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Muscatine schools expand paraeducator training; paras say program empowered them but want more role‑specific practice
Summary
District staff told the board the district offered two full PD days and online modules for nearly 200 paraprofessionals; paras praised empowerment and asked for more hands‑on, role‑specific training and clearer information about students' IEP/504 needs.
District staff told the Muscatine Community School District board on March 9 that the district provided two dedicated professional‑development days for paraeducators (Oct. 10 and Feb. 13) and engaged nearly 200 paras across buildings in role‑specific learning, behavior management and de‑escalation strategies.
“Not any practice is going to work with every student 100% of the time, so we talked about how to increase our probability of positive outcomes through these high‑leverage practices,” presenter Paige Williams said, describing the PD curriculum aligned to the district’s MTSS…
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