This brief paper describes a Behavioral Intervention Program (BIP) in Georgia in 1995-1997 that provided services at the local level for 88 students with severe and challenging behaviors. Under the program, students with severe behaviors are identified at the local level and referred to the BIP through a request for service process. The local…

This document reports on a study of the nature, causes and consequences of team learning among faculty in five secondary schools. Data were collected primarily through group interviews; 48 individual team members also responded to an 11-item survey about team learning conditions. From the data analysis, three teams were classified as functional…

Teacher Assistance Teams (TAT) can support the collaboration and empowerment of teachers, address student and schoolwide problems, provide preventive intervention for at-risk students, and identify appropriate referrals to special education. This paper describes the implementation of TAT throughout the state of Arkansas over a 3-year period.…

For inclusion of students with disabilities to work successfully in schools, a sense of community among faculty and students, a shared mission, and the ability to successfully collaborate with others are essential. Activities to promote collegial relationships among faculty should be a part of each inclusion team's plan for implementing inclusion…

This document describes an interdisciplinary course in educational administration designed to develop teambuilding capabilities. The experiential, interdisciplinary approach of the course used the knowledge bases from both educational leadership and guidance and counseling. It is noted that the teambuilding course was designed as a combination of…

Teacher education faculty have recently recognized the need for interdisciplinary preservice training that incorporates collaborative approaches, but such training is usually unworkable within the traditional university department structure. Research supports the contention that a team makes more accurate decisions than do individuals acting…

With two alternate approaches to make sure the needs of all students are met, a consolidated school in rural Maine demonstrates what can be done with school-based job placement. The basic premise is that effective placement depends on a personal, trusting relationship between counselor and student. (Author/AJ)

School improvement teams are assembled to share leadership responsibility with the principal. Differing from advisory councils in that they have more involvement in decision making, and differing from management teams in that they include role groups other than administrators, school improvement teams may be composed of teachers and the principal…

To reduce Rhode Island's high percentage of students being classified as learning disabled, an advisory committee recommended development of a statewide Learning Disabilities Identification Process (L.D.I.D.), to prepare evaluation teams to consistently consider regulatory criteria and to justify their decisions when making learning disability…

This document contains guidelines for running team planning meetings for the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) project, a technical assistance activity of the Agency for International Development. The document is divided into two sections. Section 1 focuses on the team planning concept and the role of the facilitator. Section 2 contains the…

Although simulation is among the least common of the many methods consultants employ to stimulate team development, realistic simulation can help in the diagnosis of management teams. Simulations fill a gap in the repertoire of data collection methods for organizational diagnosis and development by affording an opportunity for direct observation…

The facilitator's manual offers information for conducting a workshop to teach regular educators, special educators, and parents of handicapped children communication skills as they relate to decisions in the individualized education program (IEP) team meeting. Three presentations provide participants with an increased awareness of the need for…

The facilitator's manual offers information for conducting a workshop to teach regular educators, special educators, and parents of handicapped children problem solving and decision making techniques as they relate to the individualized education program (IEP) team. Three presentations are designed to define and discuss the rationale and process…

This training program, designed to assist treatment programs decision-makers in planning, implementing, and monitoring practices and services for alcoholic women, provides participants the opportunity to: (1) measure the current state of their agency programs; (2) select priorities for change; and (3) develop an action plan for change. The program…

Provision of training for an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team in a center serving mental patients was investigated. An autonomous service delivery rehabilitation team was formed and provided training in cooperative function. Findings indicate that the experimental team became a particularly cohesive functional unit, and that their support of…