June
29, 2004
Oakton Offers New Teacher Aide Certificate
Enrollment is now open at Oakton Community College for a new program designed for teacher aides seeking compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act. The new associate of applied science degree for paraprofessional educators (AASPE) is being offered for the first time at Oakton starting in fall 2004. Classes begin August 23.
Among the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act is that all K-12 education paraprofessionals - better known as teacher aides - hired after January 8, 2002, must be "highly qualified" by the end of the 2005-2006 academic year. Students who complete Oakton's program graduate with the necessary credentials and skills to qualify them for employment in diverse educational settings, including public, private, charter, magnet, and alternative schools.
The 62-credit-hour program is not intended to transfer to a four-year college or university, however, most course credits should transfer. Course details may be found at www.oakton.edu/acad/dept/bssd/education.htm. Students who plan to pursue a bachelor's degree and teacher certification should meet with an Oakton advisor.
In-person registration during summer is Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, and at the Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. Students with current applications or who have attended Oakton within the last three years may register online at webreg.oakton.edu, or by Touch-Tone at 847-635-1616.
For more information, contact Katherine Schuster, associate professor of education, at 847-376-7118, or schuster@oakton.edu.
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