    CT services are when the student participates in the general curriculum during their regular classroom instruction time, so that he or she can meet the educational standards that apply to all students. Consultant teacher services are provided simultaneously with general education content area instruction.

    Resource room services are small group supplementary instruction beyond classroom instruction that cannot otherwise be provided during the student's regular instructional time.  As examples, a resource room program might be recommended for students who need specialized supplementary instruction in organization skills, reading, the use of an assistive technology device, the use of Braille or the use of a compensatory strategy.