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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused -- does your child have a para on their IEP and you're wondering if it's helpful? Or does another student have a para and you're being nosy and judge-y?[/quote]
OP here—my kid is in a self contained program and slowly being placed into mainstream classes with para support.  I’d like to know what the para is supposed to do?  If the response is follow whatever is in his IEP, that’s fine.  [/quote]
We don't know your child's needs, but possibilities include keeping him on task/redirecting him back to task, breakdown tasks/support with EF, take him out of the class if he becomes dystegulated/needs a break (even in high school, kids can't wander around by themselves during class), help with peer relationships/group projects. The one thing they don't do is provide direct instruction.[/quote]
This, OP.  When I look at the supports listed on my teen's IEP, I know that paras are not qualified (or required) to provide most of them.  But the teacher is busy teaching the class, so the supports never happen.

Classes with paras are usually more challenging than self-contained.  Being with a different peer group can be motivating.

Personally I find it infuriating that school systems use paras instead of special ed teachers.  75% of the behavior issues that paras are hired to manage would not even exist, if appropriate instruction (via special ed co-teachers) was in place.  But school system budgets don't allow for it (and there's a shortage of special ed teachers anyway).  [/quote]

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