HB 2870-S - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Provides that the legislature intends to support instructional assistants by providing opportunities for high quality professional development to make them more effective partners in the classroom.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with various groups representing school district classified employees, to develop and offer a training strand through the summer institutes and the winter conference targeted to classified instructional assistants and designed to help them maximize their effectiveness in improving student achievement.