I have a strong rapport with teachers in the inclusion setting, the psychologist, the counselors, the occupational therapist, and the speech language pathologists. There are no barriers when working with them.
My problem is a couple of the paraprofessionals in the sub-separate rooms. Since I first started (literally), they have screamed at me when I've tried to train them and give them feedback (sometimes in front of the kids), going as far as to follow me out of a room and to my office. One in particular is overtly resistant to feedback (rolling eyes, exaggerated grin, laughing, interrupting with things like "OK! OK! OK!") and the other one is more subtle. They gang up on me and feed off of each other. I've also been told they complain/gossip about me when I'm not there.
A couple weeks ago, one of the paraprofessionals entered my office screaming at me and refusing to leave (I asked 3 times before she finally left and continued screaming in the hallway/stairwell). She then went to the union and said that she screamed at me because she didn't like my tone earlier when I was in the classroom dropping off paperwork.
The person I replaced was part-time. I'm full-time and I think the paraprofessionals are struggling with having someone there giving them feedback more frequently.
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