A 25-item questionnaire addressed to staff members concerning their attitudes toward a weekly released-time program, which afforded them an opportunity to find ways of improving elementary instruction, is presented. (CK)

During the 1971-72 school year, Minneapolis secondary students were released from their classes every Tuesday at 2:00 to allow secondary staff members to participate in staff development activities. The purpose of the released time program was to give secondary personnel an opportunity to work on common concerns and objectives. Based on…

During the 1973-74 school year, elementary and secondary students in Minneapolis were released from their classes every Tuesday at 2:00 to allow staff members to participate in staff development activities. A variety of different types of meetings were distributed throughout the 37-week schedule: building meetings, citywide meetings, curriculum…

A program in which children were released from school one hour and thirty minutes earlier than the regular time each Tuesday, to provide time for elementary school personnel to participate in inservice training activities, is described. Three Tuesdays each month were designated for individual school activities to be planned and implemented by the…