School Paraprofessional Advisory Council

Spotlight: Going the "Extra Mile for these Kids"

Wed, 11/15/2017 - 12:30pm
Paraprofessionals and school-related personnel (PSRPs) are critical members of the public education workforce whose efforts ensure student success, from Pre-Kindergarten through college. Despite their collective wealth of knowledge, experience and passion, their many diverse and vital contributions are sometimes overlooked. We're spotlighting a union member being honored for her work on the same day that PSRPs are given overdue credit for the critical difference they make in their students' lives.
 

Spotlight: Supporting Students' Educational Opportunities

Thu, 11/17/2016 - 4:30pm
Paraprofessionals and school-related personnel (PSRPs) represent approximately 40 percent of the staff in our nation's public schools and play a vital role in reclaiming the promise of a great education. We're spotlighting union members who are "the engines keeping public schools running" at the same time that they are recognized nationally for the positive impact they have on students' lives.
 

Top Honors for a Deserving Paraprofessional

Fri, 10/02/2015 - 3:30pm
Veteran educator Denise Seel on Monday was named Connecticut's 2016 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year at the school in Hartford where she has worked for 13 years. Attending the event were the lieutenant governor, the commissioner of the State Department of Education (SDE), district officials and Seel's colleagues from both AFT Connecticut-affiliated local unions representing school employees.
 
Click here for press coverage of the announcement.
 

Legislative Para Staffing Study Recommendations

Mon, 12/29/2014 - 3:00pm
AFT Connecticut successfully advocated in the last legislative session for the General Assembly's Program Review and Investigations (PRI) Committee to study paraprofessional staffing levels in our state's public schools. Shortly after the session adjourned in May, the committee's professional research staff got to work and just before the Christmas holiday issued their final report and recommendations.
 
Click here for the full report.
 
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