This booklet is a part of the Management for Effective Teaching (MET) support kit designed to assist elementary school teachers in planning, managing, and implementing the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools' Program of Studies. This booklet contains three sections and a bibliography on management functions and tasks in the classroom. Section I cites the many functions and tasks necessary to classroom management. Section II summarizes findings of recent research studies on teacher effectiveness and on the planning and organization of the classroom learning environment to increase instructional time. In section III, a tool to manage planning during the first 9 weeks of school is provided. This tool, a critical path network, shows many of the critical events and complex tasks that demand teacher time and planning during the first quarter. The bibliography cites 28 references in the field of classroom management. (JD)