From his extension experience in Wayne County, Michigan, the third most populous county in the nation, the author offers some principles to consider in enhancing staff and program effectiveness: resource assessment, staff utilization, program funding, time management, and program visibility. (MF)

This article proposes a) a rationale for the development of teachers' centers, b) a model teacher center, and c) a model for the position of facilitator for staff development at the center. The rationale focuses on the voluntary exchange of teachers' ideas concerning their professional and personal lives. The model teacher center, based on the Bay…

This publication presents adaptations of four papers given at a workshop on Staffing and Manpower Development, sponsored by the Mental Health Manpower Development project of the Southern Regional Education Board. The introduction delineates four dimensions to be considered in describing staffing patterns (organization, utilization, type, and…

Responses to a questionnaire sent to all Kansas public school districts with enrollments of 500 and over revealed several characteristics of teacher aide utilization in the state. Such utilization is increasing, especially among larger districts where paid aides predominated over volunteers. In most districts all aides were paid, usually by the…

This monograph, developed to provide some ideas about the initial considerations of an agency contemplating the use of auxiliary personnel, describes the types of auxiliary positions that might be established, administrative planning necessary and the factors to consider in developing and establishing the positions. The decision to use auxiliary…

Presents a process for defining roles of extension 4-H youth program staff--professionals, paraprofessionals, and volunteers. Adapted from the Need Overlap Analysis in the Helping Process (NOAH II), the process is intended to enhance program management by improving the effectiveness of paraprofessionals and thus other staff. (MF)

The University of Massachusetts/Boston's program of short- and long-term orientation, organizational communication, career development, and professional recognition for administrative support staff is described. (MSE)

Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This procedural handbook, one of three support functions guides in the series, is designed for use by individuals involved in planning,…

This report describes the benefits to vocational educators of involving volunteers in vocational programs and presents a model for planning and implementing a volunteer program. Outlined first are programmatic and nonprogrammatic approaches to designing volunteer programs. Next, in a discussion of the benefits of vocational volunteer programs, the…

This handbook is designed to serve as a reference for teachers, supervisors, and administrators to use in organizing and implementing vocational agriculture/agribusiness programs for high school students and out-of-school youth in urban areas. Information in the handbook is divided into the following eight primary areas: (1) planning for program…