All Klein Independent School District (KISD) Educational Assistants
must be deemed Highly Qualified as to meet No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
mandated standards. Each person recommended for employment in an
educational assistant position must have 48 hours of college credit or
successfully pass KISD's NCLB Test in the areas of Math, Writing and
Reading.
Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals
NCLB requires
that paraprofessionals hired by an LEA after January 8, 2002, meet one
of the following qualifications if the paraprofessional will perform
instructional duties in a Title I, Part A program:
- Have
completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher
education - defined as completion of 48 semester hours (or equivalent
trimester hours) of college coursework; or
- Have obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or
- have met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment -
- knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing and mathematics; or
- knowledge
of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading readiness,
writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.
For
your convenience, a Reading, Writing and Mathematics study guide has
been added to this website for you to download at your leisure.
PAKS Study Guide - Math
PAKS Study Guide - Reading
PAKS Study Guide - Writing