Educational Support Personnel (ESP) are a very important part of the education of students in Hillsborough County. They provide essential support for classroom teachers on a day-to-day basis and many of them have teaching responsibilities. HCTA negotiates the salary, benefits and working conditions in the ESP Contract with the School District. It is vital that ESPs actively participate in this process to ensure that their voices are heard and that the district is aware of the things that matter the most to them.

The ESP Committee is one of the most important “standing committees” specified in HCTA’s bylaws. The current committee chairperson is HCTA Vice-President, Regina Gambrell. The committee meets the last Monday of every month during the school year to discuss both ESP specific concerns and general union-related issues. If you are an HCTA member and are interested in attending committee meetings, please call us at 813-238-7902.

Current ESP Contract

Education Support Professionals Committee 

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 ESP Positions

Clerical: Accounting Clerk I; Accounting Clerk II; Accounting Clerk III; Clerk I; Clerk II, Clerk III; Clerk IV; Control Clerk; Data Entry Operator; Data Preparation Operator I; Data Preparation Operator II; Data Processing Clerk; Computer Operator; Site Survey Technician I; Site Survey Technician II; Maintenance Unit Clerk; Micrographics Clerk; Micrographics Technician I; Micrographics Technician II; Music Library Specialist; Property Control Clerk; Receptionist; School Bookkeeper I; School Bookkeeper II; Senior Maintenance Unit Clerk; Senior Micrographics Technician; Senior Receptionist; Switchboard Operator; Visual Aids Library Specialist; Braille Transcriber; Graphic Artist; Department Representative; Personnel Clerk; Secretary I, Secretary II; Secretary III; Executive Secretary; Word Processing Operator; Senior Public Relations/Information Specialist; Office Network Computer Specialist; Certification Specialist; Attendance Area Specialist; Registrar; Senior Computer Operator; Clerical Trainee; Child Care Licensing Specialist; Computer Support Technician; Bilingual Interpreter/Translator; Safety Analyst; Management Information Support Clerk; Braille Technology Specialist. Paraprofessional: Kindergarten aide, PEP/LIFT, SWP Aide, Speech Records Aide, Title I Aide, Exceptional Student Education Aides, Work Evaluator Aide/VOC. I.A. Aide, Social Worker Aide, ILAP Aide, Social Service Aide, Support Services Aide. Others: Bilingual/ESOL/LEP Aide, All paraprofessionals in Early Childhood Education programs (e.g., Head Start, Pre-K, Migrant), Assistant Teacher, Instructor, ESE Attendant, Health Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, ESE Attendant/Rider, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Vocational Placement Advisors, One-On-One Attendants, One-On-One Aides, Unique Needs Aide, Kindergarten Assistant, Advanced Kindergarten Aide, Unique Needs Attendant, Alternative Education Aide, Computer Lab Aide/Write to Read Lab Aide, SLH Interpreter, Hearing Technician, Health Aide, Health Transportation Aide, LPN.