Video & Transcript Research : 'paraprofessional pathway'
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So Jillian and I are known for our research into the lives of mass shooters and the pathway to violence
- This pathway is something that we have seen time and time again in the lives of school shooters.
- protective of those going on the pathway protective of those going on the pathway to<00:20:44.640
- to violence before they of that pathway to violence before they ever<00:27:58.159>
purchase <00 - I worked for 10 years as a paraprofessional in both preschool and elementary, so our youngest learners
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- We remain grateful for the pathway that was created for future access to this fund and for the opportunity
- Uh, paraprofessional, we have a teacher shortage and we continue to have a teacher shortage in Texas
- And we have some very qualified people like paraprofessionals in our programs that are very talented,
- Community colleges play a vital role in closing this gap by providing affordable, accessible pathways
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
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- since FY16. making us the next closest to qualify to enter the new Texas University Fund. for the pathway
- This is a this is uniquely set up for those folks and I'll give you One example, paraprofessional, we
- we go to the- and say yeah we need we need help and we have some very qualified people like paraprofessionals
- Community colleges play a vital role in closing this gap by providing affordable, accessible pathways
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.(6-17-26)
Families & Children
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- Another pathway is through our EPSDT.
- Another pathway, of course, is our waivers. We will just talk about the waivers lightly today.
- ,<01:26:23.680>
payment eligibility pathway, payment eligibility pathway, payment responsibility - Hoffman said was there were two pathways to qualify for Medicaid to get these supports.
- But it's because there's very clear eligibility pathways for what can keeps you out of a facility.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE NEXT GRANT PROGRAM I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THE PATHWAYS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES GRANT KNOWN AS
- VERY LITTLE COST WITH THE TEACHER APPRENTICE. $10 MILLION OVER TWO YEARS BENEFITING OVER 500 PARAPROFESSIONALS
- WE HAVE GREAT TRANSFER PATHWAYS. 85 PERCENT ACCEPTANCE RATE AND 85 PERCENT ARE ACCEPTED INTO UNIVERSITY
- YOU RECEIVE PATHWAY TO CAREER OPPORTUNITY GRANT WITH OVER $200,000 IN THAT AREA FOR NEW PLUMBING AND
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's bad for paraprofessionals, and it's bad for students.
- It's bad for paraprofessionals, and it's bad for students.
- It's bad for paraprofessionals, and it's bad for students.
- cherish our paraprofessionals.
- cherish our paraprofessionals.
Keywords:
education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- . pathway. pathway.
- Um, the other thing is too, our paraprofessional and our support staff—it's very difficult to maintain
- Um, the other thing is too, our paraprofessional and our support staff—it's very difficult to maintain
- Um, the other thing is too, our paraprofessional and our support staff—it's very difficult to maintain
- recent pathway the most recent pathway um<04:48:01.120>
for <04:48:01.440>students <04:
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- college system to specify which requirements those credits could be applied to would make it an easier pathway
- Let's be honest, the paraprofessional.
- It was not focused on paraprofessionals, the most important person in the classroom.
- Let's be honest, the paraprofessional.
- It was not focused on paraprofessionals, the most important person in the classroom.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Kristen Scott, and I'm a special education paraprofessional in the Alcra School District.
- We are paraprofessionals.
- My kids' education, they had to say goodbye to the paraprofessional that they had grown close to and
- formed a bond with when the paraprofessional left for the summer job and wouldn't be coming back.
- I work as a paraprofessional at King Elementary in Deer River.
Keywords:
education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Not at all because I mean this bill opens up all kinds of pathways for parents and so you know when a
- The parent has the choice and the ability to find the pathway that is best for their child.
- It's making this decision, the parents will find the pathway that best fits their kids.
- And this could create demand for that if parents seek that pathway.
- An army of paraprofessionals.
Keywords:
education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- there was a time period that all of our county extension faculty were on, on tenure track, uh, um, pathways
- like we, uh, the, the, uh, I think forestry and NMDA are partnering together on this sort of paraprofessional
- , um, it's not a, a paraprofessional certification for the archaeological survey.
- folks, but my gosh, when we get good folks, we got to make sure we retain them, and I think this is a pathway
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (05/13/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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- Some paraprofessionals are making $15 an hour, some paraprofessionals are making $18 an hour. significantly
- We got a paraprofessional filling that job. Would that eliminate a vacant position?
- So we have to fill with two or three paraprofessionals, uh, to try to get that same thing.
- I think that the examples that we heard about these paraprofessionals, it could be paraprofessional grade
- be paraprofessionals, it could be paraprofessional paraprofessional paraprofessional uh<01:14:00.480
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Start time changed to 12:00 PM for Oklahoma State Department of Education
Appropriations and Budget
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (04/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So if we looked at the paraprofessional population and how many paraprofessionals each district has per
- Who makes that decision that this child needs a paraprofessional?
- So if we looked at the paraprofessional population and how many paraprofessionals each district has per
- Who makes that decision that this child needs a paraprofessional?
- Um the LEA rep signs paraprofessional.
Summary:
The subcommittee opened its second meeting on House Bill 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and discussed whether to also examine differentiated aid within the adequacy formula. The chair said the committee had previously heard from HHS/Medicaid officials and now wanted to hear from local special education directors about how the aid system works in practice, including billing, training, data collection, and whether districts handle claims consistently. Members also referenced Arkansas as a possible comparison state and said they hoped to develop ideas by November to address the current funding process.
Committee members focused on the current special education aid thresholds and the impact of proration. The chair described the existing formula as requiring districts to absorb costs up to 3.5 times the state average per student, with the state paying 80% from 3.5 times through 10 times and paying above that, and said FY25 appropriated about $34 million while actual claims were about $50.1 million, leaving roughly a $16 million shortfall that caused proration. Members also raised the possibility of lowering the threshold to 2.5 times and asked how that would affect the number of eligible students and costs. Another member asked about how districts decide whether services are education-related or medical-related and how Medicaid or private insurance reimbursement affects later state aid claims.
District representatives from Boothby Therapy Services, Bedford, and Guilford introduced themselves and described their roles. Guilford’s director said the district tracks students with paraprofessional support, nurses, transportation, or specialized programming, uses a data system to log every service touchpoint, and tries to maximize both Medicaid and special education aid; she said a lower threshold would likely capture all students with paras or nurses and that rising staffing and service costs would increase the number of students over the cap. Bedford’s assistant director said the district uses a different system, tracks roughly 60 to 80 students a year, and pursues Medicaid and special education aid simultaneously but does not pursue private insurance if it would affect FAPE; she said reducing the threshold to 2.5 times would likely double the number of qualifying students. Members asked follow-up questions about software, data entry, and how districts decide whether to bill Medicaid or seek state catastrophic aid, and the directors explained that their systems log services by staff type and student, with some districts using the same data for both Medicaid and state reimbursement claims.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Services Commission to the Texas Board of Nursing and the creation of a work group on nursing career pathways
- and Tourism, HB 2386 by German Hawkins relating to the licensing regulation of certain legal paraprofessionals
- and establishing a legal paraprofessional licensing program requiring occupational license, imposing
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Education Finance Committee hears HF2210 3/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Kristen Scott, and I'm a special education paraprofessional in the Elk River School District
- Retaining well-trained paraprofessionals is essential to having schools that work for our children.
- Retaining well-trained paraprofessionals is essential to having schools that work for our children.
- Retaining well-trained paraprofessionals is essential to having schools that work for our children.
- Retaining well-trained paraprofessionals is essential to having schools that work for our children.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Nov 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- 32 students to one paraprofessional.
- 32 students to one paraprofessional FSA provides appropriate instruction both personally and virtually
- Then they have paraprofessionals in the classroom to support the kids, to help them get the answers they
- It's either a paraprofessional or a teacher in person, and then there's an online teacher specific to
- Has a one-on-one online with their English teacher, with a paraprofessional certified in a subject, may
Summary:
The committee heard budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the clerks of court. FDLE outlined 28 legislative budget requests for fiscal year 2026-27, including funding for a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology and data system upgrades, moving several programs off uncertain federal grants, expanding the wellness office, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, cybersecurity, forensic equipment, digital forensics, criminal history modernization, training, and the SAFE fentanyl enforcement program. Members asked about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, the role of body cameras and masking, public records request burdens on local agencies, and the status of Fibers and the Uniform Arrest Affidavit systems. FDLE said the misconduct data covers all sworn officers and corrections personnel, that many cases would not be affected by body cameras because they involve off-duty conduct or internal matters, and that it is working with agencies and vendors to improve participation in reporting systems.
DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh updated the committee on the Florida Scholars Academy, describing the new unified education system across 39 residential facilities. He reported first-year enrollment, course completions, graduations, and compliance results, and said the program now provides in-person and blended instruction, individualized support, mental health services, and career and technical education. He also discussed staffing shortages in some detention facilities, the need for more residential beds, and the importance of recognizing and supporting staff. In response to questions, he explained how the program addresses students with disabilities and behavioral needs through one-on-one instruction, paraprofessionals, and immediate mental health support.
The clerks of court presented a budget request centered on funding shortfalls and rising costs. Clerk and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels despite increased statutory duties, higher postage and staffing costs, and growing workloads in priority case types such as injunctions for protection and other high-risk matters. The clerks requested $22 million in direct appropriations, including support for due process costs, jury management, and staffing for 37 new judges approved last session. Members also asked about Senate Bill 532, which Butterfield described as a CPI-based measure to update court fines and fees that have remained unchanged since 2008. The committee took no votes on the presentations and adjourned after discussion.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 11th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- A paraprofessional teaching program, which is $3 million. ...of what we did.
- Paraprofessional teaching program, which is $3 million.
- We've talked about that fast track for paraprofessionals to become teachers.
- Section 12 was a paraprofessional grant for $300 million.
- Section 12 was a paraprofessional grant for $300 million.
Bills:
HB1540
Keywords:
education savings account, ESA, school choice, private school vouchers, nonpublic school, tuition assistance, education tax credit, homeschool exclusion, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Public Instruction, public funding for private education, voucher program, student scholarships, special education, parental choice, curriculum funding, tutoring, online learning, state per-pupil payment, income-based eligibility
Summary:
The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000.
The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota House passes the education finance bill, HF2433 5/16/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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and <00:57:06.640>she paraprofessional for 25 years and she paraprofessional - of the paraprofessionals in the district of the paraprofessionals in the district at<00:58:13.680
- Unemployment is a huge asset to paraprofessionals.
- We're driving a one-room schoolhouse through traffic. paraprofessionals.
- And Cat Briggs, who paraprofessionals.
CA