Special Education Paraeducator Assistant 2 SIP (35 hrs/wk, 182 days) Reed High School
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Under general supervision, assists teaching staff in providing individual and group instruction, including developing and maintaining records and instructional materials
Incumbent performs related work as required
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Paraeducator Assistant II is regularly required to perform academic instructional assistance for a significant portion of the assignment in a Special Education classroom
Additionally, a Paraeducator Assistant II working at a Title I school must be highly qualified
The Paraeducator Assistant II class requires additional intensive training beyond and including what is necessary for a Paraeducator Aide II: Special Education class; in the areas of student data collection, communication strategies, severe behaviors, and positive behavior management for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Additionally, the Paraeducator Assistant II: Special Education class independently prepares materials; implements behaviorally based instructions; develops lesson outlines and detailed computer generated instructional materials; conducts screenings; independently provides vocational training in the community on a daily basis; independently prepares graphs, charts, and behavioral analysis data; actively participates in student IEP 's; possesses in-depth knowledge in communication; and extensively modifies and adapts the general education curriculum
EXEMPLARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Assists teaching staff in a variety of classroom and related areas; assists in preparing lesson outlines and plans in assigned areas; assists in planning, preparing and developing various teaching aids; presents subject matter to students utilizing a variety of teaching methods and techniques within traditional and/or non-traditional educational settings; assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments; presents or reinforces learning concepts; prepares, administers and grades examinations and homework assignments; observes progress and problem areas of students for referral to the classroom teacher; confers with classroom teacher and parent on progress of students; prepares classrooms and audio-visual equipment for use; orders supplies and equipment; maintains classroom bulletin boards; distributes and collects teaching materials; assists in maintaining student discipline and order on the playgrounds, in lunchroom, school halls, library and study halls; operates standard office equipment
When assigned to SPED Programs:
EC - Early Childhood/Pre-K
The Early Childhood Special Education Program provides services to three, four and five year olds with disabilities
This program consists of developmentally appropriate curriculum that addresses all areas of child development including literacy and math readiness skills, gross and fine motor skills, self- help skills, communications skills, and social skills
In addition, the classroom provides multiple opportunities to develop skills in the areas of cognition, receptive and expressive language, and social/emotional development
EC SIP - Early Childhood/SIP (for details strictly on SIP, see SIP description)
The Early Childhood SIP Program provides developmentally appropriate curriculum that addresses all areas of child development including literacy and math readiness skills, gross and fine motor skills, self- help skills, communications skills, and social skills
The program focuses primarily on social emotional development and primarily serves students with behavioral challenges in a small group setting
When assigned to an EC SIP classroom, a combination of EC and SIP practices are followed
The descriptions mentioned for EC and SIP respectively should not be construed to believe that only one or the other will be followed
A combination of practices of both are followed to best suit stu ent needs
EC STRAT - Early Childhood/Strategies (for details on Strat, see Strat description)
The Early Childhood Strat Program provides developmentally appropriate curriculum that addresses all areas of child development including literacy and math readiness skills, gross and fine motor skills, self- help skills, communications skills, and social skills
The program focuses primarily on the development of communication and social emotional skills using a variety of strategies
The EC Strategies Program serves students with deficits in these areas, usually caused by Autism
This program also provides a small group setting and focuses on extensive data collection to document progress
When assigned to an EC Strat classroom, a combination of EC and Strat practices are followed
The descriptions mentioned for EC and Strat respectively should not be construed to believe that only one or the other will be followed
A combination of practices of both are followed to best suit student needs
IK - Integrated Kindergarten
The SPED IK Program provides developmentally appropriate curriculum in a co-teaching model that addresses all areas of child development including literacy and math readiness skills, gross and fine motor skills, self- help skills, communications skills, and social skills along with kindergarten standards and curriculum
Services are provided in a kindergarten setting
CLS - Comprehensive Life Skills
CLS focuses on building a foundation to success in life while maintaining an academically rich environment that promotes student success with the specific development of critical social, emotional, and cognitive skills
This program assists students with cognitive disabilities to access alternative curriculum aligned with Nevada State Standards; utilizing a variety of modalities (pictures, words, symbols, etc.) enables students to access the environment; utilizes a variety of techniques to illicit student response; aligns IEP goals and outcomes with Alternative Grade Level Indicators (AGLI's)
SIP - Social Intervention Program
Social Intervention Program (SIP) classrooms provide a system of support - both academic and emotional/behavioral - for students with significant emotional/behavioral needs within the regular school setting
SIP is a program, not a place, which incorporates a range of settings, from self-contained classrooms to full-inclusion within general education classrooms, with behavioral support (it is an IEP team decision what the least restrictive environment is for each child)
The goal of SIP
is to help children acquire and develop effective, prosocial behaviors so they can be successful in regular classroom settings, and to support the children to make adequate academic progress
Students are given work at their developmental levels and the WCSD adopted curriculum and texts are utilized
The primary goal is to extinguish behaviors that are impeding students' ability to be successful in the general education classroom, and to provide positive replacement behaviors, so that students can return to the general education classroom
The SIP has as its framework, a structured behavior management program that includes frequent positive reinforcement, with consistent consequences, to shape appropriate school behaviors, such as staying calm, following instructions, etc
STRATEGIES:
(Designed to support students who may be on the aut