This manual is designed to help school boards and administrators avoid strikes, survive them, and recover from them when they are over. Chapter 1 distinguishes between public and private sector strikes; defines different kinds of strike strategies, negotiation goals, and strike goals; and provides a strike evaluation checklist for the employee organization and for the district. Chapter 2 reviews basic decisions in a strike plan and the roles management must fill during the strike. Chapter 3 outlines various board policies and legal options available to the district. Chapter 4 describes strike phases and provides guidelines for working toward a settlement. Chapter 5 offers practical guidelines for maintaining district level staff operations during a strike. Chapter 6 provides a program for district communications during a strike. Chapter 7 offers a strike plan at the school site level. Chapter 8 suggests poststrike procedures designed to bring the district back to normal. Chapter 3 through 7 are followed by appendices containing checklists, questionnaires, agendas, news releases, and similar materials designed to facilitate the role of the administrator during a strike. An addendum provides a list of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) services in the event of a work stoppage. (IW)