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Whitehall staff: new paraprofessional training program opens this week
Summary
A Whitehall School District staff member said a paraprofessional development program that trains aides to work with students with disabilities opened this week and staff will pursue funds to support continuing education and pathways into teaching.
A staff member from Whitehall School District said a paraprofessional development program opened this week to train paraprofessionals in working with students with disabilities and to create pathways into teaching. "It was spectacular," the staff member said, describing the program offerings and the route it provides for paraprofessionals pursuing teaching education.
The staff member said there are established programs available and that the district will seek funds to support continuing education for paraprofessionals. The announcement emphasized both immediate training opportunities and longer-term career pathways: "there's really great programs out there that will aid the paraprofessionals to take this continuing education," the staff member said. The district plans to work with the program organizers to enroll staff and pursue available funding.
