The brochure discusses the Shared Services Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory of Portland, Oregon. The program operates on the premise that it can provide additional programs (frequently of higher quality) to rural school districts at a lower per-capita cost. The shared services are conducted through cooperative efforts between 2 or more autonomous school districts. The variety of activities provided through sharing ranges from administrative services to sharing instructional packages; from inservice training for school personnel to sharing of students. The document lists and describes some of the services currently being shared by separate school districts. (EL)