Resources

NWREL staff members will gladly answer requests for basic information, provide references,
and suggest referrals to available resources. Please call Karen Schmidt or Carlos Sundermann at 1-800-547-6339

American Federation of Teachers Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel Web site
www.aft.org/psrp/

Minnesota Paraprofessional Consortium
University of Minnesota
111 Pattee Hall; 150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-9893
Web site: http://ici2.coled.umn.edu/para/default.html

Montana Paraeducator Development Project
Montana State University at Billings
Web site: www.msubillings.edu/paraeducator/

National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals in Education and Related Services
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-6526
435-797-7272
Web site: www.nrcpara.org
Contact: Marilyn Likins, Co-Director or Teri Wallace, Co-Director
E-mail: marilyn@nrcpara.org or walla001Wumn.edu

The PAR²A Center
University of Colorado at Denver
Contact: Dr. Nancy French, Director
Web site:
The Center provides the Paraeducator Supervision Academy, comprehensive curriculum packages for paraeducators serving English Language Learners, students with low-incidence disabilities, and many more professional development opportunities.

Washington Education Association
Paraeducator Issues Web Site www.wa.nea.org/PRF_DV/PARA_ED/PARA.HTM

www.paraeducator.com
A resource for paraeducators in Washington state. Includes training modules in the core competencies for paraeducators, online discussion groups, and fact sheets concerning new Title I requirements.

French, N. (in press). Administrator’s desk reference on paraeducators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Giangreco, M.F., Edelman, S.W., & Broer, S.M. (2001). A guide to schoolwide planning for paraeducator supports. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont. Retrieved April 22, 2002, from www.uvm.edu/~cdci/parasupport/guide.html

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Paraeducator Task Force. (2000). Resource manual: The implementation of effective paraeducator practices in educational settings. Bismarck, ND: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved February 5, 002 from www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/resource/

Schmidt, K., & Greenough, R. (2002). Designing state and local policies for the professional development of instructional paraeducators. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Retrieved April 22, 2002, from: www.nwrac.org/links/pared.html