1. Supporting Paraprofessionals:A Districts Journey from Action Planning to Handbook Development
John E. Szalkiewicz & Maureen A. Pearson
Supervisors of Special Education
South Windsor Public Schools
South Windsor, Connecticut

2. South Windsor Background
Suburban School District (Hartford County)
District Reference Group (DRG) - B
Number of Schools: 7
5 Elementary Schools
1 Middle School
1 High School
Total Student Population:5,153
Special Education Identified:584
3. Continuum of
Services
4. Specialty Programs
Preschool Outreach Program (6 sessions)
Intensive Preschool Outreach Program (Autism 2 classes)
Intensive Elementary Program (Autism 2 classes)
Intensive Middle School Program (Autism)
Elementary Medically Fragile Program
Middle School Medically Fragile Program
Middle School Functional Skills
High School Functional Skills (2 classes)
Middle School STEP (Behavioral/ED)
High School STEP (Behavioral/ED)
High School PEP (Behavioral/ED off site)
Project Worth Transition Academy 18 to 21 year olds
179 Students
5. How many paraprofessionals do we have?
6. 130
7. Our Story The Beginning

Desire for more appropriate job description

8. Need for comprehensive evaluation tool 9. High number of paraprofessionals 10. Budgetary Constraints 11. Need for fiscal responsibility 12. High number of paraprofessionals 13. Need for building level administrative accountability 14. Appropriate usage of paraprofessionals 15. High number of paraprofessionals