This booklet consists of seven articles intended to introduce new school board members in Texas to the formation and implementation of educational policy, with particular emphasis on the legal requirements governing policy-making and other school board activities. The articles include the following: "Policy Development: An Overview," by Richard L. Hooker; "School Board Member Liability," by Lanier Cox; "Wood v. Strickland: An Analysis," by G. Ross Smith; "Hard Choices in School Discipline," by Arthur A. Kola; "Corporal Punishment: Update 1976," by Kelly Frels; "Exclusivity v. Individual Rights," by Ellen Anderson; and "School/Community Relations," by Larry Ascough. (JG)