In 1968, the Southeastern Education Laboratory began a project to provide technical assistance to rural isolated school systems with problems in education. From the project came 7 illustrative Title III proposals, 5 of which have been funded by the U. S. Office of Education. This guide, then, provides ideas for local school planners and proposal writers in terms of content and organization of a written Title III proposal. Using a programmed format, the guide is divided into Case Commentary (found on the left sides of the pages) and Illustrative Case (appearing on the right sides of the pages). Content includes Title III guidelines, suggested references, ideal statement, and a critique of the strengths and weaknesses of the illustrative case which, in this volume, centers on an exemplary elementary school program that provides customized quality education for each child. Using this guide along with the other volumes in the series, rural isolated school systems should be better able to identify strategies that will alleviate the problems of educational disadvantagement. (BD)