Paraeducator Services

Keystone AEA realizes the importance of para support in enhancing the educational achievements of children. Keystone assists over 900 paras in their work by providing:

• Individual check-out ID numbers to enable paras to directly access materials from the Keystone AEA Media Center
• Resource materials in the Keystone AEA Instructional Media lab.
• Needs assessment to determine para needs each summer.
• Inservices on topics important to paraeducators within local school districts and through Keystone AEA.
• Help to schools in meeting the state requirements related to paraeducators.
• Paraeducator Certification program based on state criteria (Level 1, Level 2 and Recertification).

Keystone Area Education Agency does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, national origin, race, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical attributes, physical or mental ability or disability, ancestry, political party preference, political belief, socioeconomic status, or familial status. 

Direct inquiries to the Educational Equity Coordinator, 1400 Second Street NW, Elkader, IA 52043-9564.