Paraprofessional Assessments

All educational assistants or others employed or contracted in that capacity must:

• Have a high school diploma or the equivalent;
• Be at least 18 years of age; and
• Have standards of moral character as required of teachers (OAR 584-005-0005).
• In addition to the qualifications listed in section (1) of this rule, educational assistants providing translation services must have demonstrated proficiency and fluency, knowledge of and the ability to provide accurate translations from a language other than English into English and from English into a language other than English.

In addition to the qualifications listed in section (1) of this rule, Title I-A educational assistants must have:

• Completed two years of study at an institution of higher education; or
• Obtained an Associate’s (or higher) degree; or
• Meet a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate through a formal state, or local academic assessment or para-educator certificate program, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics. 

The WESD uses the Accuplacer assessment provided by The CollegeBoard to support PARA-PROFESSIONALS to meet highly qualified status, a requirement for Title I funded schools under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

• Accuplacer Next Generation Reading - 225 passing score
• Accuplacer Next Generation Writing - 225 passing score
• Accuplacer Next Generation Arithmetic - 240 passing score

Please note, ESSA requires English proficiency, therefore ACCUPLACER Assessments are only available in English. 

4 Easy Steps to Becoming Highly Qualified: 

Please note that our registration process is not currently integrated. Our team must receive and verify registration and payment separately. We appreciate your understanding. 

Step 1: Request Registration (click here)

• Request site
• Enter contact information
• Use payment link provided on the next page

Step 2: Pay assessment fee

• Complete payment for assessments ($3 per assessment)
• Check email for confirmation, which includes scheduling and test prep resources (please allow up to 4 business days)

Step 3: Schedule your test

• Using information provided in the confirmation email, schedule your appointment at the chosen site

Step 4: Take the assessment

• Arrive to your appointment
• Pay $25 site proctoring fee, cash or check
• Complete Test
• Receive your score report by email or access your scores online (link below)

Step 5: Share your results

• Share your results with your district or potential employer

Additional Resources:

Access My ACCUPLACER Scores
Click here for instructions

Learning Resources Portal
Hundreds of learning exercises to help strengthen student’s knowledge.

ACCUPLACER Practice Resources
Prepare with free ACCUPLACER practice tests and learning resources.

Sample Test Question PDF's
View sample questions for Arithmetic, Reading, and Writing assessments.

Test Tools Tutorial Videos

ACCUPLACER Calculator Tutorial

ACCUPLACER Highlighter Tutorial

ACCUPLACER Accessibility Wizard Tutorial

Contact Heather Burks at accuplacer@wesd.org for additional information 

 

SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Opt-in to Local Proctoring

Click here and sign up to proctor ACCUPLACER assessments at your site.

The WESD pre-pays for units. Each assessment is one unit. 

The WESD makes sure local proctor sites have available units to meet their needs, and then invoices districts for the number of units they have used over a period of time. 

No district pre-pay is necessary. 

At this time, units are only $3 each.

Contact Heather Burks to complete the local proctoring training and certification.  

ODE Qualifications of Paraprofessionals/Educational Assistants