Parents and Guardians that have the Newberry School app. There were some glitches worked out recently. If you have not been receiving push notifications from the app you will need to delete the app and redownload it. Also if you have not downloaded the app, please do! The new Rooms communication piece added is great for parents and teachers to connect about their students. If you are having trouble creating an account and linking your student please contact Haley Stark at hstark@taschools.org and she can assist you.
Occupational Therapy Paraprofessional Apply Online
Category: Paraprofessional Classroom Aide/Special Education Paraprofessional
Date Posted: 9/29/2022
Location: Tahquamenon Area Schools
Date of Availability: ASAP
Date Closing: 10/14/22 or Until Filled
Job Description
POSITION: Occupational Therapy Paraprofessional
DEPARTMENT: Special Education/District
REPORTS TO: Building Principals/Special Education Director
GENERAL SUMMARY:
To provide supportive assistance to the occupational therapist (OT) by taking an active part in the promotion of meaningful activities or occupations of students in a school setting. This individual will assist in supporting academic achievement and social participation by promoting occupation within all school routines, including recess, classroom, and cafeteria time.
REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS
High school graduate or equivalent, with a minimum of two years of such appropriate
experience as allowed under school code and/or completion of advanced training in a
community college or degree-granting institution
Possess emotional stability, physical stamina and strength necessary to complete duties and
have an understanding and interest in the needs of students
Must have regular and reliable attendance
Must have the ability to travel to Whitefish School District one day per week (mileage will be
reimbursed)
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned.
Assist the OT in the planning and implementation of student programs that have been initiated by the OT
Assist in the preparation and organization of instructional materials needed to implement student program
Carry out student objectives and/or programs established by the OT on a daily basis
Assist in documentation of student’s progress as needed and directed by the OT
Assist the OT and other support personnel in providing for student needs
Attend pertinent staff meetings and other in-service training sessions at the request of the supervisor
Perform and share responsibility in classroom duties, which may include but are not limited to: classroom preparation and clean up, monitoring of equipment and supplies
Must be able to physically assist students with adaptive equipment
Must be able to assist students in boarding and leaving motor vehicles
Must be able to physically and visually monitor students in all educational settings including student transportation systems and outdoor environments
Must be able to effectively communicate with staff and students
Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities, including support for other classrooms as needed, as requested by the OT or supervisor within the framework of this job description
Remain free of substance abuse and/or illegal drug use at all times
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, stand, and walk. Use fingers, hands and arms as required. The employee must frequently stoop, crouch or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with time constraints.
The information in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently hold this position and additional duties may be assigned.
WAGES AND FRINGES:
$14.75 per hour - full benefits and mileage reimbursement
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT:
Remainder of the 2022/2023 school year, 7 hours per day, Monday through Friday
Applicants should complete online application and submit cover letter and resume to Stacy Price at 700 Newberry Avenue, Newberry MI 49868 or sprice@taschools.org. Please call 906-293-3226 ext. 1102 with questions.
All correspondence must be received by 3 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022.
Everyone wear PINK to school on Tuesday, October 11th
Dig Pink game starts at 5:30 @ JL DeCook Gymnasium
Raffles, Live Auction, Music, Bake Sale & More!
Reminder: Thursday, September 29 is Picture Day and is also a HALF DAY. Students will be dismissed at 11:18am.
The sixth graders would like to say, “thank you” to The Camp and everyone who has donated to the snack pantry!! We 💗 the fresh fruit!!
Please consider making a donation to The Camp to help fill the snack pantry.
Contact Toni at, 293-3226 ext. 1427.
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The Newberry High School Football program along with our Luce County Veterans Office will be sponsoring a Patriot Game to honor our veterans on Friday, October 7. T-shirts are available at the Luce County Veterans Office for $10 and will also be on sale at the High School - dates to be announced soon.
Newberry Week of Sports
Monday 9/26
3:30 Cross Country SAC #2 at Cheboygan
5:30 MSVB HOME vs Engadine
Tuesday 9/27
5:45 JV/V VB HOME vs Sault Ste Marie
Wed 9/28
No events
Thurs 9/29
5:30 MSVB @ St. Ignace
5:45 JV/V VB @ Pickford
6:30 JVFB HOME Inland Lakes
Friday 9/30
7:00 VFB @ Onaway
Saturday 10/1
9am V VB tournament in Rudyard has been CANCELLED
9am MSVB Tournament Pickford
1pm Cross Country @ Sault Ste Marie
Tahquamenon Area Schools is seeking snowplowing services for the 2022-2023 school year for
the following site:
• Pentland Bus Garage
Please contact Breann Eckerle, Business Manager, at (906) 632-3373 ext. 5146 or
beckerle@eupschools.org. You can also inquire at the Administrative Office located in
Tahquamenon Area Schools, 700 Newberry Avenue.
Newberry Week of Sports
Monday, 9/19
4pm Cross Country EUP #1 HOME at LMAS
Tuesday 9/20
5:45 JV V Volleyball HOME Cedarville/Detour
Wednesday 9/21
5:30pm MSVB HOME JKL Bahweting
Thursday 9/22
5:30 MSVB @ Rudyard
5:45 JV/V Volleyball HOME Cheboygan
Friday 9/23
No events
Saturday 9/24
10am Cross Country @ Escanaba
10am MSVB @ Pickford
10am JV/V Volleyball @ St. Ignace
12 noon V Football @ Superior Central
Homecoming week!! Go Indians!!!!!
ATTENTION K-6 PARENTS: We need your help! When sending in cold lunch, please consider practicing opening packages and microwaving items at home before sending them to school. Due to having to wait for adult help and our limited staff, some students are struggling to get their lunch open or heated during lunch time. Thank you for your help!
Our 6th graders are looking for these containers to use for math supplies. If you have any of these gum containers empty, please consider donating them to our 6th graders! They can be dropped off at the school or you can email Mrs. Wallace. Thank you!
Pep assembly for the homecoming game tonight.
The TAS parent-teacher chat launched today!!!! Parents that have updated emails in Powerschool will be receiving a link to follow and finish creating their accounts to link them to their students. If you have not downloaded the TAS app please do!
Assembly 6th hour today.
Parade at 6:00 p.m.
JV game at 4:30 p.m.
V game at 7:00 p.m.
See you at the field tonight. GO INDIANS!!!!!
Come join our team!
We have 8 hour positions available in our custodial and food service departments. Full job descriptions can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/tas-jobs
Busy weekend. Holocaust speaker and homecoming activities.
The sixth graders took a trip to the library. Ross provided a wonderful lesson on different genres and a selection of books to choose from. We learned the characteristics of memoirs, biographies, poetry, and traditional literature/classics.
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