Title I Part A, Requirements for Paraeducators or Paraprofessionals

Title I, Part A -Requirements for Paraeducators or Paraprofessionals

Properly trained paraeducators can play important roles in schools where they can magnify and reinforce a teacher's efforts in the classroom. NCLB includes higher standards that Title I instructional paraeducators (all instructional paraeducators in Title I Schoolwide Schools) must meet.

• Certification Application Information
• Guidelines for LEAs to determine if a paraeducator meets Option A: two years of college under NCLB and Title I requirements for paraeducators
• Standards for Paraeducators under No Child Left Behind