This document gathers together nine papers prepared in conjunction with a series of four seminars, held from January through May 1982, on the Role of Technical Assistance in the Long Range Plan for School Improvement. The seminars included participants from higher education, intermediate units, and public school superintendents. The following papers are collected: (1) John A. DeFlaminis and Robert F. Nicely, Jr.'s "School Improvement in Pennsylvania--Curriculum and Instruction Issues for the Technical Assistant"; (2) Therese T. Walter's "Technical Assistance--Long Range Plan for School Improvement"; (3) Richard C. Wallace, Jr.'s "The Role of Staff Development in Long Range Planning for School Improvement"; (4) Ann Marshall's "PRISM--Pittsburgh's Research Based Instructional Supervisory Model for Staff Development"; (5) James Angevine's "Proposed Schenley High School Teacher Center"; (6) Charles J. Gorman's "Registration and School Improvement"; (7) Nicholas F. DeFigio and Michael J. Elsberry's "Community Involvement: The Role of the Technical Assistance Partner"; (8) James M. Burk's "Technical Assistance for School Improvement in a Declining Enrollment"; and (9) Evelyn M. Fisher's "A Knowledge Use Perspective: Comments on a Conference." (JBM)