Paraprofessional: Path to Parapro Certification

Posted 7 days ago

shenandoah county public schoolsWoodstock (VA)

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education Elementary and Secondary Schools

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About the role

All Paraprofessionals must have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. Additionally, Paraprofessionals must be qualified through one of the following options: Complete two years of study at an institution of higher education; or Obtain an associate's (or higher) degree (must provide supporting documents) Newly hired paraprofessionals who do not meet one of these requirements will be required to certify through the Parapro assessment as soon as possible after being hired as noted below: Meet a proficiency target of 455 on the Parapro standardized assessment. In addition to the options identified above, Paraprofessionals may achieve local status by meeting a local proficiency score on the Parapro of 450. When completing new hire paperwork paraprofessionals will receive direction on how to begin the process of scheduling your Parapro assessment. For further questions regarding the position, please contact Ms. Tara Mason, Principal atW. W. Robinson Elementary School at tlmason@shenandoah.k12.va.us

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