About ParaReady
The answer to the teacher shortage is already in the building.
Our mission is to equip current and future paraprofessionals with practical, standards-aligned prep for the Praxis ParaPathways and ParaPro: the knowledge, the confidence, and the classroom-ready strategies to support student success on day one.
Why ParaReady
Paraprofessionals are the unsung heroes.
Paras show up every day and work side by side with teachers, supporting instruction, giving students one-on-one help, building relationships, and keeping classrooms running. Qualified in practice. Often stopped on paper by a single exam.
Unlike traditional teachers, most aspiring paraprofessionals don't have a college program, a prep course, or school resources to lean on. They're working full-time, raising families, and changing careers. They need prep that's affordable, effective, and flexible enough to fit a real life.
That's the gap ParaReady fills. Strategy over memorization. Short video lessons taught like a coach across the table from you. A community, and a Pass Guarantee, because the stakes here are a job and a paycheck.
What makes us different
A complete boot camp, built for busy adults.
Self-paced, standards-aligned, and coached end to end, so you walk in ready.
Standards-aligned video
Reading, Math, and Writing lessons mapped to the Praxis blueprint, taught for application.
Interactive quizzes
Check yourself as you go, with rationales so you know why right is right.
Digital flashcards
Curated to the exam, not a textbook, for fast, focused review.
Full practice tests
Game-day practice that mirrors the real format, so nothing is a surprise.
Strategy from real teachers
Test-taking moves from award-winning educators who know how the exam is built.
Real-time community
Support from coaches and fellow paras in the ParaReady community.
Bigger than the test
We're not just helping you pass the test. We're helping you become the kind of paraprofessional teachers rely on and students remember.
Building better classrooms starts with supporting those who support our teachers.
Who built it
Coached 70,000+. Then built ParaReady.
ParaReady was founded by Dr. Jason Ampel, an Ed.D. with 20+ years in education, a decade of it as a Professor of Education at the University of Central Florida. He's coached more than 70,000 educators to pass high-stakes exams, and he built ParaReady to do the same for paras.
Read Dr. Ampel's storyAre you a district leader?
Retention is the new recruitment.
The future of your teacher pipeline may already be your paras. Partner with ParaReady to qualify, train, and keep them, starting at zero cost.
