Veterinary nursing assistants are paraprofessionals, working alongside veterinary nurses in animal health and welfare. Larger libraries are often divided into departments staffed by both paraprofessionals and professional librarians. These classrooms are staffed by special education teachers and sometimes paraprofessionals. The professional teaching staff includes 40 certified teachers and six paraprofessionals. Staff includes special education teachers, social worker, school psychologist, and paraprofessionals. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants. The staff consists of 33 teachers, 9 paraprofessionals, 2 administrators and 15 classified personnel. They are sometimes referred to as paraprofessionals ("paras" for short) or teacher's aides. He authored several manuals and trained over 40,000 professionals and paraprofessionals statewide. Training opportunities are available to professionals and paraprofessionals. Classrooms host eight students, one teacher, and two paraprofessionals. The teachers include 12 full-time, 3 paraprofessionals, and other staff (i.e. maintenance, cleaning, special subjects). When an Aide Really Becomes an Aid Providing Professional Development for Special Education Paraprofessionals. In England and Wales, the term used for education paraprofessionals is Teaching Assistant (TA). Paraprofessionals hold a college degree or have received college training.