The National School Boards Association's Council of Attorneys has designed this monograph to assist school attorneys and administrators involved in school construction projects to know how to select a qualified architect, understand the relationship between an architect and school district, and prepare to negotiate a contract with an architect. The focus is on negotiating amendments to standard form contracts produced by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). An overview of the AIA owner-architect agreement presents suggested substitutions and negotiations for all 12 articles: (1) Architect's Responsibilities; (2) Scope of Architect's Basic Services; (3) Additional Services; (4) Owner's Responsibilities; (5) Construction Cost; (6) Use of Architect's Drawings, Specifications and Other Documents; (7) Arbitration; (8) Termination, Suspension, or Abandonment; (9) Miscellaneous Provisions; (10) Payments to the Architect; (11) Basis of Compensation; and (12) Other Considerations or Services. How to attach a "rider" that sets forth deletions, amendments, and additions to the standard form agreement is explained. (EJS)