This practical guide provides a proven step-by-step sequence for generating consensus among parents & staff about a few valued core outcomes they want for all children. Then it shows how to achieve them through concrete areas of school (& family) life. ALSO FROM THE PUBLISHER: HOW TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT STAY MADE by Jon Saphier, Tom Bigda-Peyton, & Geoff Pierson, ISBN # 1-886822-03-4. This brief guide, first published in 1989 by ASCD, offers administrators & staff twelve clearly defined steps for making better decisions in schools. A case study illustrates how each step would work in an actual school setting. 1993, 43 pages, $6.95. TO ORDER CONTACT: RESEARCH FOR BETTER TEACHING, Inc. 56 Bellows Hill Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741-1722, 508-369-2294, FAX 508-369-9822