Para Pro Assessment Information

The St. Tammany Parish School Board will be offering the Para Pro Assessment to those persons interested in applying with our school system. To be considered for employment as a Paraprofessional with the St. Tammany Parish School System, applicants must meet the definition of Highly Qualified as outlined by the No Child Left Behind Act. One avenue to attain this qualification is a passing score of 450 (Louisiana) on the Para Pro Assessment.

The cost of the test is $50 for initial testing and $55 for those who may need to re-test. Payment in the form of the required exact amount in cash or personal check along with a picture ID must be presented on scheduled test date. The test will be given from 3:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. at the Technology Center located at 2024 Livingston, Mandeville, LA 70448.

There are no current testing dates available. Please check the web site regularly for additional test scheduling.

Other Test Sites Available-

Scheduled test dates for the Para Pro Assessment given by other agencies are:

Mar. 14, 2009 June 13, 2009

The Para Pro assessment may be taken on the above dates at the following test centers. You must register for the test with the university/test site that is administering it-

Alexandria, Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge High School
Hammond, Southeastern Louisiana University
Lafayette, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lake Charles, McNeese State University
Monroe, University of Louisiana at Monroe
New Orleans, University of New Orleans
Ruston, Louisiana Tech University
Shreveport, Centenary College
Thibodaux, Nicholls State University

To submit an online registration form, Click Here.

***A minimum of 10 persons registered will be required for test to be administered***

To obtain additional information or register by phone please call Amy Harrington at 985-898-6411.

06/05/08