Teacher Assistant, Teacher Aide, Paraprofessional

Qualifications:

1. Associate’s Degree
2. A minimum of forty-eight (48) hours of college coursework
3. Met state standard on a rigorous assessment (ACT Work Keys)
4. Such additions to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and Board of Trustees may determine to be appropriate and useful

Job Goal:

To assist the teacher or other certified educator in providing a well organized, effective

functioning learning environment to enable students to make optimum progress toward

achieving appropriate educational goals.

Performance Responsibilities:

     1. Participates in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.

     2. Conducts learning exercises with small groups of students.

     3. Guides students in working and playing harmoniously with one another.

     4. Alerts the teacher to the special needs of individual students.

     5. Provide one-on-one tutoring for eligible students, if the tutoring is scheduled at a time when a student  would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher

     6. Assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and other materials

     7. Provide assistance in the computer laboratory.

     8. Provide support in a library or media center.

     9. Conduct parental involvement activities

   10. Acts as a translator 

   11. Participate in professional development activities

   12. Checks and records attendance.

   13. Assists with student supervision during emergency drills, assemblies, field trips, and other occasions when students are away from the regular classroom.

   14. Assists in maintaining student’s portfolios.

   15. Assists teachers in maintaining a conducive educational environment.

  16.  Perform other related duties as supervising teacher or principal may assign from time to time (in accordance with No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).

Terms of Employment:

Salary and work year are determined by the Board.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Principal in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.