TO IDENTIFY THE AMOUNTS OF TIME WHICH TEACHERS GIVE TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 3,594 CLASSROOM TEACHERS, OF WHOM 1,725 RETURNED USABLE REPLIES. MOST SPENT ABOUT 8 TO 9 HOURS A DAY (INCLUDING 2 TO 3 HOURS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY) ON TEACHING, PREPARATION FOR TEACHING, AND EVALUATING PUPILS. CLERICAL DUTIES NOT RELATED TO INSTRUCTION REQUIRED ABOUT 1 HOUR DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. NONINSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES RECURRING DAILY, MONTHLY, PERIODICALLY, AND AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDE COLLECTING AND ACCOUNTING FOR MONEY (25 HOURS A YEAR), REQUESTING AND ORDERING TEACHING MATERIAL (12 HOURS), AND TAKING INVENTORY (5 HOURS). RECOMMENDATIONS WERE--(1) PROVISION FOR AND UTILIZATION OF CLERICAL ASSISTANTS AND TEACHER AIDES, (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRALIZED PUPIL ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, (3) PERIODIC REASSESSMENT OF POLICIES GOVERNING USE OF TEACHER TIME FOR NONINSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES. (PP)