GUIDELINES FOR INITIATING A RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION UNIT WITHIN A SCHOOL WERE PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM FOR ESTABLISHING THE UNITS WAS DEVELOPED TO (1) SECURE MORE EFFICIENT LEARNING BY STUDENTS (2) ENCOURAGE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, AND (3) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH, CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. A UNIT WOULD BE COMPOSED OF A LEARNING SPECIALIST TO LEAD THE UNIT, ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL CERTIFIED TEACHERS, AND ONE OR MORE PARAPROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. THE OPERATION OF THE UNIT IS PLANNED TO USE THE BEST ELEMENTS OF TEAM TEACHING, COOPERATIVE PLANNING OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING, EFFICIENT USE OF MATERIALS, AND INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS OF THE STAFF MEMBERS TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE EXEMPLARY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. (AL)