Supporting Paraprofessionals: A District’s Journey from Action Planning to Handbook Development

Supporting Paraprofessionals:A District’s Journey from Action Planning to Handbook Development,[object Object],John E. Szalkiewicz & Maureen A. Pearson,[object Object],Supervisors of Special Education,[object Object],South Windsor Public Schools,[object Object],South Windsor, Connecticut,[object Object]

South Windsor Background,[object Object],Suburban School District (Hartford County),[object Object],District Reference Group (DRG) - B,[object Object],Number of Schools: 7,[object Object],5 Elementary Schools,[object Object],1 Middle School,[object Object],1 High School ,[object Object],Total Student Population: 5,153,[object Object],Special Education Identified: 584,[object Object]

Continuum of ,[object Object],Services,[object Object]

Specialty Programs,[object Object],Preschool Outreach Program (6 sessions),[object Object],Intensive Preschool Outreach Program (Autism – 2 classes),[object Object],Intensive Elementary Program (Autism – 2 classes),[object Object],Intensive Middle School Program (Autism),[object Object],Elementary Medically Fragile Program,[object Object],Middle School Medically Fragile Program,[object Object],Middle School Functional Skills,[object Object],High School Functional Skills (2 classes),[object Object],Middle School STEP (Behavioral/ED),[object Object],High School STEP (Behavioral/ED) ,[object Object],High School PEP (Behavioral/ED – off site),[object Object],Project Worth Transition Academy – 18 to 21 year olds,[object Object],179 Students,[object Object]

How many paraprofessionals do we have?,[object Object]

Our Story – The Beginning,[object Object],[object Object]

Need for comprehensive evaluation tool

High number of paraprofessionals

Need for fiscal responsibility

Need for building level administrative accountability

Appropriate usage of paraprofessionals

High number of paraprofessionals,[object Object]

Key Findings,[object Object],Need for a comprehensive job description,[object Object],Need for a comprehensive evaluation instrument,[object Object],Additional fiscal responsibility,[object Object],Building administrator accountability,[object Object],Look closely at the usage of paraprofessionals,[object Object],Ongoing professional development (paraprofessionals and teachers),[object Object]

Supporting Paraprofessionals: A District’s Journey from Action Planning to Handbook Development

Development of an Action Plan,[object Object],Goals,[object Object],Objectives,[object Object],Responsible Staff,[object Object],Date for completion,[object Object],Shared with a sampling of the district’s administrative team for feedback, support, and shared ownership,[object Object],Shared with Union leadership,[object Object],Presented to the Board of Education,[object Object]

Development of Documentation,[object Object],Job Description,[object Object]

Development of Documentation,[object Object],Job Description,[object Object],Job Description review for paraprofessionals,[object Object]

Development of Documentation,[object Object],Job Description,[object Object],Job Description review for paraprofessionals,[object Object],Paraprofessional Evaluation,[object Object]

Development of Documentation,[object Object],Job Description,[object Object],Job Description review for paraprofessionalsl,[object Object],Paraprofessional Evaluation,[object Object],Paraprofessional Self Evaluation,[object Object]

Development of Documentation,[object Object],Job Description,[object Object],Job Description review for paraprofessionals,[object Object],Paraprofessional Evaluation,[object Object],Paraprofessional Self Evaluation,[object Object],Evaluation follow-up,[object Object]

Development of Documentation,[object Object],Job Description,[object Object],Job description review for paraprofessionals,[object Object],Paraprofessional Evaluation,[object Object],Paraprofessional Self Evaluation,[object Object],Evaluation follow-up,[object Object],Intensive needs documentation,[object Object]

Development of Documentation,[object Object],Job Description,[object Object],Job description review for paraprofessionals,[object Object],Paraprofessional Evaluation,[object Object],Paraprofessional Self Evaluation,[object Object],Evaluation follow-up,[object Object],Intensive needs documentation,[object Object],Building administrator’s paraprofessional request documentation,[object Object]

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