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Download full textDade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1972
The School Volunteer Program has made a significant contribution toward enriching and expanding the instructional opportunities available to the Miami public schools' students. During the period from September 15, 1971 to June 15, 1972, 1,237 volunteers contributed 48,358 hours to the students in 35 schools in three districts. The goals of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Descriptions
Sweet, Alan – COP Bulletin, 1975
The Minneapolis paraprofessional program was developed with funds from Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965. Paraprofessionals are now an integral part of the Minneapolis Public Schools. They have contributed much to the education of students and staff and to good school-community relations. The New Careers and Career Opportunities…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Descriptions, School Aides
Salt Lake City School District, UT. – 1992
The SMILES (Senior Motivators in Learning and Educational Services) program was initiated in 1977 by Salt Lake City School Volunteers, Inc., a nonprofit organization working with the Salt Lake City School District, as an addition to an established, successful school volunteer program. The purpose of the SMILES program is to recruit and train older…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Slack, Georgia – American Education, 1978
An estimated 10,000 volunteers of all ages and backgrounds perform many kinds of jobs each year in the Dade County (Florida) school system. Recruitment and training of volunteers, organization and operation, and the various programs are described in the article. (MF)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Support, County School Districts, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedKelsey, Frances W. – Science and Children, 1974
The article identifies and describes a training program directed primarily toward ecology field study. It is for volunteers, mainly mothers of school children, who assist in programs where real learning does take place - in and out of the classroom. The program, how the aides help and some related problems are presented. (EB)
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Field Studies
Peer reviewedLittle, Warren M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1974
Five programs that use community aides to assist teachers with environmental education projects are discussed. A profile gives characteristics of the typical environmental aide. The aides tend to see themselves as "specialists" as indicated by their selection of supplementary activities. Teachers' activity listings indicate they see the aide's…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Environmental Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Descriptions
Friedman, Frances P. – Education Canada, 1969
Article adapted from an address to the conference of the Canadian Council for Research in Education, January, 1969.
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Lay Teachers, Noninstructional Responsibility, Paraprofessional Personnel
