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Teaching assistants must be certified
teachers or teaching assistants from the New York State Education
Department. Teaching assistants are not teacher aides; they
are responsible for the co-development and implementation of instructional
lesson plans.
Several years ago, the NYSED clarified the
responsibilities for aides and teaching assistants. The link to the
left will provide you with direct information from New York State.
Since teaching assistants are certified instructors,
there are specific requirements for professional development. All
teaching assistants who possess teaching assistant certification are
required to complete 75 hours of professional development over five years.
However, if a teaching assistant holds teacher certification, they are
required to complete 175 hours of certification to maintain valid teacher
certification. Sachem teaching assistants are required to document
their hours of professional development and to submit the log form to the
Personnel Office each June. It is important to constantly
communicate with the building principal about professional development;
they are required to verify that teaching assistants have participated in
professional development.
Anyone interested in becoming a teaching assistant must
possess valid teacher and/or teaching assistant certification and must
apply on-line. It is important for you to remember your user name
and password once you create your account using the link to the left.
The Personnel Office can not remember this for you. In addition,
please be advised that the Personnel Office does not accept paper resumes,
emails or faxes due to the volume of interest in this position.
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