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paraprofessional interview program specific paraprofessional interview program specific Special Education Para-Professional Rubric Code: QXCWC3B By conklej Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: (Other) Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Special Education Paraprofessional
	Poor........... 1 pts	Fair.............. 2 pts	Average...... 3 pts	Good.......... 4 pts	Excellent............... 5 pts
Education and Experience 3 pts Please share any experiences or training that you have had that has prepared you to work in a school setting and what could you bring to our program?	Poor........... Only lists schools, degrees, and jobs	Fair.............. Describes program or courses; describes duties	Average...... Describes courses, training, duties and experiences	Good.......... Describes courses, training, duties and experiences and relates to position	Excellent............... Describes courses, training, duties and experiences, relates to position, and has extensive work history in education; describes beneficial changes as result of actions
Content Knowledge 2 pts What experience do you have with the Responsible Thinking Center Process	Poor........... No experience	Fair.............. Limited experience	Average...... Experience in a setting other than school type setting.	Good.......... Experience in a school type setting.	Excellent............... Experience in a school type setting. Provides creative examples.
Interest in Position 2 pts What interests you about being in this position	Poor........... Gives short answers; talks about what job offers	Fair.............. Gives short answers; talks a little about interest in position	Average...... Gives somewhat thoughtful answers; talks very little about making a contribution	Good.......... Gives thoughtful answers; talks about where making an impact/contribution	Excellent............... Talks about aspects of the job that interests them and talks in detail about where they can make a difference; describes beneficial changes as result of actions
Inappropriate behaviors 3 pts How do you work to reduce a student's inappropriate behaviors (profanity, physical aggression, verbal aggression, defiance)?	Poor........... Inflexible; unable to give example of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation; speaks negatively about administration, coworkers, policies, situations	Fair.............. Gives vague examples of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation	Average...... Gives examples of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation and describe results	Good.......... Gives examples of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation and describe results; includes concept of teamwork, knowledge of chain of command	Excellent............... Gives examples of creative thinking and initiative. Describes results and effects of using behavior plans and positive behavior recognition to monitor and manage behavior.
Experience with Difficult People 3 pts If a student was refusing to do something, what are some strategies that you could try using with the student?	Poor........... Very little experience working with difficult people	Fair.............. Very little experience working with difficult people in an educational setting	Average...... Some experience working with difficult people in an educational setting; offers an example with strategies used	Good.......... At least one year of experience working with difficult people in an educational setting; offers examples with strategies and successful outcomes	Excellent............... Extensive experience working with difficult people; offers multiple, detailed examples with strategies used and successful outcomes; describes beneficial changes as result of actions
Team Member 3 pts What do you think it means to be a good team member?	Poor........... Unable to give example of own participation in successful teamwork; speaks negatively about coworkers or teamwork process	Fair.............. Limited ability to describe concept of successful teamwork; gives vague example of own participation	Average...... Describes concept and importance of teamwork; gives example of own participation; describes successful outcomes	Good.......... Describes participation in teamwork and describes successful outcomes; describes ability to resolve conflict	Excellent............... Describes participation and leadership in teamwork and describes successful outcomes; describes ability to resolve conflict; describes beneficial changes as result of actions
Flexibility/Resourcefulness 3 pts Tell us about a stressful situation you had with a student and how you handled it.	Poor........... Inflexible; unable to give example of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation; speaks negatively about administration, coworkers, policies, situations	Fair.............. Gives vague examples of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation	Average...... Gives examples of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation and describe results	Good.......... Gives examples of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation and describe results; includes concept of teamwork, knowledge of chain of command	Excellent............... Gives examples of ability to prioritize, change plans, think quickly, handle stressful situation and describe results; includes concept of teamwork, knowledge of chain of command; describes beneficial changes as result of actions
Creativity/Initiative 2 pts Tell us about an experience that you had with a student that you are really proud of. (Did you find a strategy that helped a student, did you create something that a student benefited from, etc.)	Poor........... Unable to give example of creative thinking or taking initiative; speaks negatively about administration, coworkers, policies, situations	Fair.............. Gives vague examples of creative thinking and taking initiative	Average...... Gives examples of creative thinking and taking initiative and describes results	Good.......... Gives examples of creative thinking and taking initiative; describes results and effect on classroom team, students, others [ex. administration, parents]	Excellent............... Gives examples of creative thinking and taking initiative; describes results and effect on classroom team, students, others [ex. administration, parents]; describes beneficial changes as result of actions
SPED Students 3 pts Describe your experience working with students with Autism, Developmental Cognitive Delays and Emotional Behavioral Disorders?	Poor........... No experience	Fair.............. Little experience and/or exposure to autistic or EBD students. Has worked with other SWD.	Average...... Limited experience and/or exposure to autistic and EBD students	Good.......... Worked directly with autistic or EBD students	Excellent............... Worked directly with autistic and EBD students
Flexibility 3 pts How do you handle change of assignments? Are you willing to move from K-12?	Poor........... Does not handle change well, and is not willing.	Fair.............. Apprehensive about change.	Average...... Somewhat willing, but indicates a specific grade level or desire.	Good.......... Is willing to change.	Excellent............... Is willing to change, and enthusiastic about doing whatever is needed for students and/or team. Shares an example of this in past job situations.
CPI 2 pts Have you had deescalation training such as CPI? Are you willing to follow specific training procedures and restrain a student if they are harming themselves or others?	Poor........... They are not willing to restrain.	Fair.............. Willing to restrain, but apprehensive.	Average...... Willing to restrain.	Good.......... Willing to restrain and follow procedures when it is the last resort.	Excellent............... Trained in Mindset, experience with restraint, willing to restrain when the last resort.
Technology 2 pts What technology skills do you have?	Poor........... No technology skills	Fair.............. Limited technology skills	Average...... Limited technology skills, but willing to learn	Good.......... Adequate technology skills and knowledge	Excellent............... Excellent technology skills and knowledge
Verbal Responses 1 pts Observation	Poor........... Speaks unclearly (mumbles); mispronounces words or phrases; uses excessive improper grammar; fails to elaborate answers; speaks negatively about past employer or coworkers	Fair.............. Speaks somewhat articulately; mispronounces a few words and/or uses improper grammar	Average...... Speaks clearly; answers all the questions with little or no elaboration	Good.......... Speaks articulately with very few mistakes; answers all the questions appropriately with a few elaborated responses	Excellent............... Speaks articulately using appropriate grammar and pronunciation; offers elaborated, appropriate answers with confidence
Attributes / Attitude 2 pts Observation	Poor........... Aggressive; overbearing; egotistical OR <BR> shy; reserved; too nervous; lacks interest and enthusiasm OR <BR> too enthusiastic	Fair.............. Nervous; speaks too loudly or too softly; stumbles or pauses frequently when speaking; lacks knowledge on topics	Average...... Nervous; normal speech volume; stumbles or pauses a few times when speaking; seems interested in the position	Good.......... Speech volume seemed natural, poised and confident; has an appropriate balance of nerves and enthusiasm throughout the interview	Excellent............... Very confident, but not boastful; seems relaxed and very knowledgable about topics

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