This condensed version of a comprehensive task report sponsored by ESEA Title III, presents the essential findings of an assessment of educational needs for paraprofessionals and supportive assistants in Ohio. Dimensions of the study included a review of literature on the use and training of auxiliary personnel in other States, and discussions of legal aspects, research foci, and professional associations. The study was developed from a double perspective of manpower utilization and training. Other phases included financial resource identification, alternative solutions for utilization and training, and a solution that integrates both training and utilization under a "new careers" concept incorporating a redefinition of the teaching role. (JK)