SUMMARY: Assist special education teachers in educating special students.  (Note: Every classroom paraprofessional in the district has specific duties to perform. This is determined by the age of the students worked with and/or the specific needs of the students.)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist special services teacher in classroom instruction.
• Reads tests to students and makes other accommodations from the IEP.
• Provides one-to-one or small group instruction as directed and supervised by special education teacher in special education classroom.
• At times participates in Class-Within-A-Class or Co-Teaching educational opportunities. (Takes notes during class, monitors behavior of students, works with individual students, etc.).
• Has a good working relationship with regular staff members, special staff members, and students.
• Demonstrates understanding of students’ difficulties.
• Assists in maintaining positive classroom environment (bulletin boards, centers, etc.).
• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board and corrects student work.
• Escorts students to and from the bus (as needed).
• Escorts students that have behavior difficulties between classes (as needed).
• Maintain confidentiality as directed by district, state and federal policy.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises students (at times).

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Must have 60 hours of college or pass the Paraprofessional Praxis-Pro test (Prefer to have people that have worked with special needs students in the past. Must have skills of empathy and a positive attitude to work in this area).

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: CPR and first aid are mandatory and will be provided by employer.

EVALUATION: Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Support Staff Personnel. 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Nine-month employee. Salary to be established by the Board of Education.