All levels of the management team, from building principals through the superintendent, must participate in the development of management policies and concepts. Membership on the administrative team should include all central office personnel who have duties that directly or indirectly affect the operations of the individual schools. The role of the central office staff must be one of supporting the building administrators (principals and assistant principals) and their staffs in educating young people. The author outlines an administrative team design that allows building administrators to work with the central office in policy development. He describes the composition, role, operation, and decision-making processes of an administrative team. The emphasis here is on participation in decision-making. (Author/DS)