Describes one South Carolina school district's approach to staff development for classified staff (e.g., nurses, custodians, bus drivers, food service workers, maintenance personnel, substitutes, and secretaries). Program planning, implementation, and evaluation involved collaborative and comprehensive efforts. This paper makes seven…

Staff developers for classified staff must unite and network to share resources and more effectively fulfill their duties. This paper examines several reasons why it is important to offer staff development to classified employees and discusses general trends in classified staff development. The paper concludes with seven recommendations for…

New roles and responsibilities for classroom aides necessitate updating the name of the job and professional development for these employees. This paper examines the necessary content and process of paraeducator professional development, explaining that the key to effective ongoing professional development can be assured only by developing a…

Offers 20 guidelines that facilitators can use in planning effective workshops and staff development sessions. The guidelines take into account the diversity of individuals attending the workshops and ways in which to accommodate various learning styles. (GLR)

A model program, developed by the Institute for the Development of Educational Activities (/I/D/E/A), to prepare staff development specialists for school improvement projects is described. In this model, trainees experience the staff development processes they will be implementing in schools during their training.

Alaska has mounted an intensive statewide staff development effort to help teachers and administrators use research-based practices. Leadership teams from each school, with assistance from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, develop improvement plans and implementation strategies. Administrators, teachers, and school board members…

Examines a staff development program that helped school administrators become more supportive, well-versed technological leaders in their schools. The program trained participants in use of educational technology and encouraged positive attitudes toward it. After discussing the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program, the…