This review surveys documents previously cited in RIE that deal with the concept, the accompanying controversy, programs in operation, and several models for implementation and evaluation. Also included are a discussion of the problems in adopting such organizational and role changes and a list of bibliographies on differentiated staffing. Thirty…

This paper outlines the history of paraprofessionals and reviews the reasons for their use. However, its main focus is on the specific ways in which these people are currently being used in the schools. The authors discuss the two major kinds of paraprofessionals -- service-oriented and instructional -- and analyze the various methods that have…

This report gives a brief history of a differentiated staffing (DS) and outlines the major differences between horizontal and vertical differentiation. The Temple City model provides an example of vertical differentiation, while the Top of the World Elementary School plan is given as a model of horizontal differentiation. Obstacles to DS…