Designed to help members of Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I Migrant Parents Advisory Councils in Washington to organize themselves into effective groups to assist the schools in providing good compensatory education for migrant children, this manual provides information about the two types of councils (target school and school district) on which parents might serve and describes the composition, role, and operation of each council and the types of training which might be most helpful. Definitions of some of the terms commonly used in reference to or discussions of Title I migrant projects and a summary of the most important requirements for Title I migrant programs are in the appendixes. A sample of bylaws for advisory councils is also appended. (Author/CM)