Helpful Links
Welcome to our “Helpful Links” section. Links are organized in the following categories:
- Selected National Paraprofessional Resources and Projects
- Policy Related Resources
- Professional Organizations
- Paraeducator Financial Assistance Information
- Trainer Resources
Selected National Paraprofessional Resources and Projects
- Paraeducator and Supervisor Training Project at the University of Vermont
- Paraeducator Support Project at the University of Vermont
- Special Education: A.J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities
- North Carolina Technical Assistance Preschool Project
- CONNECT – Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge
- BUENO Center
- National Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources
- National Education Association Paraeducator Handbook
- University of Kansas – Special Connections: Connecting Teachers to Strategies that help students with special needs access the general curriculum
Policy Related Resources
- CEC Common Core Professional Development Standards for Paraeducators in Special Education
- ECS Paraprofessional Policy Brief – Final
- Letter US DoE re paras 6-15-05
- Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance
Professional Organizations
- National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- Council for Exceptional Children: Education, Research and Service
- Council for Learning Disabilities
- AFT Paraprofessionals and School Related Personnel
- Colorado Association for Bilingual Education
- International Reading Association
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
Paraeducator Financial Assistance Information
- America Association of University Women
- Boettcher Foundation
- College Opportunity Fund
- Daniels Fund
- Federal Application for Financial Aid
- National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Scholarships for Hispanics
- School Grants Blog.com
- Wal-Mart Foundation