From 1970 to 2010, the number of non-teaching staff in the United States (those employed by school systems but not serving as classroom teachers) grew by 130 percent. Today, non-teachers comprise a robust half of the public-school workforce (totaling roughly three million individuals), and their salaries and benefits absorb one-quarter of current…

Schools today require many individuals to work together to attain learning goals since no school functions without broad, active involvement of all community members. In addition, successful school improvement efforts operate well when there is a coherent vision for student achievement. While principals are aware of the need to include disparate…

Describes a program at Colorado State University where the professional staff at the counseling center has attempted to systematize the selection, training and evaluation of volunteer help. The program is unique in that volunteers upgrade their skills in return for service. (HMV)

This document reports New York State junior colleges with paraprofessional programs in 1971-72. Four categories of junior colleges were considered: agricultural and technical colleges, community colleges (City University of New York and State University of New York) and private colleges. Completed questionnaires and college announcements were…

Briefly discusses the importance of collective bargaining with noninstructional personnel in education and points out the frequent cross-impact of legal requirements affecting noninstructional personnel and instructional personnel. (JG)

Discusses the attitude of the educational profession to non-teachers working in the classroom. (TS)

Describes a method, patterned after the National Football League draft, that one school district created to transfer professional and nonprofessional personnel to new and old schools within the district. (IRT)

This handbook provides a list of Staff Senate and Committee members of the Staff Association of Montgomery College, a copy of the bylaws of the association, and sections of the college's "Policies and Procedures Manual" that affect staff employees. These sections of the manual pertain to: Administrative and Staff Communication;…

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In this report, progress made since 1975 in the desegregation of faculty and staff of schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky, is described in light of the Singleton standard. Although overall progress towards teacher and administrator desegregation is evidenced, it is shown that black teachers are still significantly underutilized in the high…

This publication summarizes responses to a 1976 survey of state education associations that gathered information on collective bargaining policies and practices affecting noncertificated school employees throughout the United States. A total of 41 state associations responded to the survey. The survey included questions pertaining to state…

Reviews state legislation governing collective bargaining for noninstructional school personnel, discusses bargaining units for noninstructional personnel, and suggests some ways school district administrators can effectively bargain with unions and associations representing noninstructional personnel. (JG)

Discusses the threat posed to administrators by noncertified collective bargaining. Suggests that the noncertified employees feel a strong bond with the trade unionists from the private sector and little sense of kinship with school administrators. Cites several reasons why the unions are working to change the laws governing noncertified workers.…

Studies and reports on functions and training of educational media personnel are summarized, and recommendations based on them are presented. Most of the studies catalog specific tasks performed by different types and levels of educational media personnel, analyze the nature of the tasks, classify them as being most appropriately performed by…

Describes legal problems and issues and reviews court cases involving noninstructional school personnel that have arisen in Ohio, which has no state law governing collective bargaining for public employees. (JG)