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Paraeducator

Iowa Western Community College is an approved provider of the Paraeducator Generalist Certificate Program. This certificate is a voluntary program supported by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and the Iowa Department of Education. The certificate requires the successful completion of 90 clock hours of training in the areas of behavior management, exceptional child and at-risk child behavior, collaboration skills, interpersonal relation skills, child and youth development, technology and ethical responsibilities and behavior.

Iowa Western offers the Program in three 30-hour courses:.

1. Communication, Ethics and Confidentiality
2. Roles and Responsibilities
3. Behavior Improvement

These courses were created by Kathy Lockard of the Green Hills AEA, for Iowa Western.

To register for the courses, you can register online, on the phone or in person at Looft Hall in Council Bluffs. Each course fee is $149.

Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or graduate equivalent diploma.

After successful completion of all three courses, applicants must request their certificate from the State of Iowa. The state fee for the issuance of the Paraeducator Generalist Certificate is $40. Applicants must also undergo a DCI/FBI background check and get fingerprinted.

Substitute Authorization

Iowa Western offers the Substitute Authorization course allowing an individual to substitute in a middle school, junior high school or high school for no more than five consecutive days in one job assignment. An individual who holds a paraeducator certificate and completes the substitute authorization program is authorized to substitute only in the special education classroom in which the individual paraeducator is employed.

A substitute authorization may be issued to an individual who:

• Has successful completed all requirements of a board of educational examiners-approved substitute authorization program totaling a minimum of 15 clock hours
• Has achieved one of the following:
• Holds a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Completed an approved paraeducator certification program and holds a paraeducator certificate
• Has attained a minimum age of 21 years
• Has successfully completed an Iowa division of criminal investigation background check. The background check fee will be assessed to the applicant
• Has successfully completed a national criminal history background check. The background check fee will be assessed to the applicant.

The state’s fee for the substitute authorization is $85 for three years.

Renewal requirements for the substitute authorization consist of a minimum of two renewal units equivalent to 30-clock hours and completion of a child and dependent adult abuse training program approved by the state abuse education review panel. A waiver of the approved child and dependent adult abuse training requirement may apply under the following conditions with appropriate documentation of any of the following:

• The person is engaged in active duty in the military service of this state of the United States.
• The application of this requirement would impose an undue hardship on the person for whom the waiver is requested.
• The person is practicing a licensed profession outside this state.
• The person is otherwise subject to circumstances that would preclude the person from completing the approved child and dependent adult abuse training in this state.

The person has previously renewed a license or authorization issued by the board of educational examiners and, at that time, reported the completion, within the past five years, of child and dependent adult abuse training approved by the state abuse education review panel.

Courses Offered

Paraeducators: Course 1

The Paraeducator Generalist Certificate Program requires successful completion of 90 clock hours of training in the areas of behavior management, exceptional child and at-risk child behavior, collaboration skills, interpersonal relation skills, child and youth development, technology and ethical responsibilities and behavior. The Paraeducator Generalist Certificate program is made up of three 30-hour courses, which must be taken in order. This class will also advise you on the preparation and procedure for getting your certificate from the State of Iowa after successful completion of the three courses. Fee $149

Section #

Location

Day(s)

Start Date

Start Time

Bld.& Room #

Contact Number

TEACH 1*01 - CS13

Council Bluffs Campus

MTThF

06/17/2013

8:30AM-5:00PM

Looft Hall 023

4 sessions

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Paraeducator Course 2

The Paraeducator Generalist Certificate Program requires successful completion of 90 clock hours of training in the areas of behavior management, exceptional child and at-risk child behavior, collaboration skills, interpersonal relation skills, child and youth development, technology and ethical responsibilities and behavior. The Paraeducator Generalist Certificate program is made up of three 30-hour courses, which must be taken in order. This class will also advise you on the preparation and procedure for getting your certificate from the State of Iowa after successful completion of the three courses. Fee $149

Section #

Location

Day(s)

Start Date

Start Time

Bld.& Room #

Contact Number

TEACH 2*01 - CF13

Council Bluffs Campus

MTThF

07/15/2013

8:30AM-5:00PM

Looft Hall 023

4 sessions

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Paraeducator Course 3

The Paraeducator Generalist Certificate Program requires successful completion of 90 clock hours of training in the areas of behavior management, exceptional child and at-risk child behavior, collaboration skills, interpersonal relation skills, child and youth development, technology and ethical responsibilities and behavior. The Paraeducator Generalist Certificate program is made up of three 30-hour courses, which must be taken in order. This class will also advise you on the preparation and procedure for getting your certificate from the State of Iowa after successful completion of the three courses. Fee $149

Section #

Location

Day(s)

Start Date

Start Time

Bld.& Room #

Contact Number

TEACH 3*01 - CF13

Council Bluffs Campus

MTThF

07/29/2013

8:30AM-5:00PM

Looft Hall 023

4 sessions

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Substitute Authorization

Fee $199

Section #

Location

Day(s)

Start Date

Start Time

Bld.& Room #

Contact Number

TEACH 99*03 - CS13

Council Bluffs Campus

SSu

06/08/2013

8:00AM-5:00PM

Looft Hall 023

2 sessions

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