Human Resources
Melaville, Blank, and Asayesh (1993) state that staff for school-linked services "may be repositioned from other agencies, assigned from within the school itself, or hired with redirected funds or private support as new employees of the collaborative" (p. 70).
Dryfoos (1994) notes the importance of having full-time staff:
"Several of the statewide initiatives (Florida, Kentucky) are based on the theory that most services in schools can be provided by people already employed by a community agency. One report of stakeholders' views of full-service schools in Florida strongly stated that committed full-time staff were necessary for developing a program. As they pointed out, 'We can't just add on to a person's responsibility and expect it to work.' " (pp. 162-163)
Although staff who have been repositioned from human service agencies provide necessary services and care for students, their presence can create tension with existing school staff. To ensure cooperation between all staff members, a formal written agreement can be negotiated between the repositioning agency and the school, spelling out in detail the terms of the repositioned staff.
