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Qualification for Paraprofessionals

 

Any paraprofessional hired after January 8, 2002, and working in a Title I, Part A program must have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (GED) and meet one of the following qualifications:

completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education;

obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree; or

met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment—. knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics; or knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.

Exception: These qualifications do not apply to a paraprofessional whose primary responsibility is to serve as a translator or whose duties consist solely of conducting parental involvement activities under Title I, Part A. All paraprofessionals hired by the district before January 8, 2002, and working in a Title I, Part A Program must have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (GED) and, not later than four years after the date of enactment (January 8, 2002), meet the qualifications listed above.

 

 


Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Division of School Improvement - Federal Instructional Improvement
Email: webreplyimprfii@dese.mo.gov
Phone: 573-751-8284

Revised: August 16, 2002

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