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PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF RURAL AND SMALL COMMUNITIES, A PROPOSED GUIDE TO STATE ACTIVITY.
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Dept. of Rural Education.
A GROWING NEED DICTATES THAT STATES MUST IDENTIFY AND MEET THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN RURAL AND SMALL SCHOOLS. IN COOPERATION WITH VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, THE STATE SHOULD--(1) DETERMINE HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS WOULD BE NEEDED OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ADEQUATE TO MEET EMERGING NEEDS, (2) DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH EFFECTIVELY PREPARED PERSONNEL CAN BECOME AVAILABLE, (3) DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH NEW PERSONNEL RESOURCES NEED TO BE SOUGHT OR DEVELOPED, (4) IDENTIFY UNTAPPED RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE DEVELOPED, (5) DETERMINE CRITICAL AREAS IN WHICH STAFFING NEEDS MUST BE MET, (6) DETERMINE THE PRIORITY IN WHICH THESE NEEDS MUST BE MET, (7) SUMMARIZE THE GENERAL PLAN OF ACTION, AND (8) IDENTIFY AND ENCOURAGE THE TYPES OF HELP OUTSIDE AGENCIES (UNIVERSITIES, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.) MIGHT BE ABLE TO OFFER. AN APPENDIX INDICATES SPECIFIC AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN SUCH A PLAN OF ACTION. (DK)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Consultants, Guidelines, Personnel Needs, Professional Personnel, Rural Schools, School Personnel, Small Schools, Staff Utilization, State Action, State Standards, Supervisors, Supervisory Training, Teacher Distribution, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Supply and Demand
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Authoring Institution: National Education Association, Washington, DC. Dept. of Rural Education.
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