Tag: paraeducators
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Lose It All, Again
Renay has been stalled for three weeks. The news that a student had a medical emergency and then died was shared in the early morning before reaching administrators. And reasonably, the staff was gutted. The emergency response was profoundly the best it could have been, given the way the news came into campus. Students were…
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Like You
At one point, early in ParaEducate history, the thought of making “more Renays” was a focus. But that was then, and this is now. Having more paraeducators who know how to respond to the variety of things students are asking directly and indirectly and dealing with the things they bring day in and day out.…
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The Pain Is Real
Renay had a call over the school emergency radio. While it was not her student directly, it will have implications for the upcoming weeks and for the entire school year. Renay has many students both on her caseload and within her department that have her work with both the district Behaviorist and the home ABA…
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Thirteen.
Our year thirteen starts at the start of what we can only assume is the flurry of chaos before chaos unlocks all the doors. We are prepared to answer the stand for the students with disabilities and students in public education in general. To be clear, we will always advocate for students with disabilities. We…
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Camera Panning Up
Renay was working on scheduling the other day. Processing both student and adult schedules and trying to make the complexities work of work. She was comparing student needs and personality against adult personalities and skills. While this is the real work that helps provide success in the classroom, this is also about knowing that students…