Goals and Introduction

The goal of this BookBuilder is to make the special education policies of the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) accessible to all Cambridge teachers. By clarifying language and relating policies to specific classroom practices, this book will bring to life special education policies for teachers, specifically general education teachers who may not be as familiar with special education regulations. 

This BookBuilder contains the first 5 segments of the "Rights and Privileges" section of the CPS Guide to Policies for Staff (Full text available here). These sections were chosen because they deal specifically with special education policy.

*Note: The table of contents lists the pages for these segments as 49-54, however in the actual document, the segments are located on pgs 46-52

The accomodations in this book are :

Formatting and Rewording

Most of the text is taken directly from the CPS Guide to policies, however some sentences have been reworded for clarity. This will be indicated by italics. Also large blocks of text have sometimes been broken up into chunks or bulleted lists to make them easier to read. 

Relevant Links

In some cases, words will be linked to specific pages on the Cambridge Public School website for quick reference. Teachers can click on these links to access more information specific to Cambridge.

(Text-to-Speech) TTS

Text-to-speech will be enabled for teachers who would perfer to listen rather than read on a screen. 

Glossary:

Definitions of terms, particularly legal terms, will be defined through links in the text. This makes the text more readable for those without a legal background. 

Response Sections 

The response sections on each page will provide thinking prompts that will help teachers connect the policies to thier own work.

Coaches 

Click on each coach below, and they will describe how they will assist throughout this book.