Paraprofessional

About the Role

Sigsbee offers all staff members a competitive salary and living allowance. The instructional salary scale and paraprofessional scale match that of the Monroe County School District. In addition, all full-time Sigsbee staff members receive a $1,000/month Living Allowance in the 2026-2027 school year. Public charter schools in Monroe County School District do not participate in Florida Retirement. They pay their own employees and have their own benefits.

Responsibilities

• Assist lead teachers during instruction (not expected to lead instruction)
• Supervise students and deal with maintenance of the classrooms
• Provide additional support to teachers and students
• Lead instructional pieces to gain experience if interested (e.g., Everyday Counts Calendar Math, center activities)
• Supervise arrival time, monitoring the tone of the room as teachers greet students
• Assist with clerical responsibilities such as lunch count, money transactions, and attendance
• Supervise the class during lunch, recess, and specials
• Actively assist specialists
• Lead Wednesday afternoon enrichment classes
• Monitor the class while the lead teacher administers assessments or delivers small group instruction
• Offer clerical support: copying, preparing materials, organizing the classroom
• Assist with keeping the classroom orderly
• Provide support for students as tone keepers during work periods, in small group instruction, in one-on-one configurations (reading mentors, tutors, etc.)
• Assist so that the teacher can administer Tier II and Tier III interventions and data collection
• Help organize field trip permission forms and confirm chaperones
• Assist or implement special activities or projects
• Take pictures of students in action for the Scoop or Twitter
• Assist with arrival and dismissal
• Organize Scholastic Book Orders
• Occasionally serve as a classroom substitute when the lead teacher is absent

What Paraprofessionals Should Not Do

• Communicate with parents unless the lead teacher has made this request
• Lead the class for extended periods of time
• Be expected to take work home or plan for lessons
• Assess student work
• Be solely responsible for instruction in any subject or assessment of students
• Act in ways that conflict with the classroom or school policies, procedures, or routines

Working Relationship

Lead teachers and Paraprofessionals should make arrangements to maintain open communication and planning. The lead teacher is responsible for delineating classroom expectations and requests of the Paraprofessional. The Paraprofessional should feel comfortable asking for clarification.