Paraprofessional Certificate Program

Educational aide i requirements must be a high school graduate or hold a general educational development ged certificate.

Paraprofessional certificate program. It is valid for five years. Individuals can also use the certificate program toward completion of the paraprofessional educator associate in applied science degree. Instructional paraprofessionals play an important role in the classroom. Region 13s paraprofessional program provides the training and a highly qualified certificate.

Payment is the responsibility of the selecting school. Career training program the career training program ctp provides eligible uft paraprofessionals with the opportunity to earn a bachelors degree. Programs for paraprofessionals to further their education and careers. You must first be employed by a school district before being eligible to apply for an educational aide certificate.

The instructional paraprofessional certification program will help prepare you to pass the educational testing services parapro exam or other skills assessment exams and to pass any observation based certification programs required by your state. Continuing certificate as a teaching assistant. If you have at least one year of teaching experience in new york as a classroom teacher under a nys classroom. May be renewed with matriculation in a teacher preparation program and completion of 30 semester hours of collegiate study.

Introduction to the paraprofessional 3 credits. The skills you acquire in this certificate program will assist you in defining and honing the teaching competencies that will contribute to your success as a special education paraprofessional and ensure a smooth transition to an in demand career field poised for new growth. The program pays tuition for from 3 to 6 credits per semester for undergraduate study at participating collegesuniversities. Teaching assistant certificates also known in nyc as paraprofessionals requirements for teaching assistant certification.

The career training program. If you have never held a new york state teaching assistant certificate you must apply and meet the requirements for a level i teaching assistant certificate. Teaching assistant paraprofessional certification. In order to be permanently appointed as a paraprofessional you must hold a new york state education department teaching assistant certificate level 1.

This position is compensated with an additional 5000 per school year over the paraprofessionals base salary. Once hired by a school this region 13 hq certificate can be given to the administration who will submit your certificate of hq to sbec to obtain the standard paraprofessional certificate. Once you are employed by the doe as a paraprofessional also known as teaching assistants in many other new york state school districts you must meet additional requirements to continue.