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ELSE 5083 Collaboration for Special Education Service Delivery
Module 6 Assignment: Paraprofessional (paraeducator) Collaboration Plan
Directions In this assignment, you will construct a paraprofessional (paraeducator) collaboration plan based on three activities that determines the best traits and skills for the position, along with determining proper communication and work distribution.
Part I Imagine that your current paraprofessional is moving away to another state. You have just been informed that a new paraprofessional will be hired during summer vacation. The administrator has asked you to list 10 traits or skills that you feel are the most important for the paraprofessional to have in order to be effective in your program. List each trait or skill and the rationale for why it is important. Do not feel limited to type just one line into the chart. It will expand with your information.
Complete the chart below. List the 10 traits or skills that you feel are the most important for the paraprofessional to have in order to be effective in your classroom setting, then provide a rationale for each skill/trait provided.
Skill/Trait Rationale
Part II Imagine that it is the first day of school for all staff and faculty (the students will arrive in two days). You have just met the newly hired Para educator who is to assist you.
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● What would you do to ensure the newly hired Para educator will feel comfortable in his/her new job and school?
● What would you do to ensure that you and the Para educator develop a strong and positive working relationship right from the beginning?
● What would you do to ensure that the Para educator understands the scope of his/her responsibilities?
*Include a minimum of 3 ideas for EACH question.
Part III Think about your particular classroom setting. Briefly describe your class (ex: resource, self-contained, integrated, etc.). Write a job description for a Para educator who would be working in your classroom all day. Describe the tasks that the para would be expected to do throughout the day and throughout the year. The job description should give the reader a clear understanding of what the roles and responsibilities of the Para educator would perform in your particular class. If you are not currently working in a classroom, select one of the settings mentioned above and describes what you would have the para do. Also, include answers (in paragraph form) to these questions:
● What is your plan for communicating general daily responsibilities expected of the para?
● What is your plan for communicating on a daily basis with your para? (Ex: You are in and out of the room all day and can’t always be there to give direction or have conversations.)
● How will you include your para in daily lesson planning? ● How will you ensure that your para and the general education teachers that have
your students mainstreamed in their classes will have a positive collaborative experience?
● If you were able to select the topics for paraprofessional training or professional development, provide a minimum of three topics that you would want your paraprofessional to receive training in.
Write your answers in paragraph form.
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Rubric Use the following rubric to guide your work.
Tasks
� Exemplary Acceptable Unacceptable
Paraprofessional Interview
Traits of a
Paraprofessional
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
exemplary knowledge of
the traits possessed by
an effective
paraprofessional.
Provides logical, clear,
and detailed description
of the skills and traits
needed and a clear,
detailed rationale.
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
adequate knowledge of
the traits possessed by
an effective
paraprofessional.
Provides logical
description of the skills
and traits needed and
an adequate rationale.
(6-7 points)
Student demonstrates
inadequate knowledge
of the traits possessed
by an effective
paraprofessional.
Provides illogical or no
description of the skills
and traits needed, an
inadequate rationale, or
no rationale.
(0-5 points)
Paraprofessional
Orientation
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
exemplary skill in
designing a plan for
orienting
paraprofessional to new
work environment.
Provides logical, clear
and detailed plan for
orienting the
paraprofessional.
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
adequate skill in
designing a plan for
orienting
paraprofessional to new
work environment.
Provides logical plan for
orienting the
paraprofessional.
(6-7 points)
Student demonstrates
inadequate skill in
designing a plan for
orienting
paraprofessional to new
work environment.
Provides inadequate
plan, or no plan, for
orienting the
paraprofessional.
(0-5 points)
Paraprofessional
Plan/Working
Relationship
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
exemplary skill in
designing a plan for
developing a strong
working relationship with
the paraprofessional.
Provides logical, clear,
and detailed plan.
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
adequate skill in
designing a plan for
developing a strong
working relationship with
the paraprofessional.
Provides logical plan.
(6-7 points)
Student demonstrates
inadequate skill in
designing a plan for
developing a strong
working relationship with
the paraprofessional.
Provides illogical plan or
no plan.
(0-5 points)
Paraprofessional Job
Responsibilities
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
exemplary skill in
designing a plan for
orienting
paraprofessional to job
responsibilities. Provides
Student demonstrates
adequate skill in
designing a plan for
orienting
paraprofessional to job
Student demonstrates
inadequate skill in
designing a plan for
orienting
paraprofessional to job
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logical, clear, detailed
plan.
(8 points)
responsibilities.
Provides logical plan.
(6-7 points)
responsibilities. Provides
illogical plan or no plan.
(0-5 points)
Paraprofessional
Professional
Development
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
exemplary skill in
designing a written job
description and
professional
development for
paraprofessional.
Provides logical, clear,
and detailed job
description and
professional
development plans.
(8 points)
Student demonstrates
adequate skill in
designing a written job
description and
professional
development for
paraprofessional.
Provides logical job
description and
professional
development plans.
(6-7 points)
Student demonstrates
inadequate skill in
designing a written job
description and
professional
development for
paraprofessional.
Provides illogical,
incomplete, or no job
description and
professional
development plans.
(0-5 points)
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