Education Support Professionals

Here a few of the great on-line resources available to you:

NJEA ESP Academy

NJEA Professional Development

ESP Professional/Career Advancement Opportunities

New Jersey's Community Colleges (NJCCC)

NJEA, in partnership with New Jersey's Community Colleges, through the Consortium of Workforce & Economic Development (NJCCC), offers on-site training to ESP members.

Now you can earn the Certificate of Competency in Educational Support Profession leading to a college credit certificate and Associate of Arts degree. Three programs are being offered. These are Social Services, Paraprofessional Management, and Child Development/Education. These programs were developed jointly by NJEA and community college NJEA staff members with a large portion of instruction coming from NJEA ESP focused workshops.

Additional certificate and degree programs will be developed for each of the following ESP career categories: custodian/maintenance, food service, security, and transportation professionals. Go to www.njworkforce.org to view, and print out the NJEA/ NJCCC program brochure.

Obtaining this NJCCC program, on site, in your district is easily accomplished. Through your local association, contact your administration (and board of education). Show and explain to them the components of the NJEA brochure. For further information or to bring any of these programs into your district, please contact:

The Consortium for Workforce & Economic Development
Robert Bowman
609-303-9000 or www.njworkforce.org

The Consortium staff and representative of your local community college will come to your district to answer all of your questions and help establish the program.

Thomas Edison State College (TESC)

As an NJEA ESP member, you have special access to hundreds of professional/career development courses offered through a partnership with the School of Professional and Continuing Studies at Thomas Edison State College.

All of these courses are offered onlne, making it convenient to begin and complete at your convenience. You can study online at home, at your school, or at your local library. Once you are online, simple and clear instructions lead you through the course.

For three decades, Thomas Edison State College has been at the forefront of applying emerging technology to the educational arena. Through this partnership, NJEA ESP members can take advantage of this expertise.

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Web Sites of Interest to ESP

General ESP Sites:
http://www.nea.org/tools/12979.htm	NEA's ESP web site
http://www.tesc.edu/njea.php	NJEA/ESP Learning Center at Thomas Edison State College
http://www.ed.gov/	This site has links to reports and information that may be of interest to paraprofessionals including, "Roles for Education Paraprofessionals in Effective Schools." When you reach this page, search on "paraprofessionals."
Bus Drivers
http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/	Thomas Buses' site which includes information about buses, busing, and drivers and includes a drivers' forum
http://www.schoolbusinfo.org	School Bus Information Council
http://user.mc.net/hyden/	This page was written BY a school bus driver ABOUT school bus drivers and FOR school bus drivers.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov	National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Paraeducators:
http://www.nrcpara.org	National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals in Education and Related Services
http://www.cec.sped.org	Career profile for paraeducators
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/ CMMR/Clearinghouse.html	National Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources
Secretaries:
http://www.naeop.org/	This is the National Association of Educational Office Personnel's home page

Woodbridge Township Education Association
34 Green Street, Suite A
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Phone: 732-634-5028 * Fax: 732-634-8521

President: Brian Geoffroy

Administrative Secretary: Lucille Ginda

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