nrcp_s3vmb2 Michelle Auger was recently awarded the Paraprofessional of the Year award at Richmond Hill Elementary School, an award voted on by her peers. Her husband Tim said this about her: “I think she really deserves this,” he said. “I know, on the home front, we couldn’t run the household without her. She loves her job. … Read more
Northwestern University has put a number of videos on YouTube about students who are taking their online classes. One of the videos is about Jean who is a paraprofessional for a special needs preschool program. She discusses her work as a paraprofessional and her family life. While the video may be an advertisement for the … Read more
We have another conference prize winner, William C. Soltys of Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois has chosen the $50 gift certificate to Black Eyed Sallys Restaurant to use during the conference. Congratulations William! I asked William to tell us a little about himself: I am in my 7th year as a Para-educator at … Read more
More than 40 instructional aides from schools across Henrico County attended last night’s public hearing on the district’s proposed 2008-09 budget. Their message was clear: Instructional aides should make at least half the salary of teachers. One parent from the school district understands the importance of paraprofessionals: Caroline Nelson, a Henrico parent, called these workers … Read more
If you have been thinking about attending the upcoming National Conference, but are not quite sure what to expect, take a moment to look through a few pictures that were taken at last years conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico or a from the year before in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Doesn’t that look like fun? What are … Read more
Sara Doege is our second conference prize winner and she has chosen the $50 gift certificate to Mayor Mike’s in Hartford. We asked Sara to tell us a little about herself: I am currently working with students with cognitive disabilities at Slinger High School in Wisconsin. I am also currently enrolled at Moraine Park Technical … Read more
The schedule for the upcoming conference has been released with 68 sessions covering a wide range of topics, including: Understanding Your Student With Autism Spectrum Disorders from Cindy Myers Establishing Policies and Creating Systems That Strengthen Teacher and Paraeducator Teams from Anna Lou Pickett Living Wage: You’re Worth It! from Debbie Minnick Degree of Work … Read more
Danielle Delaney has taken the time to post a 7 minute video on Youtube about some of the work that she does as a paraprofessional:
Sue Watson, from the About.com Special Education page has created a list of 10 questions to ask yourself before you decide to pursue a career as a special educator. Looking over the list, I think it applies equally to paraeducators. Here is one of the question she asks: 3. Do you have endless patience? I … Read more
The first winner of one of our early registration contest rewards is Mary McKenna- she has chosen the $50 gift certificate to Hot Tomato’s. We asked Mary to tell us a little about herself: I have worked as a para with children with varying levels of special needs in grades ranging from Pre-K to Second. … Read more