paraprofessional

noun

para·pro·fes·sion·al | \ ˌper-ə--prə-ˈfesh-nəl

, -ˈfe-shə-nᵊl, ˌpa-rə-\

Definition of paraprofessional

: a trained aide who assists a professional person (such as a teacher or doctor)

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There is at least one paraprofessional in each classroom.

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Prior to retiring, Patricia was a paraprofessional for the East Hartford Board of Education. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Patricia W. Braun," 27 May 2018 Union officials said the contract covers about 129,000 employees at the city Department of Education, including teachers, guidance counselors, paraprofessionals and psychologists. — Leslie Brody, WSJ, "NYC and Teachers Union Reach Tentative $2.1 Billion Deal," 11 Oct. 2018 Media: Fox10Phoenix The increased salaries for teachers, administrators, PISD police and paraprofessionals will add $10.9 million to the district’s budget, according to the documents. — Jaimy Jones, Houston Chronicle, "Pasadena ISD OKs pay raise for teachers," 7 July 2018 Over her career, Waddell worked as a paraprofessional and a teacher at Sawnee Elementary, Cumming Elementary and Haw Creek Elementary in the Forsyth County school district. — Chelsea Prince, ajc, "Georgia teacher’s request for funeral: Backpacks with school supplies," 25 June 2018 The district employs a total of 852 certified and non-certified professionals including teachers, service professionals, paraprofessionals, support staff and administrators. — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "District 225 support staff to get yearly 3.75 percent salary increases in new contract," 5 June 2018 Tingley will serve as East Hartford Public Schools' representative at the 7th annual state paraprofessional of the year program and will be recognized by the State Department of Education in December. — Courant Community, "Community News For The East Hartford Edition," 5 June 2018 Educators' demands include immediate 20 percent teacher pay raises, competitive pay for support staff such as bus drivers and paraprofessionals, and restoring the $1 billion in state funding for education that has been cut since the recession. — azcentral, "LIVE updates: Thousands of teachers, supporters walk out for more education funding," 26 Apr. 2018 She was employed by the East Hartford Public Schools as a paraprofessional for over 40 years. — courant.com, "Loretta Fiengo," 21 May 2018

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