A summary of the federal requirements and they are applied in Minnesota.
Minnesota Paraprofessional Resources
State Paraprofessional Standards
Federal and State Requirements for Special Education Paraprofessionals
A summary prepared by Teri Wallace on state and federal requirements and the tools that Minnesota has prepared to help paraprofessionals meet those standards.
State Paraprofessional Handbooks
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Training Opportunities
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Para Discussions
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Bidding
Posted January 11th, 2007 by mamas003I would like to know if a amy EA or SEA in Mpls put in a bid this summer and got no response from it? We are only able to move at the July bidding time which is now online only. It was a easy process and everything worked out fine. Until July came and went and no response from anyone. My attempts to contact either the school or 807 either came up with no reponse back or I was told when the principles came back they would contact me. My calls to the school were unreturned.
Long story short Sept came and since that time I have found out the following:
1> we put in our bid
2> At the end of bidding the Principles pull their list
Websites
Minnesota Paraprofessional Consortium
A resource for Minnesota paraprofessionals and those who support them.
Preparing Teachers to Direct the Work of Paraprofessionals
Provides staff development specialists, faculty and staff from teacher preparation programs, with information and resources to prepare training for teachers who are or will be directing the work of paraprofessionals.
Para News
A paraprofessional blogger and mother of three who has decided to go back to school writes about a typical day. Here is just a part of her day as she describes it:
Every weekday I get up around 5:15 am to do a paper route, then get ready for work, try to connect with my 16-year-old son before school, and arrive at work by 7:30 am. I spent the day as a Paraprofessional with Kindergartners through second graders working with the Early Intervention Reading program...
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