Job Description: The Holmes District School Board has an opening for a SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST Summer ESE Program (June 3-28) position for the 2023-24 school year. Preference will be given to current employees. Applicants must have a valid Florida Teaching Certificate in the appropriate area OR hold or be eligible to hold a valid Florida Temporary Certificate with appropriate certification.
Interested applicants should contact Donnita Butorac at [emailprotected], or by phone (850) 547-9341 ext. 1233.
Contact Name: Donnita Butorac
Contact Number: 850-547-9341 ext. 1233
Location: Holmes County District Office
Federal law maintains that each state is responsible for maintaining qualifications to ensure that personnel necessary to carry out this part are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained, including that those personnel have the content knowledge and skills to serve children with disabilities [IDEA Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1412 (2004)].
Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) outline expectations for school districts throughout the country to properly train and supervise paraprofessionals. Title I of the ESEA, as amended by the NCLB Act requires that paraprofessionals serving in an instructional capacity meet higher standards of qualification. Those qualifications include having earned a secondary (high) school diploma or a recognized equivalent. In addition, paraprofessionals must meet one of the following requirements:
- completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education;
- obtained an associate’s degree or higher; or
- met a rigorous standard of quality demonstrating, through formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in the instruction of reading, writing, and mathematics. (Florida uses the ETS ParaPro Assessment to meet this qualification. Passing score is 464.)
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