Note: This page is intended for Instructional Assistants who need to register for the FCPS Local Assessment to meet the Title I requirement.
The FCPS local assessment offers an alternate option to the ParaPro Assessment. The local assessment measures an Instructional Assistant's knowledge of academic content and instructional pedagogy through an untimed assessment administered as three subtests:
Reading (20 questions)
Writing (20 questions)
Mathematics (30 questions)
A proficiency of 70% or greater on each of the three subtests is required to demonstrate that local highly qualified expectations have been met.
The FCPS job description specifies that an Instructional Assistant (IA) assigned to a Title I school must meet one of the following qualifications:
Associate degree; OR
Two years of college (48 credit hours); OR
Meet a rigorous standard of quality demonstrated through a state or local academic assessment knowledge of, and the ability to assist with, reading, writing, and mathematics instruction.
The FCPS local assessment has been found to be comparable to the Educational Testing Service (ETS) ParaPro assessment in terms of question and content, and difficulty, as determined by FCPS Instructional Services (ISD) and Special Services (DSS) content specialists.
Additional test prep materials are available on the:
To ensure your success, a quiet and comfortable testing area will be secured.
Questions?
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We are located at 8115 Gatehouse Road, Falls Church, VA 22042.
You may park anywhere in our free parking garage. Take the elevator to the first floor and check in at our Welcome Center (near the elevators).
Submit questions or concerns, as well as upload forms and other documents through the FCPS StaffConnect portal. Human Resources representatives are also available for assistance Monday – Friday (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) by calling 571-423-3000 or 1-800-831-4331.
