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Form of workQUALIFICATIONS:High School Diploma or its equivalency.In accordance with federal guidance, an Associate's Degree or 60 semester hours of courseworkdocumented on an official transcript from an accredited institution of higher education; orMeet a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through the passage of a formal stateassessment: Para Pro, ACT Workkeys, or Master Teacher's Para Educator Learning Network.Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Governing Board may find appropriate andacceptable.REPORTS TO: TeacherTERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 9 months JOB GOAL: See school philosophy.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:Assists with attendance reports including registers, absence slips and admission slips.Assists with entering grades onto report cards and the teacher's record book.Keeps an inventory of supplies, books, furniture, etc.Retrieves supplies from the supply room.Cleans audio-visual equipment assigned to the classroom.Files student's work as needed.Assists in operating audio-visual equipment, including getting it ready before a lesson and operating it during a lesson.Prepares and runs off duplicator materials including transparencies as needed by the teacher. Types tests and other materials for the teacher.Obtains pictures, books, makes charts, and prepares classroom displays and chalkboard presentations.Corrects written work such as tests, workbooks, spelling tests, etc.Participates in appropriate training programs set up by the school district.Monitors students to and from the cafeteria, library, music, PE and playgrounds.Handles routine interruptions-notes from other teachers, messages, deliveries, and routine phone call.Assists the teachers in seeing that seatwork is completed.Assists special program teachers during those periods.Distributes routine notices to the students.Handles routine opening exercises such as pledge of allegiance, opening songs and health inspections, etc.Assists the teachers in such activities as: using earphones, arithmetic and word drill games,musical accomplishment, dictation of spelling words, and reading stories to the students.Works with small groups and selected individuals to reinforce the teacher's instructions.Supervises school duty areas including but not limited to playground, lunch, before and afterschool, etc.Provides directed activities for small groups to learn games.Assists in keeping order and enforce classroom rules.Any other duties as assigned by the certificated classroom teacher. EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated twice a year in accordance with provisions of the Board policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.
