Special Education Paraeducator Assistant Adult Spt

overview

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.

para educator assistant ii – special education

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.

the para educator assistant ii is regularly required to perform academic instructional assistance for a significant portion of the assignment in a special education classroom. Additionally, a para educator assistant ii working at a title i school must be highly qualified. The para educator assistant ii class requires additional intensive training beyond and including what is necessary for a para educator 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 para educator 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.

• 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.

the following program descriptions provide context for roles within sped (special education) assignments:

• ec - early childhood/pre-k – the early childhood special education program serves three, four and five year olds with disabilities with a developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing all areas of child development including literacy and math readiness, motor skills, self-help, communication, social skills, cognition, language, and social-emotional development.
• ec sip - early childhood/sip – focuses on social-emotional development and behavioral challenges in a small group setting; may combine ec and sip practices to best suit student needs.
• ec strat - early childhood/strategies – emphasizes development of communication and social-emotional skills; data collection to document progress; combines ec and strat practices as needed.
• ik - integrated kindergarten – co-teaching model in a kindergarten setting addressing development in literacy, math readiness, motor, self-help, and social skills.
• cls - comprehensive life skills – focuses on building foundational skills, aligning with nevada state standards, and using varied modalities to access the environment and iep goals.
• sip - social intervention program – provides academic and emotional/behavioral support across settings; aims to extinguish impeding behaviors and promote prosocial and academic progress; includes a framework…