Last week I taught an Open Office class to paraeducators from our district. The skill levels were incredibly diverse which made the class a bit difficult to teach. As I was teaching the class it made me think about how often times we leave out the classified staff in our thought process regarding professional development. These people are an integral part of the instructional process and truly impact teaching and learning. I personally need to make sure that I think about the classified employees more when I develop a training schedule.