MANAGEMENT OF THE REHABILITATION TEACHING CASELOAD

1. (a) The district office manager designates a member of the district office administrative staff to supervise the Rehabilitation Teaching Program. The supervisor is responsible for management of the rehabilitation teaching caseload. The management shall include:

   1. (1) Assignment to the caseload of the rehabilitation teacher, within the established quota of cases, preferably no more than 25 cases.
   2. (2) Supervision of case processing.
   3. (3) Action, as necessary, to ensure adequate case movement.
   4. (4) Control over record maintenance.
   5. (5) Follow-up action, as necessary, to ensure that instructional materials, supplies and equipment are on hand as needed.
   6. (6) Joint planning and control, with the rehabilitation teacher, of the rehabilitation teacher’s work activity schedule to ensure that the maximum number of clients are served during the rehabilitation teacher’s work day.
2. (b) The district office manager or his designee shall assign rehabilitation teaching cases to the number of rehabilitation teachers necessary to enable staff to initiate rehabilitation teaching services as promptly as possible and no later than 90 days after the date of referral to the Rehabilitation Teaching Program. Services to be furnished include those for which the client is eligible and from which he may be expected to derive benefit.
3. (c) The rehabilitation teacher is responsible for furnishing services to a client whose case is assigned to the rehabilitation teaching caseload and for ensuring case movement until the client’s case is closed from the rehabilitation teaching caseload.
4. (d) The rehabilitation teacher is also responsible for communicating to the clerical staff information to record the processing of cases and for verifying that rehabilitation teaching records and reports are completed accurately and when due. The rehabilitation teacher notifies the staff member responsible for supervision of conditions which prevent furnishing rehabilitation teaching services to a client and within the period of time stated in subsection (b).