Elementary Special Education Assistant | Palmer, AK

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  • Location: Palmer, AK

  • Company: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Assists Special Education instructors in planning and implementing student Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), provides teaching assistance to individual students and/or small groups and provides requisite student care as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of student learning activities.

Qualifications: Alaska Teaching Certificate-Type A and Bachelor’s degree, with an endorsement in Special Education. Experience with trauma-sensitive schools preferred. Knowledge: Applicants must be Highly Qualified. Highly Qualified means you have met the paraprofessional requirements as defined by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The NCLB minimum requirements for paraprofessionals are defined

in NCLB Sections 1119(f) and 1119(c)(1) as: High school diploma or GED, AND Two years of college (at least 48 semester hour credits); or Associate's (or higher) degree; or Pass the Para Pro backssment and the Paraprofessional Standards Checklist.

Training and Experience: Previous education, training, work or life experience that provides reasonable evidence of the successful performance of the various tasks listed. Such experience may be evidenced by six (6) months of providing attendant care within an emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered and/or self-contained environment.

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