All support staff: (1) must
meet qualifications specified in job descriptions, (2) must be able to perform
the essential tasks listed and/or assigned, and (3) are subject to Board
policies as they may be changed from time-to-time at the Board's sole
discretion.
Paraprofessionals and Teacher Aides
“Paraprofessionals” and “teacher aides” are noncertificated personnel
with instructional duties; the terms are synonymous. Service as a paraprofessional or teacher aide
requires a “statement of approval” issued by the Illinois State Board of
Education (ISBE). A paraprofessional or
teacher aide first employed in a program for students with disabilities on or
before
A paraprofessional or teacher aide in a targeted assistance program that
is paid with federal funds under Title 1 Part A, or in school-wide program that
is supported with such funds, shall hold a “statement of approval” issued by
the ISBE for this purpose.
Individuals with only non-instructional duties (e.g., providing technical
support for computers, providing personal care services, or performing clerical
duties) are not paraprofessionals or teacher aides and requirements in this
section do not apply. In addition,
individuals who are completing their clinical experiences and/or student
teaching do not need to comply with this section, provided they otherwise
qualify for instructional duties under ISBE rules.
Noncertificated Personnel Working with Students
Performing Non-Instructional Duties
Non-certificated
personnel, including
paraprofessionals and teacher aides, may be used:
1. For supervising study halls, long distance
teaching reception areas used incident to instructional programs transmitted by
electronic media (e.g., computers, video, and audio), detention and discipline
areas, and school-sponsored extracurricular activities;
2. As supervisors, chaperones, or sponsors for
non-academic school activities; or
3. For non-teaching duties not requiring
instructional judgment or student evaluation.
Nothing in this policy prevents a noncertificated person
from serving as a guest lecturer or resource person under a certificated
teacher's direction and with the administration's approval.
Coaches and Athletic Trainers
Athletic coaches shall
have the qualifications required by any association in which the
Bus Drivers
All school bus drivers
must have a valid school bus driver permit. New bus drivers and bus drivers who
are returning from a lapse in their employment are subject to the requirements
contained in Board policy 5.30, Hiring Process and
Criteria and Board policy 5.285, Drug and Alcohol Testing
for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers.
LEGAL
REF.: No Child Left Behind
Legislation of 2001, U.S.C. §6319(c).
34 C.F.R. §§
200.58 and 200.59
105 ILCS
5/10-22.34, 5/10-22.34a, and 5/10-22.34b.
625 ILCS 5/6-104 and 5/6-106.1.
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CROSS
REF.: 4.110, 4.170, 5.30, 5.35, 5.285,
6.250
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