Paraprofessional Requirements / Para Pro

  • Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals

    Katy ISD has over 70 campuses with hundreds of paraprofessionals serving those students. All paraprofessionals are required to have some college hours, a high school diploma or a GED. The paraprofessionals at non-Title I campuses only require this qualification. Several of our campuses are designated as Title I and require an additional qualification. 

    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that paraprofessionals also meet one of the following qualifications if the paraprofessional will perform instructional duties in a Title I, Part A program:

    • Have completed 48 semester hours of college coursework; or
    • Have obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or
    • Have met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment:
      • Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing and mathematics; or
      • Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading readiness, writing readiness and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.

    ​If you have not completed 48 college hours or earned an associate degree or higher, and you want to apply at a Title I campus, you will need to take the ParaPro Assessment. Title I Campus List

    You can take the ParaPro Assessment either at a testing center or at home. More information about the ParaPro Assessment can found at ParaPro Assessment Bulletin.

    Options for taking the Para Pro Assessment

    1. Katy ISD – Human Resources

      • Location: 438 FM 1463 Katy, TX 77494

      • Time: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

      • Test Dates:

        • Monday, December 4th
        • Monday, December 11th
        • Wednesday, January 3rd
        • Wednesday, January 10th
        • Wednesday, January 17th
        • Monday, January 22nd
        • Monday, January 29th
        • Monday, February 5th
        • Wednesday, February 14th
        • Monday, February 19th
        • Monday, February 26th
        • Monday, March 4th
        • Monday, March 18th
        • Monday, March 25th
        • Monday, April 1st
        • Monday, April 8th
        • Wednesday, April 17th
        • Monday, April 22nd
        • Monday, April 29th
        • Wednesday, May 8th
        • Monday, May 20th
        • Wednesday, May 29th
      • How to Register – report to the HR Building no later than the Thursday prior to the test date and pay the $67 fee (cash or money order)

      • Contact: Ryan Labay, Human Resources Coordinator - ryanjlabay@katyisd.org or 281.396.2883

        2. Testing Center Information: 

        3. At-Home Testing Information:

      • Computer must meet the equipment and environment requirements
      • Monitored by a human proctor online through ProProctor
      • Appointments available 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
      • Fee: $85
      • Registration:  https://www.ets.org/parapro/register