Exam School Initiative Paraprofessional (Summer 2026)

**THIS IS A SUMMER SCHOOL POSITION. EMPLOYMENT IS SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY**

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Exam School Initiative (ESI) is a racial equity initiative intended to expand access to Exam Schools for students who have been historically underrepresented as compared to the overall BPS student demographics. The goal of the program is to serve the students who have been historically underrepresented in the three exam schools: Boston Latin Academy (BLA) the John D. OBryant School of Mathematics and Science (OBryant) and Boston Latin School (BLS). The Office of Opportunity Gaps seeks culturally responsive instructors who believe in the talent and potential of ESI students and will advance the racial equity mission of the program. ESI teachers will provide rigorous instruction during the four-week program while cultivating positive relationships with students and families.

Paraprofessionals will assist teachers in providing an innovative high quality education program designed to meet the needs of the children in the Boston Public Schools. Paraprofessionals will work with school staff to create an educational environment in which quality and continuity are key factors in educating the students of the Boston Public Schools.

REPORTS TO: Exam School Initiative (ESI) Site Coordinator

PROGRAM DATES & HOURS FOR STAFF: Monday July 6 2025 - Friday July 31 2026 7:30 AM 1:30 PM

STUDENT DAILY SCHEDULE: 8:30 AM - 12:50 PM

SITE: Boston Latin School 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston MA

ADDITIONAL ANTICIPATED STAFF HOURS (Subject to change)

• Anticipated 140 hours of on-site time
• Anticipated additional 10 hours of mandatory training cultural competence and additional preparation time.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide effective culturally responsive support in the instruction to advance students in the mastery of Math/ELA standards
• Use and enhance ESI curriculum materials to provide engaging lessons that incorporate critical best practices for standards-aligned instruction in ELA Math and enrichment; collaborate with colleagues to share best practices and strategies
• Support in facilitation of pre and post-tests and utilize the data to drive instruction

Engage and welcome families daily; learn about each student and provide family feedback on student performance and academic progress on a consistent basis

• Supervise and engage with students during transitions and mealtimes to develop a positive and affirming program culture
• Engage youth volunteers in supporting instruction and working with students to inspire them to become future BPS educators and build on their teaching and leadership skills
• Assist in creating accurate daily attendance and perform other administrative and operational tasks as requested
• Engage students in strategies and lessons for building and practicing test-wiseness and test-taking skills
• Collaborate with teachers site coordinator and ESI team to support daily programming operations
• Supports direct instruction to children individually in small groups and in classroom settings
• Provides assistance with classroom activities
• Prepares instructional materials
• Assists in classroom set up and clean up.
• Manages individual and classroom behavior using prescribed approaches.
• Supervises students on field trip activities.
• Performs other related duties as requested by Site Coordinator

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Forty-eight (48) Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associates Degree or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaPro Assessment ( or WorkKeys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants ( of two years experience working with young children.
• Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment

Qualification - Preferred:

• Associates or Bachelors Degree.
• Certification as a teacher or license as a social worker.
• BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom school and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS official languages:Spanish Creole (Cape Verdean) Creole (Haitian) Chinese Vietnamese Portuguese & Somali.

TERMS:

• $37/hour for instructional time; $30/hour for non-instructional responsibilities
• Paraprofessionals are to be paid the rate of the position they are hired into for the summer program that they or a paraprofessional of their like step would receive for the identified position during the school year. Paraprofessionals who hold a different role during the school year will not be paid at their school year rate.
• Anticipated a total of 150 hours including professional development on-site program time and additional duties.
• Payroll will be processed on a biweekly basis after receipt of completed timesheets in accordance with BPS summer payroll schedule.

Please refer to Employee Benefits and Policies) for more information on salary and compensation. Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade/Step.

The Boston Public Schools in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race color age criminal record (inquiries only) disability homelessness sex/gender gender identity religion national origin ancestry sexual orientation genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority