The goal of this project is twofold: first, to improve teacher education by developing a set of competency specifications for the role of school based teacher educators and developing a prototype set of training materials for this role; second, to develop a cooperative network among teacher centers for developing, training, and recognizing the competence of school based teacher educators. For the purpose of clarifying these goals, this document translates them into six specific objectives. These are: (1) specify competencies for school based teacher educators; (2) design a system to assess the demonstration of those competencies; (3) develop and test training systems for selected competencies; (4) survey interests and concerns of teacher centers regarding the school based teacher educator's competency demonstration; (5) organize a network of teacher centers for interaction with project activities; (6) involve selected teacher centers in prototype and field tests of school based teacher educator training systems. This report includes sections discussing the following topics in detail: (1) an overview of the project; (2) competencies, assessment, and resources for school based teacher educators; (3) instructional materials development; (4) building an educational network; (5) external evaluation of the project; and (6) a bibliography of publications on the subject of school based teacher educators. (JD)