Get prepared for the SFUSD Paraeducator Institute!

We are so excited to welcome you to the SFUSD Paraeducator Institute on Tuesday, August 10.

The institute will again be VIRTUAL and is August 10-13 (Tues-Fri), 2021 from 8:45am - 4:00pm each day (this is the week before students return). You do NOT need to attend all days or for full days - you can pick and choose which workshops and sessions to attend. However, we encourage you to attend the morning Openers to hear speeches and get daily instructions. Our theme this year is “Paraeducators: On the Front Line for Transformational Change!”

Have you registered with SFUSD to attend? If not - register here: Para Institute Participant Registration Form (If you are not sure, just register again!)

Everything you need to know to prepare and engage in the Institute can be found here on our PARTICIPANT TOOLKIT. Please read it thoroughly!

A reminder that most paraeducators must use their 7 Hour Contractual PD Day during pre-service week in order to receive the pay, so we encourage you to register now! (Some early education paraeducators and others that are already working for SFUSD during pre-service week have an extension to use their Contractual PD Day). All SFUSD paraeducators have up to 25 paid hours to attend! You can learn more about how to use your 7 Hour Contractual PD Day and your 18 PD Hours here: How to Get Paid for this Institute.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE SFUSD PARAEDUCATOR INSTITUTE:

• See Schedule at a Glance if helpful.
• Visit our SFUSD website to learn about the Institute or to register: SFUSD Para Institute website OR go to https://bit.ly/parainstitute2021
• You will notice we are using SCHED (a virtual platform) for the conference this year - this is new! SCHED is easy to use, and this is where you will go to find all information about the Institute. You need to register on SCHED (it's free!) and then you will have access to all the workshops and conference information. Learn more here: Paraeducator Institute 2021 website on SCHED. You will be able to use SCHED on a smart phone and on your Chromebook or computer. We recommend taking a look at it in advance.
• Finally - if you need tech support or help with your Chromebook, learn more here: Paraeducator Tech Support and FAQs.

See you on TUESDAY, August 10 at 8:45 am on Zoom: https://sfusd.zoom.us/j/86435127216

~Nora, Janet, Sean, Don, Kat, & JLo (Para Institute Planning Team)