Paraprofessional
The No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 stated that paraprofessionals must show competency
(e. g., be qualified) no later than four years after
the law was enacted, by January 8, 2006. The deadline
for teachers to become highly qualified in their core
academic area was June 30, 2006. The U. S. Department
of Education is extending the deadline for paraprofessionals,
believing that the qualified paraprofessional and highly
qualified teacher provisions should be consistent. USDE
will align its monitoring and enforcement efforts of
states for both the highly qualified teacher and paraprofessional
provisions of the law. This will ensure a more efficient,
effective and coordinated method of monitoring state
efforts in these areas while ensuring that all children
are provided with the resources the law provides them.
ISBE's
Certification Paraprofessional site
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