This booklet was developed as part of the Pilot Communities Program and focuses on how to develop and use teams in schools. The first section of the book, entitled "The Groundwork for Building a Team," includes the rationale for and definition of a team and discussions of: (a) team goals and objectives and real world constraints; (b) selection of and contracts with team members; (c) team members as change agents; and (d) outsider-insider tensions and the powers, formal and informal, of a team. The second section focuses on the training of the team and covers: (a) education courses vs. learning based on need; (b) taxonomy of training methods; (c) sensitivity training and encounter groups; and (d) organization development methods. The third section discusses the six stages of development of a team: (a) personal growth; (b) groupness; (c) organization; (d) actual operation; (e) success and fame; and (f) maturity. (HMD)