SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAS

Allocations Lynn McAllister tracks all Special Education Para Allocations. Special Education Allocation Letters will be sent to all School Principals in February for the upcoming school year.

Determining Allocations The allocation will be based on the number of Center Program Paras required and the number of additional support paras Prior to sending the allocation letter, Lynn will verify the number of additional support paras required with the Special Education Support Partners. Prior to sending the allocation letter, Lynn will verify the number of additional support paras required with the Special Education Support Partners.

Allocation Letters The allocation letters will be sent to: Special Education Support Partner Secretary or Office Manager Principal Financial Partner

School Principal Hire RIB Center Program Paras It is the school principal’s responsibility to either hire or RIB the center program paras based on the schools current number of center program paras and the allocation for the upcoming year. Hire RIB

Additional Support Paras The Special Education Support Partner will present the request to the Para Committee. Schools should make their requests for additional support paras to their Special Education Support Partner If the request is approved, Tom will notify Lynn. Lynn will update the allocation letter and give the school instructions for posting the new position

Please do not inform the school that they have a new para Please do not inform the school that they have a new para. Lynn will send the Special Education support partner a copy of the new allocation letter, and email to the school principal.

Paras funded from Budget Assistance Funds Are approved on an annual basis. The school is responsible to make a new request if the assistance needs to be continued in the new school year. For example: If we funded a third para for a MI program due to a high number of students, that para would not appear on the new allocation. A new request would need to be made for the upcoming school year. The new request would most likely not be approved until the fall adjustment is completed.

Central Office Itinerant Paras Child Find The Child Find, Vision, DHH and Transition teams will receive an allocation letter for the upcoming school year. It is the team managers responsibility to do an Rib’s if necessary based on the new allocation. Managers please be sure that Lynn McAllister is set up in GHR to act as proxy Vision DHH Managers please be sure that Lynn McAllister is set up in GHR to act as proxy Inform Lynn of any new hires, resignation, leaves of absence, or other personnel actions. Lynn will enter the information in GHR. If you need to hire a new Itinerant Para, inform Lynn. She will enter the job requisition in to the system. When you have chosen a candidate and completed the reference check, email Lynn with the information. She will update GHR. Transition Central Office

Special Education Substitute Paras We are always in need of great substitute paras. If you know someone interested in working as a Special Education Substitute Para, please have them contact Desiree McConnell. Desiree is a new recruiter hired specifically to recruit Special Education and ECE substitute paras.The District is currently offering a referral bonus for any para that you refer that is hired.

Requesting Special Education Substitute Paras In order to pay our sub paras correctly, the schools need to make all requests for Special Education Substitute Paras in Smartfind Express. If a school is having difficulty finding a substitute para thru the Smartfind Express, the school may contact Desiree McConnell for assistance.

Special Education Substitute Paras Payroll If a Guest Teacher would like to work as a Special Education Paraprofessional Substitute, the Guest Teacher must apply for an additional position as a Special Education Sub Para. April Joy Freudenberg processes the payroll for Special Education Substitute Paras. DCTA and the Denver Federation for Paraprofessionals have different rules regarding pay.

Questions or Concerns Please direct any questions related to Special Education Paraprofessionals to Lynn McAllister. 720-423-3587 lynn_mcallister@dpsk12.org For assistance in finding substitute paras please contact: Desiree McConnell 720-423-3614