This monograph is designed to assist administrative school personnel in selecting, training, and retaining the best qualified instructional aides available. It covers five areas: (1) employment procedures--outlining important points under recruitment, applications, examinations, interviews, and selection; (2) payroll procedures--outlining how to…

One hundred-seventy elementary school children in Western Pennsylvania were involved in a pilot study to examine young children's views on aging and the elderly. Approximately half of these children were involved in the Senior Citizen School Volunteer Program which provided consistent classroom contact with a senior citizen resource person. The…

The training manual and program described here are intended for trainers of teacher aides interested in acquiring skills in motivating aides to becomes more able assistants. This descriptive report provides information on the purposes and content of the program as well as activities and resources involved. A critique, history of development, and…

The learning module described is designed to help the classroom teacher make maximal use of teacher aides. The content of the module is outlined, and the activities and resources involved in its use are described. Ordering information and a critique of the module are included in this descriptive report. (JD)

The diversity and multitude of new public service occupations has encouraged the development of new occupational curricula in community colleges. One such effort involved the development and distribution of two comprehensive curriculum guides for governmental management and instructional associate programs by the California Community Colleges…

The Rural School Development Project (RSDP) was designed to improve the academic welfare of all elementary and intermediate school children in the Orleans (Vermont) Southwest School District, with three specific, measurable objectives--to improve students' reading achievement, to improve pupil self-image, and to increase the number of teacher…

This pamphlet presents a program for training volunteer paraprofessionals in behavioral reinforcement in the classroom. The paraprofessional is to assist the teacher in providing individual attention, enhancing the learning climate, helping the individual child realize his potential and increase feeling of selfworth, and making learning a positive…

Describes two projects that train older adults to work as classroom teacher aids in day care centers. Two phases of their experiential learning method are described: (1) participants used art media to understand the child's creative learning process, and (2) participants designed arts activities and worked with young children in a day care center.…

The Annual Condition of Education Report provides a wide range of state-level data, including shifts in student populations and demographics, teacher salaries and characteristics, student achievement results, and school financial information. A few examples of the categories presented in this 22nd edition report include: (1) Enrollment; (2) Early…

In response to the shortage of qualified bilingual special education personnel to work with Limited English Proficient (LEP) special needs students, a program was developed in Vista Unified School District in North San Diego County, California, which involves training bilingual paraprofessionals to serve in special education settings. The…

In order to satisfy the need for low-cost child care services for the growing number of student-parents and to provide a more structured practical experience for students in its child care curriculum, Schoolcraft College created the Child Care Center as a campus laboratory in 1981. The child care curriculum, which emphasizes optimal development of…

The Teacher Assistance Team (TAT) process has come about as a result of the increase in referrals for special education services (mostly for the learning disabilities classroom). TAT was devised to break the cycle of student failure. This paper has five parts. Part 1 briefly elaborates on the definition of a TAT. Part 2 addresses the need for TAT…

Seven alternative approaches used by school districts dissatisfied with the Chapter 1 pullout model are described in this paper. The problems the districts encountered are discussed, and the viability of implementing similar programs in other districts is assessed. The seven programs include two replacement models, two aide-based delivery service…

A program is described in which physically disabled adults were hired as teacher aides to work in mainstreamed classrooms. It was found that these aides not only served as role models for handicapped children but also increased the sensitivity of normal students. (JD)

Since there are large gaps between the culture, economy, and education of Native Americans and mainstream Americans, the recruitment and training of Native Americans as paraprofessionals in the schools appears to be a promising opportunity to deal with all three gaps simultaneously. Three model programs which are currently bridging these gaps with…