Summer School Success 2026: PK-12 Extended School Year (ESY) Special Education Paraeducators

Summer School Success 2026
PK-12 Extended School Year (ESY) Special Education Paraeducators

GENERAL STATEMENT:

The Summer School 2026 ESY Special Education Paraeducator will aid the Summer School Special Education Teachers in all aspects of the summer school program. This position requires a commitment to work 4 weeks with the option to work 5 weeks.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with individual students or small groups of students to provide tutoring in various subjects.
• Demonstrated successful experience working with students.
• Evidence of the ability to work cooperatively with staff.
• Assist in correcting homework, tests, assignments, and recording grades.
• Assist teachers with proctoring tests and quizzes.
• Assist in the distribution of papers, materials, and assignment sheets and assist in the handling of completed assignments.
• Help students complete research and learning projects.
• Prepare copy for instructional materials, bulletins, and reports.
• Attend inclusion classes with special education students and assist in implementing alternative instructional strategies.
• Assist with implementation of inclusion plans for students.
• Assist in taking attendance and maintaining attendance records.
• Maintain inventory records of equipment, books and instructional supplies used in the classroom.
• Assist in the decorating of bulletin boards as requested by the teacher.
• Use copying equipment.
• Assist in maintaining an environment conducive to learning as requested by the teacher.
• Assist with discipline and other classroom duties as requested by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in supervising students on arrival to or departure from school and all transitional times.
• Assist in monitoring students during eating periods.
• Assist with playground supervision, as needed.
• Assist in hall and stairway supervision.
• Escort students to other rooms/locations as required.
• Willingness to serve as a bus monitor.
• Attend staff development workshops to enhance instructional delivery to children.
• Assist in other related duties that may be assigned by the teacher, Head Teacher, or Summer School Administrator.
• Assist in one or more of the following services required for assigned students as directed:
• • Therapeutic feeding
  • Diaper changing
  • Toileting
  • Self-help skills
  • Muscle tone exercises
  • Positioning
  • Colostomy care
  • Embarkation/debarkation of buses including lifting of students when necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently employed by the Stamford Public Schools, preferred.
• Must follow the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements and have passed the ParaPro Assessment, hold an Associate’s Degree, or have completed at least 60 credits at an approved college.
• Good Reading, Math, and English skills.
• Ability to follow instructions and accept supervision.
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, students and building staff.
• Working knowledge of and/or demonstrate the ability to learn and implement Operating Systems (i.e. Windows, Chrome); Productivity Software (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Google Workspace - Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail; Adobe Acrobat); Communication and Collaboration tools (i.e. Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams); Accounting Software (i.e. Oracle, QuickBooks); Student Information Systems (i.e. Naviance, Power School, CT-SEDS); or any other technology deemed relevant for this position.

Note: Teachers dually certified in TESOL, Bilingual Education or ESL, with experience in Sheltered Instruction or fluency in a language other than English, will be given preference for all Stamford Public School positions.

LOCATION:

• PreSchool:
• • APPLES PreSchool
  • • PreK ESY
    • STAR Program
• PreSchool - TEAM Program:
• • APPLES PreSchool
• Elementary:
• • Rogers International School (Feeder Schools: K.T. Murphy ES, Julia A. Stark ES, Rogers International School, Westover Magnet)
  • • Grades K-5 ESY
    • Bridge K, CORE, and STAR Programs
  • Strawberry Hill (Feeder Schools: Hart Magnet ES, Northeast ES, Roxbury ES, Stillmeadow ES, Strawberry Hill)
  • • Grades K-5 ESY
    • Bridge K, CORE, and STAR Programs
  • Toquam Magnet Elementary School (Feeder Schools: Davenport Ridge ES, Newfield ES, Springdale ES, Toquam Magnet ES)
  • • Grades K-5 ESY
    • Bridge K, CORE, and STAR Programs
• Elementary - TEAM Program:
• • Rippowam Middle School
• Oakwood Collaborative School
• Secondary:
• • Rippowam Middle School
  • • Grades 6-12 ESY
    • CORE and STAR Programs
• Secondary - TEAM Program:
• • Rippowam Middle School
• Stamford Transition Services
• Stamford Transition Services - TEAM Program @ Abilis

SCHEDULE:

• PreSchool:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 4 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/23/26 (Monday - Thursday, 16 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 7:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
• PreSchool - TEAM Program:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 5 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/30/26 (Monday - Thursday, 20 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 7:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
• Elementary:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 4 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/23/26 (Monday - Thursday, 16 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 8:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
• Elementary - TEAM Program:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 5 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/30/26 (Monday - Thursday, 20 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 8:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
• Oakwood Collaborative School
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 5 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/30/26 (Monday - Thursday, 20 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 7:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
• Secondary:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 4 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/23/26 (Monday - Thursday, 16 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 7:45 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.
• Secondary - TEAM Program:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 5 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/30/26 (Monday - Thursday, 20 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 7:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
• Stamford Transition Services:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 4 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/23/26 (Monday - Thursday, 16 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 8:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
• Stamford Transition Services - TEAM Program @ Abilis:
• • Prep Days: Wednesday 06/24/26 + Thursday 06/25/26
  • 5 Week Program: Monday, 06/29/26 through Thursday, 07/30/26 (Monday - Thursday, 20 days)
  • • On-Site Work Hours: 8:45 A.M. - 2:15 P.M.
• Locations and schedule are subject to change due to unexpected circumstances

COMPENSATION:

Per Paraeducator Contract.

External Candidates will be placed on Step 3 of the appropriate wage grid schedule (based on the position) and education.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Online application is required and must be filled out completely. Only submitted applications of candidates who meet the stated posting requirements will be considered.

The filling of this position is based upon continued funding in the Board of Education budget.