How do you handle disruptive students? You know the ones that... talk while you talk, don't respect leaders, tend to distract others (doing one or all at the same time)?
How have you setup boundaries/expectations for leaders (volunteers) to handle these students in your environment?
In our room we have "chaperones": parent volunteers who help with keeping the kids engaged and participating in the program - we do this because we do not require parents to stay. This is how I get parents invovled is to volunteer a month at a time. Anyway, that is part of their responsibility, and they are catching on - when a kid begins to act up, one of the chaperones will walk over and plant themselves nearby.
If I can't get a chaperone to stop them, then I will point it out from the stage - again, without the parents in the room, I almost have to some times. I think the embarassment alone has a huge effect - and I don't try to embarass them, I do it in a calm manner - but all eyes are on them and they get the point.
I would empower the small groups leaders to have the authority to say something to any disruptive student. If your leaders are sitting with students then they will be able to say something to students right there. Its good to always remind your leaders that they are the leader. They are the authority to say something.
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