Do paraprofessionals need to meet the NCLB requirements if they are working with three-through twenty-two-year-old students who have severe disabilities and who function at a preacademic level?
No. If instruction is not in a core academic subject area and is primarily for personal care and life skills, the paraprofessional does not need to meet the NCLB paraprofessional requirements. Those requirements apply only to the paraprofessionals assisting in instruction in Title I programs. The requirements apply to those paid by Title I in a Targeted Assistance program and to all, including special education paraprofessionals, in Schoolwide Title I schools. The IDEA, as amended in 2004, allows paraprofessionals who are appropriately trained and supervised, in accordance with state law, regulation, or written policy, to be used to assist in the provision of special education and related services for children with disabilities.
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