The Case for Paraprofessional Support
It is not uncommon for a potential client to tell us they think their child needs paraprofessional support (sometimes thought of as a “one on one”). While the service sounds ideal, an adult supervising and supporting your child throughout the school day (or for a part of the day), there are particular areas in the IEP that need to demonstrate the need. The areas the paraprofessional would be servicing need to be specified throughout all parts of the IEP. Safety Safety concern is one of the most important criteria that teams may consider to determine a student requires paraprofessional assistance. [...]