For inclusion planning
Balanced placement for inclusion and special education
A class can fit the headcount limit and still need more support than its staff can provide. Shibutz helps you record support needs and required placements, then compare the proposed classes with your inclusion team.
Why inclusion placement is easy to get wrong
The hardest part is not identifying needs. It is distributing them fairly across classrooms and staff without breaking a required placement.
Support needs cluster without anyone deciding they should
When lists come together by hand, the students with the most support often end up together, usually because one teacher "is good with them." The result is a room that carries far more than its share.
Required placements are hard to hold across a reshuffle
A student who must be with a specific aide or in a specific room can drift when the rest of the roster gets rearranged. Losing one required placement can undo an entire plan.
Paraprofessional coverage is left out of the math
A class list that looks balanced on paper can be impossible to staff if three students needing an aide land in the same room and the same block.
How Shibutz keeps support needs visible
Record support needs and required classrooms, then check each draft against the staffing and services your school can provide.
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Rate support needs on a scale you control
Record each student’s support needs and scale ratings, then compare the support profiles across classes.
Set support levels - 2
Record the placements that matter
Set the student’s required classroom before generation, then confirm that assignment in the draft.
Set required placements - 3
Check the support load in every room
Review per-class statistics to confirm no single class is carrying an outsized share of high-support students before you finalize.
Review placement balance
Spreading a heavy support load across four classes
A fourth grade has eight students on IEPs, two of whom must stay in specific rooms for aide coverage, and a wide range of reading support needs. Left to a manual draft, most of them would land with the one teacher known for patience.
The inclusion coordinator records support needs and the two required classrooms, then generates a draft for four classes. The team checks the support profiles and required placements together.
One room still needs more support than planned. The coordinator reviews the staffing options, updates an approved placement rule, and generates another draft to compare before finalizing.
Questions from special education and inclusion teams
- Can we review how support needs are spread?
- Yes. Record support needs and compare the class statistics. If one room needs more support than staff can provide, review the roster and rules before generating another draft.
- How do we check a required placement?
- Set the required classroom before generation, then find the student in the results and confirm the assignment before approving the lists.
- Can we reflect aide and paraprofessional needs in placement?
- Record any required classrooms and review each class’s support needs against your staffing plan. Shibutz does not schedule aides or paraprofessionals.
- Does this replace the judgment of our inclusion team?
- No. Class statistics help your team spot questions that need a closer look. Your inclusion team still decides whether each placement provides the support the student needs.
- Can we try Shibutz before paying?
- Yes. Free includes 1 class list, up to 25 students per class list, and 3 placement generations per class list. Pro is $199/year and includes unlimited class lists, students, and placement generations, XLSX export for staff review, and billing management for invoices, payment details, and subscription status. Compare Free and Pro on the pricing page.
Know where student data goes.
Before adding a roster, understand how Shibutz uses your information and check your school's privacy requirements.
- Sign-in and profile
- Clerk handles account sign-in and the profile details you choose to save.
- Roster and results
- Your rosters, placement rules, settings, and saved results are linked to your account.
- Generation and export
- When you generate or export a placement, the Shibutz placement service processes the roster and placement details needed for that request.
- School approval
- Use only student information your school has authorized you to share. Review our privacy details before uploading a roster.
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Review inclusion placements with the full support picture
Record support needs and required placements, then review each class with your team.