May educational assistants be included in collaborative planning sessions?
Principals are responsible for this determination. If a substitute just happens to be assigned to a school on a day when a planning takes place, it would not be appropriate. Substitutes at a school on a long-term basis, who participate in faculty meetings, should be invited to participate in planning sessions. Participation would be paid and voluntary on the part of the substitute teacher. District funds are not available, so the extra cost would be paid from the school’s budget.
