2025 New England Interstate Professional Learning Series
Co-Hosted by:
Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (MADSEC)
Massachusetts Administrators of Special Education(MASE)
New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators (NHASEA)
Association of Rhode Island Administrators of Special Education (ARIASE)
Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators (VCSEA)
When, Why, and How to Provide Paraprofessional Support for Students
Eligible for Special Education Services. (Click on Link)
A Virtual Workshop Series.
Who Should Attend? School Leaders serving as LEAs
Dates: February 11th, March 28th and April 8th 9:00am - 11:30am (Virtual).
The Zoom link will be sent following the registration process. Sessions will NOT be recorded.
Presenter: Patrick Mulick, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who works as an educational consultant and as the Director of Student Engagement for the Auburn School District in Washington State.
VCSEA Members: $150 (total for 3 sessions)
Non-Member Rate: $250 (total for 3 sessions)
Session Topics:
February 11, 2025 - Session 1: Preventing the Harmful Effects of a 1:1 Paraeducator
The role of the paraeducator in public education
Systems for identifying how a 1:1 paraeducator is assigned
The detrimental effects of having a 1:1 paraeducator
Alternatives to assigning a 1:1 paraeducator
Identifying the role of the 1:1 paraeducator
Combating the over-reliance on 1:1 paraeducators by promoting independence
March 28, 2025 - Session 2: Strategies to Promote Independence
Establishing a mindset of promoting independence
Utilizing the prompt hierarchy and the 3 point prompt
Using visual supports to replace the adults
The use of role playing to build skills
Utilizing student interests to maximize success
Using visual supports to help the adults
April 08, 2025 - Session 3: Maintaining Success While Fading Back a 1:1 Paraeducator
Working with families on promoting independence from the beginning
The use of Independence Plans
Supporting the independence mindset with all of the adults
How to respond to a para request in the future
Time for discussion related to questions/requests brought up from the first two sessions
Inspirational ending
Register HERE by February 8, 2025
Thank You to the following Sponsors for their generous support!
Sponsor Information
ABA Centers - Platinum Sponsor
Achieve - Gold Sponsor
Effective School Solution - Gold Sponsor
CBS Therapy - Silver Sponsor
EDMS - Silver Sponsor