Describes a staff evaluation program based on Gordon's (1977) model. Presents a system of monthly individual conferences where child care staff discuss their productive work areas, what they or their supervisors perceive to be problems, and ideas for improvement. Many suggestions are given for planning and conducting conferences. (CB)

In the face of fiscal crisis, today's education reform measures must be both cost-efficient and classroom effective. Experience shows that successful measures incorporate lessons gained from the growth years of the 1970's. New teaching practices, for example, can be transferred from site to site; schools can use to their advantage past efforts of…