This guide is designed to communicate to paraprofessionals the performance expectations required of them. Further, it presents a rationale for the utilization of paraprofessionals and describes the relationships and roles of school personnel as they work as a team with paraprofessionals. Finally, the resource guide provides suggestions for the supervision and evaluation of paraprofessionals, as well as an array of continuous and comprehensive training experiences. The guide has been constructed upon a foundation developed through the work of such educational leaders as Anna Lou Pickett, Director of the National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals, and Kent Gerlach, Professor of Special Education ...