Guidelines for central office staff and personnel involved in school-based management efforts are offered in this manual. Contents include an overview of school-based management and the functions of school site councils, suggestions for training designs, and nine training modules. Topics addressed in the module include: the roles and responsibilities of school councils; effective meetings and decision making; teamwork, effective schools; community relations; needs assessment; priority setting; problem analysis and strategy identification; and action planning, problem identification, and evaluation. Participant handouts, brief lectures, sample visuals, and instructional directions are provided. (LMI)