We are excited to announce that Paraeducator Behavior Modules have been developed and released! These modules are based on the training held in June 2021. Read more here about that training. These modules are open for registration and purchase, more information can be found here. We hope that you will all take advantage of this … Read more
In August 2022 we kicked off “Saturday Mornings with the NRCP,” a low-cost monthly webinar training opportunity. Since that time, we have held 4 of 12 webinars with great success. How do we measure the success of our webinars? Participants are asked to complete an evaluation form at the end of each webinar. Once submitted … Read more
Do you know an awesome paraeducator, related service provider, teacher aide, intervener, etc.? We would love to highlight their accomplishments in our Newsletters, website and social medias! To submit a Spotlight article please see the following parameters and send the Spotlight to us via email to laura.lema@usu.edu. Spotlight parameters: • An intro of who the … Read more
Achieving your school’s learning mission during these uncharted times requires a lot of things to go right. All too often, what frequently goes wrong is student behavior. Instructional teams report significant loss of learning due to students challenging behaviors. Increasingly, paraeducators are assisting teachers in supporting the behavior of individual students so they can learn. … Read more
The 2021-22 NRCP Leadership Meetings were held prior to each of the NRCP regional conferences and were open to National/State Paraeducator Leaders. Such leaders are people who are engaged in activities to promote paraeducator leadership at a variety of levels within their respective school districts, states, or countries. For example: State staff. State or regional … Read more
In October of 2021, 225 participants from 16 states registered for our Western Regional Conference. The Central Regional Conference, held in December 2021, attracted 63 registrants from 10 states. Our NRCP Eastern Regional Conference had 134 participants from 20 states, including Bermuda. In total, 421 participants from 33 states across the nation registered for … Read more
The National Resource Center for Paraeducators is excited to call the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE) home (as of January 2021). Do not worry! The NRCP is still located in beautiful northern Utah at the Utah State University campus. TAESE is part of the Technical Assistance Division for the Institute … Read more
OSERS would like to share this earlier post from the U.S. Department of Education regarding the School Staff Vaccination Program.March 9, 2021Dear Educators,On March 2, 2021, President Biden challenged all states, territories, and the District of Columbia to ensure every pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade (pre-K through 12) educator and school staff member and every childcare worker … Read more
We recently came across a couple of stressful accounts from paras of their first day back from school: I’m a paraeducator for children. Today was our first day. I am praying for patience. Not with the kids. The kids are great. My stress levels are so high after this morning, that I have a horrible … Read more
It’s been awhile since we’ve done a roundup of para news…
Under ideal circumstances, having a certified, enthusiastic, well-prepared paraprofessional can make an enormous difference in the efficiency of your child’s classroom and the implementation of your child’s IEP.