Alert: The Plaza Building will remain closed through Jan. 1, 2025.
Faculty and staff may retrieve items and use copy machines in preparation for finals week with Campus ID badges through the door on the Southwest side across from King Center. Additionally, the Auraria Health Center (link: https://healthcenter1.com) is continuing to operate at a reduced capacity.
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Our Impact
Partnerships at the School of Education and Human Development
CO-TOP (Comprehensive Training Opportunities for Paraprofessionals)
Associated Faculty: Ritu Chopra
External Partners: Several districts in Colorado and nationally as well as Community Centered Boards (designated by the Colorado Department of Education)
Focus: Research and Evaluation
Teacher and paraeducator Professional Development for paraeducators
About the Partnership: Model has been developed and refined over a period of 24 years through five projects funded by the Offices of Special Education Program and English Language Acquisition (OSEP and OELA) of the US Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education. CO-TOP, a Training of Trainers (TOT) model enhances the capacity of Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) to prepare licensed professionals (teachers and related service providers to supervise and train paraprofessionals through the use of research based training materials (modules and manuals) and resources developed by The PAR2A Center
Scope and Impact
Geographic Focus:
Urban
Scale: National
Begin year: 1994