Offered at the Green Bay campus. For information: (920) 498-
5444. Toll-free: (888) 385-6982.
This program is fully eligible for nancial aid.
As a paraeducator (instructional assistant), you will work
directly with students under the supervision of a licensed
teacher. Your education will prepare you to ful ll multiple
roles such as assisting students with assignments, guiding
behavior, supporting students with special needs (including
personal hygiene), and clerical tasks related to instruction.
You may work with children from pre-kindergarten through
age 21 during the traditional school day and year. Your career
opportunities exist in preschools, elementary schools, middle
schools, and high schools.
A graduate of this program will have the potential for
employment as an educational paraprofessional or
paraeducator in schools from the pre-kindergarten through
high school level. Paraeducators work with children in
preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high
schools. Paraeducators can also work with children with
special needs.
Most job opportunities in this eld coincide with the public
school system with regard to workdays, holidays, and
summers.
Graduates Work As: . Paraeducators, paraprofessionals,
teaching assistants, instructional assistants, educational
assistants, autism behavior technicians specialized aides in
reading, math, computers, or special education, and autism
line therapists.
Typical Activities Include: . Preparing classroom materials,
displays, using computers, supervising classroom and
playground activities, giving tests, monitoring students,
reading and telling stories, assisting with small and large
group activities, managing student behavior, supporting
individual needs of all students, following teacher lesson
plans, and supporting individual personal hygiene needs.
• Wisconsin Caregiver Law
NWTC is required to comply with the Wisconsin Caregiver
Law (2009 WISCONSIN ACT 76). The completion of a caregiver
background check includes the review of criminal records for
convictions of serious crimes or a history of improper
behavior. Students accepted into this program must
complete a background check through
www.castlebranch.com. A fee is charged for this service.
Information regarding this process is provided to students
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