The Long Beach Paraeducator Partnership Project |
| CFDA Number: |
84.325E |
| Program Name: |
Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities |
| Competition Name: |
Preparation of Personnel in Minority Institutions |
| Project Number: |
H325E000035 |
| Project Director: |
Hutten-Eagle, Cynthia |
| Organization: |
California State University - Long Beach
1250
Bellflower Blvd.,
Long Beach, California
90840
562-985-4688 |
| Beginning Date: |
2001-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Ending Date: |
2004-12-31 00:00:00 |
Abstract |
| Purpose: The primary goal
of this four-year project is to provide a comprehensive training
program leading to a teaching credential for paraeducators from the
Long Beach Unified School District in southern California. This
program will assist paraeducators in providing better services to
children with disabilities from culturally and linguistically
diverse families, while preparing the paraeducators to become fully
qualified and certified teachers of special education. |
| Method:Program enhancements
comprise four major objectives. First, the training group will be
diversified through the recruitment of 60 paraeducators, 67% of whom
(40) are members of underrepresented populations, including
paraeducators with disabilities and paraeducators who are members of
an ethnic or racial minority group. Secondly, the existing
curriculum will be substantially refined in order to provide
multiple pathways leading to the completion of a preservice bachelor
degree and special education teaching credential. Thirdly,
recognizing the diversity of the paraeducators and their individual
needs, extensive support will be provided to assure their ability to
remain in the program to its completion. Lastly, a vital linkage
with the existing Education Specialist Internship Program for new
classroom teachers will be established, to provide continued support
once the participants are in the classroom. |
Children to benefit from this
project: |
| Age: |
Elementary/Middle, Secondary |
| Disability: |
Not Specified |
| Severity of disability: |
Not Specified |
| Ethnicity: |
Minority (Non-specific) |
| Geographic location: |
Not specified |
Personnel preparation program
information: |
Academic degree
to be
received: |
Bachelors, Certificate |
| Program focus: |
Teachers |
| Trainee ethnicity: |
Minority
(Non-specific) |
