IN AN ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER AIDES, A UNIQUE PROJECT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, INVOLVING 3 EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOLS AND 14 TEACHER AIDES WHO PERFORM AS MANY CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND ROUTINE CLASSROOM DUTIES AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ACTUALLY BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF FORMAL INSTRUCTION. THREE ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPARISON THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE STUDY. DURING THE 3 YEAR PROJECT, TEACHER AIDE EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE EVALUATED AS IT RELATES TO IMPROVED INSTRUCTION, THE TEACHER SHORTAGE, AND THE POTENTIAL USE OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL BY THE CLASSROOM TEACHER. THESE EVALUATIONS WILL FACILITATE COMPARISONS WITH SELECTED SCHOOLS IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND TENNESSEE WHICH CURRENTLY USE TEACHER AIDES IN RURAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THIS ARTICLE APPEARS IN "THE NORTH DAKOTA TEACHER", MARCH, 1968. (DA)