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Hawaii Paraprofessional Resources
State Paraprofessional Standards
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State Paraprofessional Handbooks
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Training Opportunities
The program "prepares students as paraprofessionals for the State of Hawai‘i Department of Education (DOE) to work with individuals with special needs in K-12 classroom settings."
Para Discussions
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Websites
Many resources for paraeducators, including a newsletter.
Para News
From the island of Kauai, Hawaii comes a story about the important role that paraeducators play in the classroom:
I help regular education teachers modify student work,” Kaneshiro said. When she is in the classroom, Kaneshiro can see a lot more of what is going on than the teacher who is busy instructing the class. Because Kaneshiro works one-on-one with students, a bond forms and students tell her things they would never tell anyone else.