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Emily Mazzant – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation focuses on teacher and staff perceptions of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) implementation at the middle school level. MTSS implementation at the secondary level proves to be a daunting task which includes many complex facets. Ensuring that teacher and staff insights are sought out and taken into account when implementing…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teacher Attitudes
Dennis, Lindsay R.; Weatherly, Jennifer; Robbins, Audrey; Wade, Taryn – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
High-quality early childhood (EC) education has emerged as a national priority alongside the need for ensuring practitioners have the knowledge and skills to support the learning of all children, including those with disabilities and delays (Snyder et al., 2012). To create high-quality learning environments that meet the needs of children…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Implementation, Reading Aloud to Others
Hoffman, Kerry; Mattson, Beverly – Region 8 Comprehensive Center, 2022
In the fall of 2021, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) requested assistance from the Region 8 Comprehensive Center in finding research-based strategies for effectively recruiting teachers, especially teachers of color. This request stemmed from Indiana's growing difficulty in fully staffing schools, especially in high-need areas. This…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, School Districts, State Departments of Education, Minority Group Teachers
Morrison, Judith; Lightner, Lindsay – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
In response to local districts' needs for certified teachers with community roots who understand local schools and students, the authors developed an innovative alternative route for paraprofessionals based on a traditional bachelor's program. Their goals were to provide a rigorous, research-based program that allows paraprofessionals to get a…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Alternative Teacher Certification, Bachelors Degrees, Program Development
Scudieri, Dena; Schwager, Susan – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2017
Time is a highly contested resource in today's schools. Proactive physical educators and savvy school administrators are acknowledging the benefits of devoting time during the school day, beyond regular physical education classes, for students to engage in physical activity with an eye toward enhancing student's health and well-being, as well as…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Student Participation
Sobeck, Emily Eyrolles – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Extended school year (ESY) is a summer program available for students with disabilities who meet specific qualifying criteria. Teachers are often hesitant to accept the position of the ESY teacher due to the ambiguities and demands of the position. The purpose of this article is to briefly share the impetus and focus of ESY and give special…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Program Development, Disabilities, Summer Schools
Chopra, Ritu; Banerjee, Rashida; DiPalma, Geraldine; Merrill, Laura; Ferguson, Ardith – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
Under the supervision of a licensed early intervention provider, paraprofessionals play an indispensable role in implementation of home and community-based services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families in Colorado. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requires that…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Models, Training Methods, Early Intervention
Smith, Kevin G.; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This guide is designed to facilitate self-studies of planning and implementation of state-required summer reading camp programs for grade 3 students who scored at the lowest level on the state reading assessment. It provides a template for data collection and guiding questions for discussion that may improve instruction and increase the number of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Panther, Edward E. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1975
This article describes the need for career education support personnel in the planning and implementation of career education programs. In Project CHOICE (Comprehensive Humanistic Oriented Implementation of Career Education), the career specialist was available as a full-time resource person and proved essential to program implementation at the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Elementary Education, Evaluation
Zimpfer, David; And Others – 1970
This report is intended: (1) to give local program developers and guidance practitioners an adequate base for conceptualizing and improving their programs for support personnel; (2) to provide a resource of concepts and of information about other programs; (3) to offer interested readers a comprehensive interdisciplinary coverage of the field of…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Educational Programs, Guidance Personnel, Guidance Programs
Alexander, Aaron C. – 1971
The Office of New Careers (ONC) was established in July 1969, to help program agencies realize the full potential of the new careers concept as a service-delivery vehicle. However, without knowledge of the current, general status of the New Careers basic component, the Office could do little to begin its leadership role. Therefore, the element of…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Services, Higher Education, Job Training

Erb, Jane – Educational Leadership, 1972
Describes the development of the Springfield School Volunteers program, the make-up of the paraprofessionals, their duties, and the rewards of the program. (AN)
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Development, Rewards
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1970
This document contains seven reports on the first phase of EPDA programs in Utah which were intended to train people from the community to make a substantial contribution to the classroom. Carbon County School District provided a program for 19 teacher aides which included college courses and assignment to experienced classroom teachers. The…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Development, Teacher Aides
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2006
Recent policy and program analyses conducted by our Center make it clear how few support staff are full participants at school and district tables where major school improvement decisions are made. It is not surprising, then, that student support staff are not appropriately accounted for in school improvement planning and implementation. This…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Program Development, Program Implementation
Brotherson, Mary Lou; Johnson, Mary Ann – 1971
The primary purpose of this book is to serve as an overview for teacher aide training. It is an attempt to gather and relate introductory information necessary for the orientation and education of auxiliary personnel in education. Some of the areas given primary consideration are: (1) human growth and development, (2) history of education, (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Development