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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 51Ch. 4Art. 8§ 88241 Classroom Instructional Aide Authorization

§ 88241 Classroom Instructional Aide Authorization

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§ 88241 Classroom Instructional Aide Authorization

Key Takeaways

  • •Teachers need more time to teach and help students better.
  • •The law allows schools to hire helpers (instructional aides) to assist teachers.
  • •These helpers can take on small tasks so teachers can focus on teaching.

Example

A teacher has a big class and spends a lot of time checking homework instead of explaining lessons.

The school can hire an aide to check homework, so the teacher has more time to teach and help students learn better.

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§ 88241 Classroom Instructional Aide Authorization

The Legislature recognizes the need to provide classroom instructors and other faculty with more time to instruct and to provide the means for them to utilize their professional knowledge and skills more effectively in the educational programs of the public schools. It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the employment of instructional aides in order that classroom instructors and other faculty may draw upon the services of instructional aides to assist them in ways determined to be useful in improving the quality of educational opportunities for students. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1302, Sec. 201. Effective September 25, 1990.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

educationemploymentportlegislatureteacherschoolstudenteffective september

Related Statutes

  • § 54481 Class Size Reduction Funding
  • § 54405 Teacher Training For Disadvantaged
  • § 8707 Environmental Education Programs
  • § 33530 Instructional Quality Commission Composition
  • § 361 El Roadmap Implementation Plan

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 88241.
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