HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION POLICY FOR PARA PROFESSIONALS
POLICY #425
 
 
 
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to establish District standards of educational preparation and/or minimum competency required of paraprofessionals as a condition of employment with the school district.
 
GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
All individuals employed by the school district as an educational/management professional must minimally meet one of the following educational preparatory or competency requirements as a condition of employment:

1. Holding an Associate of Arts degree
2. Completing two years of college (or 60 semester credits)
3. Successful Passage of the State Test for Paraprofessionals (ParaPro Test)

      

Professional Development for Paraprofessionals-
Each school year all Paraprofessional staff will be offered a minimum of 16 hours of staff development to build and maintain skills.

POLICY APPLICATION TO EXISTING STAFF
This policy is effective with Board adoption and shall apply to all educational/management paraprofessionals of the school district. 
 
 
 
Legal References: P.L. 107-110 “No Child Left Behind” – the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary     Education Act of 1965.
                  
                  


Approved 1/10/11
Re-Approved 07/06/2015
Re-Approved 1/10/2022

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