In 1985, a leadership liaison committee consisting of the board presidents and executive directors of five state school management associations in Pennsylvania appointed a task force to examine the board-superintendent relationship within a team management framework. After providing background information, including various definitions associated with team management, this booklet offers a brief history of school governance since 1834, covering subtle shifts in functions, reorganization and consolidation, collective bargaining, federal and state involvement, the special 1977 (Pennsylvania) commission, guiding concepts and concentration areas, policy development, inservice training, reduction of board member teams, and cooperative efforts of state educational associations and state agencies. Next, results of a 1986 survey of school officials are presented, as are results of a subsequent 11-city field test held to validate the survey findings. Trust and understanding emerged as the most important ingredients of a successful board-administrator relationship. The study also reaffirmed the 1977 commission's conclusions concerning the importance of the board-superintendent relationship and showed that superintendents support the management team concept. The questionnaire content and responses are included. (MLH)