This document is intended to assist members of Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) technical assistance teams who are making site visits for the purpose of helping high school leaders and teachers identify the changes needed to achieve the High Schools That Work goal of improved student achievement through blending high-level academic and career and technical education (CTE). The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the purpose of technical assistance visits; (2) tips for being a successful team member; (3) preparing for a technical assistance visit; (4) a sample schedule/agenda for the visiting team; (5) the technical assistance visit; (6) classroom observations and interviews; (7) organizing questions and evidence for outstanding practices; (8) the overriding challenge of closing achievement, opportunity, attitude and expectation, and possibility gaps; (9) organizing questions for challenges; and (10) the exit report. Appendixes constituting approximately 60% of this document contain the following items: team assignments for classroom observations; a team member observation schedule; the SREB classroom notes form; classroom practices; tips for effective interviews; the interview schedule; forms for interviews with students, academic teachers, CTE teachers, counselors, school administrators, system leaders, business/industry representatives, and parents; evidence worksheets for the technical assistance team; grade 12 reading, mathematics, and science proficiency levels; and a glossary. (MN)