Paraprofessionals & School-Related Personnel (PSRP)

Note - updates on the impact of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak on non-certified education staff and members of PSRP local unions will be linked here.
 
Click here for results of our board of education (BOE) union coalition return to school survey (Jan 11, 2022).
 
Click here for Department of Public Health (DPH) guidance on mandatory school employee vaccinations (Jan. 4, 2022).
 
Click here for the state Department of Education (SDE)'s COVID-19 self-test kits distribution plan (Jan. 3, 2022).
 
Click here for the federal education department website's COVID-19 resources for schools (Dec. 30, 2021).
 
Click here for our national union's COVID-19 resources for education support staff (Aug. 14, 2021).
 
Click here to access SDE's “Special Education” portal (Apr. 21, 2021). 
 
Click here for the executive order requiring paid leave for school employees quarantined due to COVID-19 exposure (Feb. 4, 2021).
 
Click here for our legal counsel's memo on COVID-19 and employment rights (Jul. 27, 2020).
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AFT Connecticut represents thousands of school-related personnel (PSRP) in local and regional districts across the state. PSRPs work as paraprofessionals, teaching assistants, tutors, secretaries, school nurses, custodians and others who provide critical services that support student learning. From contract negotiations to professional development, AFT Connecticut works to secure the pay, benefits, conditions and respect they deserve as both professionals and “the engine that keeps their schools running.”
 
Click here to follow our national union’s PSRP Twitter feed.
 
Click here for the state education department website's School Paraprofessional Advisory Council page.
 

Study shows no clear advantage for charter schools

Wed, 06/26/2013 - 9:03am

A June 25 study from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University show that students in charter schools perform about the same as students in the rest of public education.

International report shows value of investing in education

Wed, 06/26/2013 - 9:02am

The latest "Education at a Glance" report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which highlights the crucial importance of education to counter the effects of the global recession on the employment prospects of young people, shows that nations get through economic crisis by investing in education, AFT president Randi Weingarten says.

Florida PSRPs convert outdoor space to reading classroom

Mon, 06/03/2013 - 10:32am

Thanks to the initiative of classified school employees, reading achievement is going through the roof at a struggling elementary school in Florida.

Paraprofessional Advisory Council Bill Passes Legislature

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 9:35pm

The House and Senate unanimously passed legislation recalibrating the membership of the Paraprofessional Advisory Council so that paraprofessionals would have a majority of representation, making certain that their voices are heard, not diluted.

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