Guidelines for reviewing teacher centers are presented in this paper. A teacher center is defined as an operation which incorporates the following: a) formal shared decision-making with regard to policy formation, budget, personnel and program by those who are affected, whether they are teachers, students, teacher educators, or community members; b) visible incentives for persons from colleges, schools and the community to be involved in the center; c) multiple strategies for effecting parity trade-off between colleges, schools, and community; d) multiple strategies for releasing teachers from some of their on-going daily responsibilities to participate in the center; and e) a primary focus on the improvement of instruction rather than the improvement of teachers. The guidelines for reviewing teacher centers are stated as questions with regard to a) governance structures, b) structures for continuing participation by schools, colleges, and the community; c) thrust of the program; and d) nature and extent of the resources of the center. (HMD)