These guidebooks were designed to help central office personnel, principals, teachers, and members of the community to plan and conduct a community survey. The main volume--the staff handbook--describes seven tasks involved in planning and conducting the survey and offers guidelines for the survey staff to follow. The project director's guidebook is designed for the person who has overall responsibility for both planning and managing the survey. It provides guidance for the major activities involved in the survey process, namely: (1) defining the purpose of a community survey, (2) developing questions to ask, (3) deciding on a sampling and data collection method, (4) developing data collection materials, (5) conducting a community survey, (6) processing the data, and (7) interpreting the data and preparing a report. The guidelines, directions, examples, and planning sheets were developed using suggestions from school personnel who have had actual experience in conducting a community survey. (Author/LD)