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SECTION 900 – CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL
901.0 – DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
902.0 – CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES' HANDBOOK
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901.0 - DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
901.1 - Authority
The Board of Trustees recognizes the need for the establishment and efficient operation
of many groups or departments to support the prime purpose for which the public
schools have been organized. Therefore, the Superintendent of Schools, being the chief
executive officer for the operation of School District #91, is charged with the
responsibility of organizing, staffing, and training of personnel needed to provide
support to the educational program. Accountability for the services rendered rests with
the Superintendent.
901.1.1 Paraprofessionals, Teachers’ Aides and Paraeducators
Teachers’ aides and paraeducators, as defined in the appropriate job
descriptions, are under the supervision of a principal and a teacher to whom the
principal may have delegated responsibility for close direction. The nature of
the work accomplished by paraeducators will encompass a variety of tasks that
may be inclusive of “limited instructional duties.”
Under federal law, a paraprofessional, also known as a “paraeducator,” an
“education assistant” or an “instructional assistant,” is defined as an individual
who is employed in a preschool, elementary school, or secondary school under
the supervision of a certificated or licensed teacher, and includes persons
employed in language instruction educational programs, special education
programs, and migrant education programs.
Paraeducators are employed by the District mainly to assist the teacher. A
paraeducator is an extension of the teacher, who legally has the direct control
and supervision of the classroom or playground and is responsible for the
control and welfare of the students.
In compliance with applicable legal requirements, the Board shall require all
paraeducators with instructional duties that are newly hired in a Title I school-
wide program to have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma
(GED) and:
1. Demonstrate through a state approved academic assessment knowledge of
and the ability to assist in instructing or preparing students to be instructed
as applicable to the academic areas they are providing support in; or
2. Have completed at least two (2) years of study at an accredited
postsecondary educational institution,; or
3. Obtained an associate degree or higher level degree;
It is the responsibility of each principal and teacher to provide adequate training
for a paraeducator. This training should take into account the unique situations
in which a paraeducator works and should be designed to cover the general
contingencies that might be expected to pertain to that situation. During the first
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30 days of employment, the supervising teacher or administrator shall continue
to assess the skills and ability of the paraeducator to assist in reading, writing,
and mathematics instruction.
The Superintendent shall develop and implement procedures for an annual
evaluation of teachers’ aides and paraeducators. Evaluation results shall be a
factor in future employment decisions.
Legal Reference:
20 USC § 6312 Local Agency Plans, as amended by ESSA of 2015
20 USC § 6314 School Wide Programs, as amended by ESSA of 2015
20 USC §§ 7011, 7801 Definitions, as amended by ESSA of 2015
IDAPA 08.02.02.0007.10.a Paraprofessional.
901.2 - Responsibility
To facilitate good management, the Superintendent is empowered to delegate
responsibility for major departments or groups to administrative staff members as
he/she may choose. All personnel, except administrative staff or department heads,
may be hired in accordance with approved personnel provisions without Board
approval.
902.0 - CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES' HANDBOOK
The administration shall maintain a Classified Employees' Handbook for the purpose of
establishing rules and procedures that direct the work of classified employees.
Adopted: 10/09/2019 Revised: 10/09/2019 Reviewed: 09/11/2019
02/10/1997 06/27/2000
END OF SECTION 900