What is the role of the paraprofessional in providing extended school year services?
A teacher aide or a teaching assistant recommended on a students IEP can be provided only if a certified teacher provides the special education instruction and the required supervision of the paraprofessional. Teacher aides may assist a certified teacher by performing non-teaching duties otherwise performed by teachers (e.g., assist students with behavioral/management needs, assist in physical care tasks). Persons hired as teacher aides may not perform the teaching duties of a general or special education teacher, even if they hold a teaching license or certificate. A teaching assistant may provide direct instructional services to students under the general supervision of a certified teacher. However, the duties and responsibilities of a teaching assistant do not include acting as a primary instructor. As appropriate, a consultant teacher or special education itinerant teacher providing direct instructional services to a student could provide the required on-site supervision*** of a te
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