Many teachers are lucky to have teacher's assistants and/or aides in their classrooms. The purpose of instructional aides and personal aides is to provide the students with additional supports to maximize learning. NJAC6a:14 mandates that our classrooms adhere to the designated staff to student ratio, but it does not specify the role of such staff.

In order to benefit from having additional staff members in our classrooms it is essential that teachers plan for them. For starters, a suggestion is to set up designated meetings to review goals, routines and schedules. Additionally, it is important to foster teamwork by seeking input from all staff members and discussing any issues or concerns. As teachers, we often take for granted that our assistants have a knowledge base for the tasks we assign. This is often not the case. In order to maximize learning for students, teachers must explicitly model for their assistants and clearly communicate expectations. This is the only way that students will truly benefit  from increased staff to student ratios.

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