Supporting Your Paraeducators: The Administrator's Role

Effective utilization and training of paraeducators who serve students with disabilities are commonly reported challenges by administrators. How to best allocate paraeducators, train them, delineate roles, and support teachers in their role in directing paraeducators’ work are the questions that beg answers. This session frames the ethical and liability issues and discusses proactive development of policies and systems for allocation, roles, training, and supervision to ensure the appropriate use of paraeducators.

Objectives of the Workshop:

• Discuss issues related to paraeducators use in schools
• Clarify and differentiate ethical and legal roles and responsibilities of the paraeducators and teachers
• Develop an understanding about the administrator role in fostering collaboration among the team members and establishing effective training and supervision systems for paraeducators

Presenter: Ritu Chopra, PhD - The Paraprofessional Resource and Research Center at the University of Colorado

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