Code: GDA
Adopted: 8/14/07
Revised: 1/11/11
Orig. Code(s):
Educational Assistants
Educational assistants1 shall be hired by the superintendent or his designee.
All educational assistants must:
- Have a high school diploma or the equivalent;
- Be at least 18 years or older; and
- Have standards of moral character as required of teachers.
In addition to the above, educational assistants providing translation services must have certification, knowledge of and ability to provide accurate translations from a language other than English into English and from English into another language.
Additionally, educational assistants who work in Title I programs and provide instructional support must have:
1. Completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education; or
2. Obtained an associate’s or higher degree; or
3. Met a rigorous standard of quality, and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment or para-professional certificate program, knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, as appropriate, reading/language arts, writing and mathematics or reading readiness, writing readiness and mathematics readiness.
The district will require individuals newly hired as Title I educational assistants who have met another district’s academic assessment as set for the by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to meet the district’s academic assessment standards provided evidence of completion is submitted to the human resource department.
The general responsibilities of an educational assistant shall be outlined in a job description. The major responsibility shall be to assist the classroom teacher, specialist or supervisor with instruction. The educational assistants shall be under the supervision of the appropriately licensed classroom teachers, specialist or supervisor. Other supporting tasks may include, but not limited to are: clerical support, student control, personal care, translation or parent/family involvement activities and media center or computer laboratory support.
Educational assistants shall not be used by the district or teacher as substitute teachers. The responsibility for classroom supervision remains with the teacher at all times.
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s):
ORS 332.107
ORS 332.505
ORS 342.120
OAR 581-022-1710(2)
OAR 581-037-0005 to -0025
OAR 584-005-0005(41)
Or. Dep't of Educ., Suggested Personnel Policy Guidelines for School Districts - Educational
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. § 6319 (2006).
The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. § 4212.
Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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