Learning Services - No Child Left Behind

Title I Paraeducators

The federal No Child Left Behind legislation mandates that paraeducators working as Title 1 instructional paraeducators in Title 1 targeted assistance programs and all paraeducators in Title 1 schoolwide programs be highly qualified. According to this law, paraeducators in such programs must demonstrate…

•  academic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics at the 2nd year college level, and

•  skills needed to (assisting in) instructing students.  

Paraeducators hired after January 1, 2001 must meet these criteria as a condition of employment.

Paraeducators employed prior to January 1, 2001 have until January 2005 to demonstrate these competencies.

See http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdepara/Index.htm for complete details.  

Special Education Paraeducators   

Current drafts of the IDEA re-authorization legislation require pareducators funded through Special Education to demonstrate ..

•  academic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics at the 2 nd year college level, and

•  skills needed to (assisting in) instructing students.  

Paraeducators hired after January 1, 2001 must meet these criteria as a condition of employment.

Paraeducators employed prior to January 1, 2001 have until January 2005 to demonstrate these competencies.