Nicole MacDonald

I worked as a paraprofessional at the Young Elementary school with kids from Kindergarten to sixth grade. My job was to assist the classroom teacher by providing instructional, behavioral and other support to students either in a small group or one on one. I spent my first few years there working in the DLC ( developmental learning center) with a small group of children who had developmental disabilities. The rest of my time there I floated around from grade to grade depending on the needs of the school/teachers.

I worked as an Applied Behavior Analysis counselor in a classroom of children around the ages of 5 to 8. These students had autism, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities. Our job included working one on one with students to create treatment plans that would help reinforce helpful and desirable behaviors, which included a classroom and home setting.