I was a substitute for the district before becoming a full time paraprofessional. During two back to back long-term sun positions at the same school the principal often stopped by the classroom I was covering, called me to his office and had brief chats with me, and he began to give me more responsibilities almost as if he were testing me. One day when it was discovered a paraprofessional position would be open after my last long-term sub position were to end, the principal stopped me in the stairwell, heaped praises on the job I had done for them, and offered me the job.