1,100 educational assistants are in place to support the work teachers do - for many students the EA's are pivotal to a quality education.

By Staff

December 10th, 2017

BURLINGTON, ON

On Monday classrooms through Halton will celebrate and acknowledge the role educational assistants have on student success and well-being.

Teachers will teach and explain a subject – the educational assistant is on hand to help students practice what they have learned.

The Halton District School Board employs more than 1,100 permanent and supply educational assistants. Guided by the values set out in the Board’s Multi-Year Plan 2016-2020, educational assistants support students with evidence-based instructional strategies, resources and interventions differentiated to each individual student’s strengths and needs.

Halton District School Board Director of Education Stuart Miller explained that the “role of educational assistants is pivotal to the success of many of our students and we are grateful for their continuous support to our students, staff, parents and the system at large.”