Interview Questions: Team Interview

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Interview questions:

I. What is your role and responsibility to the team, students, teachers, and families?

II. What are the roles of the other members on the special education team and their responsibilities?

III. What examples of inclusive practices does the team support?

IV. What are the challenges/success experiences by the special education team (i.e., improved test scores, students exiting services or transitions)?

V. What does collaboration with classroom teachers look like? Is there “sacred” time built into their schedules?

VI. What does special education and or inclusive practices mean to you? “Are there children with particular needs that you work well with or that your struggle with?

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