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LES Paraprofessional
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What they do
A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$32,075 / year median in Louisiana
+11% projected growth
Job Description
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
: Highly qualified requirements; must have accomplished at least one of the following: passed the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Para-Pro Assessment (ETS Para-Pro Assessment (0755) or Associated Degree or completed two (2) years of full-time study (48 semester credit hours) from a state-approved or regionally accredited institution of higher
•within the forty-eight (48) semester hours, the paraprofessional must complete a total of fifteen (15) hours of general education requirements that include English Composition (3), English/Reading (6), and Mathematics (6); for the remaining thirty (30) hours of coursework, acceptance of credit for a course shown on a transcript from an approved higher education institution is left to school district discretion in addressing the needs of the specific job; discipline-specific electives may include as many as twelve (12) hours of developmental (remedial) courses.
REPORTS TO
Principal
FLSA STATUS
Non-Exempt
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
180 days
METHOD OF EVALUATION
District level evaluation . Para pro results or college transcript must be attached to the application.