Two decades of experience with the use of school counselors in rural areas of Russia has demonstrated their necessity in supporting students, but their further development and increasing effectiveness requires a significant increase in resources provided to them.

This article describes a model in special education personnel preparation designed to respond to needs in rural areas for fully licensed Director of Special Education and Pupil Services administrators. The program utilizes a fully online course format and also requires participants to complete a supervised practicum in their school districts.…

In 2004, Kuss Middle School became the first school declared "Chronically Underperforming" by the state of Massachusetts. But by 2010, Kuss had transformed itself into a model for schools around the country seeking a comprehensive turnaround strategy. Kuss is using increased learning time as the primary catalyst to accelerate learning,…

This article describes the application of the Research and Development in Organisations (RADIO) model to five action research projects carried out in schools around transition processes. The RADIO model is mapped onto all five studies, and adapting the model in order to include greater stakeholder participation is suggested. Reflections are made…

Positive behavior support (PBS) is being implemented in more than 5,300 schools in the United States. In this article, the authors review the conceptual components, implementation features, and evidence base of PBS; discuss its implementation at the preschool level; and explore implications for school social work practice. Whether starting PBS…

Response to Intervention (RTI), as a model for improving services to all students, has been a growing phenomenon since the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004. The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) defines RTI as "the practice of (1) providing high-quality…

Describes a guidance center designed by the counselors where most counseling activities can take place; where guidance reference materials are available to all; and which allows an open, team approach to guidance services. (Author)

School counselors acknowledge the need for supervision but rarely receive it. This article describes the counselor performance improvement system in one school district. Supervision is embedded in a process that assesses counselors' levels of professionalism on a matrix of competence and commitment. Administrative and clinical supervisors…

A cooperative student-intern program has been implemented by North Carolina State University in cooperation with the Wake County school system. Functions of the interdisciplinary team members, as well as strengths and weaknesses of the approach, are presented here. (BP)

Provides an overview of a team approach to pupil personnel services that allows the counselor to function as a generalist in guidance and counseling. (Author/IRT)

Describes the development of a program that improved communication among pupil personnel department workers in a high school. (IRT)

Describes efforts to help teenagers stop smoking. Discusses the use of a curriculum titled Tobacco Free Teens in a stop-smoking group offered to students. The curriculum, an eight-session program with meetings of 50 minutes each, assists participants demonstrate increased knowledge of the benefits of quitting smoking. (RJM)

This article describes an experimental STOP Program centered around a regularly equipped classroom which provides containment of pupils on a temporary basis due to misbehavior. Its goals are to contain the child in school by removing him from his regular classroom, on a temporary status. (Author)

This publication covers the policies, practices and procedures that have been found to be sound, workable and effective in the 50 years of the Omaha Public School Health Program. The philosophy is briefly stated, general personnel policies are reviewed, and an overview of the health services presented. A comprehensive listing and explanation of…

The bulletin consists primarily of project reports reflecting California's public school guidance programs. The content is divided into four separate sections: (1) adult, (2) elementary, (3) junior college, (4) secondary. 389 projects were conducted by the school districts and offices of county superintendents of schools during 1968-1969. Each…