RE: [SPAM]Re: Paraprofessional

[Guest guest]

It really depends on the situation. My son has a life skills placement, but

is on track to take the regular TAKS (I pushed for this). He has 3 subjects

in general ed, soon to be 4. . . .. The school assigned him an aide while

he’s in the general ed classroom without me even asking. She’s seems nice

enough and has some training. . . . .

A school rarely has a “shadow” because the people they hire are paid less

than bus drivers. While they may be nice, they probably have little

training, and usually feel like they have to justify their job by doing as

much as they possibly can. This often results in the child becoming

dependent on them. Fading out or only stepping in when necessary is a very

difficult skill that does require some training. Most are hired because

they are kind hearted and like to work with kids, so there can be a tendency

to “over-mommy” the kids.

S.

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of T Gon

Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:53 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: [sPAM]Re: Paraprofessional

Thanks for the response. I will be more clear. What I meant is has anyone

ever been successul at requesting a " shadow " or " paraprofessional to be

assigned to your child because you felt he/she needed one in order to

function successfully in the classroom? I have heard different things. Some

say it's impossible while others say you have to fight tooth and nail but it

can be possible. I just want to hear what your experiences have been with

this and was it worth it in the end.

Thanks.

Becky Vargas <rebekah422000@... <mailto:rebekah422000%40yahoo.com> >

wrote:

I requested for my son's aide to be present at the ARD since she was the one

that was with my son 100% of the time (except when she goes to lunch). They

did let her come for some of the ARD meeting and the special ed teacher was

asked to leave and go be with my son when she came in. My son is now 15

years old and his aid has been with him for 5 years and this was the first

time she was allowed to come.

A Chapman <amandajchapman@... <mailto:amandajchapman%40yahoo.com> >

wrote:

I requested my son's para in meetings last year but it didn't happen. I had

serious issues to discuss and felt it important to include the para since

she worked with him quite a bit. I also had reg ed teachers in meetings that

had nothing to do with my son - never worked with him, they were just there

representing reg ed.

didn't work out like i wanted and no i wasn't happy. <enter the advocate>

T Gon <tgon000@... <mailto:tgon000%40yahoo.com> > wrote:

Hi,

Anyone out there ever requested a paraprofessional at their ARD meeting and

actually gotten one? Did it work out the way you wanted it and were you

happy?

Thanks

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[Guest guest]

Regular ed teachers in meetings can be very useful if they are used

properly. Most people don't use them properly. They are there to speak to

what expectations of kids in general education are, so they can be useful

when you are trying to design good IEPs that will allow kids to access a

general ed classroom and actually do the work with supports. Most of them

are used to not saying anything in ARD meetings, and I had one outright lie

to me that he didn't teach math in order to avoid answering a question I was

asking.

S.

A Chapman <amandajchapman@... <mailto:amandajchapman%40yahoo.com> >

wrote:

I requested my son's para in meetings last year but it didn't happen. I had

serious issues to discuss and felt it important to include the para since

she worked with him quite a bit. I also had reg ed teachers in meetings that

had nothing to do with my son - never worked with him, they were just there

representing reg ed.