This report provides the results of an annual state-level survey of student, staff, and high-school graduate counts for grades prekindergarten through 12. The data are collected from state education agencies, processed by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and then verified by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report answers three…

The New Jersey State Board of Education definition of classroom instructional aides, regulations on their activities, and reported misuse shown in a survey are discussed. The New Jersey Education Association recommends that instructional aides provide support for certified personnel and not perform teaching duties. (CM)

The article discusses the relationship between math skills and reading ability as it relates to the learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, or mentally handicapped student. The author explains that many math books require reading at a level beyond the ability of many special needs students. (PHR)

This manual is designed to assist paraprofessionals and teachers in forming a strong instructional team dedicated to helping Chapter 1 students succeed in the regular school program. Paraprofessionals often arrive in Chapter 1 classrooms with little or inadequate training. In addition, Chapter 1 and regular classroom teachers working with teacher…

This project sought to reduce incidence of on-the-job accidents by providing safety-related materials and training to teacher aides in special education classrooms. The project produced a 15-minute training videotape as well as written instructional materials from which a safety training handbook was compiled. Following preliminary assessments,…

In fall 1984, about 3.9 million full-time equivalent (FTE) staff personnel were employed in public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is a decrease of 0.4 percent, or about 1,600 employees, from FTE staff employed in fall 1983. This bulletin gives the number of staff in FTE's and reports the data…

Part 3 of the annual Educational Research Service, Inc. (ERS) National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools reports data for the 1984-85 school year on wages and salaries actually paid to support personnel in 10 selected positions, including teacher aides, building custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, clerical staff, and library…

The purpose of this manual is to assist parents in developing better home-school relationships. The ten chapters deal with various aspects of those relationships, including the following: (1) the need for parents and teachers to work together, (2) productive parent-teacher conferences, (3) parent and teacher expectations of each other, (4) the…

In 1976-77 a total of 5,917 students participated in Title I programs in the State of Alaska. Program emphasis continued to be on supplementary instruction in the basic skills from the preschool through the elementary and secondary levels. The most obvious trend in the Title I programs and their greatest strength over the past several years is…

Beginning in 1973, meetings of 12 regional education advisory councils (composed of students, teachers, parents, administrators, board members, superintendents, and other citizens) studied volunteer programs in Illinois to determine their drawbacks and to formulate recommendations for expanding the concept of volunteers in education. This…

Maintains that an educational philosophy grounded in motivation and a positive attitude leads to successful implementation of mainstreaming instructional strategies. Outlines 12 strategies for dealing with mainstreamed students and their diverse needs that include instructional objectives, lesson plans, themes, using tutors and teachers' aides,…

Discusses importance of paraprofessionals in rural special education. Suggests that positive teacher-paraprofessional relationships are obtained through valuing each other's respective roles; giving credit where due; involving paraprofessionals in planning and decision making; showing paraprofessionals the why as well as the how of lessons;…

Intended to help school districts or schools trying to encourage the involvement of parents, this handbook presents ideas and suggestions gathered from local projects as well as a self-assessment manual and a guide describing helpful available materials. Part 1 contains recommendations concerning how to initiate and organize parental involvement…

The first author set out to design and secure funding for an hypothesis-based program in a public school setting. The natural history of what happened to that study as it proceeded from design, to funding, to actual implementation, to final reporting serves as the case history of two idealistic evaluators' wildest nightmares. (Author)

This publication is Part 3 of a three-part report on a national survey of salaries and wages in the public schools. The survey, conducted in fall 1974, collected data on salaries or annual earnings of five selected clerical positions and on hourly wage rates of five selected nonclerical support positions. The clerical category includes…