DEFINITION

: The C.O.T.A. assists the Certified Occupational Therapist with planning and implementing therapeutic plans for students with related service needs on their I.E.P.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 
(As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class).
 
TASKS: 
Adapts school and classroom environment, tools and materials under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist for the purpose of improving student functioning and facilitating student access to curricular and instructional activities; assists Occupational Therapist with assessing student's fine motor, and development skills (e.g. oral motor, sensory integration, motor planning, development function, activities of daily living, fine motor function postur...