Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Undermining Paraprofessional Mr. Mitchell's high school special education classroom has nine students and two paraprofessionals. Both paraprofessionals arrive on time, complete tasks, and work hard. However, one paraprofessional feels that Mr. Mitchell does not run his classroom the way she would. When asked to hand out small, edible items for good behavior, this paraprofessional refuses in front of students. In the middle of a lesson, the paraprofessional makes negative comments to Mr. Mitchell. She also gives students 50 cents for snacks and other things outside of the classroom becoming the students' favorite which makes it hard for Mr. Mitchell to control is classroom as they only want to listen to the paraprofessional. What can Mr. Mitchell do to co-exist with this paraprofessional to create a healthy, classroom environment? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would definitely have a serious conversation with the paraprofessional before I did anything else in this situation. There may just be a simple communication issue between us that could be easily fixed with a conversation. If that did not work I would contact my boss/their boss to discuss the situation. At the end of the day, it is my classroom and I make the rules and the paraprofessional would just have to accept that.