MCLs are especially focused on checking the progress of a paraeducator along the following four categories: 

• Professionalism
• Environment
• Planning 
• Instruction

Selecting the MCL(s)

MCLs can be an instructional coach or a teacher already working with the paraeducator(s), or another teacher within the building that has an interest in working with paraeducators. 

If more than one paraeducator is enrolled at your school, a single MCL could be identified to work with all of them. However, we do not recommend assigning more than 3-4 paraeducators to a single MCL. 

Work Progress Competency Report

With support of the MCL, the progress made by a paraeducator is divided into a list of three levels of competencies:

• Field training – Exposed to and assists with the task
• Demonstrates fundamentals – Performs the task with some coaching
• Proficient in task – Performs the task properly and consistently

By the completion of the program, MCLs should check off that all three competency levels have been completed. This report will be shared in a future communication directly with MCLs.