In this study, research and related literature were reviewed to determine major administrative problem areas in the employment of teacher aides and to develop guidelines for administration of teacher aide programs related to each of the problem areas identified. Then, with a random sampling of those Missouri school districts reporting the use of teacher aides in 1968-69, questionnaires and interviews were utilized to determine the agreement or disagreement between developed guideline areas and current administrative practices of the teacher aide program and the agreement or disagreement between developed guidelines and opinions of individuals in charge of the teacher aide programs. Major findings were: 1) The developed guidelines were not fully utilized in current practices of teacher aide programs. 2) Administrators' opinions endorsed the developed guidelines for the administration of the teacher aide program. (RT)