Boise School District

Show how positive you are about working with children of all abilities.You need to have patience (lot of it!) and the ability to follow your supervising teacher's directions concerning all students.You need to be able to maintain confidentiality towards your students. Do not talk about your stude...

Sign in at the time clock.Meet students at the bus. Make sure student has had breakfast.Take assigned students to either Extended Resource Room or general education classroom.Make sure student starts assigned work and stays on task. Follow student's IEP and/or behavior plan. Take daily data to ke...

Come with your personality. You’ll more than likely be interviewing with the principal and the teacher, if you have any experiences centered around children or helping people with disabilities (work or non work) highlight these. Confidence is huge. Come with a question to ask after.

This I think varies based on the school and teacher you’re with. The classroom I’m in is very structured. The students have their own visual schedules. For subjects such as reading, writing and math they are in smaller groups which the assistants teach same group everyday. For social studies and ...

One of the best parts about the job is you do not go home and continue doing your job. You are on the clock when students are there. My schedule is 8:30-3:30 with the ocassional staff meeting in the mornings sending me to work a little earlier. You have the nights and weekends to yourself.

Team Player, Flexibility, Patience,Understanding, and Compassion. Having an understanding of academics is a bonus but something that can be learned. Some days schedules can be switched at the last moment and students can be different one day vs the next. Communication with team members and being ...